With Valentine’s Day just a heartbeat away, there's never been a better time to show your nails some love and affection.
Whether you’ve got a romantic dinner planned with your significant other or a classic 90's movie with your galentines, a stunning set of gel nails is the best way to celebrate.
From heart-warming hues to darling designs, we’ve compiled some of the best gel nail art ideas to inspire your Valentine's Day look, together with step-by-step tutorials so you can easily recreate these charming designs for yourself. Keep reading for all the love-filled inspiration you could ever need!
Two-Toned Hearts Gel Nail Polish Art
Wear your heart on your sleeve this Valentine’s Day with this lovable gel mani. Perfect for the romantics and the glitter lovers alike, this set mixes pretty pinks to create two-toned hearts with a sparkly touch. Use your Thin Nail Art Brush to paint half of your nail with Dolly and the other half with Hey Sweets, before painting half the heart on each opposing colour. An adorable set that is sure to have heads turning, complete the look with a pop of Glitter Gel Nail Polish for that Valentine’s Day magic. Far Far Away is the perfect choice, fit for a fairytale February 14.
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To recreate our Two-Toned Hearts gel nail art, watch our Mini Tutorial Highlight on Instagram here.
Heart Tips Gel Nail Polish Art
The sweetest of them all, these Heart Tips will have you falling head over heels. Pairing perfectly with a bunch of red roses and a box of creamy truffles, this playful look combines delicate pinks with dainty red hearts to give you all the warm fuzzies. Feel the butterflies for yourself by first creating a nude base using French Kiss, and form your wavy Tips using your Thin Nail Art Brush with Candy Shop. This gorgeous pink Gel Nail Polish is the perfect background for your darling red hearts to shine, simply create them using Red Sass and your Dotting Tool. Can you feel the love in the air?
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To recreate our Heart Tips gel nail art, watch our Youtube tutorial here.
Valentine’s Ombre Gel Nail Polish Art
This dreamy ombre gel nail art blends a brilliant red with a pretty pink to create a Valentine’s Day match made in heaven. A look that makes it easy to fall in love, you’ll see it’s just as easy to create. Simply blend Paint the Town Red and Girl About Town together using your Ombre Brush and watch the shades melt into each other as smooth as chocolate. Even though this set dons charming Valentine’s Day hues, these nails spread the love more subtly, so you can swoon over this look year-round.
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To recreate our Valentine’s Ombre gel nail art, watch our Mini Tutorial Highlight on Instagram here.
Hearts on Fire Gel Nail Polish Art
In the mood to feel the heat? Set your heart on fire with this daring set that is guaranteed to have you burnin’ up. This set mixes the sassy with the sweet, combining roaring flames with delicate pink Glitter Gel Nail Polish for a Valentine’s Day look that is certain steal hearts. Create your flaming hearts using Very Berry and your Thin Nail Art Brush, starting with the heart before fanning out the flames across your nail. Complete the set with a mix of full colour coats and French Tips on your remaining nails, using luscious Pink Gel Nail Polish - Very Berry, and soft glitters - Little Princess or Mysterious Girl. We’re obsessed with this fiery mani and know it will have your heart skipping a beat too.
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To recreate our Hearts on Fire gel nail art, watch our Youtube tutorial here.
Red Sass Gel Nail Polish
There’s nothing that says Valentine’s Day more than a radiant, rich red Gel Nail Polish. As red as a bundle of roses, Red Sass is everything right in a V-Day manicure. Romantic, captivating and a little bit seductive, it will leave you love-struck from the first coat. Think candle-lit dinner, artisan chocolates and fine wine, it’s nothing but love with this red-hot Gel Nail Polish.
Arabesque Gel Nail Polish
It’s love at first sight with Arabesque, a blush-pink Gel Nail Polish that is sure to have you smitten. Feminine, flirty and sweet, this is the perfect shade for all things Valentine’s Day. Whatever you have planned, from a cocktail date with your bestie to a movie with your sweetie, this dreamy hue will have you feeling rosy all day long.
