15 Mother’s Day Nail Designs for the Ultimate Pampering Present

You don't have to go full-on floral to get that fresh spring effect! Choose two or three fingers to turn into accent nails with tiny dried flowers. Then, paint the other nails a solid shade to match.

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You can't go wrong with a neutral manicure. Make it a little more fun by adding a layer of chrome powder on top of a nude pink nail for a touch of shimmer.

A spring holiday like Mother's Day calls for all things floral! Start with a nude base, then get creative with a rainbow of floral decals on each nail. Vary the placement, shapes, and sizes of the flowers for a fun manicure.

Why buy Mom a bouquet from the store when she can wear her favorite flowers on her nails instead? This bright, garden-inspired nail art contains different shapes and sizes of flowers on each accent nail, complete with bright green stems and leaves for an added pop of color.

These gold-tinged nails are not your mother's French manicure! Playing off of the classic nail art style, this design emphasizes the half-moon shape at the cuticle rather than the tip of the nail, accenting it with a thin line of gold glitter. To recreate this look, use a crescent-shaped sticker to cover the cuticle section of your nail and paint your light pink base coat over the rest of the nail.

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Let the shades of spring inspire you to branch out from your usual French manicure to one featuring pretty pastel tips! Alternate each nail tip with a different bright hue for a fun flair.

A mauve manicure is always lovely for the spring, but the addition of gold outlined butterflies makes it so much more fun! This look feels fancy but is super easy to do at home with just a few stick-on butterfly nail decals.

Using real dried flowers and clear polish, your mom can have her bouquet and wear it on her nails, too! You can even add accents like gold tips or polka dots to contrast with the natural shades of the flowers.

Cherry blossom season may be over by Mother's Day, but you can still enjoy their beauty by painting them on your nails! Start with a nude pink base and use a tiny brush to create small and medium pink and white flowers. Complete the blossoms with a dark dot of pink in the center and sage green leaves.

With their beautiful iridescent sheen, these white chrome nails are fit for an occasion as special as Mother's Day without being too flashy. Plus, they'll match your mom's prized pearls!

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Mother's Day is right around the corner from watermelon season, so it's the perfect time to use the fruit's color pallet on your nails. To recreate this nail art, apply pink and green nail polish in two different sections on your nail and use a brush to lightly blend them at their meeting point for a gorgeous ombré effect.

Let your manicure reflect the love you feel for Mom with this sweet layered heart nail art! Switch things up by using the same shades of pink to do different designs on each nail, like a double layered french tip, layered heart, and mini heart decal.

Think abstract with a minimal manicure that takes advantage of negative space. Pick one or two pretty pastel shades and use a detailed brush to paint geometric shapes and patterns that follow the shape of your nail beds.

Let this stunning green flower-studded manicure be your reminder that Mother Nature deserves to be celebrated on Mother's Day, too! These nails take inspiration from our planet's stunning green color pallet, with a different shade on each nail covered with simple gold and white daisies.

If your mom is a minimalist, she'll love this sparkly modern take on the French manicure. The two thin, sparkly silver nail tip outlines, which you can create with a glitter nail art pen, subtly contrast with the milky white base coat.

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