Updated October 24, 2022

74 Beautiful Matte Nails

It’s time for high gloss nails to move over and make some space for the subtly beautiful matte nail designs. Matte nails are great for many occasions and styles. We’ve got some beautiful matte nails to inspire you for your next manicure in this article.

This year matte nails have been seriously trending and for good reason too. These matte nails are absolutely stunning. Navy blue and light blue matte nails are particular favorites at the moment.

One design that we just can’t get enough of is the half matte half gloss nail design. This looks great combined with effects like marble or tortoiseshell incorporated into the design. Keep an eye out for these designs in this post. You’ll love them!

Matte Nail Designs

There are some stunning matte nail designs out there. We’ve included some nail designs for fall, for Halloween and for summer in this section. A great idea when going for the matte nail look is to paint the base coat matte and the detailed designs in gloss. This way the designs really stand out.

Matte Orange and Brown Nails

Matte Grey Nails

Brown Matt and Green Nails

Matte Navy Blue Nails with Bling

Matte Dark Green Nails with Gold

Half Matte Half Glossy Nails

Grey and Black Matte Nails

Matte Black And Gold Nails

Dark Blue Matte Nail Designs

Stiletto Army Matte Nails

Burberry Matte Peach + Olive Nails

Matte Neon Summer Nails

Matte Green And Pink Marble Nails

Dark Green Matte Nails With Designs

Short Matte Nails

Short matte nails look great when two shades of matte nail polish are combined. Some great color combinations include light pink with light greens, turquoise, or lilac. One great color combination for your winter nails this year is deep red and aubergine purple.

Matte Blue Nails

Matte Christmas Nails

Matte Black And Red Nails

Red And Black Matte Nails

Blue Matte Nails

Light Blue Matte Nails

Short Black Matte Nails

Matte Sage Green Nails

Short Matte Black Nails

Matte Army Green Nails

Matte Grey And Pink Nails

Matte Red And Gold Nails

Natural Matte Short Nails

Pretty Matte Nails

Matte Sparkle Nails — Pretty Matte Nails

Short Matte Grey Nails

French Tip Matte Nails

One classic nail design that looks stunning in all nail polish styles is the french tip nail design. This looks great with glitter tips, glossy tips, and yes, even matte tips. But what about combining all of these gorgeous nail polish effects together? Painting your nails matte with glossy tips is a big look this year, so why not add a bit of glitter whilst you’re at it!

Matte Black French Tip Nails

Matte Black Nails With Glossy Tips

Matte Black + Beige Nails

Black Matte Nails With Glossy Tip

Purple Matte Nails

Black Matte Nails With Shiny Tip

Matte Green And Gold Nails

Rose Gold Nails Matte

Stiletto Black Matte Nails

Matte Green Marble Nails

Rose Gold + Nude Matte Nails

Matte Coffin Nails

We’re used to seeing coffin nails blinged up and shiny AF but just wait until you see these matte coffin nails. And just because they’re matte doesn’t mean they can’t still be bling like in these matte purple nails.

Matte Purple Coffin + Stiletto Nails

Matte Black Coffin Nails

Matte Yellow Nails

Matte Coffin Nails with Glossy Tips

Matte Emerald Green Nails

Matte Lavender Nails

Royal Blue Matte Nails

Light Pink Matte Nails

Black + Blue Matte Coffin Nails

Matte Forest Green Nails

Matte Almond Nails

These matte almond nail designs have some stunning designs and color combos going on. We love the fierce matte black almond nails with the gold flame outline. The gold really pops against the black matte nail polish.

Matte Olive Green Nails

Almond Matte Black Flame Nails

Matte Black Almond Nails

Brown Matte Almond Nails

Brown Matte Nails with Gold Foil

Orange Matte Nail Designs

Hot Pink Matte Nails

Matte Burnt Orange Nails

Matte Purple Almond Nails

Matte Ombre Nails

One way to rock your matte nails is to ombre them. Sometimes, when there are just too many colors to choose from, choose all of them. One popular ombre look is the vertical ombre effect with the colors changing from left to right. We are in love with the hot pink to green matte ombre nails featured in this section.

Pastel Rainbow Matte Ombre Nails

Beautiful Matte Sparkle Nails

Nude + Matte Grey Ombre Nails

Matte Hot Pink to Matte Green Ombre Nails

Natural Matte Ombre Nails

Yellow Matte Ombre Nails

Matte Pink Ombre Nails

Grey Matte Glitter Nails

Elegant Matte Nails

If you’re looking for matte nails to wear to a formal or fancy city dinner or to your mate’s wedding, these nails are perfect for you. We love how elegant the color red looks as matte nail polish, especially when paired with some little rhinestones or a glossy tip.