12 Glitter French Ideas to Elevate Your Nails This Winter and Beyond

If you’re trying to think of a manicure that’s a little more fun than your go-to French, good news: glitter French manicures are an eye-catching take on the classic design. Whether a simple micro tip, trendy double tips or ombré art on a pink, nude or even black base, glitter French designs look elevated on any nail length or shape. Not to mention, most of them are pretty easy to DIY. Whether you have an upcoming salon appointment or have your at-home nail tools at the ready, scroll on to check out 12 of our favorite glitter French manicure ideas for inspiration.

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Rainbow Ombré

Nail creator @lolo.nailedit takes the classic French manicure shape but trades white for a sparkly rainbow ombré across all nails with Holo Taco‘s Red Licorice, Orange Drink, Lemon Sucker, Green Taffy, Blue Freezie and Purple Slushie.

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Black and Silver Micro French

Celebrity nail artist Betina R. Goldstein (the woman behind Zoe Kravitz’s “no makeup nails” at this year’s Golden Globes) used an ultra-thin line of black and silver glitter nail polishes to create this stunningly chic manicure.

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Velvet-Dipped French Tips

I dare you to find a more luxurious-looking French manicure than silver velvet French tips. Here, nail artist Alyx Lippiatt used The Gel Bottle 19 BIAB for the base and North Pole for the tips.

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Amethyst-Inspired

A perfectly apt manicure for February, celebrity nail artist Iram Shelton created a fun French with purplish-blue chrome tips on square nails.

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Midnight Black

You won’t ever go wrong with black nails, especially when they’re topped with starry French tips.

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Shining Stars

Speaking of stars, nail creator Alexandra Teleki combines bold silver glitter French tips in a classic shape with starry decals for the ultimate winter manicure.

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Red, Radiant and Round

We predict shimmery red French tips will be the go-to manicure this Valentine’s Day.

 

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Gilded Gold

A glittery gold micro-French is a look for all seasons.

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Gunmetal Glitz

Edgy meets elegance. Channel your own femme fatale French with the shade Powerful Hematite from CND Vinylux.

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Navy and Nude

London nail artist Mateja Novakovic created this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it double micro French mani using midnight blue and silver glitter polishes.

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A Touch of Gold

Can’t give up on a traditional French manicure? Adding a simple gold arch creates a pretty twist on the classic.

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Mermaid Mani

Mermaid manicures have skyrocketed in popularity since the spring and show no signs of waning.