5 nail trends spotted at London Fashion Week SS25

London Fashion Week (LFW) marked its 40th anniversary this month, with a digital-physical hybrid schedule of designers.

As well as showcasing clothing styles set to dominate the spring/summer 2025 season, five key nail trends caught our eyes…

1. Sparkling embellishments

According to LFW, we’ll be dazzling our way through the spring and summer months, adorning nails with twinkling embellishments and charms. Session manicurist, Ella Vivii, nailed the glitzy look for the Chopova Lowena and Sinead Gorey runways. Commenting on the former on Instagram, she described the styles as ‘junk nails, western vibes & studs galore’.

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Nails for the Chopova Lowena runway, keyed by Ella Vivii and sponsored by Glitterbels. Image courtesy of @ellavivii

Studded nails led by Ella Vivii and created using The GelBottle Inc for Sinead Gorey’s showcase.

2. Bold colour

Spring and summer are known for the emergence of bright colour, after the traditionally darker palettes of autumn and winter, and SS25 looks no different. Runway nails showcased a variety of eye-catching shades, from electric blue and kiwi green to Barbie pink and sunshine yellow.

Immerse in the mood-boosting meanings behind different nail colours here.

Team Glitterbels created this pink and green ombré nail look for the Leblon London show.

Pops of colour framed nails for Helen Anthony – led by Stephanie Staunton using Magpie Beauty. Image courtesy of @stephie_nails

3. 3D details

London Fashion Week saw drama brought to nails, with session stylist, Ama Quashie, using her 3D nail art skills for the Simone Rocha and Nensi Dojaka catwalks. From bejewelled black and red tassles cascading from fingertips to delicate floral additions, three-dimensional looks made an impact.

Explore our pick of long, 3D manicures here.

Embellished tassels on nails matched the earrings of Simone Rocha models. Nails were keyed by Ama Quashie. Image courtesy of @amaquashie

Glass-effect, ‘petal drop’ additions on thumbs by Ama Quashie for the Nensi Dojaka runway.

4. Cool chrome

When considering nail trends, whatever the season, it’s an easy guess that chrome will make an appearance – thanks to its captivating and versatile mirror finish. On LFW runways, silver was the chrome of choice, offering a metallic, futuristic feel to spring/summer styling.

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Reverse stiletto press-ons, in a silver chrome, on Chet Lo models, led by Angel My Linh (@angelsnailz). Image courtesy of @handsonbeauty

Chrome adorned sharp nail shapes and was used for abstract detailing on press-ons by Liia Zotova for Ancuta Sarca. Image courtesy of @the.fingersofgod

5. ‘Natural nails but better’

While expressive nail art has seen a surge in popularity, there’s always space for fresh ‘clean girl aesthetic’ nails, as shown at London Fashion Week. Many designers opted for natural nails to be enhanced with neutral hues, with glossy and matte finishes, for a simple but sophisticated appearance.

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CND sponsored nail looks for the 16ARLINGTON show, led by Sylvie Macmillan. Neutral VINYLUX shades added a glossy, sleek finish to natural nails. Image courtesy of CND.

Matte, natural-looking nails complemented detailed garments worn by Huishan Zhang models, with Télle Moi sponsoring and Janel Grant leading nail looks.

Here are the nail trends spotted on the New York Fashion Week SS25 runway.

And check out Scratch’s backstage coverage with the nail teams at the Leblon London and Huishan Zhang LFW shows via our Instagram: @scratchmagazine.