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Embrace your wild side with 20 animal print nail designs

By Jess Watts | 14 August 2025 | Feature, Nail art, Trends

Animal print french tips by @karenmbrownnailartist

Animal print has long been a classic nail design, but today, we see all sorts of colourful and textured iterations that are making nail techs and clients go wild!

Here are 20 animal print designs to go feral for…

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Stephie nails
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The tinypainter
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by shelley
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Asprettyas nailsbykelly
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Holly stic
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Kessernails
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Lulanailspa
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Nailvalle
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Nailzbyambz
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Natalie thedollshouse
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Ohnoitsruthio
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Pintatelasunas xalapa
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