34 Best Winter Nail Design Ideas

Who’s bored of standard dark red nails for winter? We sure are. Enough of this silly nonsense. Who says fun nails are only for summer? We think it should be an all-year thing. So we looked around on Instagram and found a whole bunch of cute, bright and funky nail designs that are perfectly suitable for winter. We tried to stick to winter color palettes, but let’s be honest, sometimes we broke those rules, because the design was just too cool to dismiss and because rules are meant to be broken either way. So here we go. Starting from simple and going all the way to funky – these are the best winter nail design ideas we have found.

Simple Nail Designs

1. Let’s start nice and simple, a minimalist approach doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with nail designs. A thin glittery line looks chic and we think covering half of your nail in foil for that frosty tip look is a great idea too.

2. A bit of glitz and glam never hurt anyone, especially if you use it sparingly as an accent rather than an all-over thing.

3. White is always a good idea, especially in winter. It will go with everything and if you play around with shapes and negative space your manicure will definitely stand out.

4. Here’s another simple nail design perfect for winter. Just buy glitter nail polish with interestingly shaped bits of glitter in it and you’re good to go.

Cute Nail Designs

5. Cute doesn’t have to mean childish or ditzy. You can do cute with simple triangles and depending on the colors you combine you’ll get very different vibes.

6. We think wintery Zodiac constellation design can look very cute and so does the minimalist triangle one.