Make way! Make way! Are you ready to tap into that inner voyager and bring a splash of island magic to your fingertips? Whether you’re a fan of Moana’s bold spirit, the beautiful scenery of Motunui, or the scene-stealing chicken Hei Hei (who isn’t?), these 17 nail designs are here to guide your style like a trusty wayfinder.
Unlike Moana, you don’t have to search the horizon for your next nail inspo! From tropical florals to ocean waves, get ready to be swept away by these stunning designs that are as vibrant and adventurous as Moana herself.
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1. Minimalist Moana Nails
These minimalist nails are a gorgeous tribute to such a beautiful movie. The elements take inspiration from the patterns, colors, and characters of the movie with varying bases of dusty rose, nude, and sparkly green.
2. Meet the Team!
The characters in Moana are too lovable! Why not put them on your nails through gorgeous nails art and choosing a vibrant set as base. This is surely an eye-catching nail set!
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3. Stylish Island Girl
The combination of shiny charms and tropical elements found in Moana make one hell of a nail set. This set has intricately painted nail art and meticulously placed charms on a coffin shape set that achieves a trendy and stylish look.
4. Pua-ntastic Nails
This tropical set is bound to get you on a vacationing mood. With the adorable character Pua and the Heart of Te Fiti taking center stage, all of the nail art elements come together for an unforgettable set.
5. Nails on a Mission
These nails are on a mission: coral orange accents and ocean blue tones with Moana’s favorite sidekicks for a true Moana moment.
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6. Subtle Moana Nails
Subtly channeling Moana with these assortment of gel nail designs that take inspiration from elements of the movies. It’s subtle and yet, so undeniably an homage to the movie.
7. Glamorous Sea-themed Nails
Tropical leaves in vibrant green and ocean blue—Moana’s world on my fingertips! These nails are perfect for those who want to make a statement. With the intricate character designs and the small ocean themed charms.
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8. Realistic Nail Art
These realistic nail art of Moana and Pua are breathtaking! And the painted sunset and ombre nail mixed with cute ocean charms are absolutely gorgeous!
9. Moana Nails Stay on the Ground Now
If you’re going for a subtler look, these elements borrowed from Moana’s time on the island are perfect for your nails. With a nude base topped with leaves and flowers accentuated with the characters, you’ve got an adorable set of nails!
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10. The Ocean Chose Her
With our girl Moana at the center, this nail set is meant to make her stand out. Contrasting from the extremely detailed work on her, the other nails are simpler. The use of the nude base with borrowed elements from the movie look amazing once put altogether.
11. How Far Will These Nails Go?
The blue glitter base, the impressively detailed art of Moana’s sweet animals, and the gorgeous 3D flower on the pinky make these a work of art.
12. Colorful Character Nails
You can never go wrong with painting on nails that borrow different elements from the movie. This set boasts different characters, scenes, and items found in the movie over a nude base. So, grab your nail polish collection and get working on your next one!
13. Luau Fun
These nails scream that you’re ready to have some fun. The gorgeous blue polish with tropical florals accentuated by the characters on a nude base look absolutely stunning.
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14. Riding the Waves
Using different shapes with acrylic nails and a wonderful color story, these nails are as gorgeous as the movie itself. With the nude parts representing the sand and the peaceful foamy waves, this screams Moana like no other.
15. I’d Rather Be Shiny
This nail set uses a lot of styles and techniques such as a new twist to a french tip, 3D nails to represent shells, and classing nail art over a nude base for a set that looks absolutely shiny from miles away.
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16. Maximizing Nail Art
With nails, you only have so much space to paint on. This set maximized that and chooses the right elements to show that this set is inspired by Moana such as the main character’s face, her pet Hei-hei, the heart of Te Fiti, and Maui’s tattoo.
17. Mixed Technique Nails
When doing Moana inspired nails, it’s great to use different styles and techniques to fully capture the soul of the movie at your fingertips and this set shows just that by using 3D designs and nail art inspired by the elements and characters of the film.
