Live It Up Now with Black and Orange Nail Designs
Black and orange is the bold nail combo that will give you courage to speak up, stand out, and invite the world to join you. This magnetic pair of shades has power well beyond Halloween. There are infinite ways to wear them. Let’s explore stunning black and orange nail designs so you can live it up now!
Black and Orange Nail Designs
Lucky Orange and Black
Retro vibes are popping with flame nails, dice, and Magic 8 balls that look like cherries. There’s lots of whimsical energy here, right down to the hand-painted sparkles. What a mix of luck, mystery, and fun!
Before we go any further, let’s talk polish. Not just any black will do when you want crisp details and solid shading. We recommend Lavis Super Black gel for a professional finish that won’t bleed or shrink. What’s more, it’s available in giant refill bottles so you never run out.
Lavis Gel Polish Super Black - 0.5 oz
Neon Abstract Nails
Start with a nude base that closely resembles your skin, then go to town with neon mandarin stripes and shadowy velvet spots. Notice how some brush strokes are smooth, and others textured while the spots are varying sizes. Do you think this orange and black nail art glows in the dark?
LDS Glow In The Dark - GW05
Sophisticated Orange and Black Design
If you want something to dress up your style, here’s a contemporary composition with clean lines and square tips. It feels like modern art translated onto nails. The vibrant orange and stark black are balanced with the nude negative space for a bold, refined look.
Orange and Black in Fashion
The colors orange and black play important roles throughout history, from religion and clothing to nails and fine art. Each one has unique cultural and symbolic meanings.
Orange
When it comes to color psychology, orange produces feelings of warmth, excitement, and amusement. In Buddhism and Hinduism, orange stands for transformation, perfection, and spiritual illumination. Weirdly, it was a nameless color in Europe until the Middle Ages when Portuguese merchants imported orange trees from Asia. Until then people just called it “yellow-red.”
Artistically, orange is a favorite of many painters like Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, and Monet. They used the color to suggest emotions, display energy, and create visual contrast. As you can imagine, different orange hues transmit varying feelings, from the warmth of autumn harvest to the freshness of spring blooms.
In fashion, orange begins appearing in portraits beginning in the late 1700s, loosening up black’s dominance for formal and everyday wear.
Black
You could blame the European royals for making black a symbol of wealth and power. The trend started long before Harry and Meghan or William and Kate. It was during the mid-1500s in the late Renaissance when black over-gowns, head wear, and accessories were all the rage. The trend spread to everyone across the Continent.
The color’s popularity is not just linked to rich and famous trendsetters, but also how it was a difficult and expensive color to create. Humans value the rare and precious, and intensely black fabric was exactly that.
Black and Orange Stilettos
Once you have the perfect black polish, what orange shade should you use? There are so many! Here’s a brief list of orange hues you might find:
- Safety orange like a road sign or traffic cone
- International orange, the color of the Golden Gate Bridge (no, it’s not red)
- Peach (more yellow than orange) or apricot (more orange than peach)
- Atomic orange, a neon shade
- Tangerine, very vivid!
- Melon, a soft color
- Pumpkin
- Saffron
- Persimmon
- Carrot
- Coral, a reddish orange
- Burnt orange
Can you guess the orange hues here?
LDS Color Craze Gel Nail Polish - 555 Man-Go Wild - 0.5oz
LDS Gel Nail Polish Duo - 101 Fantatastic
Black to Orange Ombre Nails
Let’s reverse “fade to black” to something more energetic! Black goes with just about anything, so it’s handy for gradient looks. Surprisingly, orange pairs well with many colors, too. Silver, blue, white, lots of neutral shades, and even pink is enchanting alongside it.
LDS Color Craze Gel Nail Polish - 571 Jack-O-Lantern - 0.5oz
Orange and Black Aura Nails
Is it an aura nail…or an eye? Let’s skip the spooky season nails for now and focus on the orange aura. Did you know that it means the person is ambitious and active? They like spontaneity but may also have excellent self-discipline. Meanwhile, a black aura indicates amazing growth and excitement. What a couple!
Plant Nails in Orange and Black
What if you wanted black and orange nail art that’s soft and sophisticated? Here delicate tangerine leaves decorate an abstract background. The black speckles on the orange nails tie it all together for just the right amount of texture.
DND DC Gel Polish - 010 Dutch Orange
Psychedelic Black and Orange Illusion
This is when a picture is worth a thousand words. The high contrast colors and retro pattern make a striking optical illusion that sucks in the viewer’s attention.
SNS Dipping Powder Nail - HH33 Stingray City - 1oz
LDS - 01 (ver 2) Black - Line Art Gel Nails Polish Nail Art
Can Anyone Wear Orange Nails?
Yes, anyone can wear orange nails. What matters is the undertone. If you have a pinkish cast to your skin, choose orange that leans toward red. If your complexion is naturally golden, pick orange that’s closer to yellow.
Tiled Pattern Nails
This is the type of orange and black nail art that gets wildly different reactions. What’s yours? Is it playful? Boring? Would you wear it? It would look great with jeans or make a business casual outfit livelier. Plus, it would be a snap to do if you had a nail stamp or wraps.
CND Shellac Gel Polish - 012CL Electric Orange - Orange Colors
Lava Nails
Let’s wrap up with a fierce black and orange nail design that looks like it’s literally hot lava! The vibrant jagged orange lines and sizzling black pattern make these nails seem like they might burst into flames at any moment. Bet this scorching hot mani gets a double take from everyone who sees them!
Conclusion
Now you have ten more ways to use up that orange and black polish you got for Halloween nails and Thanksgiving pumpkin art! And if you pop in our store, you can get deep discounts on the nail supplies you need for your next masterpiece!
Sources:
https://mymodernmet.com/history-color-orange/
https://refashioningrenaissance.eu/when-black-became-the-colour-of-fashion/
