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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

2. ALTERNATE PURPLE ORANGE FRENCH TIPS

3. WHITE SWIRLY NAILS

4. PASTEL PURPLE NAILS

5. YELLOW SPLOTCH NAILS

6. BLACK AND WHITE SMILEY NAILS

7. COW FRENCHIES

8. DOUGHNUT ART NAILS

9. WHITE SWIRL NAILS

10. WHITE FRENCH TIPS

11. ALTERNATING ORANGE AND COW PRINT NAILS

12. PISTACHIO GREEN NAILS

13. ALTERNATING BLACK SWIRL NAILS

14. NEON YELLOW AND FLOWERS NAILS

15. PURPLE ANIMAL PRINT NAIL ART

16. BROWN MARBLE NAILS

17. GREEN COLOR BLOCK FRENCHIES

18. HEART FLAMES NAILS

19. BLUE FRENCH TIP NAILS

20. BLACK AND WHITE NAIL ART

21. RAINBOW FRENCHIES

22. GREEN AND WHITE COW PRINT NAILS

23. BLUE GRADIENT NAILS

24. SPICY RED NAILS

25. UNIQUE ORANGE FRENCH NAILS

26. SWIRLY ART NAILS

27. MINI HEARTS NAILS

28. MANGO VIBE NAILS

29. GREEN SWIRL NAILS

30. ABSTRACT NEON NAILS

31. FIERY NAILS

32. LITTLE FLOWER NAILS

33. TASTE THE RAINBOW NAILS

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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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.