Consider test-driving the trend on a single nail, flanked by other designs that may already have earned their stripes in your nail art rotation.
For an ultra-low-lift spin on the look, try these easy cow nails, which overlay black spots on a clear-coat base.
Complementary colors will add a spark to the classic black-and-white look.
It doesn’t get more classic than this. Start with a milk-white polish and use any black brush to dab on perfectly imperfect spots, and you’ve nailed this look.
Chocolate milk, anyone? This take on the trend is infused with soothing cocoa and caramel hues, making for a great summer-into-fall option.
Remember the decals we touched on earlier? Here they are in all their glory, styled with a wavy take on the negative-space manicure.
Serious question: Is there anything cuter than strawberries and clouds? To get this playful look, repeat the previous process on a single nail, accompanied by a trove of other kitschy designs.
For a peak summer look, call on this season’s hottest colorways (grass, lavender, and tangerine) for your cow spots, and stick with glossy white for your base.
Paging the more daring nail artists. This pro-level mani is the one for you. It anchors cowhide print in between Murakami-inspired designs and neon flames.
The chocolate milk look we touched on earlier just got a joyful update with the now-trending smiley face motif.
We promised you that cow pint paired well with other animal prints. See that evinced here, with a giraffe-print sidekick.
This spin on the trend tacks black and white spots onto a clear base, making for a polished, minimalist look.
Navy and white is one of the summer’s most ideal color pairings and it’s not at all off-limits when it comes to this trend.
If glitter nails are your thing, we’ve got you covered with this sheer, ethereal cow-print look. Even if they’re not, that’s all the more reason to give it a go, as they’re heavily trending in 2021.
Good news if you’re having a hard time choosing your fighter: You don’t have to. Try alternating nails bedecked in spots with a lightly speckled French-tip mani.
To mix up your cow-print mani, keep it to one or two fingers and pick a few favorite hues from your polish collection. With those, paint the rest of your nails solid and stick on a few decals once dry. Voilà!
What, you don’t coordinate your beauty look with your mani? Get inspired by this user’s bold eye shadow (á la Versace Fall/Winter 2021), which adds a playful pop to her classic cowhide mani.
Update your french mani with a host of playful prints—cowhide included, of course.
They’re calling this the date night-ready animal-print nail look. Bonus points if you tuck a few dainty heart-shaped cow spots into each nail.
Another case of animal-print mixing, this time, with the 2000’s favorite zebra print. This manicurist also test-drove a shocking twist on cow print with a purple base and orange spots.
Last but not least, an ultra-simple, palate-cleansing take on the cow-print mani to soothe your infinite scroll.
When you’re ready to move on from your regular animal print, do yourself a favor and shop some of the greatest cow-print outfits on our Cow Print store.
