Ice Cream Nails are (literally) the sweetest manicure of spring 2025

Ice Cream Nails: Ice cream-inspired nails are the tastiest manicure trend for spring 2025.

If you enjoy strawberry and vanilla ice cream in the summer, you'll love this manicure trend: ice cream nails. This summery manicure features offset tips, similar to French nails . However, instead of being precisely drawn on, the two colors blend gently into one another – like two scoops of ice cream on a hot summer day. The high-gloss finish of the nails is reminiscent of melted ice cream and completes the soft look.

What are ice cream nails?

Ice cream nails add an unexpected touch to minimalist looks like the currently trendy soap nails thanks to the color gradient. The first to create the ice cream manicure was Harrier Westmoreland, a celebrity nail artist whose clients include stars like Zendaya and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. The result is minimalist and elegant, and offers the perfect alternative to the pastel nails typical of spring. Ice cream nails are essentially a reinterpretation of the French manicure, but in an ombré version. The typical white tip of the French manicure seems to melt into the pink background.

Which nail shape do the Ice Cream Nails suit?

The Ice Cream Manicure is the ideal mix of natural nails and nail art, allowing you to get creative with your color choices. While white and pink are the basic combination for cream and strawberry nails, you can also play with other shades for variety. Thanks to their simple color scheme, Ice Cream Nails suit every nail shape and length, whether short, rounded nails or more pointed, almond-shaped nails .