9 Glitter Nail Designs That Still Feel Elegant

Disco Nails

Choose a mega-pack of 5,000 nail-friendly rhinestones and gems, nail stickers, tweezers, and a nail brush for under $10 to replace your beautiful nail polish.

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Fancy French

An exquisite French manicure is the perfect base for sparkle and shine. Starting with milky pink, use silver, nude, or pink glitter tips instead of white.

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Neutral Magnetic Mani

This dazzling magnetic polish might be aggressive, but with a brown bronzed tone, it's stylish and modest.

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Glitter Accent Nails

Limit glitter to one or two accent nails and make sure it matches the manicure. Creating a wonderful splash of color is still possible.

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Peek-A-Boo Shimmer

A negative space manicure with a hint of glitter is a minimalist glitter look. Gold sparkles offer visual appeal without dominating.

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Glitzy Tips

Start with a pink base for a simple, elegant glitter manicure. Paint half of a cosmetic wedge's rectangular side with Olive & June's Exclamation Point ($9) silver sparkle polish.

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Sparkle Trim

You may get creative with glitter trim colors, but this nearly nude pink is modest but eye-catching.

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Melting Sheen

Glitter in the upper third of the nail elevates and elegantizes this melting manicure.

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Pearly Ombré

It's hard to notice, but each nail in this photo has a slightly distinct translucent pearly tone. A glitter manicure is toned down by the light base color and mild ombré effect.

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