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Home • Nails

19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful

These looks are the complete opposite of basic and boring. 
Women's March Organizers: Get Ready For A National Women's Strike!
Patrick Melon
By Jennifer Ford · Updated October 26, 2020

Even if you opted out of the Women’s March or other social change rally, there’s always an opportunity to express solidarity through your beauty choices.  Woke nail art is trending, and these socially conscious designs are too powerful to be ignored.

From Black Lives Matter designs to pro-choice themes, these artistic manicures are equals parts provocative and effective conversation starters around politics, feminism and social justice.

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Remember: your nails don’t have to be basic and boring; they’re a canvas for self-expression, and we’re sure you’ve got plenty to say.

Lead by the incomporable designs of New York City based manicurist Ami Vega, get inspired with our favorite woke looks below! 

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Fab Feminist Nails
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Woke for the Women’s March
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Black Is Beautiful
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Black Lives Matter
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Pretty & Pro-Choice
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Inspiration for Libras
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Beautiful Black Pride
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Inspired By Womanhood
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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For International Woman’s Day
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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The Ultimate Black Lives Matter Mani
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Inspired by the ‘End Violence Against Women’ Movement
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Black Liberation
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Power to the Women
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Inspired By Keith Haring
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Pu**y Power
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Sex Education
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Black Is Everything
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Black Lives Matter. Always.
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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Mellow (and Woke) in Yellow
19 Nail Art Looks That Are Seriously Woke and Beautiful
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