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Step right up! 34 carnival-themed nail designs that will steal the show

By Jess Watts | 14 August 2025 | creative challenge

Carnival themed nail designs

Check out entries to the 30 July 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Carnival.

Each nail style was submitted via Instagram or Facebook using #ShowScratch #CreativeChallenge.

Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launching every other Wednesday.

Dominique sharpe
Image courtesy of Dominique Sharpe
Samantha victoria lund
Image courtesy of Samantha Victoria Lund
Laura jayne martin
Image courtesy of Laura-Jayne Martin
Sophie ward
Image courtesy of Sophie Ward
Kimberley woodhouse
Image courtesy of Kimberley Woodhouse
Ange cooper
Image courtesy of Ange Cooper
Kelly wells
Image courtesy of Kelly Wells
Simply gel by rachel
Image courtesy of Simply Gel By Rachel
Whitney farrow
Image courtesy of Whitney Farrow
Anna horiunova
Image courtesy of Anna Horiunova
Nicci coleman
Image courtesy of Nicci Coleman
Vicki wilson nail technician exclusive
Image courtesy of Vicki Wilson Nail Technician
Cuteicles
Image courtesy of CUTEicles
Mimi crocker
Image courtesy of Mimi Crocker
Ana gabriela barrientos
Image courtesy of Ana Gabriela Barrientos
@sara.siddall.1
Image courtesy of Instagram.com/sara.siddall.1
Nails & beauty by louise
Image courtesy of Nails & Beauty by Louise
Vicki sargeant
Image courtesy of Vicki Sargeant
Kaighly skinder
Image courtesy of Kaighly Skinder
Katie brown 2
Image courtesy of Instagram.com/sparklenails40
Kay poole
Image courtesy of Kay Poole
Cerys morgan
Image courtesy of Cerys Morgan
Lisa johnston
Image courtesy of Lisa Johnston
Shannon martin
Image courtesy of Shannon Martin
Nails and beauty by thomasina
Image courtesy of Nails and Beauty by Thomasina
Angelique blenckner
Image courtesy of Angelique Blenckner
Omg nails & tanning
Image courtesy of OMG Nails & Tanning
Olivia mitchell
Image courtesy of Olivia Mitchell
Crystal nails by barbara szollosi
Image courtesy of Crystal Nails by Barbara Szollosi
Oksana smirnova nails
Image courtesy of Oksana Smirnova Nails
Anni watson
Image courtesy of Anni Watson
Marni bocking
Image courtesy of Marni Bocking
Louise michelle skull
Image courtesy of Louise Michelle Skull
Chloe moulder
Image courtesy of Chloe Moulder
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