Nail Art Terms GlossaryNail Art Terms Glossary

Nail blogs are a great source of nail art ideas, but sometimes it can be difficult to understand what's what with all the specialized terms used, so we've put together a glossary of nail art terminology to help you get the best of nail art wisdom.

Color blocking
Color blocking means creating a design from solid blocks of color. As a nail art term, it means applying multiple, distinct sections of color to a single nail. This can be done by painting a stripe of a distinct color to one side of the nail, across or down the middle.

Dabbing (longbrush)
A very useful addition to the list of nail art terms, dabbing (a.k.a. longbrushing) refers to a way of applying tricky glitter polishes, using a dabbing motion and the entire length of the brush to leave a stripe of glitter behind.