Cute Spring Nails: 20 Looks To Create Right Now
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Spring is here which means it’s the perfect time to get creative with your nails. Have fun by trying these designs by yourself or asking your nail technician to recreate these styles. If you are looking for some inspiration, we got you, check out these 20 creative spring nail ideas.
Updated March 2024 with previous writing by Mimi Alas
Cute Spring Nails 2024
1. Pink Watercolor Flowers
For those who want a classy yet intriguing design; this floral look proves that simplicity doesn’t have to be boring. Achieve this spring nails style with a classic nude base and painted watercolor pink flowers on the outer edges of the nails.
2. Nude Base and Colorful Dots
If you’re into minimalist nail designs or don’t like too much color on your nails, you’ll love this! You’ll have your favorite nude tones but have a little pop of color by adding tiny dots. To make them spring-themed, try pink, blue, yellow, and purple tones.
3. Cherry Blossoms
Cherry blossoms symbolize the arrival of spring, making it the perfect seasonal design. Whether you take on this manicure yourself or visit a nail tech, ask for a pastel blue French tip accompanied by brown painted cherry blossom tree stems and 3D pink flowers.
4. Nudes and Lines
This is another design for nude nail-tone lovers. Celebrate the spirit of spring even if you want to keep things neutral. Ask your technician to make fine lines on your nails with a thin nail brush and make sure to use a brighter tone that pops against the nude base. You can use white (like the picture), black or gray.
5. Green Almond French and Pink Hibiscus Florals
If you want a special nail design for your next vacation then this hibiscus meets green French is just what you need. We recommend going to a nail artist to create this complex look, however, if you’re almost a pro you can swing this one too.
To start the design, go in with a nude base then use your liner brush and a deep green to make the French. This green French has a chrome look, so we recommend a chrome powder to be applied over the green. Finish off this look by painting your light pink hibiscus flowers on the nails where the nude base and the green French line meet.
6. Croco-Like
You can’t go wrong with a chic crocodile print, especially with this neutral and clean white look. We recommend re-creating this classy spring nail idea on medium-length nails since the print wouldn’t pop as much on short nails.
7. Classic Strawberry
Strawberry lovers, this one’s for you. This playful yet stylish design can be recreated with a pink base on then use your art brush to paint the strawberries and flowers using red, white, green, and yellow.
Whether you paint this yourself or go to a nail artist, this look will turn out phenomenal and fresh.
8. Black French and 3D flowers
Change up the usual white French mani with a black set adorned with florals. Start with a simple pink or nude as your base then use a liner brush with black gel polish to create your French tip. To finish, accessorize the nails with pink 3D flowers to make the nails pop, then finish off with a glossy topcoat.
9. That ’70s Show
Seventies-inspired nails are trending and this look with retro lines and flowers is super fun. To maintain the ’70s vibe, make sure to use warm tones like yellow and orange for the lines, and white for the flowers. Everyone is going to comment on your cute spring nails.
10. Orange Garden
This look is juicy and refreshing — a spin on the classic French with oranges and flowers creating a citrus bouquet on your nails.
To copy this look start with a nude base, white French tip painted with a liner brush, and white polish. Then finish the design off with two to three shades of yellow and orange to achieve the citrus look. Finally finish off by painting the leaves and small flowers to complete the blooming design.
11. Colorful French Manicure
A classic French manicure never gets old! However, leave behind the usual white design to make it a more fun colorful spring manicure. We recommend colors like purple, pink, yellow, and orange since they’re reminiscent of spring flowers and match perfectly with the season. Since French nails are very delicate, we recommend getting these as acrylic spring nails.
12. Dreamland Flower Garden
Want to leave this world behind to go to the flower field of your dreams? Start with this dreamy nail design.
To get this look start with a milky white base and get creative with painting your flower field. Then give the design an unexpected foodie touch and top it off with floating croissants. Our daydreams always include food, don’t yours?
13. Rainbow Spring Nails
If you grew up loving Lisa Frank, we’ve got this fun spring nail design for you. It has a lot of tiny details that make it special, so we recommend you work with a nail technician on this one. Also, make sure to use only pastel colors and a neutral base to keep it fun and similar to the original idea. Finally, we recommend you have your nails long and oval-shaped, so they can be appreciated even more.
14. Brown French with White Flowers
This brown French look is subtle yet captivating, perfect for mani lovers who don’t love spring pastels.
To recreate this look, paint a brown French tip with a liner brush and gel. Then use your dotting tool on the brown edge to make flower shapes. Choose a shade of pink of your choice as your base to make this design pop.
15. Lemonade Nails
There’s nothing more refreshing than enjoying a cold glass of lemonade with lots of ice during spring, and we want you to have that feeling all day long with a fresh spring manicure. Get creative, play with yellow tones, and draw some lemons on your nails.
16. Edgy Spring
Do you want to try a more edgy look this spring? Then you’ll want to try this daring design on natural nails.
To recreate this look, you’ll want to visit a nail artist due to the complexity and ask for liner art, chrome, 3D design, and encapsulated dried flowers. We sense many compliments coming your way with this look.
17. Double French
French nail designs are super fun to play with. Try this remix of the classic manicure by adding two tones (one lighter and a second one darker) of the same color and a nude shade as a base, so both tones can stand out.
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18. Gold 3D Pink Petals
These dreamy flower petals adorned with gold certainly make a statement. For this look an almost transparent pink base is needed then paint your shades of pink petals. To finish, outline the petals with clear builder gel and the gold chrome to make this look pop.
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19. Daisy Nails
This is a fun and sweet design that can be easily done by yourself or with the help of a nail tech. All you need is different spring colors and a tiny brush that allows you to draw tiny daisies on your nails. Also, we recommend you use a nude base, to make the flowers and the colors of the tip the center of attention.
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20. Mix and Match
It’s all about having fun and being creative with your nails, and mix all the patterns and prints that you like in the same style. To make it cohesive, make sure you use the same colors on everything and a neutral base, so the patterns and prints can stand out from it.
