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The Spring 2025 Nail Trends You Can Wear Now
Proceed with these stiletto nail ideas at your own risk.
We'll get right to the point: the sharper your nails are this season, the better. The runways in New York, London, Milan, and Paris proved that nails so sharp they're dangerous are one of the biggest manicure trends to watch. But there are others, including molten metallics, pops of soft pink, and subtle embellishments.
Here, we’ve rounded up nail ideas from the runways that are equal parts bold and beautiful. Keep scrolling for some of the best spring 2025 nail trends our editors have spotted backstage. And keep this page bookmarked as we continue to update it through Fashion Month.
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The nails at Grace Ling looked killer—in more ways than one. Models walked the runway wearing silver chrome claws that had been filed to a dangerously sharp point, and we can't get enough.
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We're watching this shade of milky Tiffany-blue polish as one of the biggest must-have manicure colors for spring 2025.
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The exaggerated length and striking blue polish shade—the nails at Helen Anthony are not for the faint of heart, but that's what makes them so fun.
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The elongated nails at Naeem Khan looked as if they had been dipped in black polish just at the tips. Consider this a great way to wear black polish without fully committing to the dark side.
Soft and Subtle
"The nail look created for Prabal was based on the optimism for the future. The smokey quartz nail is a symbol of spreading light and hope," says nail artist Gina Edwards, who worked with Kiss.
Soft and Subtle
We love this pearly shade of polish, which can read both white or pink depending on the lighting.
Soft and Subtle
A soft and subtle nail look doesn't have to mean demure. Here, pearly pink nails were accented with gold nail piercings for a hint of edge.
Soft and Subtle
We love the juxtaposition of a feminine candy-pink polish shade paired with a bag resembling an antique leather football.
Soft and Subtle
Sometimes, less is best, and we love Pamella Roland's reminder that a sheer pink nail always looks great.
Pattern Play
"The [Luar] collection is inspired by the ‘90s, rock n’ roll, punk, and grunge so you’ll see elements of that in the nail looks," says nail artist Naomi Yasuda, who worked with Addiction Tokyo to create this matchy-matchy animalistic look.
Pattern Play
The nails at Kim Shui featured an abstract pattern that looks like tortoiseshell.
Pattern Play
The nearly floral abstract nail design at Masha Popova was mesmerizing, and we love the square shape, which differed from so many others on this list.
Pattern Play
A single black stat painted at the center of each nail was the vibe at Christian Cowan.
Heavy Metal
Backstage at Private Policy, models showed off a nail look that combined a sheer extension base rimmed with silver chrome polish. The impact is equal parts understated and cool.
Heavy Metal
Yasuda used Addiction Tokyo's nail polish in the shade Rosy Robe backstage at Luar.
Heavy Metal
The nails at Private Policy looked like hammered sterling silver, and the effect was super cool.
Heavy Metal
If you want to get on the metallics train but prefer something a bit more subtle, try a gold embellishment like the one seen at PatBo.
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A little glitter never hurt anyone. At PatBo, nails were painted a soft shade of pink but accented with a silver glitter tip.
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At Libertine, nails were also painted a molten chrome metallic—but with the addition of a touch of yellow at the base. Does this remind anyone else of Wolverine?
Heavy Metal
At Di Petsa, nails were shaped into rounded almonds and painted with a black French tip for a little edge. But what we love the most is the addition of gold nail rings, which are the ultimate in non-committal nail art.
Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at Harper's BAZAAR across both print and digital. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor. She spent a few months at Refinery29 overseeing branded content in the same title, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to manage all beauty content. When she's not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein at home in New Jersey with her son, husband, and black cat named Maddie.
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