From Strawberry Milk to Modern French, These 31 Spring Nail Designs Will Have You Running to the Salon

Eleanor Vousden
Spring is not only a great time for refreshening your wardrobe—this period isn't synonymous with cleaning for nothing!—it's also a chance to breathe new life into your manicures with spring nail designs.
Experts have already predicted the trending polish shades and chicest nail art designs that look set to dominate the year ahead. (For the uninitiated, elegant neutrals and glittery nail polish will reign supreme.)
But the time between winter and summer is a season of renewal, meaning there's countless opportunities to lean into the gorgeous, minimalist manis and floral designs that are blooming in abundance. Don't believe me? I've already got more than enough inspiration for my spring salon appointment.
Ahead, keep scrolling for the 31 prettiest spring nail designs to inspire your next manicure and the products you need if you want to re-create them at home.
31 CHIC SPRING NAIL DESIGNS TO CONSIDER
1. Milky Manicures
Milk nails still feel so fresh for spring, and they're the ultimate neutral alternative to pink. Look for sheer white polishes that give a milky wash of colour to the nails. This look is all about having immaculately groomed hands, so keep a nourishing hand cream nearby for expensively soft hands.
This formula firms and improves the skin's elasticity thanks to a hard-working concoction of shea butter and niacinamide.
2. Blue Reverse French
If there's one colour palette I'm seeing everywhere right now, it's cobalt blue. If a bright colour all over the nails feels too much, then an accent French tip, or reverse French manicure, adds a touch of spring to your nails.
3. Pastel French
Pastel French tips are set to be one of the biggest nail trends of 2024, and this spring-ready look merges the two perfectly. Keep your base sheer and glossy and your colours bright to nail this fresh nail art.
You know you're chic if you're wearing lavender—the colour fashion people can't stop wearing this year.
4. Checkerboard Green
From matcha to pistachio, green nails will continue to trend in 2025, but I'm head over heels for this lush fern green that reminds me of freshly cut grass.
5. Curved Colours
While this simple spring nail design would look good in any complementary hues, there's no denying that these Valentine's-inspired shades look particularly cute. This might be one to re-create right now.
6. Warm Neutrals
There are some key colour trends emerging for nails in 2026, and this elegant spring nail design comprises two of them. Indeed, barely there neutrals and warm shades continue to be popular year after year. Think soft linens, earthy tangerines and hints of terracotta when re-creating this at home.
7. Seashell Shine
While spring nails may have you envisioning lush rolling hills, why not tease the incoming summer season with an homage to the sea? Teaming the perfect spring-ready pink with intricate nail art and colour-pop gems, it's the ultimate ode to the British coast.
As celebrity manicurist Georgia Rae explained toBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing UK, blush pinks work great as a neutral canvas, but also as a base for French manicures. This shade is also one of the leading wedding nail colours.
8. Neon Tips
Colourful French manicures are still dominating my Instagram feed, but I'll be freshening up this simple nail design for spring by opting for neon hues—the brighter, the better.
9. Geo Clash
From the clashing colour palette to the sharp geometric nail design, this creative approach to nail art feels spring-fresh.
10. Very Peri Metallics
Much like grown-up glitter was the unexpected nail trend of last year, metallics and foiling (previously the reserve of party season) will shine this spring. This metallic-tipped mani in lavender blue is so cool.
This cat eye nail polish has that built-in sparkling effect that makes the trend so popular.
11. Small-Scale Blooms
While bold blooms are dominating the spring nail trends, this microscopic design might be more up your street if you want something a little more subtle. Both intricate and minimal, I'll be heading to the salon stat for a professional re-creation.
12. Tutti-Frutti Hues
A mix-and-match mani is always a good idea and works year-round—just adjust the colours that you pick to the trending hues of the season. This spring, it's all about having fun with colour. Think traditional pastels mixed with pops of coral and pistachio green.
13. Pastel Pop Art
The best spring nail designs are awash with creativity, and this pastel beauty is the perfect example. There are '60s-inspired checkerboard prints, cutesy star and heart prints that speak to my inner '90s child and a smorgasbord of delightful sorbet shades. Dreamy.
14. Abstract Mattes
I love this nail look for so many reasons—the mix-and-match patterns, the unexpected colour-block nails, that shade of tangerine—but it's the matte finish that really elevates this spring nail design for me.
15. White Waves
I adore white nails in summer, but if it feels a little too soon to go for an all-over colour, then this wistful, wavy nail art is the perfect entry point.
16. Y2K Mix-Up
This super-fun nail art is a mash-up of basically everything that was trending in the late '90s and early '00s. From the grunge-inspired flames and skater checks to the cutesy cherry print and emoji-inspired smiley, it shouldn't all work together, but somehow it just does.
17. Flower Power
I love how this retro floral print could veer into kitsch territory, but by picking bold colours and layering the design over a bare nail, it looks decidedly fresh for spring.
18. Glossy Tortoiseshell
Spring nail designs don't have to be pastel-centric. This high-shine tortoiseshell design is a chic way to add a subtle little boost to any outfit.
If the labour of mixing a custom brown chrome shade is putting you off trying a glossy tortoiseshell manicure, fear not. This Mylee polish is easy to use and has the exact colour payoff needed to try you hand at this style.
19. Sapphire Amulet
I'm calling it—blue will be the biggest nail colour trend of 2023. While last year was more about the cornflowers and sky blues, this year will lean into deeper sapphires, navies and royal blue hues. I love how this minimalist Turkish eye design feels so fresh for spring.
20. Animal Print
Animal prints are the ultimate neutral. Cow, leopard and snake print designs are a great way to transition some of your favourite winter nail hues through to spring.
21. Farmers Market
What better way to honour the fresh produce that's found in abundance this time of year than a spring nail design inspired by your favourite farmers market staples? Even Hailey Bieber is a fan.
Pleasing, the beauty brand owned by Harry Styles, always delivers dopamine-boosting shades, like this pea green here.
22. Opal Chrome
Add some dimension to the classic glazed manicure with this multi-toned and opal-esque design. Even Kylie Jenner is a fan.
23. Textured Prints
3-D art will always have a place in our hearts. But this design is reminiscent of motifs found on '60s surf posters and '90s rave pamphlets, making it the electric nail design needed for spring.
24. Chic Critters
Who would've thought that micro nail art could make the insects crawling around our garden look so chic? If spring is about turning over a new leaf, why not embrace seasonal creepy crawlies through our nail art à la Kylie Jenner?
25. Studded Glaze
Springtime is all about coming out of our wintery hibernation. Diamonté accents are the perfect way to inject life into our nails. What else says we're ready for what's ahead than a party-ready mani?
26. Gemstone Art
Similar to the above, gemstone artwork is the unexpected nail trend that makes your manicures look so expensive without requiring extra time at the salon.
27. Cloud Nine
What's a better welcome for soft white clouds and blue stretches of sky than a gorgeous empyrean-inspired manicure?
28. In Bloom
Hailey Bieber's sweet blossom motifs are the epitome of spring nail designs.
29. Bouquet Tips
Take the timeless French tip to the next level by topping your almond-shape manicure off with a hand-drawn bouquet.
30. Floral Fever
Vanessa Hudgens's elongated chrome floral nails feels like having a dreamy botanical garden within arms reach.
31. Strawberry Milk
Sometimes you really just can't beat a pale pink glaze. Ask your tech to combine a transparent white polish with a sheer pink over the top to create a chic strawberry milk hue.
Mica Ricketts is a freelance beauty editor, copywriter and regular contributor toBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing UK. She also writes for titles including Marie Claire Refinery 29 and Cosmopolitan, and previously worked atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing UK as Beauty Editor. With experience in both editorial and content management, she also works with beauty brands and small businesses on brand messaging and content strategy. As a busy mum of two, she is passionate about finding efficacious beauty products that can disguise all signs of tiredness with minimal effort.
- Eleanor VousdenBeauty Editor,Best Knockoff Luxury Clothing UK
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