Time for a spring manicure? Stay on trend with our favourite nail looks of the season. From playful pastels to animal prints, we have an array of looks to spruce up your tips this spring.
Abstract Swirls with a Jewel
Featuring a tiny jewel on each nail adds a subtle touch of elegance and glamour to your nail look. This trend is super versatile and can be added to any nail design, but influencer Rowi Singh won the trend by adding tiny rhinestone’s to a sage green abstract swirl look, creating a subtle but dazzling nail design.
To recreate this look at home, try stick-on nail gems:
Cina Crystal Rhinestones
Emerald and Chrome Tips
This season, orthodox french tips are stepping aside for bold green and metallic tips; a futuristic and daring twist on the timeless tip trend. London nail artist @ellavivii was the first to showcase the look. Ella is a fan of silver chrome and bright green nail looks, so the talented artist incorporated the two to pioneer the funky spring nail trend.
To create this look, Ella used:
Getting Our Daily Vitamin C with Megan Fox
What better way to welcome the fresh and rejuvenating spring months than with the zestful hues of orange on our fingertips? Posting to her Instagram earlier this week, actress Megan Fox confirmed the trend with a coordinating bright orange nail and eye look.
For a more subtle take on the colour trend, other nail artists are experimenting with orange tips and nail art.
To add some fruity hues to your daily nails, try a bright orange polish:
Playful Pastels
The reign of colour continues this spring, with both matte and glossy pastel nail artistry dominating our Instagram explore pages. While there are many fun ways to experiment with pastels, our favourite is to sport a base and tip in different shades on each nail. What better way to step into spring than making your nails as bright and colourful as the season itself?
Recreate the look at home:
Simple n’ Sleek
This nail trend is a simple but stunning way to stay on trend this spring: a peachy base with delicate gel drops. If you love the traditional nude look but want to add an exciting twist this season, this look is for you.
Shop the peach gel & dotting tool here:
Valentines Tips
You’ve heard of wearing your heart on your sleeve, this spring we’re wearing it on our nails. With the approach of Valentines, the love heart nail look will inevitably be a hit, but this season the classic red heart look has been traded for subtle peachy tones and on ultra-lengthy nails.
Add a touch of love to your look this valentines with:
Electric Blue
Another bright and beautiful nail colour trend this season is electric blue, as showcased on nail artist @imarninails Instagram. The glossy look sees heart-shaped tips in the blue hue. A perfect alternative to the traditional pink and red heart shades of Valentines season.
To create the look, Imarni used:
Abstract Duo-Toned Nails
This trend features two-bright colours on each nail in abstract prints. The trend imitates the artwork of Picasso and Matisse, who wouldn’t want a work of art on their fingertips?
To recreate this look, try bright polishes like:
Euphoria Inspired Nails
Season 2 of HBO’s Euphoria has showcased some epic nail looks which have inspired the trends of spring 2022. The show’s talented nail artist Natalie Minerva designed character Kat’s marbled french tip in a coffin shape to match her duo-toned eye look.
To recreate the bold Euphoria nail looks at home, try these press-on designs:
70s Tips
The 70s were renowned for checkerboard prints, burnt orange shades, and funky patterns. Each of which features on the rounded almond-shape nail pictured above. The perfect vibrant and retro nail look for the spring season.
To take your nail look back to the era of disco, try these press on nails:
Clean and Classic
If you’re looking to keep it simple this spring, this short rounded nail look with abstract white and black swirls is a sure-fire way to stay on trend while keeping it sophisticated for the office.
Keep it simple this spring with Essie’s Blanc White Polish:
Animal Print
Create a statement with these animal print looks. From zebra print to cheater print, nail artists are looking to the jungle to create all kinds of jazzy nail art this spring. The print can be added to the tip or the entire nail for a dramatic effect.
To create these patterns, use:
Abstract Art
From Picasso to Da Vinci, liven up your day-to-day nail look with line art patterns of faces in all black or red shades.
Words By Olivia Booth
Photo Credit Megan Fox Instagram
