33+ Playful Valentine’s Day Nail Designs from Instagram to Try at Home (2024)

Candy heart messages, red rose bouquets, blush pink hues, white chocolate truffles, velvet teddy bears, confetti-filled balloons, mini quiche Florentine and bottles of pink prosecco are a few things that come to mind when we think about Valentine’s Day. While people propose or get married this time of the year, the “Love Day” is not just about celebrating your significant other anymore. Now, we shower our parents, kids, relatives, close friends and sometimes co-workers with friendly gifts. Hey, there’s even Galentine’s Day for spending time and shouting out your favorite bestie.

No matter how you decide to celebrate the day, it’s always fun to dress up in its assigned shades of primarily red, pink and white. Those fashionistas who likemaking a fashion statement even opt to wear the in-between colors such as: magenta, pomegranate, bubble gum, raspberry, carnation pink, Bordeaux, ballerina slipper, whip cream, pearl or even Chantilly lace. Some exciting ways to look festive on Valentine’s day include wearing a cute lips sweater, accessorized with bubbly champagne earringsand a heart-shaped bag.

Besides wearing a light pink heart shawl or red patent 4 inch stilettos, it’s always exciting to add the pretty Valentine’s Day color scheme to your nails. Decorating my finger fangs falls into the bucket of accessories. For me, no outfit is complete without my nails done. Whether you fancy acrylic lengths or prefer to embrace your natural nails, it’s always creative to dazzle them up with designs or paint them in enchanting polishes. Here are a few playful tips, tools, artistic inspiration to help anyone showoff and try something new for their Valentine’s Day nails.

Before Painting or Designing, Prep Your Nails

While I’m not a nail tech, I appreciate doing my own natural nails. Before I start any manicure, I make sure my nails are in good health. If my nails are brittle because I used a cheap polish or 100% acetone too often, then I skip doing nail polish. I want my natural nails to be strong and healthy before being cute. Here are a few things I do to keep my natural nails healthy:

• After washing my hands, I always use a rich creamy lotion or 100% pure grapeseed oil to keep my skin and nails from drying out.
• If I’m getting hangnails or my nails are brittle and peeling, then I’ll use a cuticle and nail oil to genuinely target the damaged areas better.
• Always file the jagged edges to keep nail polish from chipping.
• Buffer the rough bits off the nail bed surface so polish paints on smoothly.
• Use a nail treatment to stimulate and encourage growth.
• Sometimes, I like to do an oil bath, which is something I learned from my mother and she learned it from my grandmother who was a licensed beautician. Take a bowl of warm water, add 1 lemon wedge, a drop of dishwashing liquid (yes, dishwashing liquid) and olive oil, let nails and cuticles soak for 5 minutes. Then use the lemon wedge and rub each finger and nail with it and submerge back into water for a couple of more minutes. Skin and nails feel softer, cleaner and smoother.

After prepping your nails, you’re ready to dazzle them in some luxurious polishes and creative art. Some of these designs are easy to create, even for the beginners who do their nails. Of course if you’re not interested in being artistic, you can show these designs to your nail tech. For those who like do their own nails, you’ll need some tools to help you create fun VDay nail designs.

Helpful Tools to Design Your Valentine’s Day Nails

Even if you’re not skilled nail tech, you can create any design with certain tools that will give you a professional look. So you don’t even need to know how to draw, as long as you have a steady hand, you can create beautiful Valentine nails using a few of the suggested following items:

• Lip Pattern Nail Art Stickers
• Manicurist Dotting Tool & Nail Art Liner Brush
• Olive & June Nail Art Pens
• French Nail Stamp
• Heart Decals
• Chrome Powder
• Rhinestones
• Orange Wood Sticks
• CND Vinnylux Longwear Top Coat
• June Jacobs Cellular Intensive Cuticle Recovery Cream
• Beauty Pie Nailcare Super Cuticles Kit

Valentine’s Day Nail Shades to Shop

Not sure what colors to use? Try these Valentine’s Day nail polish collections for natural nails:

• Olive & June Valentine’s Day Polish Set
• Deborah Lippmann Bed of Roses Nail Polish Set
• Londontown Love Letter to My Nails Pouch
• Orly Strawberry Milk Bath
• Butter London Queen for the Day Valentine’s Day Set
• ILNP Sweet Heart Bundle

Playful Instagram Nail Designs to Try

Below are featured some Valentine’s Day nail art I found on Instagram. These designs might be fun to replicate or use as a guideline to create your own look. Some nail looks have acrylics but don’t be afraid to try these styles out on your natural nails or take the inspiration to your nail tech and let he or she style it for you. Personally, I’m going to try these looks on my natural nails myself. Wish me luck!

As you can see, dazzling up your finger claws can be so much fun! Whether you’re using gel polish, regular lacquer, press-ons or acrylics, make sure you properly take care of your nails before and after application. Buy those lush moisturizers, hand creams and cuticle oils if needed.

Which nail art designs stole your attention for Valentine’s Day? Any look you’re trying to recreate for yourself?

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