23 Jelly French Manicure Ideas For the Trendiest Set

A French jelly manicure. — @overglowedit / instagram

If you’re a millennial, there’s a good chance you have sweet memories of growing up wearing jelly sandals and probably rocked your fair share of French manicures. (We can’t be the only ones who had to be pulled out of the press-on nail aisle in the drugstore.) Well, as with most nostalgic trends that fade away only to come back around decades later, jelly nail polish—resembling the sheer shades of our beloved childhood footwear—and French tip designs have joined forces to create jelly French manicures, and they’ve been all over our social feeds this summer.

Ready to rock a jelly French manicure for yourself? We’ve rounded up 23 bright, fun, and customizable sets for you to screenshot and take to your next nail appointment. From rainbow neons to tropical 3D creations and even fruit-inspired sets, get ready to fall in love with the jelly French manicure craze.

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Bubblegum Pop Jelly French

A hand with pastel purple, orange, and pink jelly French manicure nails — @disseynails / Instagram

Typically, when we hear the word “jelly,” richer, more vibrant shades come to mind. But this lavender, orange, and bubblegum pink iteration, which skews more pastel, has us rethinking things. The sheer shades are complemented by matching opaque French tips that make this whimsical colored mani feel more sophisticated.

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Floral and Checked Jelly French

A hand with a pink and white French, checkerboard, and flower French manicure — @brushedbyb_ / Instagram

To us, this pink, white, and nude manicure strikes the perfect balance. The motif of one checkerboard nail and one with a flower breaks up the jelly French manicure in the most satisfying way.

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Red and Gold Jelly French

Red French tips and festive gold foil design on a hand with a gold ring — @overglowedit / Instagram

In search of a way to make your jelly French manicure feel more special? Do French tips on just a few of the nails, as seen here. The other nails feature a jelly and gold foil combo that takes this set to a whole new level.

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Airbrush and Glitz

An airbrushed manicure. — @disseynails / Instagram

This jelly manicure has total Miami vibes, in color scheme and in airbrush-ability. It doesn’t get much more fun than this.

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Skittles Jelly French

A hand with half moon French design in jelly Skittle rainbow colors — @themimid / Instagram

This creative take on a French mani is actually the inverse, with a small half-moon of white at the cuticle and more than half of the nail covered in bright jelly polish. A rainbow of Skittles colors, if you will.

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Lavender Haze Jelly French

Hands posed with a lavender jelly french manicure — @saruhnails / Instagram

This lavender jelly French manicure is giving Taylor Swift, and we’re not mad about it. While it’s still a trendy set, it’s more of a whisper than a scream.

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Quiet Luxury Jelly French

A hand with pink nude nail polish with the natural nails and white tips showing through — @saruhnails / Instagram

Who says a jelly manicure has to be bright? This sheer nude pink still feels jelly-like, but in a chic, wearable way. We could totally see this as a wedding day mani.

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Fruit Jelly French

Watermelon and dragon fruit nail designs with jelly polish manicure — @lolo.nailedit / Instagram

Two of the trendiest manicures come together in this set, featuring fruit designs and jelly polish. While it’s not blatantly a French manicure, the half-and-half design of the dragon fruit-inspired nail with the pink tip hits the same note.

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Barbiecore Jelly French

Hands with rings and a sheer pink base manicure with brighter pink tips — @saruhnails / Instagram

There are two blondes who would 100% rock this manicure: Barbie and Elle Woods. The sheer pastel pink base and bubblegum tips are a girly girl’s match made in heaven.

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Animal Print

What’s your favorite form of animal print? Ours is anything that works with a jelly French manicure. So... snakeskin! With some opaque zebra thrown in for good measure.

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Orange Jelly French

For a jelly French mani that really packs a punch, extra-long nails are where it’s at. We love how these orange tips take up half of the nail, allowing the jelly effect to shine. Speaking of shining, the rhinestone appliqués make a nice addition to this show-stopping set.

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Tropical Jelly French

Hands with brightly colored blue green and orange sheer nails with tropical floral 3D appliqués — @myprettyset / Instagram

If we weren’t yearning for a Hawaiian vacation before, we are now. These sculptural beauties feature 3D polish in aquatic jelly colors and flowers that look like they fell straight from a lei at a luau.

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Textured Jelly French

A hand with multicolored neon and pastel nails with textured jelly and French designs — @overglowedit / Instagram

While many jelly French manicures feature a jelly base with an opaque tip, we like how this one switched it up with a pastel, milky blue bottom and a sheer blue jelly tip on one of the nails. But that’s not all—there are also textured designs that look like actual swatches of jelly. So fun!

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Neon Green Jelly French Tips

A hand with neon green jelly French tip nails over a sheer nude base — @apresnailofficial / Instagram

I mean, could a manicure be any more mesmerizing? These lengthy stilettos offer plenty of surface area to display a nude base and see-through green jelly tips. But, they’re not just any French tips: The diagonal design makes this manicure feel even more unique and picture-worthy.

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Neon Jelly French

Multicolored neon polish in French manicure squiggle designs on a hand with rings — @amyytran / Instagram

If you’re looking for a modern take on a French tip design, look no further. These abstract squiggles are giving French manicure, but feel much fresher. The neon shades of yellow, orange, green, pink, and coral also lend themselves to the more youthful vibe.

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Rainbow Neon Jelly French

Neon jelly and opaque French manicure — @cirquecolors / Instagram

We love how this iteration features a classic French design with a white tip among the jelly nails. The color palette—including more warm shades than traditional jewel tones—feels very intentional, too.

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Purple and Yellow Jelly French

Hands with nude sheer base polish with yellow and purple jelly French design over top — @brownluxenails / Instagram

You know the saying, opposites attract? Purple and yellow are opposite each other on the color wheel, and they play oh, so well with each other here.

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Micro Neon Jelly French

For the person who wants to dip their toe into the jelly French manicure trend without going all the way, we love the idea of microdosing with a super-thin neon jelly tip. Still fun, but not too in your face.

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Blue Jelly French

Blue jelly manicure with alternating French tips and shimmer marble design — @brownluxenails / Instagram

The blue jelly base with the lighter opaque tip is fierce on its own, but there’s no doubt that the metallic foil mixed with the royal blue is the real winner here.

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Tutti Fruity Jelly French

Hands with jelly nail polish in pink red and purple French designs and strawberry, watermelon, grape, and cherry 3D designs — @nylove_nail / Instagram

We told you that fruit designs were trending! And this mani features even more of them with a textural feel that makes the grapes, strawberry, watermelon, and cherry look almost good enough to eat. The jelly French designs on every other nail keep things grounded.

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Neon Opaque and Jelly French

A hand with different colored jelly polish nails as a base and corresponding opaque French tips — @pop_polished / Instagram

This tone-on-tone set is what bold mani dreams are made of. The corresponding opaque French tips and jelly bases are made all the more exciting thanks to the vivid rainbow shades.

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Jelly Sparkle French With Flowers

A hand with jelly sparkle French tips and matching opaque flower designs on the nails — @pop_polished / Instagram

Are you getting Pretty Pretty Princess vibes, or is it just us? There’s something about the combo of the jelly shimmer tips and matching flower designs that makes our inner child do a happy dance.

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Negative Space

A negative space French mani is still a French mani! This super fun style makes use of jelly polish and a touch of glitter for a super creative design.