Naked nails. Soap nails. Ballerina nails. No matter their slight differences, these nail trends are essentially what most consider timeless manicure colors. Each trend’s shades of nudes and sheer pinks will always be classic (bury me with OPI’s Put It In Neutral [$12]), but there’s a new neutral that’s got my attention: peach.
If you put Selena Gomez’s peach champagne nails at this year’s Academy Awards on your nail inspo board, one, same, and two, you’re in the right place. With so many variations, peach nails flatter all skin tones, and go with any look, whether you’re running everyday errands or walking the most famous red carpet in the world, a la Gomez. Need more convincing? Scroll on for 10 of our favorite peach nail ideas to close out spring and to wear well through the summer. Then, stick around for six of our favorite peach-hued polishes to get the look from home any time. From soft creamsicle and milky nudes with a touch of peach to dainty fruit nail art, you’ll find a sweet look to love here.
10 Pretty Peach Nail Ideas
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Summer Sorbet
“The perfect peachy shade 🍑🧡,” says nail creator @lolo.nailedit. This exact shade is discontinued, but all you need to copy the look is a creamy soft orange polish. We recommend CHANEL Le Vernis is Poète ($33).
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Aperol Tips
Shelton nails the summer manicure with a peachy ombré look she calls “Aperol tipz🍊🧡.” To recreate this perfect poolside look, you’ll need OPI Baby Take a Vow ($12) for the base and Silicon Valley Girl ($12) on the tips.
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Milky Peach French
We’re obsessed with this pastel peach manicure by UK-based nail artist Alyx Lippiatt because it combines three of our favorite nail trends in one: milky nails, peach nails and French manicures.
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Trendy Twist
If you’re looking for a modern update to the classic French manicure, a reverse French is just as elegant with a playful touch, especially with peach cuffs, as created here by manicurist Chels Lou.
IG: @chelslounails
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Juicy Fruit
Celebrity nail artist Betina R. Goldstein is famous for her intricate nail art. These juicy peach nails are too sweet.
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Just Peachy
Similarily, Lippiatt’s micro peach nail art is drool-worthy.
IG: @alyxlippiatt
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Glazed Peach
Glazed doughnut nails meet peach. This is the new nude nail, and you can’t tell me otherwise. Here, Lou uses the professional-only The Gel Bottle Juliet BIAB™, but if you want to recreate this glossy manicure at home, Dazzle Dry Sunset Glow ($22) is almost identical.
IG: @chelslounails
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Mellow Yellow
Yellow-leaning peach shades are also extremely flattering on sun-kissed skin. Case in point: Essie Check Your Baggage ($10).
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Dainty Daisies
There’s no cuter manicure for the spring to summer transition than barely-there peach tips and matching micro flowers, created here by nail artist Mateja Novakovic.
