Spoiler Alert: glitters are everywhere this year. On a revisited French, a glossy gradient or a minimalist manicure, they twist our nails with just what it takes to light. Gold, silver, holographic or pearly: discover our most beautiful glittery varnishes, manicure tips and trendy ideas of nail arts to make your hands sparkle all year round. Ready, fire, shine!
The Scrolling Nail Polishes
In varnish Green™ or in semi-permanent varnish Green Flash™, the glitters are absorbed in all the shades of the Manucurist palette. Here is a selection of irresistible nuances:
Pastel glittered varnishes
The pastel glitters bring just what it takes to light. They are the allies of amateurs of glitter nails the delicate rendering.
Lemonade is this delicately frosted yellow varnish, illuminated with micro-paillettes, which reminds us of a fresh lemonade glittering in a sun ray on the terrace. A perfect shade for the good days.
Cosmic Rose on his side plays the card of pink champagne iridescent and sparkling, with a soft and pearly texture. A shade as fresh as a cup of sparkling pink bubbles raised on a festive day. Trying is adopting.
Inspired by a retro-futuristic sky with ventilated accents, Nebula is this white milky holographic which creates a milky veil iridescent on the nails. Crossed with a thousand changing reflections, it is fascinating!
For delicate and nuanced reflections, bet on pastel glittered varnishes.
(@irasnailroom)
Hot glittery varnishes
When summer is full, place sun reflections with glittering nail polishes at the gold and copper tones, for an elegant and stylish manicure, on the beach as well as on the terrace.
To be adopted without hesitation this season: Solar, a beautiful white translucent with golden reflections, as dotted with solar radiances. It captures light and instantly warms all carnations.
From gold to the fingertips, it's with Gold I'm afraid it's going to happen. This gold glitter like a liquid jewel settles on nails and hangs every ray of light and looks as a bonus!
In the same spirit: Bronze, this glittery brown enhanced with copper-like brilliance, like a golden skin by the summer sun.
When the golden tones rhyme with stylish manicure.
Cold glittery varnishes
Fans of silver reflections will love these shades with icy and electric accents.
Starting with Disco who fully assumes his DNA Sparkling with its metallic reflections. This bright silver, dense and as glittering as a faceted ball, has been designed to make your nights vibrate and capture every flash of light on the dance floor. Lets party!
Mermaid is this transparent glittering varnish with moving reflections, like a shimmering surface that reveals shrapnel in each movement, between liquid shine and underwater magic. We're diving with him!
I mean, we can't miss out on Groove, one pearl green singular that diffuses a sweet vegetable energy at your fingertips. Sensual and delicately vintage, he invites to groove on the rhythms of bossa nova of the sixties.
Cold glittery varnishes not so cold, perfect for shining on the dancefloor.
Straw your favorite varnishes
Want to pimp your favorite varnish color in seconds? New Top Coat glittered Green™ and Green Flash™ That's why I'm here.
Transparent top coats infused with glittery agents Silver OR Gold (to choose), they add a glittering touch to any varnish color. In one gesture, a nude varnish becomes iridescent, a cherry red varnish is decorated with a jewel effect and a black varnish starts to sparkle.
No more need to multiply product layers to customize your manicure. In one single finishing layer, you modernize a classic hue, create an ultra trendy luminous effect or give a festive dimension to your nail art. We love it. magic touch - Of those top coats!
Thin your nail arts
How to apply nail glitter art?
Realizing a nail art with sharp and dazzling glitter has never been easier! Whether you're a beginner or a confirmed nail artist, here's how to sparkle your nails:
- Apply your varnish according to the 4 layer rule : always start by applying a base layer (Green™ or Green Flash™), followed by two layers of color. If you use semi-permanent varnish Green Flash™ , dry each layer under LED lamp for impeccable hold and unmatched shine.
- Add the magic : drop the Biodegradable glitter Manucurist (12 colors to choose from) using a brush for more precision or directly on the finger for a more Divide them delicately, in gradient or in a uniform pearly surface, according to the desired result.
- Seal the glitters : fix the nail art by applying a layer of top coat adapted with the varnish used.
On varnish Green™ , a layer of Top Coat Green™ gel effect which dries in the open air in 1 minute with the Drying drops.
On LED varnish Green Flash™ , as follows:
- a layer of Top Coat Green Flash™ to dry under LED lamp for a manicure that holds up to 12 days.
- For a long-lasting glittered manicure (up to 21 days), opt for the Top Coat Xtrem Flash™, to dry under LED lamp.
Our ideas of glittery arts nail
La French revisé
The French manicure glittered 2026 is reinvented in colourful and staggered versions:
- Sparkling English : apply Halo to create a sparkling purple base on which you place with the help of Mani Stamper a silver line on the free edge of nail with Disco. The result is a sparkling French, to be consumed without moderation.
- The other option is the Reverse French. Here, Khaki serves as a base, with a mini French inverted, designed with a brush liner with Bronze on the inside edge of the nail.
Make your French manicures sparkle!
(@mani.minimalist, @look8thenails)
Shiny designs
Dialogue metallic varnishes and intense colors to create elegant contrast effects.
- Shimery Half : the bases of coloured varnishes are alternated (Orme and Bohemian) and metal (Bronze, Metallic, Quartz). Add a touch of glittery colour or varnish to half of the nail according to the following combinations: Orme & Utopia, Quartz & Dark Clover, Bohemian & Metallic, Bronze & Artichoke. Ultra graphic effect guaranteed!
- Sweet & shiny Polka Dots : decorate a base of nude varnish Pale Rose Of sparkling peas made with dotting tool with Disco, Poison, Shimmer and Plum. A fun app for an elegant and easy to reproduce rendering at home - and that, we love!
Play with shapes and colors to create original glittering arts nails.(@look8thenails, @irasnailroom)
The glittery gradient
Could not pass the Shaded glitter or A technique that concentrates the glitter on the tip of the nail to create a bright melt. On a pink varnish base Hortencia, the Silver glitter offer a sophisticated and aerial result.
The minimalist glittery art nail
The fans of discreet manicures will love this subtle version of glitter nails. A layer of dActive GlowTM Raspberry followed by a layer ofHortencia for the base, before depositing some fine Rose Gold glitter and Pink Quartz. The result is delicate, harmonious and very current.
The art of delicate glitter by @bara.hoyle and @matejanova.
Thematic glittery nails
The glitters also adapt - of race! - on every occasion of life.
For a wedding
The great favorite of the wedding dayIt's here. Milky Glitter Mani that can be realized with Nebula for a glittering, opaque and very classy finish.
Another option: the French manicure classic glittery with Cream base and glitter Rose Gold applied on the free edge of the nail.
To party
For queens and kings of the night, place deep and ultra shiny finishes with: Dark Night, Sparks or Shimmer - I'm not. 3 bewitching shades, cannon to turn the heads of the regulars of dancefloor.
For Christmas
To radiate under the tree, we revisit the traditional colours of the late-year celebrations in glittered version.
Like for example, this French manicure with a red varnish Spicy base and silver line Disco on the free edge of the nail. Or Utopia or Poison in all over for a festive and elegant manicure without doing too much.
Weddings, birthdays, Christmas or New Year's Day, all the occasions are good for displaying its glitter.
(@mani.minimalist)
For more inspirations, discover our articles dedicated to Christmas manicures, New Year's nails and to the trend.
Tips to make her shiny manicure last
A successful glittered manicure is not only a choice of varnish: it begins with a careful preparation and is maintained like a jewel... Here are our tips to make your nails sparkle longer, without compromise on the long hold of the varnish or on the health of your nails.
Prepare your nails before placing the varnish
As with a beauty, nail preparation is essential to reveal the shine of your manicure. Adjust first the shape of your nails using a nail file: oval for timeless elegance, square for the side affirmed, stiletto for a glamorous effect... It's up to you!
Then, work the contour : Repel the cuticles with a cuticle shoot and a little emollient. Finally, depolulate the surface Of nail with a preparation file and degrease with a little degreasing or a soft solvent.
Choose pro accessories
The right tools make all the difference and allow both a more accurate application and a more professional result. Use a Fine brush to accurately draw simple shapes, a Mani stamper to succeed your French every time and a dotting tool for polka dots.
Apply the glitters with a brush glitter, designed to deposit the right amount of material, without overload. Too much? A stroke of dust brush And the trick is played. The gesture is simple, but the rendering is absolute refinement.
Hydrate your glitter nails
The glitter naturally attracts the eye: keep hands impeccable! The secret to keeping nails bright? One mild and regular hydration. Apply a drop of D-D every nightGreen oil on nails and cuticles: it nourishes intensely, promotes healthy regrowth and maintains shine. In addition, the Perfector focus, with its pen size, allows to moisturize the nails at any time and continuously. A duet of essential care to prolong the beauty of your glittered nails day after day.
How can I remove a glittery varnish without damaging your nails?
Glutter varnishes may seem harder to remove but no panic, the solution is simple and effective.
The Commission has already decided to bio-based varnish, as Green™ or Green Flash™ , with a maximum of ingredients of natural origin that promotes a gently removed, without sanding or acetone.
To remove the varnish, use a mild solvent without acetone like the mild solvent Green Flash™ . Immerse in cotton squares that you keep on nails with the help of Pick-up clips or aluminium papillotes. Allow time to act: with the solvent Green Flash™ , count 1 to 2 min to remove from varnish Green™ or Green Flash™ , 10 min if you have placed a Top Coat Xtrem Flash™ .
Result : the varnish dissolves itself or takes off in peel-off (for the varnish Green Flash™ ). All you have to do is remove the residue with a cotton soaked in solvent, without scratching, and moisturize with a few drops of Green Oil! Your nails are clean, ready for their next sparkling manicure.
In 2026, glitters were no longer content with being merely a festive ornament of manicure: they made it live! Among the ultra glossy manicure tendencies, soap nails in mind, the glitter nails offer another way to make his nails shine and play with light. Subtle or frankly radiant, glitter opens a space for creation for free, joyous and spontaneous manicures, where each reflection creates surprise. More than ever, life is better with glitters ✨
