15 Nail Designs To Try This Year

Looking for a new nail design to try. These trendy designs are super cute and are guaranteed to get you compliments. You can go to the salon to get these nail designs done, or try to do these yourself at home. Change up your style and try these 15 nail designs.

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This nail design is a swirl of black, white, and shades of green. The swirl pattern would look great in any color. You could make each nail look the same, like in this design, make each nail a different color, or make each nail a rainbow or colors. Whatever colors choose to use, this nail pattern is beautiful. 

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This floral nail design is giving cottagecore vibes. I suddenly have the urge to bake bread and forage for flowers. This nail design is perfect to wear in the Spring. All the nails have a nude base with the two middle nails having a floral design on top and the rest of the nails having blue French tips. I’ll definitely be trying out this nail design. 

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I love love love the pearls on this nail design. This design feels so bubbly and happy. It has a pink base with gold glitter and white pearls. Pearls are a timeless trend. Whether you wear them on clothes, shoes, accessories, or nails, they will always be in style. 

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Spirited Away has got to be my favorite Studio Ghibli movie. This nail design perfectly illustrates Kaonashi (No Face), the soot sprites, and the the other spirits in the cutest way possible. It captures the whimsical, childlike art that makes Studio Ghibli movies so lovable. This nail design will make a great conversation starter. 

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The floral, rainbow design of these nails are super cute. This nail design has a nude base with different colored pastel French tips and little daisies sprinkled on top. These pastel colors will look great with all your Spring and outfits. Spring represents new life and new beginnings, so this could be a good choice if you need a mental reset. Sometimes physically changing something in your life like your hair, nails, room, or location, can help you feel like you’re starting over. 

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You’ll love this starry night nail design to the moon and back. Your nails will sparkle with these shiny moon and star stickers. Using stickers are much easier than trying to paint the design with nail polish, and a lot less messy than nail stamps. With stickers, the design is guaranteed to be clean and crisp. 

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This nail design is beautiful, bright, and the diamond style will match all of your outfits. Choosing a bright and colorful nail design can be a bit daunting for some people because they worry the design may not coordinate with their outfits. This nail design is perfect for everyone, both the cautious and the trendsetters. 

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This nail design is one for the trendsetters.  It’s bold, loud, and beautiful. With nails like these, you definitely won’t be blending into the crowd. This nail design has bright orange, pink, and white colors in swirl, floral, and solid patterns. 

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This yellow nail design will make you feel bright, happy, and full of energy. I love the yellow and white floral design because the flowers are only on the two middle fingers and the rest of the nails are solid yellow. I like how there aren’t too many flowers on the nails, it’s just one big flower in the corner of the nail. 

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You’re going to want to check out this checkerboard nail design. These nails are a beautiful solid mint green with a white checkerboard pattern on alternating nails. Mint green and white go so well together. This is sure to be your new favorite nail design. 

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This nail design will look great with formal attire. It’s a beautiful shade of pink with gold French tips. You could wear this nail design to a wedding, prom, or any other formal event. This nail design is perfect for people who prefer simple and classy designs over flashy ones. 

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These nails are a purple ombre nail design. This layered manicure seamlessly fades from nude to purple. The transition of color is so clean and flawless, it makes sense why ombre nail design cost a little extra. To get this extravagant look, it takes more time, effort, and skill from your manicurist, so tip them well. 

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This nail design has a nude base with floral French tips. It has white and blue flowers with long stems full of green leaves. These nails look very whimsical, like something you would wear in a fairytale world. This nail design isn’t the flashiest, but it’s definitely one of the prettiest. 

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This nail design screams Gen Z. Gen Z is known for their obsession with Y2K trends, and as a fellow Gen Zer, I can confirm we are indeed obsessed. This nail design is very on brand for us.  It has a nude base with an array of small different colored flowers on each nail. Since the nail design is multicolored,  it will be super easy to match outfits with it.

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This nail design has a glitter base over a coat of pink polish that goes from dark pink to light pink. It’s really pretty and is great for people who want something simple, but not boring. The glitter helps turn a basic polish into a beautiful and classy nail design. 

When trying out these fabulous nail designs, try to use nail polish that is cruelty free. You can help protect our furry friends by using these 5 gel nail polish brands that are both vegan and cruelty free. Wet n Wild, MO Nails, Madam Glam, Nail Supply UK, and NCLA Beauty are all great options. They use fewer chemicals than regular nail polish and will keep your manicure looking fresh.

Which nail design was your favorite? Let us know in the comments.

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