50+ Tri Color Nail Designs For An Amazing Manicure!

Are you looking for some gorgeous Tri color nail designs to try out this season!?  If so, you’ve come to the right post!

What are Tri color nail designs?

Before we jump in, it’s important to explain what this nail design is all about!  Tri color nails are designs that use three different colors to complete the look.  There are so many fun color combinations out there that can be matched together to make a unique and fun manicure!

This collection of 50+ tri color nail designs includes a wide variety of designs from French tips to swirly waves!  All of these designs will help you stand out from the crowd. Whether you’re looking for something simple or more complex, we have you covered!  

Create them at home

A lot of these beautiful nails can easily be recreated at home with some of the extra tools we mention below.   You don’t necessarily need to go to a salon!  However, getting pampered and having nail technicians do your nail art is always a treat!

Products we recommend

To achieve some of these styles below, we recommend using some products that will make it a lot easier to achieve the result you want.

If you’re wanting to try out a matte look at home, we recommend getting this matte nail polish:

It easily turns any manicure, matte.  Play around with it!  Any design can be mattified, whether you want a classic white matte nail or you want to magnify your swirls.

To be able to hand draw on swirls or other small details like stars, we recommend these nail art brushes.  They are incredibly fine, and help draw out really intricate details:

The Best Tri Color Nail Designs Perfect For Your Next Manicure!

If you’re looking for more designs, click on the Instagram accounts below!  All of these nail artists have hundreds of amazing ideas that are perfect for your seasonal manicure!

1) Brights by Vivian 

The easiest way to create a pretty nail art design is to use your favourite nail colors!  For me that’s pink, orange and white!  I love this color combination for summer.

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2) Lilacs, purples and Blues by Nicole 

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3) Waving by Monika 

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4) Pastel Shades by Iram

If this is your first time trying tri color nail art, try out a simple design like this one by Iram!

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5) Brown Tips by Melanie 

A fun way to change up french nails is to do a side swirl!  This ombre-esque design is trendy all year round!

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6) Perfect Combo by Bry

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7) Three Shades of Pastel by Amber

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8) Bright Florals by Abi 

A fun twist on a french manicure!  Adding in flowers and bright colors can be a stunning look for spring and summer.

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9) Abstract by Chloe

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10) Shades of Blue by Nicole 

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11) Bright Matte by Oliwia 

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12) Pink, White and Orange by Vivian 

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13) ɴuᴅᴇs by Chloë

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14) Winter Swirls by Vivian

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15) Tips and Cuffs by Caroline

One nail color is never as fun as three!  This design is giving us watermelon vibes and is perfect for summer!

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16) Pink and Aqua by Sarah 

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17) Side French by Bethany

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18) Shades of Purple by Vivian 

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19) Greens by Chloë

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20) Pops of Orange by Sarah 

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21) Black, White & Gold by Charlotte 

Why not jazz up your white nail polish with gold and black!  This nail design is both unique and easy to recreate at home!

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22) Checkers by Melanie 

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23) Pink, Blue and White by Monika 

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24) Ombre Nails by Natalie 

This gorgeous ombre nail design can be created using makeup sponges!

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25) Wavy Tips by Peachi Nails 

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26) Perfect Combo by Vivian 

This bright blue color matches perfectly with lavender and white!

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27) Perfect Pastels by Sarah 

This is the perfect design for a spring manicure!  Love using light pastels and this color combination is the perfect choice.

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28) Swirls by Bethany

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29) Berry, Lavender and White by Vivian 

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30) Peachy by Tori

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31) Leopard Print by Faustyna 

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32) Simple Swirls by Natalie

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33) Bright and Cheerful by Sarah 

French tips are one of those classic looks that are always trending!  Why not put a fun spin on it with accent nails!

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34) Bright Florals by Aimee

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35) Colourful Abstract by Amy

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36) Perfect Swirls by Sarah 

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37) Royal Blue by Vivian 

Love this color of blue nail polish!  Royal blue is really trendy right now and goes perfectly with pink and green.

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38) Peachy Chevron by Amber

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39) Shades of grey by Aimee

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40) Side Swirl by Bethany

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41) Colourful Waves by Sarah 

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42) Blue on Blue by Tiffany

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43) Tones of Pink by Paulina 

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44) Purple Swirls by Nail Chark

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45) Happy Colors by Vivian

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46) Polka Dots by Charlotte 

Polka dots are so much fun!  This design can easily be recreated with your favourite green nail polish and a dotting tool!  Here’s what we recommend:

 

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47) French Tips and Lines by Syd 

These bright nail polishes match perfectly together!  You can never go wrong with pink, orange and yellow!

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48) Line work by Paulina 

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49) Yellow, Pink and White by Nicole 

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50) Fruit Salad by Bethany

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51) Muted Tips by Alison

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Using a great base coat can really help both the health of your nail and the length of time your manicure will last for!  The OPI base coat is one of the best on the market.

We recommend using OPI Top Coat to complete all of your pretty nail designs!  With its high gloss shine, it will protect your nails for weeks.

There are so many pretty nail designs out there to choose from that use tri colors!  We hope you liked all of our top picks that we decided to share in this post!

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