Bow nails are the most-searched manicure right now

One detail that has defined 2024 fashion and beauty trends is the bow. We've already seen it added to hairstyles, shoes and outfits, but bow nails offer up a more subtle way to incorporate the dinky design in the form of a delicate mani.

It seems there's a lot of us already convinced since Pinterest's autumn 2024 report found that searches for “bow nail designs” are up a whopper 2220% heading into next season, making it the most popular emerging mani trend.

We've already seen the detail dominate manis since last autumn and all through spring and summer, but the trend is only set to get bigger. The nail art brings together two trending aesthetics that have been gaining more and more momentum over the past couple of years – balletcore and coquette.

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Both lean on a hyper-feminine look, with soft pinks featuring across the two. However, where the coquette look also brings in lace, florals, gingham and ruffles; balletcore sticks much more closely to the textures, tones and cuts of the clothes worn by dancers. Think: sheer tulle finishes, silky ballet slipper colours, ribbon details and immaculately neat shapes. One detail both have in common of course though, is the bow.

Translated onto nails, we've seen silky pink glazed bases updated with a bow motif. We've seen it as an accent on a single nail, or added to the top of Frenchies. We've seen the ribbon woven across multiple nails and we've seen it paired with the blush nails trend. But as both aesthetics move forward, we've also started seeing a lot more personalisation and spin offs. See also: dark coquette. And while there's plenty of pink-toned inspo to choose from, moving into autumn-winter, expect to see black cherry bow manis and glazed holly-red bow manis. Meanwhile, 3D bows are here to stand out (quite literally).

Here's 37 of our favourite ways to wear bow nails…

Black aurora bow nails

Sheer shimmer base bow nails

Shimmer Frenchie bow nails

Embellished thumb bow nail

Milky base and red bow nails

Pink 3D bow nails

Black cherry bow nails

Dinky gilded bow nails

Blush bow nails

Brown and lilac bow nails

Demure bow nails

Silky pink bow nails

Bow Frenchies

Short and silver bow nails

Baby blue bow nails

Stiletto pink lipgloss bow nails

Glazed cherry bow nails

Elongated pink bow nails

Double red bow nails

Almond silver accent bow nails

3D cherry tip bow nails

Coquette bow nails

Burgundy bow nails

Swirl ribbon bow nails

Sticker bow nails

Velvet bow nails

Lipstick red bow nails

Pearlescent 3D bow nails

Iridescent bow nails

Square shape bow nails

Artsy bow nails

Textured 3D bow nails

Dainty frosted bow Frenchies

Barely there pink bow nails

Cherry bow nails

Chrome 3D bow nails

Pink blush bow nails

For more from GLAMOUR's Senior Beauty Editor, Elle Turner, follow her on Instagram @elleturneruk