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Beauty, Nails · June 18, 2021

35 Cute Short Nails Ideas and Designs

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The truth of the matter is that a fresh manicure can have you feeling marginally less undead sometimes. But lets face it, we can’t always get those crazy long nails. Doesn’t matter whether it’s because of preference or practicality.

I don’t know about y’all but I spend a lot of time by a computer, and let face it typing with a long set of nails gets tiring really fast. Don’t get me wrong though, I love getting really long nails done but they can be a little impractical sometimes.

I used to hate the idea of short nails (I thought they were boring), but I think we’ve all gotten this new appreciation for short nails and short nail art.

There are so many ways you can design your nails, even when they’re short or natural length, it’s actually insane! Short nails really are not boring at all! You could do a simple classy monochromatic look, or a crazy wild neon design. The limit is your imagination.

This post has cute nail designs for short nails that are a must try! You can find everything from classy monochrome nails to stunning frenchies to cow print nails (I’ll never understand how cow print became a thing. It’s super cute but just so random!).


35 Cute SHORT NAILS IDEAS AND DESIGNS

1. NUDE NAILS WITH WHITE SWIRLS

source: gel.bymegan

2. PURPLE AND ORANGE FRENCH TIPS

3. WHITE SWIRLY NAILS

4. BLUE FRENCH TIP NAILS

source: clairestarkmanicurist

5. PINK FRENCH TIP NAILS

source: corrinnabianca

6. BLUE AND WHITE SWIRL NAILS

source: nailchark

7. YELLOW MOON NAIL DESIGN

source: gel.bymegan

8. TINY WHITE HEART NAIL ART

 TINY WHITE HEART NAIL ART
source: byeleanorohara

9. BLACK WHITE FRENCH + REVERSE FRENCH TIPS

source: byeleanorohara

10. CLASSIC WHITE FRENCH TIPS

source: corrinnabianca

11. BLACK AND WHITE GEOMETRIC LINES NAILS

source: samantharudge.beauty

12. GREEN NAILS

green short nail design for summer

13. BLACK NAILS WITH SWIRL DESIGN

14. NEON YELLOW NAILS WITH FLOWERS ART

yellow short nail design for summer

15. FRENCH FADE NAILS

source: samantharudge.beauty

16. NUDE NAILS WITH WHITE DOTS

nude nails with white dots
source: baraandbeauty

17. BLUE NAILS WITH SWILS

source: baraandbeauty

18. STAR NAIL ART

gold star nail art
source: phoebesummernails

19. BLUE FRENCH TIP NAILS

20. BLACK AND WHITE NAIL ART

source: _by_shelley

21. MILKY WHITE RAINBOW FRENCHIES

rainbow short nail designs

22. GREEN AND COW PRINT NAILS

23. BLUE GRADIENT NAILS

24. HOT RED NAILS

red summer nails

25. UNIQUE ORANGE FRENCH NAILS

26. PASTEL SWIRLY ART NAILS

abstract art short nails

27. MINI HEARTS NAILS

hearts short nail designs

28. MANGO ORANGE NAILS

orange short nails

29. RED SQUIGGLE NAIL ART

 red squiggle nail art
source: peachinails

30. TORTIE FRENCH NAILS

source: peachinails

31. GLAZED DONUT NAILS

source: janaxxnails

32. LITTLE FLOWER NAILS

flower short nail design

33. TASTE THE RAINBOW NAILS

rainbow short nail design

34. DAISY ART NAIL DESIGN

35. GOLD FRENCH NAILS


And those are the insanely cute short nail ideas you simply have to recreate if you’re in the mood for some short nails! Thinking of trying any? Let me know!

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Comments

  1. Kim says

    August 18, 2022 at

    I like acrylic nails but I have to have them pretty short because I work in maintenance but that doesnโ€™t mean we canโ€™t be pretty.

    Reply
    • ngozamay says

      April 5, 2023 at

      So true! Just because you gotta keep them short doesn’t mean they don’t have to be pretty!

      Reply
  2. R.K says

    January 18, 2024 at

    These designs were so helpful.

    Reply
    • ngozamay says

      February 21, 2024 at

      I’m glad you liked them ๐Ÿ–ค

      Reply

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