Baby blue, we’ve missed you. While we were off flirting with winter neutrals and moodier shades, we almost forgot how much we love spring nail trends. The new season sees us drop the serious act and get more playful again with lightweight shades (hello pastels) and upbeat designs that can help lift our mood – exactly what we need during this dreary, grey start to the year.
Not sure what direction to head in? Try co-ordinating your manicure to your spring makeup vibe. If you love a bare-faced look, sheer textures and a little lip balm, then natural-looking lipgloss nails might be more your bag. Or for a brighter twist, aura nails can be adapted to almost any colour combination you can think of. If you’re more of a minimalist, soap nails are always on-trend. Or go bold with leopard print nails, the unexpected chic manicure that has been trending this spring.
For the manicure maximalists out there, 3D designs are everywhere. We’ve also been seeing tons of rainbow and pastel chromes, too. Elsewhere, sheer textures in cute colours will become a whole movement. International nail artist, Julia Diogo, has already spotlit milky lavender as one mani to watch.
But, according to Maria Mukaranda, beauty expert at Cosmetify, after analysing search volume data on Pinterest to reveal the nail designs that will be huge this season, these are the designs in particular that we’re coveting right now. We’ve rounded them up below to save for your spring nail vision board. Here’s 15 spring nail trends to watch out for in 2026…
Stars
Whether it’s due Pinkpantheress’ 2025 earworm “Stars”, we don’t know, but we’ve all got stars in our eyes and on our nails. Whether they’re the star of the show (pun intended) or a fun cherry to add on top of your signature manicure, they’re a super versatile style for spring. Play with pastels, chrome, cat-eye or more and show the world the star that you are.