Light purple nail polish is a beautiful and delicate option for a variety of occasions. Light purple feels carefree, flirty, and airy, and also has a touch of elegance, perfect for creating the most stunning nail art. Its soft and romantic hue is perfect for spring and summer events, and can add a touch of sophistication to any look. However, there are also some disadvantages to consider before choosing light purple nail polish for your next mani.
One disadvantage of light purple nail polish is that it can be difficult to apply evenly. The delicate hue can easily become streaky, resulting in an uneven finish. This can be frustrating for those who are not used to working with light colors.
Another disadvantage of light purple nail polish is that it is not as long-lasting as darker shades. Its light color can easily chip and fade, requiring more frequent touch-ups to maintain its fresh and vibrant appearance.
Despite these disadvantages, light purple nail polish is a beautiful and romantic option that is perfect for spring and summer events. It is best used for occasions where a delicate and sophisticated touch is desired, such as weddings, bridal showers, and garden parties.
Here are some of our favorite purple nail ideas! These designs range from natural nails to acrylic and press-on nails. We’ve also gathered below 93 of our favorite nail designs for you to try with this gorgeous shade.
Light Purple Solid Color Nails
With color options including lavender nails, amethyst nails, orchid nails, and lilac nails, there are plenty of pretty nail polish colors that can work great as a single, solid color.
Light Purple Ombre Nails
Cute ombre nails are so popular right now. For a more cool and eye-catching look, try purple ombre nails. You can either go for a light purple to white ombre or a dark purple to light purple ombre.
Light Purple Glitter Nails
If you want to add some sparkle to your purple manicure, then go for purple glitter nails! You can either add a touch of glitter to your plain light purple nails or go all out with an entire glittery purple manicure.
Light Purple Floral Nails
Flower nails are pretty much great all year round. For a more spring-inspired light purple manicure, try to add some flower nail art designs with bright colors! As you head into the autumn for fall nail designs, use more neutral, brown, and white tones.
Light Purple French tips
Another classic light purple manicure is purple French tips! You can either go for a traditional french manicure with light purple tips or try a more modern take on the look with double French tips with white tips on a light purple nail.
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White French tip with purple swirls 📷 amyle.nails / Instagram
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Light purple and blue nails via 📷 overglowedit / Instagram
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Purple glitter nails via 📷 Polished_yogi / Instagram
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Purple and gold nails via 📷 safinailstudio / Instagram
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Watercolor purple sky nails via 📷 safinailstudio / Instagram
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Glitter French tip nails via 📷 paintboxnails / Instagram
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Polish nail polish nails 📷 paintboxnails / Instagram
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Short nails in purple via 📷 emenstudio_ / Instagram
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Lavender nails via 📷 emenstudio_ / Instagram
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Cute nails via 📷 amyle.nails / Instagram
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Pastel purple nails via 📷 amyle.nails / Instagram
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Purple press on nails via 📷 nailsbysmf / Instagram
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Bright purple nails via 📷 nailsbysmf / Instagram
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Lilac nails via 📷 nailsbysmf / Instagram
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Cute nail designs via 📷 overglowedit / Instagram
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📷 overglowedit / Instagram
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📷 paintbucketnails / Instagram
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📷 nails_and_soul / Instagram
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📷 ninanailedit / Instagram
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📷 heygreatnails / Instagram
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📷 disseynails / Instagram
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📷 amberjhnails/ Instagram
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📷 amberjhnails/ Instagram
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📷 nycnailroom / Instagram
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Purple coffin nails via 📷 nycnailroom / Instagram
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Purple acrylic nails via 📷 nailbow.skg / Instagram
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📷 nailbow.skg / Instagram
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📷 nailartbysig / Instagram
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Purple marble nails via 📷 sansungnails / Instagram
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Purple butterfly nails via 📷 sansungnails / Instagram
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Zodiac nails with constellations via 📷 sansungnails / Instagram
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📷 lightslacquer / Instagram
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📷 lightslacquer / Instagram
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Short acrylic nails via 📷 amelodyxnails / Instagram
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📷 amelodyxnails / Instagram
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📷 heygreatnails / Instagram
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Purple flower nails via 📷 heygreatnails / Instagram
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Purple ombre nails via 📷 polished_yogi / Instagram
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📷 disseynails / Instagram
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📷 disseynails / Instagram
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📷 willow.nails / Instagram
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📷 gel.bymegan / Instagram
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📷 gel.bymegan / Instagram
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Glitter ombre nails via 📷 melanated.mani / Instagram
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📷 melanated.mani / Instagram
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📷 betina_goldstein / Instagram
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Purple glitter nails via 📷 checkyesmichelle / Instagram
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Dark purple nails via 📷 checkyesmichelle / Instagram
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Purple and blue ombre nails via 📷 bycheznails / Instagram
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Purple and white nails via 📷 bycheznails / Instagram
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📷 thehangedit / Instagram
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Smiley face nails via 📷 thehangedit / Instagram
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French tip manicure with purple tips via 📷 iramshelton / Instagram
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📷 iramshelton / Instagram
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Pink and purple nails via 📷 lolo.nailedit / Instagram
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Butterfly nails via 📷 lolo.nailedit / Instagram
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📷 lolo.nailedit / Instagram
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Purple and neon nails via 📷 tatjanails / Instagram
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Yellow and purple nails via 📷 tatjanails / Instagram
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Purple stiletto nails via 📷 artdecom / Instagram
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Acrylic ombre nails via 📷 nailedbyyans / Instagram
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📷 nailedbyyans / Instagram
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📷 3615_zbobinails / Instagram
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📷 gellybeannails / Instagram
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Simple manicure via 📷 gellybeannails / Instagram
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📷 reigning_beautyy / Instagram
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📷 bagabieva_nails / Instagram
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📷 natb.nails / Instagram
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Checker nails via 📷 natb.nails / Instagram
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📷 Lilacdieselnails / Etsy
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📷 Fairytalenailshayley / Etsy
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Gold and purple nails via 📷 MirabellaPressons / Etsy
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Coffin press on nails via 📷 LadyTrouse / Etsy
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📷 PrettyFabNails / Etsy
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Halloween purple nails via 📷 project_paznokcie / Instagram