French nails are equally classic and versatile. That’s what makes them the perfect anchor for a refreshing spring manicure.
“I love French nails. They look great on most lengths and shapes and help with the appearance of grow-out when using a milky or sheer base color,” says celebrity manicurist Brittney Boyce. “There are so many cool color options for spring—anything in a bright pastel will look good.”
Ahead of your next nail appointment, peruse the following 35 stunning spring French nails.
Cherry French
It’s the perfect time to rock a cherry manicure as we near cherry season. This look features a pink tip with red gems serving as the cherries.
Strawberry Field
A classic French tip is the perfect edition to a more involved nail design. This one features a blend of strawberries and daisies.
Gem French
Spice up your classic French for spring with the addition of gems. “Adding a small embellishment helps change up a traditional French tip nail look and makes it modern,” says Boyce.
French Blue
I incorporated a clean tip in the same French blue I used for the rest of the look to anchor this blue and white floral manicure.
Pink and Orange Florals
This springy design uses a clean classic French manicure as the base for pink and orange flowers.
Happy Blues
Light blue, dark blue, and black come together to make this happy manicure. It features a mix of French tips, flowers, wavy checkers, and smiley faces.
Baby Pink & Flowers
This sweet design features baby pink French tips and a few accent nails with flowers in shades of pink and orange.
Croc Tips
This edgy look features a crocodile French tip design. It was created using a smoky blue as the base for the tip and neon yellow for the croc.
Watermelon Flowers
This French mani took a watermelon motif and ran with it, creating French tips that mirror a slice of watermelon accented with teeny melon slices and flowers.
Ombré Tips
“Ombré tips are always fun and look good with so many different color options,” says Boyce.
Iridescent Mermaid
This cool 3D design features an iridescent purply-pink French tip topped with raised blobs for added interest.
Muted Neutrals
This stunning tonal look is proof you don’t need to use bold colors to get that springy vibe. It features tips in neutral shades of beige and pink, accented by white flowers.
Asymmetrical
Stray from the classic French design and make your tip asymmetrical. This look features a fun mix of two-toned tips.
Neon Micro Tip
This look is proof that you don’t need super long nails to rock a French tip. By going micro with the line, you get a balanced look.
Bright and Groovy
Purple, yellow, pink, and orange are the stars of this bright manicure. It features a mix of swirls and French tips.
Coquette Bows
Go coquette this spring with a sharp stiletto French accented by a 3D bow.
Pastel Tips
Switching up the color of your French from nail to nail is a great way to add interest without the look getting super complicated.
Wavy and Bright
This abstract design uses two shades of orange to make squiggly shapes that read like a wavy French mani.
Disco Cherry
Another spin on the cherry nail trend, this design features cherries as disco balls, accented with traditional white French tips and topped with a champagne chrome.
Neon Mix ‘n Match
This design features a blend of tips that each have a distinct vibe. It uses a lot of vibrant colors, swirls, flowers, stars, and smileys to create a dynamic look.
Cherry Hearts
Cute and creative, this look features cherries in the shape of hearts atop hot pink French tips.
Flower Power
This stunning mani uses a blend of bold yet muted shades of chartreuse, lilac, blue, and yellow along with a bright orange. It mixes colorful French tips with dainty flowers.
Barbie Pink
This Barbie-inspired nail look features varying hues of pink tips topped with bright white flowers. Multi-colored gems were used for the center of each flower.
Groovy French
All the action is on the tip for this blue, orange, and white design. Each nail features a different swirly design complete with that signature crisp French smile line.
Pastel Florals
A creamy white French is the backdrop for super cute pastel flowers in shades of pink, orange, green, blue, and yellow.
Monochromatic Gems
This manicure features a tip with matching heart-shaped gems. Each finger is a different shade for a bold and interesting look.
Pink, Yellow, and Orange
This bright manicure screams happy vibes. It uses shades of pink, yellow, and white to make a springy graphic design.
Sheer Plaid
This manicure features gel tips, which are totally clear by nature. To accentuate this, the artist painted a sheer pastel plaid design on the natural nail and let the tip remain clear as it extends beyond the fingertip, creating a negative-space French.
Yellow Floral French
This bright ands sunny mani uses a vibrant orange and a clean white to create a mix of French tips and flowers.
Hot Pink & Red
Go hot with this bright red and pink manicure that blends French tips with checkers, flowers, and a smiley face.
Floral Tips
Instead of relying on the traditional French tip alone, this design uses flowers to create the tip effect, by clustering a few at the top of the nails.
Lilac Hearts
Hearts are central to this cute design that blends tips with a single heart per hand. The designs are outlined with silver glitter for added shine.
Minty Fresh
This sweet, simple design features minty green tips that are accented by tiny white and yellow flowers.
