Chevron Nails
Chevron nails use a V or zigzag shape to give a manicure a sharp, graphic edge. This gallery shows finished designs including Chevron French Manicure, which swaps the curved smile line for a pointed tip, plus Chevron Gold Medal Nails and Blue Ballerina Slippers Nails.
Use them to see how the same angle works as a tip, a stripe or a single accent.
3 in Chevron Nails
Chevron nails ideas
- Chevron French manicure: paint the tip as a V instead of a curve. White on nude is classic; gold or a bright makes it modern.
- Chevron accent nails: a single zigzag stripe on the ring finger, with the other nails solid.
- Stacked chevrons: two or three V's in alternating colors, like a varsity stripe.
- Metallic chevrons: gold or silver over a matte or dark base.
How to get crisp chevron points
Chevrons depend on clean, matching angles, which are hard to freehand. The easy way is tape: lay two strips on fully dry polish so they meet in a V, paint the open area, and peel the tape away while the color is still wet. Chevron nail vinyls, or ordinary tape cut with zigzag scissors, make the job faster. For a fine metallic line instead of a block of color, lay thin striping tape in a V and seal it under top coat, as in many striping tape nails.
Questions people ask
What is a chevron French manicure?
A French manicure where the tip ends in a V point instead of a curve. It keeps the clean look of French nails with a sharper, more modern shape.