26 Delicate Short Nail Designs
Although long pointed nails with lovely designs have their own charm, it is the short nails that find favor among most women and girls. The reasons are plenty. Short nails do not interfere with your work. Maintaining them is easy and with a little bit of creativity, you can come up with a whole range of artistic nails.
Short nail designs stand for aesthetics, practicality and uniqueness of the woman who wears them. Some of them are so simple that they can be easily done at home as they do not require elaborate, intricately carved nail art. Just a little bit of nail paint with a touch of small decorative pieces will make your short nails look more charming. While there are a whole lot of themes for short nails, it is your own personal touch that turns them into a distinct fashion statement. Varied color tones, block designs, glitters and stones go a long way in creating perfect pieces of art from nails that are short, rounded and blunt. So,what are you waiting for ? Go ahead! Paint a whole cosmos on your short nails or do them in innocent polka dots and flaunt them with a flourish.
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Fragrant
Look enchanting with these red, fragrant poppy flowers painted your nails.
Offbeat
The butterfly theme on these nails done in red, black and white looks truly artistic.
Distinct
Achieve the perfect retro look with these nails each of which carries a unique design.
Flower Tales
Draw tiny white flowers upon your nails and invite admiration of all your friends.
Stone Magic
Outline the blunt edges of your nails with these simple black and white strokes and embellish them with tiny stones for that added effect.
Daily News
With white nail polish and a dash of alcohol, create this mini newspaper on your short nails.
Pink Magic
Do them in stripes, add glitter to them or simply stick on a tiny bow to make them look charming and bright.
Purple Hues
Bring the color back into your life with these short nails painted in bright purple.
Pretty Steps
In this picture, the feet look dainty and elegant with the toes painted in pink.
The Zebra Effect
Paint your nails in silver and black and look all adventurous for the evening.
Delicate Steps
These pretty feet, with their pink painted nails will appeal to your artistic senses.
A Blue Statement
Step out in style with these lovely feet, their nails painted in deep shades of electric blue.
Delicious Flavors
Make your nails resemble a pineapple with this sweet, intricate design.
Seaside
Look cool with this charming beach umbrella on your toe and the remaining nails all done elegantly in white.
Swirling Beauty
Draw purple swirls on your black painted nails and look perfect for any occasion.
Colorful
While away your afternoon by doing each of your nails in a distinct theme.
Strawberry Flavor
With just a little bit of red and a hint of green, draw luscious strawberries upon your nails.
Flourish
With strokes of purple, you can give an entirely new look to your toe nails.
Colorful Trends
Go the Hawaiian way with these trendy nails, each of which is distinctly unique.
Mouthwatering
Draw these yummy cupcakes upon your nails for your friend’s birthday bash and let everyone gasp in delight.
Innovative Whites
Bring out the artistic side of your personality with this intricate design done in purple and white.
Always Marble
Adopt the marble theme for your short nails and watch your friends go green with envy.
Fun and Formal
Let these brown plaids on your nails brighten up all the days for you.
Holiday Time
Invite the Christmas spirit by doing each of your nails in these charming designs.
Adventurous
Go for the Gothic look with these short nails painted in black and red.
The Diamond Art
Let the diamonds on your nails sparkle forever with cheer and happiness.


























Wow these nail arts designs are very creative and beautiful. All the designs are very unique.
While most of them are ‘different’, not all are very neatly done. Slodive is known for putting up better quality pictures….
However, I cannot help but agree with Sunalini over the fact that shorter nails are easier to maintain and also do not interfere with your daily chores.
My sister and cousins always do the Daily News nail art design. That’s a very simple and very easy to do nail art design.
I love them very creative, designs
These are such interesting nail art designs. I would definitely try some of these designs especially the MOUTHWATERING nail art design. ^^
Fragrant is a cutie design in this collection and I recognize the Daily News nail art design, my sister and cousins always do that design.
Flower Tales is the very cute short nail art with very simple colors i.e. black and white colors.
Thats clever, the newspaper print on the nal idea.
Maintaining short nails is easy and with a little bit of creativity, you can come up with a whole range of artistic nails.
The Zebra Effect and the fun with formal are the two very beautiful short nail art designs to try,