Nail design ideas, sorted the way you actually choose them
Fifteen trend guides across aura, chrome, cat eye and French nails — each one broken down by color, finish, shape and occasion, so you can find the exact look before your next appointment.
Four ways to wear it now
Every guide on Planify Hub sits inside one of these four families. Pick a swatch to see the full range.
Soft gradients and a glowing center, from barely-there milky white to full sunset color stories.
A milky white glow paired with pearl and chrome finishes, built for everything from clean-girl everyday wear to bridal manicures.
Where the soft color transition of aura nails meets a luminous pearl sheen, for a manicure that photographs beautifully.
Warm pink, peach, coral and gold blended into one glow — the aura style built for golden-hour color lovers.
Rich, gemstone-deep blue with a magnetic streak of light running through the center of every nail.
A luminous purple band that shifts as it catches the light, from soft lilac to deep plum.
Deep green with the moving glow of a magnetic finish — one of the richer, more editorial cat eye looks.
The classic tip, rebuilt for 2026 in gold, pearl, chrome and every shape from almond to coffin.
The classic French tip on an almond shape, styled from understated to fully fashion-forward.
A warm metallic tip in place of the traditional white line, from barely-there to statement gold.
A pearlescent, glazed take on the French tip that adds dimension without going fully metallic.
Silver, champagne, gold, pink and rose chrome lines, built on the same clean French structure.
Mirror finishes and soft metallics, from cool silver and lavender to warm gold and blush.
From soft blush chrome for the office to a full mirror-pink finish for evening.
Icy, dreamy or bold — blue chrome styled across a full range of intensities and shapes.
Warmer and more jewelry-like than silver or lavender chrome, paired with nude and milky bases.
Soft pastel color under a high-shine metallic layer — dreamy without losing polish.
Softened past its futuristic origins with sheer nude bases, French tips and pearl effects.
Every guide is built the same way: color, then finish, then shape, then occasion
That order matters. A shade can look completely different depending on whether it’s glossy, chrome or pearl — and the same finish reads differently on a short oval nail than on a long almond one. Planify Hub’s guides are written to be used at the salon chair, not just browsed for inspiration.
- Written by Sufyan, a New York–based beautician with over a decade of experience.