17 Perfect Valentine’s Day Manicures, From Coquette To Plain Pink


As far as classic accents go, tiny red or pink hearts make for a fun manicure any time of year, not just the first week of February. But seeing as we’re heading into Valentine’s Day season, we have a few ideas to level it up.

Our favorite manicures of the moment are loosely inspired by cupid, flowers, and all things love. But just like the poppy-red J. Crew cardigan in your closet, these nail looks are timeless and a little flirty. Plus, this chic art is perfect for a romantic at-home date night, or just your average Friday in February.

From a glossy black manicure with heart undertones to kitschy coquette nails, we’ve compiled the coolest Valentine’s Day nail art, ahead.

French Manicure with Hearts

If you’re a classic French manicure stan, just add some hearts to a few fingernails. (Some mirror selfie inspo on the side.)

Coquette Nails

Pink ribbons, bow charms, and anything loosely Sandy Liang-inspired goes for coquette nails.

Pink 3D Jelly

A surprising trend for 2024? Jelly everything. Take your nail art inspiration from this look by celebrity manicurist Julie K, who used pink chrome polish topped with 3D Zig Zag Gel from Japanese gel brand Jello Jello.

Black Heart

If pink and red feels too obvious, go for a glossy black mani and a subtle heart outline. Throw in a teeny gemstone for sparkle.

Pink + Red

Although, the pink and red combo is chic without being precious.

Chrome Hearts

If you can’t go full coquette, go for a chrome — or vanilla glazed doughnut — manicure with some hand-painted hearts on top.

Gemstone French

If you have access to gemstones, you might as well go all out with a cut-out heart embroidery.

Velvet Hearts

Velvet or cat-eye polish is fun on its own, but add hearts to take it up a notch.

Pink Shimmer

If you have a light pink polish and a glitter polish, you can DIY this unassuming but adorable V-Day manicure.

White Hot

A perfect complement to the chunky silver Tiffany tag bracelet you got on Ebay.

Red French

Looking for something simple? Go for a French manicure and make the tip red instead of white.

Cherry Bomb

Try nail stickers — like these from Le Mini Macron — with cherries and kisses.

Heart French

For another take on a French manicure, ask for the tip to be adapted into a bowed heart shape.

Baby Hearts

Teeny tiny hearts over an otherwise-neutral manicure is so sweet.

Red Jellies

To take the jelly trend a little less literally, go for a sheer, jellied red polish. It’s giving red Jolly Rancher.

Ombre French

This pink marshmallow manicure hits the tone.

Hand-painted Florals

If you’re seeing a professional, consider going full bouquet.

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