There’s nothing like a bright and beautiful manicure to make you feel positive. No wonder strawberry nails are trending. This cute little fruit is colorful, plump, and juicy – a perfect distraction from day-to-day stress. It’s an ideal look for spring and summer when you just want to be on vacation. So, here are ten pretty strawberry nail ideas to inspire your manicure!
Top 10 Strawberry Nail Ideas 2024
Plaid Picnic
What could be cuter than little plaid tablecloths with miniature strawberries on your nails? This design isn’t hard if you have your trusty nail art brush or liner art gel for drawing.
Strawberries and Cream
Make your nails delicious with strawberries and creme. Start with a French manicure with pure white tips. Then finish the look with strawberry stickers, charms, or hand-painted berries.
There’s a lovely variant that uses a milky pink shade like a strawberry milkshake.
Naked Berries
In a crunch for time? Paint or stick strawberries on a nude background. You don’t even have to put them on all the nails. Finish up with a high gloss topcoat.
Kawaii Berries
With hand-painted sparkles, pink clouds, and bright little berries, this manicure makes us want to squeal! It’s just so adorable!
There’s also a variation with Hello Kitty. It doesn’t get much more kawaii than that.
Candied Strawberries
Sprinkle sugar glitter on strawberries and you’ll get nails that look like they are candy.
Strawberry Fruit Salad
Extend your nails with coffin tips and make them look like Jell-O fruit salad with sliced strawberries.
Holographic Strawberries
What happens when you put strawberries on a holographic background? The effect is dazzling! Plus, it’s so easy to create.
3D Strawberries
Nail biters beware – these nails look good enough to eat! They are painted with glossy red gel dimpled with little yellow seeds. The strawberries seem absolutely real!
Chocolate-dipped Strawberries
Who knew brown nails would go so well with strawberries? The pools of chocolate and thin lines of white frosting make the berries look ever so tasty.
Golden Berries
Gold glitter accents make the strawberries look like jewelry on your fingertips.
Supplies for a Strawberry Nails Manicure
If you want to do strawberry nails, what you need? We suggest gel polish, a nail art brush, and a nail lamp at a minimum.
Nail art is easier to do with gels because it doesn’t dry until it’s cured. Meanwhile, nail lacquer has a habit of dissolving the layers underneath, so it’s not the best for painting designs. However, nail lacquer and stickers are enjoyable for beginners.
Here’s what we recommend for doing a strawberry nails manicure:
Lavis UV/LED Nail Lamp
Are you still using a UV lamp to cure gel polish? Admittedly, it’s necessary for some brands. But the majority have reformulated to cure with LED light. It’s still ultraviolet, but more energy efficient and faster at curing the polish.
This portable nail lamp has a rechargeable battery that lets you travel with it. It's powerful at 96W and designed to rapidly dry nails. There are 4 timer settings and a motion sensor to turn the light on when you need it.
Strawberry Colors for Your Nails
It’s easy to do strawberry nails because you can use red polish. But you might also like these fun strawberry colors.
Lavis 024 Strawberry Ramune
If you want to do the strawberries and cream nails, you might like this delicate pink shade. It’s available as a dip powder, gel polish, and nail lacquer.
Did you know that you can use dip powder to “sugar” gel polish?
LDS 136 Strawberry Glaze
This rich red shade would look lovely with brown and white for the chocolate-dipped strawberry nails. It’s also available as a dip powder, gel polish, and lacquer.
OPI M23 Strawberry Margarita
This sweet and shocking pink is sure to call attention to your fingertips!
DND 561 Strawberry Kiss
Why does this shade remind me of my favorite lip gloss? It’s tempting to use it for kissy lips along with little strawberries for Valentine’s Day.
You should also take a look at DND 722 Strawberry Cheesecake and the sparkly Strawberry Candy color.
LDS 11 (Ver 2) Pine Green Line Art Gel
If you want to put stems and leaves on your strawberries, this liner art gel can help. It comes with a very thin brush for precision drawing. But by all means, feel free to use your own nail art brush or dotting tool.
Sugar Glitter Kit
How can you make the strawberries look like they are candied? By sugaring them with glitter powder. This set has a dozen colors for all your nail art projects.
Also, check out the beautiful cotton candy glitter.
Summer Styles Fruits Nail Art Sticker JO-1963
Don’t worry if you aren’t happy with the way your hand-drawn strawberries look. You have options! You can attach strawberry charms or use strawberry stickers like the ones in this set. (It includes other yummy fruits like watermelon, peaches, and kiwi as well.)
How to save Money on Manicures
How can you afford to do all the manicures you want to do? You can start by visiting our deals page to see what we have on sale.
We also have bulk buy collections for beginners and pros. Get with your friends and divide the cost. Everybody wins!
Then there’s the clearance section with everything from overstocked polish to nail art supplies.
Don’t skimp on the things that matter. For example, use a better nail lamp to avoid exposing your skin to excessive ultraviolet radiation. And don’t skip the cuticle oil. Keep your cuticles healthy and your fingers will be beautiful even without polish.
Another part of saving money is using your creativity. Perhaps you don’t have the exact supplies you need yet. Instead of a dotting tool, you could use a toothpick. A sharpened crayon can take the place of a wax-tipped pen for picking up rhinestones.
The more your manicure skills improve, the more you can do at home. You may even find yourself doing manicures for others and earning money. We wish you the best of luck in all that you decide to do!