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May the Ray

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Beauty · June 18, 2021

30+ Stunning 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 the three inch claw nails. Either because of preference or practicality.

I mean my full-time job is a desk job, and let face it typing with a set of talons glued to my fingers can get tired 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 then I suddenly became an adult, who had to do adult things… Like *shudder* work, and I suddenly just grew an appreciation for short nails and short nail art.

There are so many ways you can design your nails, its insane! You could do a simple classy monochromatic look, or a crazy wild neon colored look. Short nails don’t have to be boring!

Here are 30+ absolutely stunning nail designs for short nails that are a must try especially for summer! 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!)

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30+ STUNNING SHORT NAILS IDEAS AND DESIGNS


1. DAISY ART NAIL DESIGN

daisy short nail design for summer

2. ALTERNATE PURPLE ORANGE FRENCH TIPS

orange and purple French tip nails

3. WHITE SWIRLY NAILS

white short nail design

4. PASTEL PURPLE NAILS

purple short nail design

5. YELLOW SPLOTCH NAILS

yellow nail art

6. BLACK AND WHITE SMILEY NAILS

smiley black and white nail art

7. COW FRENCHIES

cow print nails

8. DOUGHNUT ART NAILS

donut short nail design

9. WHITE SWIRL NAILS

swirly short nail design for summer

10. WHITE FRENCH TIPS

white french tip nails for summer

11. ALTERNATING ORANGE AND COW PRINT NAILS

orange cow print nails

12. PISTACHIO GREEN NAILS

green short nail design for summer

13. ALTERNATING BLACK SWIRL NAILS

black short nail design for summer

14. NEON YELLOW AND FLOWERS NAILS

yellow short nail design for summer

15. PURPLE ANIMAL PRINT NAIL ART

animal print short nail design for summer

16. BROWN MARBLE NAILS

marble short nail design for summer

17. GREEN COLOR BLOCK FRENCHIES

french tip short nail design

18. HEART FLAMES NAILS

fire heart nails

19. BLUE FRENCH TIP NAILS

blue French tip short nail design

20. BLACK AND WHITE NAIL ART

black and white nails

21. RAINBOW FRENCHIES

rainbow short nail designs

22. GREEN AND WHITE COW PRINT NAILS

green and cow print short nail design

23. BLUE GRADIENT NAILS

blue nails

24. SPICY RED NAILS

red summer nails

25. UNIQUE ORANGE FRENCH NAILS

orange french tip short nail design

26. SWIRLY ART NAILS

abstract art short nails

27. MINI HEARTS NAILS

hearts short nail designs

28. MANGO VIBE NAILS

orange short nails

29. GREEN SWIRL NAILS

swirly short nail design

30. ABSTRACT NEON NAILS

abstract short nail design

31. FIERY NAILS

fiery short nail design

32. LITTLE FLOWER NAILS

flower short nail design

33. TASTE THE RAINBOW NAILS

rainbow short nail design

And those are the 30+ absolutely stunning short nail ideas you simply have to recreate if you’re in the mood for some cute short nails! Thinking of trying any? Let me know!

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  1. Kim says

    August 18, 2022 at 10:20 pm

    I like acrylic nails but I have to have them pretty short because I work in maintenance but that doesn’t mean we can’t be pretty.

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