White and Gold Nails Strike a Perfect Balance Between Minimal and Bold (2024)

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If you're looking for new ways to switch up your nail look but can't decide whether you want to move forward with a minimalist white mani or a bold gold nail look, we're here to help. According to Instagram searches, white and gold nail designs are growing in popularity by the day—and we understand why. With a hint of bold and demure style, white and gold nails offer the best of both worlds without tying in loads of color. Thinking you might be into a white and gold nail design yourself? Keep scrolling for 24 ways to wear the white and gold nails trend.

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Gold Tear Drops

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This pearl-white and gold negative space manicure looks like something off of a roll of vintage wallpaper. Needless to say, we're in love.

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Pearls and Chains

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While it's unlikely that you'll be able to DIY these beauties by celebrity manicurist Betina Goldstein, you can certainly melt over looking at them and use them as inspiration for your next appointment.

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White, Pink, and Gold

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Here, white, pale pink, and gold combine for a diagonal take on a classic French manicure.

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Gold Glitter Stripes

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Don't overthink your white and gold nails. It can be as simple as starting with a white base and topping it off with a single gold glitter stripe down the length of each nail.

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White and Gold Color Block

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Here's another way to tie white and gold nail polish into a French manicure design. Opt for a chunky tip (this one uses an almost-white shade of lavender) and border it on the bottom with an equally wide strip of metallic gold.

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Black, White, and Gold

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Black and white nail polish combine with metallic gold hardware to create a minimalist mani we can't take our eyes off of.

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Astrology Nails

This matte black mani employs white and gold polish to bring a magical astrology theme to life.

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Split Diagonals

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Due to the way the light is hitting this split-diagonal design, you might think it's silver and white, but it's actually created with gold foil.

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Gold Glitter Tips

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Love the chunky nature of gold-and-white color block nails? This time, switch it up with a strip of white on the bottom and gold glitter polish capping the tips.

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Dove White and Metallic Gold

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Prefer more of an off-white? This dove-white design coats each nail in subtle color while dotting each cuticle line with a single metallic gold stud.

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Pops of Black

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If purely white and gold nails are too light for your liking, consider this gradient manicure that weaves in pops of black.

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Magic Rocks

This geode nail design isolates white tips with cracks of gold shining through. It's both moody and decadent.

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Gold Accents

If you love the idea of a mismatched mani but want to keep it within the same color palette, consider switching up the shape of your gold accents, as opposed to the shades of your polish.

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Chanel Minimalism

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Just because these nails would take a lot of patience to recreate given the small details, doesn't mean we can't spend time staring at them in awe.

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Gold Dots

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Start with a sheer wash of white polish and line the same edge of each nail with six gold sequins. Use topcoat to secure them in place.

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Brown-Eyed Girl

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We love this brown evil eye manicure that weaves in hints of white and gold.

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Dreamy Nails

These cloud nails give us majorly dreamy feels thanks to their fluffy-looking base and light-reflecting gold stars.

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Rose Gold and Marble

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We love a black and white marble nail look juxtaposed against pale rose gold tips. Très chic.

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Black, White, and Gilded

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We don't know about you, but this manicure gives us abstract cow print vibes, and we're into it.

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Rose Quartz Nails

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Look closely and you'll notice that this crystal-inspired manicure weaves in hints of white and gold.

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Gold Arcs

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Start with a white base and use an ultra-thin striping brush to paint slim arcs of gold across each nail. Don't forget topcoat!

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Galaxy Nails

How pretty are these pink, white, and gold galaxy nails? We want to copay them ASAP.

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Geometric Gold

These white nails are topped off with black-lined gold accents that give us Cleopatra vibes.

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Half and Half

Can't decide between a basic and bold nail look? This mani features half-French designs paired with solid gold glitter.

Up next: Discover 25 rose gold nail designs that complement every skin tone.