A French mani is a classic nail design—the nude base and crisp white tips are a perfect pairing. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t take your own creative liberties and make the traditional manicure your own.
These days, it’s common to swap out the typical white tip for unexpected colors. And lately, we’ve been spotting tons of blue French tips all over our feed. Ahead, take a look at some of our favorite blue French tip nail designs.
Royal Blue
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If royal blue is your thing, this design should be right up your alley. While this mani is largely simple and traditional, the heart-shaped design on the pinky nail adds an interesting touch.
Mismatched Blues
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This playful manicure in shades of blue features trendy designs like tie dye, checkerboards, and evil eyes—all mixed with a classic blue French tip.
A Whole Blue World
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These blue wave nails evoke The Little Mermaid vibes. While this ocean-inspired design may seem too complex to DIY, with @nuka.nails’ tutorial, you can easily bring these to life at home.
Blurry Blue
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Robin egg blue is one of the prettiest variations of the color. And this blurry ombre-like French tip is the perfect way to incorporate the shade into your manicure.
Starry Blue
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These nails remind us of Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting. From the blue swirly sky to gold night sky accents, these nails are truly a work of art.
Midnight Blue
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This midnight blue mani is moody and magical. Achieve the dark blue French tip using Holo Taco Polish in Twice In a Blue Moon. Give the look an extra dose of pizazz with silver nail stickers—these are from Lights Lacquer.
All That Glitters…
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These confetti blue French tips are the party nails of our dreams. If it’s your birthday (or any day, really), add these to the inspo board.
Molten Blues
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ICYMI: Molten metal nails are one of the year’s biggest nail trends. And this mani is the perfect example of why it’s so in demand. Here, the baby blue French tips are further elevated with strokes of molten silver chrome nail art.
Blue Chrome
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Speaking of one of the hottest trends.. it goes without saying that chrome nails are at the top of the list. This shimmery blue chrome mani is most certainly worth recreating.
Indigo Mood
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French tips in a purple-y blue shade of indigo meet an eyeball-centric design. The long coffin shape is just the right canvas for this style.
Frosted Tips
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This manicure is bringing a whole new meaning to frosted tips. These snowflake French tips are next level—and you’ll definitely want to keep this design in mind when winter rolls around.
Cool Clouds
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Bring the beauty of the skyline to your nails. All you need to do is decorate your royal blue French tips with fluffy white clouds.
Speckled and Sparkly
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These icy French blue tips are speckled and sparkly. They remind us of a snowy winter.
Glacial Blue
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This mani feels ripped right out of Frozen. These blue French tips combine all of the fun nail trends—3D nail art, chrome polish, and glitter accents.
Blue Swirls
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Blue and black swirls create an abstract French tip on these long coffin nails. Pick two of your favorite shades to recreate the look.
Blue Auras
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Blue auras brighten up these zebra print Frenchies. The blue 3D flower accent nail is the cherry on top.
Blue Velvet
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Cat eye nail polish gives a shimmery, velvet finish to these blue French tips. The dainty rhinestones scattered allover the nails make for the perfect finishing touch.
Blue Birds
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Sparkly blue French tips are accent nails to this garden-core design with wild flowers and a blue jay.
Charmed
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Aqua French tips are a canvas for Y2K-inspired chunky nail charms. This manicure is quite the conversation starter.
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