2018 has had its ups and downs, that's for sure, but it's been a great year for inventive manicure trends overall. Leopard print negative space , and not-so-simple scribble reigned supreme in salons and, of course, on Instagram, prompting us to ditch the failsafe nudes altogether (sorry, Ballet Slippers; sorry, Queen Elizabeth ) for something a little more offbeat — and next year's crop promises to be just as creative and cool.