There’s something for every personality and personal style this year. Some of the biggest nail trends for 2025 are bold designs with 3D texture and lots of sparkle and shine. But nail pros are also predicting the popularity of quiet glamour with subtle luxury. Let’s take a peek at the hottest nails for 2025.
The Biggest 2025 Nail Trends You'll See Everywhere
Begin the New Year with Metallics
The big names in the nail business have agreed that chrome, metallics, shimmers, and 3D nail art are top picks for starting off the new year in style. Tom Bachik suggests iridescent finishes while Iram Shelton loves touchable texture.
No matter what, you can’t go wrong with metallics in 2025. Feel free to glow up every manicure with extra sparkle. It’s easier than ever to find the tools you need: Chrome powder is accessible in a rainbow of colors, and so are glitter and shimmer polishes.
Milky Nails
Remember milk bath and glazed donut nails? Keep the creamy shades coming because 2025 welcomes dreamy tones. Moreover, pastels and neutrals pair well with popular nail shapes like almond and oval. Dress up soft looks with a playful twist by adding 3D accents and iridescent finishes.
Marbled Nails
Bend tradition to your will by making your French tips “blendier”. We’ve already seen smoky quartz nail designs for 2025. It’s where the artist feathers the white smile line to resemble veins in the pink stone instead of a clear-cut band of color. It’s also fun to marble the entire nail.
LDS Jelly Gel Collection
Nail marbling can include as many or as few colors as you wish. With the help of gold flakes or holographic accents, the nails can resemble many different gemstones like amethysts or opals. Finish with a high-gloss top coat and enjoy a luxurious, polished look.
Spa Nails
Also known as soap nails or wellness nails, this 2025 nail trend features elegantly manicured shapes, impeccable cuticles, and an absolutely perfect finish. It’s definitely “your nails, but better” as if you’d spent the day being pampered.
As for the color, most of these fresh, clean designs use nudes that complement the skin tone. Typically, they are a slightly lighter hue that illuminates the complexion. However, those with the right book might enjoy showing off Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2025. It’s rich and tasty Mocha Mousse.
What’s more, it’s straightforward to achieve greater length and the ideal shape in moments with soft gel tips. Thin, light, and durable, they quickly create a sense of opulence and protect the natural nail against chipping.
Apres Soft Gel
French Tips 2025 Style
This season, we expect that nail techs will be getting many requests for creative French manicure variations. Floating tips, bold negative space outlines, and reversed looks are just a few of the possibilities. And if you combine these designs with a chrome finish, oo la la!
Aura Nails and Blush Nails
What happens if you can’t decide between chrome nails, aura nails, and blush nails? Then you get creative with a design like this. This year has the potential to go all out. This is your time to experiment with new looks, new products, and the wildest ideas you can dream up!
But if you want to take things a little slowly, you should know that fashion experts are saying that doing a blush on a neutral base is right on trend.
Chrome Nail Powder
Cat Eye Everything
Also, you can’t go wrong with cat eye nails this year. It’s simple to add shimmer to every manicure with a brush and a magnet. Or instead of luring the magnetic particles into a line, spread them lavishly across the surface like brushed velvet. You can squeeze sparkly cat eye polish into every part of every design and adapt any style to captivate onlookers with its mesmerizing effect.
The Top 10 Nail Trends of the past Decade
When you look back, it’s amazing how far nail art has come. It makes us shiver with anticipation for the upcoming decade! In no particular order, here are the top nail trends of the past 10 years:
- Revival of the French manicure with modern adaptations like inverted designs and colorful twists
- Negative space nails with understated shapes and crisp geometries
- Matte finishes or matte and glossy in the same design
- Iridescent nails with holographic and chrome finishes
- Jelly polish for a tinted, translucent look
- Textured nail art with all sorts of 3D embellishments
- Minimalist nails with the subtlest of hues and accents
- Metallic and glitter manicures
- Wraps, decals, stencils, stamps, and stickers that make intricate designs possible for anyone
- Brand and character nail art to include everyone’s favorite everything
Which of these are your go-to styles and which would you like to explore more?
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Galaxy Nails
Although no nail pros specifically mentioned galaxy nails as an upcoming trend, this set includes cat eye polish, marbling, and three-dimensional aspects. Therefore, it ticks the boxes for 2025. Plus, it’s a far-out design with a futuristic feel from an artist who bucks trends and comes up with creative results.
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What Nail Artists to Watch in 2025?
If you follow us on Instagram, you’ve already seen many beautiful designs artists have created with products we carry in our store. You’re also ahead of the competition when it comes to discovering the latest sales!
Who else could you follow if you want to stay on top of nail trends? There’s a very long list of talented nail pros we should mention, and some of those include:
- San Sung Kim who instantly captivated Instagram users when she began posting her creations in 2021
- Sabellico who has been featured in Team Vogue, Byrdie, and Canvas Rebel
- Tom Bachik, manicurist of Selena Gomez’s elegant nails as well as other stars
- Betina Goldstein who has had her work in fashion shows and red carpets and even the WSJ
- Chaun Legend who discovers inspiration all around him, including the fashion choices of celebrities
- Iram Shelton who specializes in luxury gel manicures with a twist
As mentioned, these are just a few of the nail artists shaping future nail fashion.
Conclusion
Are you excited for what this new year will bring? We wish you much success and happiness as you follow your nail dreams! Visit our store to get deals on the products you need to start your next masterpiece.
Sources:
https://www.vogue.com/article/nail-trends-2025 or alt link https://archive.ph/CVFtG
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/nail-art-manicure-trends-2025
https://www.instyle.com/2025-nail-trends-8763239