@paintboxnails
If youre looking for new ways to switch up your nail look but cant decide whether you want to move forward with a minimalist white mani or a bold gold nail look, were here to help. According to Instagram searches, white and gold nail designs are growing in popularity by the day—and we understand why. With a hint of bold and demure style, white and gold nails offer the best of both worlds without tying in loads of color. Thinking you might be into a white and gold nail design yourself?Keep scrolling for 24 ways to wear the white and gold nails trend.
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Gold Tear Drops
@paintboxnails
This pearl-white and gold negative space manicure looks like something off of a roll of vintage wallpaper. Needless to say, were in love.
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Pearls and Chains
@betina_goldstein
While its unlikely that youll be able to DIY these beauties by celebrity manicurist Betina Goldstein, you can certainly melt over looking at them and use them as inspiration for your next appointment.
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White, Pink, and Gold
@paintboxnails
Here, white, pale pink, and gold combine for a diagonal take on a classic French manicure.
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Gold Glitter Stripes
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Dont overthink your white and gold nails. It can be as simple as starting with a white base and topping it off with a single gold glitter stripe down the length of each nail.
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White and Gold Color Block
@paintboxnails
Heres another way to tie white and gold nail polish into a French manicure design. Opt for a chunky tip (this one uses an almost-white shade of lavender) and border it on the bottom with an equally wide strip of metallic gold.
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Black, White, and Gold
@betina_goldstein
Black and white nail polish combine with metallic gold hardware to create a minimalist mani we cant take our eyes off of.
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Astrology Nails
This matte black mani employs white and gold polish to bring a magical astrology theme to life.
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Split Diagonals
@paintboxnails
Due to the way the light is hitting this split-diagonal design, you might think its silver and white, but its actually created with gold foil.
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Gold Glitter Tips
@paintboxnails
Love the chunky nature of gold-and-white color block nails? This time, switch it up with a strip of white on the bottom and gold glitter polish capping the tips.
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Dove White and Metallic Gold
@paintboxnails
Prefer more of an off-white? This dove-white design coats each nail in subtle color while dotting each cuticle line with a single metallic gold stud.
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Pops of Black
@oliveandjune
If purely white and gold nails are too light for your liking, consider this gradient manicure that weaves in pops of black.
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Magic Rocks
This geode nail design isolates white tips with cracks of gold shining through. Its both moody and decadent.
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Gold Accents
If you love the idea of a mismatched mani but want to keep it within the same color palette, consider switching up the shape of your gold accents, as opposed to the shades of your polish.
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Chanel Minimalism
@betina_goldstein
Just because these nails would take a lot of patience to recreate given the small details, doesnt mean we cant spend time staring at them in awe.
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Gold Dots
@betina_goldstein
Start with a sheer wash of white polish and line the same edge of each nail with six gold sequins. Use topcoat to secure them in place.
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Brown-Eyed Girl
@betina_goldstein
We love this brown evil eye manicure that weaves in hints of white and gold.
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Dreamy Nails
These cloud nails give us majorly dreamy feels thanks to their fluffy-looking base and light-reflecting gold stars.
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Rose Gold and Marble
@hellobirdielab
We love a black and white marble nail look juxtaposed against pale rose gold tips. Très chic.
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Black, White, and Gilded
@hellobirdielab
We dont know about you, but this manicure gives us abstract cow print vibes, and were into it.
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Rose Quartz Nails
@hellobirdielab
Look closely and youll notice that this crystal-inspired manicure weaves in hints of white and gold.
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Gold Arcs
@hellobirdielab
Start with a white base and use an ultra-thin striping brush to paint slim arcs of gold across each nail. Dont forget topcoat!
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Galaxy Nails
How pretty are these pink, white, and gold galaxy nails? We want to copay them ASAP.
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Geometric Gold
These white nails are topped off with black-lined gold accents that give us Cleopatra vibes.
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Half and Half
Cant decide between a basic and bold nail look? This mani features half-French designs paired with solid gold glitter.
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