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Birthdays are always a lot of fun!
Your special day is that one day in the year when you get to celebrate your gorgeous self and do something you don’t always do very often.
And everyone loves to look sparkling and beautiful to stand out on their birthday.
What better way to do that than to wear a statement piece, such as birthday nails?
As our gift to you, we’re here to inspire you with some gorgeous birthday inspired nails that you can wear to catch everyone’s eyes on your special day!
Common Birthday Nails Theme and Designs
There can be a myriad of fancy birthday nail designs you will find, so choosing a theme around the most common birthday nail designs would be best.
Here are the most common birthday nail themes and designs that fit this special occasion.
Encapsulated Nails
This nail art is meaningful for your birthday. You can encapsulate gems, greetings, your age, birthdate, birth year, birthstone, or even a photo. The sky’s the limit!
Confetti Nails
It’s not quite a party without some confetti! Confetti nails give you the illusion of confetti on your nails so it is always fun to have.
Dessert Nails
A cupcake nail design looks sweet, cute, and fun as a birthday nail art. So are ice cream, chocolate, pancakes, and tarts — all of which are common birthday buffet treats!
Birthday-themed Nails
Think birthday cakes, candles, balloons on your nails. It couldn’t be more apt for the occasion!
Glitter Nails
Glitter nails are versatile and give an effortless but glam look! Perfect for celebrations.
French Bling Nails
A French manicure is always classy. Enhance those tips with birthday-themed bling and you’re good to go!
Gorgeous Birthday Nails to Celebrate In Style
Now that you have an idea of what you want your nails to look like, it’s time to get creative, feel inspired, and start choosing from our fabulous collection!
Pink Icing on Blush Base, Sprinkles, and Gemstones
Think birthday cakes are too pretty to eat? Not when you wear these fancy birthday nails. Top pink-colored icing nails with rainbow sprinkles and gemstones to leave you sparkling all day.
Fuchsia Pink and White with Rainbow Sprinkles
Nothing says birthday more than cake on your nails. To achieve the look of these fun and short birthday nails, use fuchsia pink for most nails and white manicure on an accent nail. Finally, adorn with colorful rainbow sprinkles to get you in a festive mood.
Cake and Cupcake on Fancy Glitter
Some more birthday nails that are short-but-fun to look at!
A sheer glitter base gets coated with fancy stickers in butterflies, stars, and circles. Accent nails feature a meticulously hand-drawn cake and cupcake to deliver a special message: Happy Birthday!
Birthday Doodles on Pink
Don sweet pink nails but give them more pizzazz in fun birthday nails embellished with a slice of cake, balloons, and party-themed things. Your special day is the perfect excuse to wear this design all day or all week long, whichever you prefer!
Nude, White Icing, and Colorful Brush Strokes
Wear nude nails but make them extra since it’s your special day! Top them with white birthday nails that look like icing and bright, colorful brush strokes that resemble sprinkles for a more festive vibe.
White and Colorful Confetti Sprinkles
It’s not a party without some confetti! White base nails get more uplifting with colorful confetti sprinkles as a top coat.
Birthday Candle Colors
Can’t decide what your favorite color is? This nail design features a trifecta of awesome nail colors: pink, blue, and white. And since it’s for your birthday, doodling a cake on one nail will never be too much; it’s just perfect!
Cherry and Cheerful 30th Birthday Pastel Nails
Pastel pink, blue, yellow, and white nails embellished with hand-drawn cherries, cakes, and happy birthday greetings just made turning over a new leaf a lot more cheerful. Pastel nails have never looked so fun and spirited!
White Nails, Peach Squiggle Tips, and Colorful Strokes
Got a clear base coat on your nails? Accentuate it with icing tips in white polish outlined in peach and topped with colorful strokes to keep the yummy birthday ice cream for a few days!
White Border Nails, Melting Sweet Pink Tips, and Heart Gems
Feel all the sweetness on your special day with these cute and short birthday nails in pink and white. Alternately paint a white border nail design and a pink icing tip nail design for the sweetest-looking birthday nails!
Top with heart-shaped gems for extra oomph!
Pink, Peach, Gold Glitter, and Doodles for Birthday Nails
Thinking cute, short birthday nails that can deliver happiness and cheer? Go with this summer-inspired birthday nails in pink and peach, topped with gold glitter, a cute girl’s face, strawberries, and melting ice cream!
Holographic Shimmer Nails, 3D White Icing, and Cherry On Top
Sky’s the limit for how you creatively showcase yourself for your birthday! Accentuate holographic glitter nails with 3D white icing tips, and finished off with a cherry on top.
Pink Shades, Black Stripes on White, and Ice Cream Doodle
Alternate white nails with different pink shades. Seal it with pin stripes on the white nails and an ice cream doodle to nail the perfect grungy-but-sweet look for your birthday!
Fuchsia, Yellow, and a Cupcake
Want bright and beautiful nails? Fluorescent nail colors in pink and yellow create a warm and sunny look, made complete with the prettiest cupcake nail art for your special day.
Pink-Fuchsia Ombre, White Flames, and Chunky Glitter
Achieve these birthday nails in coffin shape by starting-off with a pink and fuchsia ombre base and accentuate the tips with layers of colorful glitter. Top-coat with white flames and an assortment of rhinestones that scream “Ready to party!”
Pink, Yellow, and Blue Nails with 3D Accents
An awesome trio of nail colors in pink, yellow, and blue can be made even more festive.
Start by painting the middle fingernails with striped nail art to get the three-tone color design, then alternately paint the rest with a single base color. Finish off with 3D flowers, gems, and colorful rhinestones.
Rainbow-Layered and Cow-Print Nails
Birthdays are associated with change. And these birthday nails married two different elements as if to celebrate that!
A rainbow-layered nail design meets black-and-white cow nails, and stiletto nails meet round nails to create a unique nail art statement.
Pink Blush, Rasta-Inspired Nails, and Colorful Glitter Accents
Hippy, happy birthday vibes are what this unique nail art screams! Randomly paint some of your nails with a pink blush coat, and Rasta-inspired nail colors.
Top those with beautiful and colorful glitter accents. And you get these gorgeous birthday nails in coffin shape, perfect for the summer!
Louis Vuitton and Icons, Melting Chocolate, and Pink Cupcake Accents
The beauty of birthday nails is that it’s a very creative way to tell the world who you are! In this nail art, you will find the LVn logo and icons, melting chocolate tips, and ombre pink heart accents that look like cupcakes.
Perfect for the classic LV fashionista at heart!
Sheer Gloss, Seattle-Blue Tips, and Confetti Glitter Accents
Get beautiful glitter birthday nails with just the right amount of pizzazz. Start with a sheer base coat, then add Seattle blue tips. Finish off with colorful confetti glitters shaped in stars, hearts, and circles for the main drama.
Pink Blush Nails, 3D Ice Popsicles, and Strawberry Tarts
Love pink? Accentuate pink blush nails with 3D ice popsicles and strawberry tarts on white petals. Finish off with small white crystals and pearly hearts.
Matte, Metallic, and Glittery Pink Nails and Ice Cream
When all the elements of matte pink, metallic pink, and glittery pink nails come together on stiletto nails, they seamlessly blend. This nail shape is perfect for a 3D ice cream nail design too. Now you have the fanciest birthday nails!
Clear Gloss and Metallic Confetti Glitter Accent
Wearing clear gloss nails and looking to add more for your birthday? One quick style hack is to use metallic confetti glitter accents as a top coat. Voilà! Easy but glam!
Pastel and Ombre Glitter Nails
Love pastel tones? Mix and match peach, light blue, pink, and lavender nail polish with an ombre glitter nail design. Accentuate your nails with pearls, painted hearts, pastel confetti, and cupcake nail art for the sweetest-looking nails!
Pink Drips on Sheer Gloss
Add three-tone drips in neon pink, pastel pink, and white on the tips of sheer gloss nails to give them a vibrant boost!
Blush Pink Nails and Sweet Doodles
These blush pink nails get even sweeter with doodles of strawberries, chocolate drips, pancakes, and a Nutella jar. You can’t get any sweeter than this!
Chocolate-Inspired Nails
These nails scream CHOCOLATE! Brown nails have never looked so alluring. Use chocolate truffles as inspiration for each nail. Seal the look with 3D dark chocolate brown drips for a mouthwatering effect!
Soft Peach Almond Nails and Colorful Dotted Tips
This dainty but fancy nail art is ready to celebrate you. Make soft pink almond nails sizzle with colorful dotted French tips!
Peachy Square Nails With Multicolored Tips
Steal attention through these peach square nails. Instead of a classic white French tip, opt for multicolored French tips in an abstract design to give your nails a more dynamic personality!
Shades of Blue, White Hearts, and a Pink Cupcake
Lovers of the color blue will adore these four different shades, accentuated with hand-drawn white hearts, shimmering silver glitter, and a meticulously hand-painted pink cupcake.
Violet Nails and Ice Cream Cones
Purple lovers will love these simple but adorable violet birthday nails. Make it more fun with hand-drawn ice cream nail art on your ring fingernails.
Neon Bright and 21
There’s no better time to try early 21st century looks than your 21st birthday! Try neon-colored nails in bright green, pink, blue, and orange, and leave silver accents of butterfly wings for that trendy y2k aesthetic.
Lastly, make your milestone age known with the hand-painted number 21 on your middle and ring fingers.
Blush Pink Coffin Nails, Colorful Confetti, and Blue Butterflies
To get this birthday acrylic nails in coffin shape, tip your blush pink coffin nails with colorful confetti. Then add blue butterfly designs on your ring fingernails to celebrate your own milestone and evolution — just like a butterfly’s metamorphosis.
Yin-Yang Pink and Yellow Nails With Smileys and Sprinkles
Feeling a little retro? Attract more happiness and peace on your birthday with these bright pink, yellow, and white nails styled with cheerful emoticons, neon strokes, and a yin-yang symbol!
Pink and Blue Nails with Donuts, Drips, and Multicolored Strokes
Nothing says “it’s my birthday!” more than nails that look like dessert.
Wear blue and pink nails with donuts, drips of icing, and multicolored strokes as sprinkles for the most fashionable sweet treat!
Neon Green, Pink, and Ice Cream
Enjoy your special day with electrifying neon green and pink nails. Complete the birthday nail ensemble with hand-painted ice cream nail art!
Sheer Nails with Glitter Ombre and Colorful Birthday Streamers
Sheer nails? No problem! Just tip it with cute purple glitters and colorful streamers and star confetti for more pizzazz!
Pink and Sprinkles, Blue and Clouds, Silver Glitter, and Cartoon Art
These cartoon birthday nails are oozing with charm and personality! To get this look, paint nails on both fingers with a unique pink, blue, blush, and silver glitter base color.
Paint sprinkles on the pink base, and white clouds on the blue base, and character images on the blush-colored nails. Ain’t these cute?!
Colorful Abstract Designs on White Nails
Got plain white nails? Paint abstract designs in bright, colorful shades of blue, pink, red, and yellow on them to effortlessly turn them into white birthday nails!
Gold Grid, White Corners with Purple, Pink, and Blue Sprinkles
Turn sheer base nails into birthday nails instantly!
Draw sharp gold grid lines all over your nails, and to soften them, style a corner of your nails with white nail polish and paint purple, pink, and blue strokes just like rainbow sprinkles on cake icing!
Abstract Designs on Pastel Shade Nails
Are you a ’90s baby turning over a new leaf? Then this nail art is for you! Walk down nostalgia lane in these ’90s-inspired nails jazzed up with abstract nail art designs.
Vintage ’80s Colored Nails With Abstract Designs
These birthday nails are for the ’80s kids who want to rock their birthday party with memorable ’80s vibes and color palettes! Create geometric art designs on bright-colored nails for a more flavorful twist.
Pink Nails with Cupcake and Black Heart Accents
Paint your nails bright pink, but make your middle fingernails white. Then add a cupcake nail art on each white nail and a heart accent on your pink fingernails. Birthday nails don’t always have to be complicated!
Nude Ovals With Classic French Tips and Cupcake Nail Art
Shine bright with glossy nude nails and classic French tips by simply adding cute cupcake nail art on your ring fingernails. It’s a simple, classic head-turner!
Pastel Oval Nails with Chocolate Drip Accents
Is your birthday happening close to the Easter season? We’ve got the perfect egg-inspired nails for you!
Paint your nails in matte pastel base colors. Drizzle them with chocolate sprinkles, and accentuate select fingers with chocolate drips on the cuticle, turning them into a delightful, mouth-watering masterpiece.
Pink with Colorful Confetti and Silver Glitter Accents
Celebrate your special day with birthday nails in short, round-shape, that’s colored pink! Accentuate with bright and colorful dots and silver glitter accents on the tips to make them more festive!
Pink and White Birthday Nails with Cupcake and Dotted Accents
Wear your heart on your sleeve with lovely pink, fuchsia, and white painted on your nails.
Alternately paint nails with white and pink base colors, then paint sweet cupcakes on select fingernails and dots on the others. Now you have the sweetest nails for your birthday!
Have You Picked Out Your Favorite Style?
Choosing one favorite style out of all these wonderful options may not be the easiest.
But hopefully, we’ve given you more than enough birthday inspired nails, stylish-looking nails, and ideas for your birthday to help you celebrate your special day in style!
Birthdays are a time to turn over a new leaf, embrace change, and get excited for new things to come.
So stay excited and hopeful, and embrace your fabulous, wiser self!
Do You Need To Look At More Nails Ideas For Birthday?
You might find more styles and inspirations in these blogs:
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- 50 Stunning Coffin Nails Design Ideas
- 10 Best Brushes for Acrylic Nails
- 40 Short Spring Nails You Need to Try
Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin blends her beauty industry background with expertise in communications to lead in the fashion and beauty world. As a fashion and beauty editor, she is known for engaging and informative articles. Her lifelong passion for fashion, makeup, and hair shines through her work, earning her widespread respect among readers and clients. Stephanie's style, a mix of classic and contemporary, makes her a dynamic and influential figure in the industry, inspiring others with her knowledgeable and approachable insights.
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