Discover our favourite love-inspired nail inspiration, especially in time for your Valentine’s Day manicures.
Below are some of our beauty editor’s favourite on-trend styles, featuring pretty nail art – with lots of hearts of course – alongside statement colours and more subtle styles to help you put your best hand forward. Consider it a little helping hand to ensure you feel confident on your next date – whether it’s a first one or many years down the line.
Read on for the best Valentine’s Day manicure inspiration to complete your date night outfits…
1. Love Is On The Tips
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Top tip: book into one of our favourite nail salons and show them this picture to help you achieve the flawless nail art you’ll absolutely love.
2. Grown-Up Love
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Top tip: if you don’t love bright pink or red tones, you can still get in the Valentine’s spirit with this sophisticated burgundy shade, with a single, simple heart on your ring finger.
3. The Delicate Accent
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Top tip: there is so much inspiration available on social media for your Valentine’s nails. Click through our linked suggestions for even more options.
4. Baby Pink
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Top tip: select your baby pink shade carefully. If you have an olive skin tone, try a slightly warmer shade to avoid making your hands look a little washed out.
5. The Double Accent
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Top tip: let your nail art take centre stage by having two accents of heart motifs on each hand – teamed with a classic red, rather than just doing nail art on your ringer finger.
6. The Subtle Heart
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Top tip: if you’d prefer a more subtle nod to Valentine’s Day in your manicure, change the shade of your heart motif to a darker brown to keep it decorative yet delicate.
7. Glitter Tips
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Top tip: a touch of glittery polish adds extra dimension to your nails for your next date night, helping draw even more attention to your (or your nail artist’s) creativity.
8. Heart Frenchies
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Top tip: this is a style probably best left to the professionals in your favourite nail salon, but if you do want to try it at home, you are going to need a micro liner brush for the job,
9. Mini Hearts
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Top tip: to ensure your hearts are the same shape and size on every one of your nails, try using nail art stickers or nail wraps, which also makes your at-home mani quicker too.
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