25 Rose Gold Nail Designs That Complement Every Skin Tone

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updated Mar 31, 2020

woman with rose gold and gold manicure — @paintboxnails

Stop what you're doing and take a peek at your nails. If you're in need of a manicure, there's a good chance you already have a color in mind. While nude, pink, and red are classic colors, we can't help but ask you to consider rose gold.

After all, have you seen all the rose gold nail designs floating around the 'gram? Spoiler: We have. And we're here to share what we learned. Ahead you'll find 25 rose gold nail art ideas perfect for those who prefer minimalist manis, as well as those who like to go all out.

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Rose Gold Swatch

Let's kick things off with an easy-to-recreate nail look. All you have to do to DIY this look is to swipe a coat of metallic color across the middle of each nail. And, whatever you do, don't forget topcoat.

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Rose Gold Triangles

Forget about cuticle half moon, this rose-gold manicure makes us go heart-eyed for baseline triangles. So pretty!

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Rose Gold Glitter

These dip-powder nails show how pretty rose gold and nude pair together.

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Negative Cuticles

If you want to stay true to a fully-rose gold nail look, opt for this single-color mani that adds flair with an arc of negative space at the base of each nail.

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Green + Rose Gold

NYC-based nail studio Paintbox (aka the designers behind this look) refer to this mani as "heaven and earth"—and we couldn't agree more.

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Rose Gold Foil

We love the look of these blush-pink nails topped off with rose gold foil glitter. You too? You better bookmark them.

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Rose Chrome

These chrome-finish rose gold nails made us stop mid-scroll. Aren't they fabulous? When booking your next nail sesh, make sure your manicurist is capable of this dip powder magic.

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Rose Gold + Nude

glittery rose gold triangles extend into nude tips for a minimalist mani we can't get enough of.

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Rosy Base

These rose gold nails are simple and stunning all at the same time. To create the look yourself, start with a nude base and use a piece of striping tape to section off the bottom quarter of your nail. Fill with metallic rose gold polish et voila.

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Rose Gold Accent Nails

These nude nails look that much more stylish thanks to rose gold glitter-dipped pinkies and a touch of shimmer on the ring fingers too.

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Holographic Rose Gold

Say hello to a super simple rose gold nail look. All you need to create the look is a roll of holographic rose gold nail striping tape.

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Rose Gold Smiles

We love the designer-meets-emoji approach to these rose gold nails. They're both playful and high-end.

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Rose Quartz Nails

A rose quartz base pairs with rose gold foil for a hippie-chic nail look we're head over heels for.

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Glitter and Stripes

Rose gold glitter and striping tape pair with ballerina-pink polish to create a pretty-in-pink nail look we can't stop staring at.

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Rose Gold Cuticles

If you like to mix metals, this manicure, which features rose gold cuticles and silver glitter tips, will be right in your wheelhouse.

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Rose Gold Tips

You'll be glad to know that this head-turning nail look is easy to DIY. To do so, section off the top half of your nail and fill it in with rose gold polish. Next, use a striping pen to carefully draw a crisp white line a touch below each rosy section.

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Terracotta Glitter

Here, glittery rose gold polish pairs with bright blue lacquer for a high-contrast nail look that screams a summer state of mind.

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Rosy Mismatch

Black, nude, and rose gold pair together for a mixed-finish mani that instantly grabbed our attention.

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Rose Gold Glitter Swoops

Every time we see this gorgeous rose gold manicure, we imagine what it'd look like on our nails. Fabulous, of course!

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Color-Block

Rose gold glitter and crisp white polish pair together for a heavy color-blocked design that leaves a sliver of negative space for a taste of minimalist appeal.

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Dreamy Accents

If you love the idea of rose gold nails but want to rock a nude manicure, consider this idea that's littered with teeny rose gold accents.

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Rose Gold Dots

The beauty of these nude-and-rose gold nails is that thanks to the sliver of space between the cuticle and nude base, they'll grow out without looking messy.

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Rose Quartz French

French manicures are never not in style—especially this year. Here, instead of plain white tips, the person is rocking rose quartz with a rose gold divider.

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