22 Perfect Heart Nail Designs For Your Next Manicure - Paisley & Sparrow (2024)

Do you wear your heart on your sleeve? How about on your nails!

Heart designs create sweet and romantic manicures and can add something special to an otherwise plain set of fingernails.

If you’d like some inspiration, here are some of the best heart nail designs you could ask for!

Many of the designs below use Olive and June nail polish colors. Check out my !

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1. Color Block Heart Art

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I love this accent nail on the middle finger! And while the red and pink polish are the perfect choice for a classic heart vibe or Valentine’s Day nail designs, you can choose different shades to fit your personal favorite color palette.

Colors Used: Olive and June Lava and Jam, Please

2. Glitter Hearts

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Rainbow and glitter — what more do you need?! These cute hearts are painted on a nude base for fun but simple nails!

3. Floating Hearts

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Pink french tips in different shades are the perfect complement to an accent ring finger with tiny pink hearts. Add some small dots for a fun way to make your nails pop.

4. Dark Red

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Take a classic red manicure to the next level with a pretty heart and french tip in the same red nail polish on one nail. This is an easy one for those of us who do our own manicures.

Colors Used: Manucurist, Dark Pansy

5. Color Block Heart Tips

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Maybe red isn’t your color! You can do great heart designs in bright hues (or whatever suits your mood) with this twist on a classic french manicure. I love this option for summer time!

Check out these summer time neon nails here!

Colors Used: Olive and June Orange Wedge, Lime Fizz, Lemony Lemon, Hot Strawberry, BEB

6. Heart in a Box

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Wear your heart in a frame! These gorgeous nails are adorned with rhinestones and red and pink tips. What really adds something extra is the framed box with the heart shape in the center.

7. Heart Cut Out Nails

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Create a heart in the negative space for a unique look! You can use more classic heart or Valentines Day colors for this style of mani, but the bright rainbow makes it even more surprising.

8. Black White Heart Nails

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Go for a more neutral black and white if that’s your style. It doesn’t make the heart any less romantic! Remember: if you can’t freehand your hearts, nail decals are your new best friend.

Colors: Olive and June HD, E+M, and hearts sticker

9. Pink, Purple and White Hearts

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Give yourself a sweet manicure with these tiny pink and purple hearts. Paint your solid nails the same colors as the hearts to pull the whole look together.

10. Black Heart With Gems

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Gems, polka dots and a black and white color palette give this heart manicure a little bit of edge or glam. Perfect with your leather jacket, for a concert or with any black outfit.

11. All Red With Pink & Red Heart Accent

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If you’re a beginner at heart nail art, feel free to practice on paper before trying it on your nail. And keep the mani simple — just create a heart on one fingernail to start.

The best way I’ve found to make the perfect heart is to dip a round dotting tool in your polish and create three dots in a triangle shape. Then connect all the dots!

Just be sure to have enough polish on the dots that you can connect all 3 together.

When they’re dry, finish with a top coat!

12. Pink & Red Heart Valentine’s Nails

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Once you’ve gotten the hang of creating hearts, paint one on each fingernail! It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, or just because you feel like it.

13. Nude Nails with Colored Hearts

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These nails can be customized to any outfit or season! Choose a neutral base and five fun nail colors to add a small heart at the base of your nails. If you don’t have nail art tools, you can use the end of a bobby pin!

14. White Iridescent Tips with White Heart Accent

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Make your French manicure a little more delicate with small dots or a tiny heart at the base of each nail. A pearly top coat is the perfect cherry on top.

Colors Used: Le Mini Macaron Pearlescence

15. Heart Line

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If you have tiny heart nail stickers, stack them on top of each other for an easy but graphically appealing manicure.

This is a perfect option for short nails — you can use the right amount of stickers for your nail length! Find 50+ other short nails designs here!

Colors Used: Olive and June nail stickers

16. Black French Tip

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This short nail design proves that you can do a darling french tip without much length AND that you don’t need to stick with white or light colors!

Colors Used: Olive and June SD and SGT

17. Nude Nails with Hearts

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Red is basically a neutral, right? Because I think this simple heart manicure goes with everything!

Colors Used: Olive and June CCT and Ruby Shimmer

18. Black Hearts

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Who says hearts have to be for Valentine’s Day? This heart design is giving me major winter vibes! Little white dots and a starburst evoke a quiet snowy night.

19. Heart Accent

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You don’t need a giant heart on your nails to have an impact. Even a tiny heart on an accent nail stands out if you paint your base white.

Colors Used: Olive and June HD (white) and ES (red)

20. Black Heart Accent

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This abstract design is easy to do freehand because you don’t have to worry about doing it perfectly! Paint messy stripes in both directions on top of a neutral base. Add some hearts and small metallic dots to complete the look.

21. Black Solids and Mini Hearts

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Make a black manicure a little lighter with these teeny tiny dots and hearts on an accent nail. It brings something delicate and cute to your nails!

Colors Used: Olive & June E+M

22. Black Heart Tips and Accent

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Make some waves! I love how these wavy nails switch between black and white and also switch placement from top to bottom! The contrasting hearts draw your eye to this fun design.

Colors Used: Le Mini Macaronlicorice and milkshake.

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FAQs

How do you make a perfect heart on your nails? ›

Dip the toothpick into the polish and make a dot on your left ring finger. Make a second dot next to the first dot. Use the toothpick to drag one of the dots down, creating a 45 degree angle. Drag the other dot down to meet the first dot, creating the heart.

What nail design is trending right now? ›

Milky White Nails

The milky white nail trend is a continuation of soft, clean looking manicures that look good on both short and long nails. With creamier milky manicures, polish, and acrylic styles, this presents a clean and polished look. This is sometimes used alongside negative spacing and other nail techniques.

What are the five 5 basic nail designs? ›

Most clients lean toward one of five basic nail shapes: square, round, oval, squoval, or pointed. Use this handout to help your students decide on the proper shape for each client and to learn some techniques for filing it just right.

What nail designs make them look longer? ›

Contour with Dark Colors

While lighter hues are more elongating, if you prefer a dark mani, try Holford's trick: “Create a more linear shape by not painting right up to the sides of the nail. By leaving a little space at the sides, you'll create the appearance of thinner, longer nails,” she explains.

How to draw a love heart on nails? ›

Next, lie the end of the toothpick in your nail polish and use the it to sketch the point of the heart, creating two diagonal lines that each join up to a dot. Use your bobby pin to fill in the space left in the centre and you are done. It's that simple.

What is my perfect nail shape? ›

If you have short palms and short fingers, it's best to opt for rounded oval and almond shapes. For longer palms and fingers, consider dramatic stiletto or coffin (or ballerina) shaped styles. Almond shaped nails tend to suit everyone.

What is most popular nail color now? ›

What Color Nail Polish Is In Right Now: Spring 2024 Edition
  • Lavender: Lavender nail polish is a soft and soothing shade that is making waves in 2024. ...
  • Neutral Pink: Neutral pink nail polish is a classic and versatile option that never goes out of style.

What is the most popular nail shape now? ›

The top most popular acrylic nail shapes are almond, and ballerina nails, pall, and square nails,, round nails, squoval, and stiletto nails, and lip.

What is the rich girl nail trend? ›

The classic rich-girl nail is long and filed in a tapered square shape, which he says helps elongate your fingers. Next is the color choice: Stick with a full-coverage neutral shade that is either one shade darker or lighter than your own skin tone.

What do coffin nails look like? ›

“The shape is pointed [like a stiletto shaped nail] but with a squared-off blunt end,” she says. This makes it look like the shape of a coffin, or the pointe slippers that ballet dancers wear, which is where this nail shape got its name from.

What does a French tip nail look like? ›

french tip nails are a staple nail design that has been around since the 1930s. consisting of a sheer pink base color and a white tip, this nail look is timelessly chic. learn how to do a classic french manicure to elevate your at-home nail game.

How to choose nail design? ›

The rule is to make sure that the look of your nails is appropriate for where you're going. You can also use your makeup as a guide when choosing your nail polish. You'll want to look presentable and your overall look, well put together. Attract positive attention with the look you're going for.

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