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These Nails Let You Wear Your School Colors With Pride For Homecoming

It's the season to show your school some love, even down to your fingertips.
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
By Shalwah Evans · Updated December 6, 2020

As homecoming continues around the country at the various Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the spirit of the festivities is quickly spreading, and it feels good. For the ladies (and gents) who attended an HBCU, and who also love to get creative with their nails, decked out nail art with your school colors is a great way to show your school pride.

Whether you want to adorn your nails with gold embellishments and just a touch of blue, or use bling as a replacement for white, there’s no limit to what you can do if your nail tech has the skills. With so many schools and so many colors, it’s an opportunity for nail artists to really show off their creative chops.

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And whether you’re attending homecoming or cheering from afar, these 15 unique nail designs can translate to any school with any colors. They’re part of the large roster of HBCUs, and a great way to rep these alma maters.

01
Rock Your Blue and Gold for North Carolina A&T State University
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@nailartbyjudy
02
Try A Black and Gold Foil Mani for Grambling State University
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@nicolaposhnailz
03
Represent Howard University’s Blue and Red With This Pretty Geo Design
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
instagram/@fatimattidesigns
04
Wear Your Crimson and Gold With Pride for Tuskegee University
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@catsclaws264
05
Add A Touch Of Maroon With That Orange for Claflin University
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@nailsbyshondee
06
Try A Unique Take On Blue and Gold for Fisk University
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@nailsbytim
07
That Morehouse Maroon and White Looks Stunning On Nails
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@nailsbylaurice
08
Get Creative With Your Red, Black, and Gray for Clark Atlanta University
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@vincentnails
09
Show Off Your Columbia Blue and White for Spelman College
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@elevatedbyessence
10
Florida A&M University’s Green And Orange Combo Is A Stunner
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@thatdivalikduhhh
11
Mix Those Bright Morgan State University Colors With A Touch Of Yellow
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@the.nail.lady_kokomo
12
Let Your Hampton University Reflex Blue and White Nails Do The Reppin’
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@dejdupnails
13
Xavier University of Louisiana’s Gold and White Is Classic
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@nailsbytim
14
Give That Black and Old Gold Drip for Alabama State University
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@bxddienails
15
Add A Pop To Dillard University’s Royal Blue and White
Rock Your School Colors For Homecoming With These Nails
Instagram/@fatimattidesigns
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