January 10, 2026 at 2:55 pm

“Princess Nails” Is A New Popular Fad Among TikTok Users And The Focus Is On Simplicity

by Matthew Gilligan

women showing off their nails

TikTok/@veerusso/@sammi_skye/@_creative_clawz

Trend alert!

Women on TikTok are showing folks how “princess nails” are a hot commodity among social media users.

A TikTokker named Sammi’s video gave viewers background information about the trend.

The text overlay reads, “Minimalist and elegant. Short, clean nails in a sheer pale pink shade.”

In the caption, Sammi wrote, “Recession? I call it reigning through the chaos. Long live the princess nails.”

@sammi_skye

Recession? I call it reigning through the chaos. Long live the princess nails πŸ‘‘πŸ’…πŸ‘ΈπŸ» Color – OPI gel in Sweet Heart #opi #opisweetheart #PrincessNails #NailTok #TikTokBeauty #NailTrend2025 #SoftGirlEra #GlazedNails #CoquetteAesthetic #FairyCore #NailInspo #NailDesign #AestheticNails #LongNails #RecessionCore #ManiMood #cleangirlaesthetic

♬ Dreamy Girl – Headphone Chill Girl

Another woman named Victoria showed off her nails and wrote in a text overlay, “Princess nails are summer nails.”

In the caption, she wrote, “I always chop my nails for summer & I always feel 100% more like me.”

@veerusso

I always chop my nails for summer & I always feel 100% more like me β˜€οΈ 🫢🏻 πŸ’… #princessnails #fyp #nailinspo #summernails #styleinspo

♬ original sound – Interview Magazine

And another TikTokker highlighted princess nails in her post, as well.

Take a look!

@_creative_clawz

Trying Princess nails πŸ‘‘βœ¨ #creativeclawz #princessnails

♬ All I Can Say – Kali Uchis

Now let’s see what viewers had to say about this.

This person weighed in.

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Another viewer asked a question.

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And this TikTokker shared their thoughts.

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What do you think about the princess nail trend?

Yay or nay?

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