25 Short Nail Ideas for March With Sprightly Spring Energy

For a lot of us, the main reason to choose short nails is that they are useful. But just because you choose a shorter length that works doesn’t mean you have to give up style. Some designs and colours are actually made for short nails, making them stand out on their own. There are many ways to make your short nails look nice for the first month of spring. You could choose a bright bold solid colour, a funky geometric design, or an elegant manicure with pearls on it.

Keep reading for 25 short nail ideas for March that will really stand out and show off your beautiful nails.

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Butterscotch Nails That Shine

This month, butterscotch is a beautiful colour to wear. For an extra touch of sparkle, add a top coat with lots of shine.

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Moody Nails That Don’t Match

Make it dark, but still floral. To make this mismatched mani use your favourite dark, rich nail polish colours, like brown and burgundy.

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Nails that don’t match but are glittery

A hand with well groomed nails painted in different shades of colour. @melanated.mani on Instagram

This month, go all out with shine. For spring, make the coolest mismatched set by using both glittery and metallic colours.

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Nails in Emerald Green

This beautiful emerald green colour goes perfectly with shorter nails the shiny finish makes it swoon worthy look.

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A manicure with crayons in blue yellow, and green. nailedit on Instagram

This manicure is anything but basic; it has a lot going on, like bright colours and graphic design. We love how surprising it is and how everything fits together.

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Lemon Lime Nails with Colour Blocks

The bright yellow base and vibrant green tips of this color blocked French manicure remind me of the freshness of just picked lemons and limes.

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Fade to Sorbet

Green and peach nails that fade from one colour to the next @lolo.nailedit on Instagram

This mint green and peach moment could be one of our favourite pastel manicures of the year. To get the same look, paint dots of peach and mint on a sponge and stamp them on your nails over a base coat of white polish. No problem.

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Nails in Pistachio Green

A green manicure might not be your usual colour but it’s easier to pull off if you choose the right shade this pistachio colour is not too bright or too muted, so everyone can wear it. It’s also easy to get behind because it’s more neutral tone.

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Muted Olive Green

A neutral green looks great on short square nails. When you wear olive green, keep it simple with two to three coats of polish. Add a shiny top coat to make it even shinier.

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Abstract Green Mani

French manicure with shiny green tips and abstract blobs on the nails @melanated.mani on Instagram

Change the nude base of a classic French manicure to a pink pearl, the white tips to green micros and add abstract circle-like designs to the center of just a few nails. The end result is fun and lively.

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Nails in Earth Tones

This taupe and deep olive manicure gives classic Earth tones a new and modern look. You can also easily copy this simple style: You just need some patience your nail polish colours, and a fine lining nail art brush.

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Easy Swirls

Green French tips with white swirl nail art detaillolo. nailedit on Instagram

Nail art looks good on both short and long nails. Thin French tips and swirls in the right places are a simple way to make your short nails look better.

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nails don’t match

We’ve never seen a mismatched mani that we didn’t like. This set is a little more cutting edge than your average manicure. It has glitter tipped nails, solids, tortoise shell designs, and a two-toned French tip. But when you wear mismatched short nails, the more daring you are, the better.

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Set It to Neutral

If you want a stylish twist on the classic nude nail, go for a polish with an almond colour instead of a white base. For this pretty neutral manicure, your nails should be perfectly groomed and shaped.

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Squiggles and Swirls

You can give your half sies manicure a whole new look by mixing and matching swirls and squiggles. The combination of light and dark polishes in this great manicure is also something we like.

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French Rainbow Micro

This modern take on the classic French manicure has a lot of colour, but the thinner line of polish at the tips makes it look more subtle.

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Party Skittle Nails

A set of pastel nails is the best way to show off your springtime nails instead of sticking to one colour, try a “Skittle” look, which is great for Easter too. We like how the blue colour is deep and how the colours work together. It gives the picture more depth.

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Getting Ready to Marry

A classic white and nude French manicure is a popular choice for weddings. The shorter length makes it easy to focus on the tips. The colour scheme is also very classy look.

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The Royal Way

This dusty purple is the perfect colour to wear on short nails to say goodbye to winter and hello to spring. On short nails, the colour looks even more royal.

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Nails with a milky white glaze

This version of the classic milky white manicure has a more shimmery glazed doughnut look, which is more modern. You can either choose a polish with a little shimmer or add a layer of gold-leaning chrome powder to a white manicure to make it look like it.

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Dainty Abstract Florals

Tiny flowers are a simple way to give your nails a fresh look for spring. Nail decals are the quickest and easiest way to get this look, but you can also get the same effect by making small thick blobs and strokes with the polish brush.

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Lips and Nails

This “your-nails-but-better” manicure is the best way to get a really shiny, sheer look. To get the look just right, use light nudes pinks, and whites with a hint of colour.

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Green and Black Nails

This neon green and black manicure will take you back to the ’90s. Keep this one in mind for the next time you want to look like you’re ready for a party ready look.

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Marble Nails with Pearl Tips

Try adding tiny pearl details to a marble mani to make it look more feminine. The two together are flirty fun and not too much.

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Geometric Nails with a Soft Touch

Bright, bold colours aren’t the only ones that can have abstract patterns. This muted look has a lot of peach nude and gray-green colours that will make your nails look great if you like earth tones style.