Our 7 Favourite Gel Manicure Ideas this Easter

Easter is just around the corner and there is lots to get egg-cited about (including some Easter inspired gel manicure ideas)! We know we're excited for delicious chocolate, time off work to relax, spending time with family and friends to mention a few things. We figured why not add to that list and give you some Easter inspired manicures that will have you feeling extra festive and fun!

Mint to Be Gel Nail Polish

When you think of Easter you think pastel colours. Our Gel Nail Polish shade Mint to Be is the perfect pastel green to wear when celebrating Easter. It’ll match all that fun Easter bunny decor and it’s one of those colours that looks good on every skin tone (even when that summer tan is fading). Give Mint to Be a go and you'll love how cute you feel!

Eggsactly Gel Nail Polish

Our special shade Eggsactly is an amazing Easter shade. Keeping with the pastel tones we associate with Easter, Eggsactly is a baby blue Gel Nail Polish with little flecks of coloured glitter to give a speckled egg effect. This Gel Polish reminds us of the mini eggs you get gifted for Easter, making it a no brainer polish to celebrate with. It’s fun, festive and Easter approved!

Egg-citing Pastel Eggs Gel Nail Polish Art

This nail art design is another fun twist on the speckled egg chocolates that are synonymous with Easter. This manicure uses a variety of our pastel Gel Nail Polish colours to create the broken egg shells and the Dotting Tool to create tiny little specks over top. We love that this incredibly effective Easter manicure is simple enough that anyone can give it a go!

To recreate this design, watch our YouTube here, or read the instructions below.

Gel Nail Polish used: Base Coat, White Builder Gel, French Kiss, Just White, Blossom, Bubblegum, Baby Blues, Lemon Sorbet, Black Out, Top Coat.

Nail Art Brushes used: Dotting Tool.

1. Complete your nail prep.
2. Apply a thin coat of Base Coat & cap the free edge. Cure under your Gel Nail Lamp for 60 seconds.
3. Apply 1-2 thin coats of White Builder Gel & cap the free edge. Cure each coat under your Gel Nail Lamp for 60 seconds.
4. Apply 1-2 thin coats of French Kiss & cap the free edge. Cure each coat under your Gel Nail Lamp for 60 seconds.
5. Remove the sticky inhibition layer to make applying your nail art easier by wiping your nails with a Lint Free Wipe moistened with Nail Polish Remover.
6. Using your Short Striping Brush & Just White, outline the tip of your nail, going across it with a zig-zag. Fill this in.
7. Using your Short Striping Brush & Blossom, outline the tip of your nail, going across it with a zig-zag. Fill this in.
8. Using your Short Striping Brush & Bubblegum, outline the tip of your nail, going across it with a zig-zag. Fill this in.
9. Using your Short Striping Brush & Baby Blues, outline the tip of your nail, going across it with a zig-zag. Fill this in.
10. Using your Short Striping Brush & Lemon Sorbet, outline the tip of your nail, going across it with a zig-zag. Fill this in. Cure under your Gel Nail Lamp for 30 seconds.
11. Using your Dotting Tool & Black Out, randomly dot big & small speckles. Cure under your Gel Nail Lamp for 30 seconds.
12. Apply a thin coat of Top Coat & cap the free edge. Cure under your Gel Nail Lamp for 60 seconds.
13. Apply Cuticle Oil around your nails & rub into your skin to nourish & moisturise.

Hundreds and Thousands Gel Nail Polish

This one is for all of our subtle gals that don’t want to stray too far from nude but feel it’d be rude not to do something for Easter. It is a subtle, semi-opaque, pinky-nude shade with little flecks of colour to give it a fun twist. This Gel Nail Polish will look amazing on everyone and is a great idea if you want to do something (but not too much) with your Easter manicure.

Pastel Rainbow Manicure

We can't go past the much loved multi-coloured manicure! This look is so simple to create - just paint each nail with a different Easter inspired colour and you’re away! There are so many combinations of colours that will work well for this manicure so get creative and don’t be shy to try something new. The colours we used are: Candy Shop, Sweet Nectar, Lemon Sorbet, Blossom and Serene Green.

Flower Garden Gel Nail Polish Art

Flowers represent rebirth and beauty which is a common theme of Easter! If you’re a little bit savvy with the nail tools then this could be the perfect manicure for you! Pick some of your favourite Gel Nail Polish shades and try your hand at creating various shaped and coloured flowers on your nails, then use the Dotting Tool to fill in the middle of the flower! This nail art manicure looks intricate, but can easily be done at home with the right tool. It it sure to be the talk of your Easter family hangouts!

To recreate this design, watch our YouTube here, or read the instructions below.

Gel Nail Polish used: Nude Rubber Base Coat, White Builder Gel, French Kiss, Very Berry, Just White, Neptune, Bubblegum, Purple Reign, Lemon Sorbet, Clear Rubber Top Coat.

Nail Art Brushes used: Dotting Tool.

1. Complete your nail prep.
2. Apply a thin coat of Nude Rubber Base Coat & cap the free edge. Cure under your Gel Nail Lamp for 60 seconds.
3. Apply 1-2 thin coats of White Builder Gel & cap the free edge. Cure each coat under your Gel Nail Lamp for 60 seconds.
4. Apply 1-2 thin coats of French Kiss & cap the free edge. Cure each coat under your Gel Nail Lamp for 60 seconds.
5. Remove the sticky inhibition layer to make applying your nail art easier by wiping your nails with a Lint Free Wipe moistened with Nail Polish Remover.
6. Using your Dotting Tool & Very Berry, paint circles near the tip of your nail to create petals. Make sure to leave space for the center of the flower. Cure under your Gel Nail Lamp for 10 seconds.
7. Using your clean Dotting Tool & Just White, paint the center of your flower at the tip of your nail. Cure under your Gel Nail Lamp for 10 seconds.
8. Repeat this method for all of your flowers. You can create longer petals by painting spaced out circles, then dragging them to join at a center point.
9. Apply a thin coat of Rubber Top Coat & cap the free edge. Cure under your Gel Nail Lamp for 60 seconds.
10. Apply Cuticle Oil around your nails & rub into your skin to nourish & moisturise.

Easter Eggs Nail Art Stickers

For those of you who want to spice up your usual manicure but are not so good on the tools, we have our range of Easter Nail Stickers! With a variety of Easter themed images, these are a super cute option to add to your manicure without having to put in too much effort. They will look adorable on top of a variety of colours and are sure to have everyone hopping with excitement over your mani.

We are sure some of these ideas have piqued your interest and will encourage you to try some pretty and festive manicure ideas to celebrate such a fun time of year! The Gelous team wishes you a Happy Easter and we can’t wait to see your Easter inspired nails.

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