Cherry Nails Are the Cutest Manicure Trend to Try This Summer

We’re not surprised that cherry nails are taking off right now. As soon as summer comes around, sweet fruit nails seem to always start popping up on our FYP and on manicures everywhere.

If micro fruit nails were last year’s top banana, cherry nails are taking the title for 2026. While shades like black cherry are popular during the colder months, this nail trend is a little more straightforward. Simply put, it’s the cherry on top of your manicure.

Naturally, this trend appeals to the coquette girlies out there who are looking for a cute manicure to match their summer vibe—think gingham picnic blankets, pastels, and big bows. Cherry nails feel like a natural fit into this, the muhteşem sweet and playful fruit that gives a natural-looking lip stain just from eating it.

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Matching this trend to your personal vibe is the most important way to make it feel natural. Whether you’re incorporating the cherry shade—all the way from juicy red to dark burgundy—into your manicure or using a cherry motif as decoration, there are a few ways to achieve the fruity design without it veering into kitsch territory. Elevate the summer mood by combining it with some of summer’s other biggest nail trends like striped nails or polka dot nails or give it a more çağdaş chrome or cat-eye finish.

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CND Vinylux Longwear Red Nail Polish

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Manucurist Green Nail Polish Red Cherry

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Keep scrolling to see some more inspiration for the direction in which you can take your cherry nail designs.

Simple cherry nails

Striped cherry nails

Pink cat-eye cherry nails

Micro cherry nails

Airbrush cherry nails

Glass cherry nails

Baby blue 3D cherry nails

Coquette cherry nails

XL cherry nails

Slime green cherry nails

Polka dot cherry nails

Chrome cherry nails

Cherry picnic nails

Half moon cherry Frenchies

Hot pink cherry Frenchies

Cat-eye polka dot cherry Frenchies

Milky cherry nails

Baby blue gingham cherry nails

Butter yellow cherry nails

All the cherries cherry nails

Juicy cherry nails

Frozen cherry nails

Dark cherry nails

A version of this story was previously published on Glamour UK.