19 French Manicure Ideas That Were Made for Long Nails (2025)

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We love playing around with different nail shapes, particularly when they’re on the longer side. Why? Because when your nails are longer, you have more creative freedom. With the extra real estate, you can have even more fun with your nail art. For example: Unique French manicures. While the design will always be sophisticated and timeless, there are many ways to make the look your own—especially when you have that extra space.

In the mood to experiment with fun French manicures? Keep scrolling for 19 long French nail ideas we know you'll love.

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Hot Pink Baddie

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Go bold with these hot pink nails! We love how the French-adjacent tips feature fun, abstract black-and-white line details. Simple perfection.

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Denim Tips

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Your wardrobe is likely full of denim pieces, but have you ever considered denim nails? To get this French mani, top your favorite denim blue polish with a gold chrome powder. For extra credit, use a fine-lining nail art brush and baby blue polish to add some stitching.

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White On White

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Long and pointy almond nails are among the most beautiful mani shapes, in our humble opinion, and this white-on-white mani is stunning. Go in with two coats of a milky white base polish before using an opaque white for your tips.

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Floral Details

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If you're a fan of the classic pink and white French manicure but want to add a pop of color, go for some blooms. You can do this in any hue, but the blue flowers pictured here look quite magical.

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Abstract Tips

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Feel like stepping outside of your comfort zone and trying something new on your long nails? Consider these abstract French tips. After laying down a neutral base coat, freehand shades of magenta, mint, peach, and black for totally unique tips.

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Feminine Energy

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We love a girly mani, and this set is giving us all of the feminine energy. On a few of your nails, go for classic French tips with some sparkles. On the others, add white flowers over a matte base. (You can freehand or make it easy on yourself with nail stickers.)

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Feeling Peachy

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How fun are these neon peach nails? The color stands out even more on the long nail shape. Use a fine-lining nail art brush to get angular tips like these.

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Molten

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When we saw these molten silver nails, we immediately added them to our metallic mani mood board. The silver balls add an edgy touch.

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Black Jelly

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We're big fans of jelly nails, and these black ones might be the coolest we've ever come across. Pro tip: To create French tips, you can use a fine-lining nail art brush or try the tape trick.

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Swirly Stiletto

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Jelly polishes are even sweeter when paired with matte polishes in the same color, and swirly tips are even more playful on long nails that really showcase the design.

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Mixed Metals

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We adore wearing mixed metals in our jewelry stacks, and the same goes for our manicures. This set features silver and gold chromes, and we're in love.

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Red Vines

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These swirly red nails are perfect for a longer shape. While you could totally DIY this look, you might want to leave it to a pro to get the cleanest possible finish.

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French Ombré

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These French ombré nails are a minimalist's dream come true. We suggest painting on a base coat of your choosing, then grabbing a sponge to dab on sage green polish toward the ends of your nails.

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Lover

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Heart tips? Say less. If you're vibing with these lover nails, use a fine-lining brush to paint a vibrant red onto the tips of your nails in a heart shape. Outline the edges in blue to complete the look.

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All Pink Everything

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When in doubt, go for pink. These monochrome French nails take pink to the next level, and we're obsessed with the result. Top it with a layer of "baby chrome" to elevate the look even further.

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Girly Pop

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If you want nails that scream girly pop, these are without a doubt the ones for you. The neon pink, green, and yellow swirls really stand out on a long, square shape.

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Animal Print

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We'll take any opportunity we get to throw a pop of animal print into our ensembles, so adding it to our nails is a no-brainer. Draw on some neutral French tips, then add darker brown spots on top. Use a nail art brush to add black outlines.

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Retro French

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French tips, but make them retro! These groovy nails are all too easy to achieve: Alternate between black and white base shades for your French tips, then top those with abstract lines in black, white, neon green, red, baby blue, and yellow.

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Taste the Rainbow

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These subtle Starburst nails are calling our names. After laying down a neutral base coat and some sheer sparkles, pop on a different shade of pink, yellow, or orange to the tip of each nail.