52+ Creative Red Acrylic Nail Designs to Inspire You

Red Acrylic nails are the ultimate chameleon. Red has so many different nail designs. It can be both traditional and trendy, innocent and dangerous. You might love those black nail designs on a Friday night, but aren’t they a little much for Sunday brunch? And the classic, natural nail ideas look great with your work suits, but aren’t they a little, well, boring for Saturday?

Red never has this problem. Red is bright and put together, but it molds to whatever style you’re looking for that day. It’s a manicure chameleon. No wonder red has been one of the most popular manicure colors of all time, and that isn’t changing any time soon.

So how do you choose the right red nail designs? With basic red nails, there are two questions you need to ask yourself. The first is “What shade of red?” Red comes in lots of different tones. Bright cherry reds are great for summer and the holidays. Dark wine reds and oxblood are good for dramatic impacts like formal events and winter manicures.

The second question is “How long?” A short red manicure lets you go to that Saturday picnic without worrying about how you’re going to function with the frisbee. A long stiletto manicure is perfect for your front row tickets to the concert of the year. A coffin style nail is trendy, but solid red helps it transition from day to night.

And that’s just solid red. When you start adding nail art designs, red becomes even more versatile. Accent nails look great with a splash of white. Glitter and red are absolutely made for each other. Red and gold nails give your manicure a luxe, vibrant look you don’t get with many other colors. There are just so many different nail designs.

Are you a nail addict? (We are.) Do you need nail ideas? We’ve put together a list of 50 of our favorite manicures to help you get a little inspiration. There are manicure types for everyone and the perfect nails for you for spring all the way through the holidays. Let’s find your next nail polish idea.