Easy filing on nails of any length?
Won’t interfere with the rest of your lifestyle (especially if you stick ashorteror medium length)?
Ample real estate for all sorts of nail art?
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Scroll on to find your next mani.
Multi Color French Tips
Upgrade French tips with different colors, texture, and swirly patterns.
This shorter square shape is the perfect baseit gives some length but won’t interfere with daily life.
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Heart Cutouts
Does it get any sweeter than this?
Pastel pink French tips and a matching heart-shaped doodles couldn’t be cuter.
Clean French
Square nails were practically made forFrench manicures.
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This clean and classic French mani is all the inspo we need.
This creamy pink-to-nude fade creates a much more relaxed aesthetic.
Here’s one way to keep the fiery motif a bit more subdued.
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Pink Panther
Various animal prints in shades of pink make for a fierce, Barbie-centric nail design.
Flower Power
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These nude nails offer a hint of floral fun.
The fluffy yellow-and-white daisies are perfect for a springtime nail look that’ll brighten your day.
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Graphic Edges
This manicure is a minimalist’s dream come true.
Sage Yin-Yang
White, sage green, and yin-yang nail art justwork.
We feel calmer and more zen just looking at this set.
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Moody Auras
Mercury in retrograde?
A vampy base gives these black and pink aura nails a moody vibe that fits just right.
Sweet Dreams
A whole starry night sky right at your fingertips.
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To recreate this dreamy look, start with curved black tips and layer with lilac stars and white dots.
Neons
Neon pops of color and vacation-y landscapes?
This manicure is perfect if you’re heading somewhere tropical.
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Black Marble
In the mood for some luxuriousmarble?
If you weren’t before, now you definitely are.
Rose Quartz
For a lighter look, try FKA Twigs’s rose quartz manicure.
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We love the juxtaposition of the delicate nail art against the elongated, sporty square nail.
A grounded color palette keeps this design from going overboard.
Lime Half Moons
Little lime lines anyone?
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We love a negative space color moment.
This gilded dip is as opulent as it gets.
And does it get any easier to DIY than an allover coat of polish?
Artsy Tips
Prepare for a little art project with these detailed, hot-and-cold square nails.
It’ll be worth the effort when you see them come to life in the light.
Cloudy Watercolor
Craving a few pops of color?
This watercolor manicure might fit the bill.
These bright illustrations pop against the blush base.
Rainbow Confetti
If you love color andnegative space, you’ll dig these festive nails.
They’re like a shower of colorful confetti every time you glance down at your keyboard.
Minimal Arcs
Here’s an easy at-home nail look.
Start with a nude base and top it off with overlapping white and metallic arcs.
Caution Tape
Warning: These nails will make people stop and stare.
Throw caution to the wind and let them.
Make Waves
Want to take your nail art to the umpteenth degree?
This wave design is worth a go.
Smiley Faces
Abstract smileys are very in right now.
Plus, they offer a way to add pops of color to an already playful mani.
Pastel Half-Moons
Consider theserainbow nailswith a minimalist twist.
Opt for soft pastels over bright neon hues for a more subdued take.
We’ll dub this the grounded gradient.
Earth-Tone Tips
We love a wavy take on the classic French manicure.
Add earthy tones to the mix, and it’s even better.
Form and functiontruly the best of both worlds.
Bright French
How do you jazz up a classic French manicure?
Just turn up the brightness on the tips and opt for a rainbow design.
They feel ethereal and relaxing at the same time.
Strawberry Fields
If strawberries were a manicure theme, this would be it.
Colorful French and delicate strawberry prints epitomize summertime goodness.
3D Pearls
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This luxe look is definitely one for the maximalists amongst us.
With a coveted collection of pearls on each finger, this manicure is begging to be part of abridalmoment.
Bold Checkerboard
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This mismatchedcheckerboard maniis bold and bright.
We love the nod to ’90s nostalgia.
