Say hello to the understated elegance with these 25 timeless gray nail designs.
Gray is a versatile color that’s, in our opinion, too often overlooked in the manicure department. As a neutral shade, it’s easy to match with any outfit, whether your personal style leans more casual or dressy, but it’s not usually the first choice (or the second, or third…) when picking colors at your local nail salon.
With this said, using the right nail art can help you transform this unassuming color into the perfect neutral manicure.
From delicate and demure to bold and eye-catching, we’ve featured 25 classy designs that are worth screenshotting for your next mani. Whether you prefer a light and airy dove gray or a dark and moody charcoal, there’s a design that’s sure to suit your style.
Timeless Gray Nails To Get Inspired By
1. Fly Me To The Moon
Just because gray isn’t a vibrant color, doesn’t mean your nail art can’t be fun. This travel-inspired design is perfect for all the globetrotters out there!
2. Gray & Glitter
The best color combination with gray is silver, particularly if the manicure features silver nail art. An accent glitter nail, or a glitter heart on the ring finger is a romantic rendition of this otherwise frosty color.
3. Gray Geode
A geode is a rock with a hollow inside, otherwise known as a crystal. This marble nail art design is similar to a geode, and can even be amped up a notch with 3D glitter or Swarovski crystals.
4. Matte & Metallic
Gray nails lend themselves to a velvety matte finish. To juxtapose this, a metallic finish like this copper chrome shows the best of both worlds.
5. Picturesque And Pastel
A pastel gray shade with an accent swirly design nail is the perfect minimal manicure.
6. Creamy Claws
A stiletto nail shape looks great with any nail design. A milky, jelly base like this is super on-trend, particularly with the swirly color design like this.
7. Struck Gold
Similar to the geode design, this gold leaf manicure emulates the beauty of a freshly discovered crystal.
8. All The Silvers
This frosty manicure is perfect for the snowy holiday season. If you can’t choose between chrome, glitter or crystals, this design proves you don’t have to.
9. Gilded In Gold
This stunning gray nail art design with vibrant gold edges is a great on trend manicure, particularly if you like to wear gold-toned rings and jewelry.
10. Watercolored
This multi-layered watercolor design is perfect for a frosty festive manicure, particularly for those who like silver jewelry.
