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Celebrate Your Birthday With These Nail Designs (And a Pony.)

By Laura Davis | March 2, 2023 | Leave a Comment
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Birthday nails - glow in the dark stars
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Birthday nails - black glittery Leo
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Birthday nails - birthday cake

Even as we get older, we still love to celebrate birthdays. The plans might shift from a party with a magician and all our closest friends to something more casual, like partying with the magician. Either way, this year, we’re most excited about getting birthday nails.

And whatever rabbit he’s going to pull out of his hat next.

A fun birthday manicure could be something simple like sparkly polish, or you could go all out with a design featuring balloons, cake, and presents. We’ve got all the birthday bases covered in this list. Including that one we stole from Fenway.
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21 Fun Birthday Nails To Rock This Year

1. Colorful Balloon Nails

No one will be able to use the excuse that they “forgot” your birthday after you get this manicure painted on. We’ll work on the excuse that they “don’t even know you” next.

Birthday nails - balloons and pink
Photo Credit: @nailartbysofia

 

2. Subtle Roman Numerals Birthday Nails

For the person who likes neutral nail colors and doesn’t even tell anyone it’s her birthday, this simple manicure is the perfect fit.

Birthday nails - subtle Roman numerals
Photo Credit: @daily.manicure

 

3. Pink ’23’ Nails

This manicure has it all: your new age, your zodiac sign, your zodiac’s constellation, some butterflies, and even accents of pink foil. The only thing it doesn’t come with is the cake.

Birthday nails - pink 23 nails
Photo Credit: @marzastudios

 

4. Balloons and Stars Birthday Nails

Skip the real balloons and go for hand-painted ones instead, plus a bunch of colorful stars. This also skips the part where you watch your balloons deflate in the corner of the living room for two months before you finally put them out of their misery. And into your roommate’s room.

Birthday nails - 32 balloons and stars
Photo Credit: @nailsbyamyliu

 

5. 90s Manicure

Whether you were around for the 90s or you’re just super passionate about colorful geometric designs that make you nostalgic for old-school Taco Bell, this manicure is a great one to rock on your birthday. We mean “rock” in all senses of the word.

Birthday nails - 80s manicure
Photo Credit: @webcaz88

 

6. Birthday Cake Nails

Normally we’re all about having your cake and eating it, too. But in this case, it’s probably safer if you don’t.

Birthday nails - birthday cake
Photo Credit: @nailsby_nataliex

 

7. Glittery Black Leo Nails

Leave it to a Leo to bedazzle her birthday nails with glitter and shiny gold accents. Leave it to us to roll our eyes about it. We’ll give you three guesses about what sign we are. Nope, not Virgo.

Birthday nails - black glittery Leo
Photo Credit: @nailsbyseidy

 

8. Simple Pink Glitter Nails

Sometimes, all you need is a little pink to get you in the mood to party. On a side note, Barbie, we’re starting to think you might have a problem.

Birthday Nails - pink with glitter
Photo Credit: @nailsbymorticia

 

9. Tiffany Box Nails

The best presents come in boxes that match our nails. Which is why we painted our nails in classic Tiffany blue.

Birthday nails - Tiffany box manicure
Photo Credit: @emmadollymix

 

10. Sagittarius Birthday Nails

Leos have it easy. But when your zodiac sign is longer than most names, you gotta get creative. These “Sag Baby” nails are both a declaration of astrological pride and a concession to the effects of gravity.

Birthday nails - Sag Baby Sagittarius
Photo Credit: @lounadidem

 

11. Glitzy Gold Birthday Manicure

Being extra on your birthday is practically a birthright. Are we Nepo Babies now?

Birthday nails - gold shimmer
Photo Credit: @leglamourofficial

 

12. Sparkles and Stars

The stars on this manicure glow in the dark, so this birthday babe can finally navigate to the bathroom in the middle of the night without stubbing their toe. Stepping on the cat is a whole different story.

Birthday nails - glow in the dark stars
Photo Credit: @poppynailsit

 

13. Playboy Bunny Birthday Nails

This birthday diva is manifesting money and bling for their bday. Don’t burst their bubble by telling them how much taxes take out of a paycheck.

Birthday nails - playboy 18 bling nails
Photo Credit: @thephoenixeffectt

 

14. Pisces Birthday Mani

This Pisces nail design features bold gold that’s still soft enough to represent a true Pisces. Just don’t start quoting Lesley Gore at us.

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15. Green Celebration Nails

Pop the champagne! It’s time to celebrate. And it’s also 11am, so we’re long overdue for a mimosa.

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16. Purple Birthday Present Nails

We love everything about these nails. The vibrant purple nail polish. The sparkly cupcake and balloons. The random gnome hat. They’re…perfect.

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17. Pink Birthday Manicure

This mani includes all the best parts of a birthday: cake, icing, fire hazards, and the birthday person getting their spit all over said cake to eliminate the hazard. What a delight.

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18. Chrome Birthday Nails

No need to reinvent the wheel for your birthday mani. Trendy chrome nails will do just fine. Get in the car, we’re late to our wheel-inventing class.

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19. Disco Ball Nails

We have no idea how to recreate this set, but we’re enjoying staring at it. Is this how magicians get away with their tricks? Look over here at our sparkly fingers! The $20 in your pocket is now in mine. Ta-da!

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20. Sparkly Pink Cupcake Drip Nails

These negative space icing drip nails leave much to be desired. Well, mostly cake.

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21. Constellation Nails

This manicure was inspired by the stars the nail tech was born under. If everyone would be kind enough to wear their birth chart on their fingertips, it would be much easier to know who to avoid.

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Laura Davis
Laura Davis
Laura is the Boston-based Assistant Editor at Let's Eat Cake. She currently writes about products, entertainment news, beauty trends, and food, and has contributed to a variety of lifestyle publications, including Popular Science and Flixed. She is also the co-founder of Adultescence, a podcast and blog for post grads, where she writes about friendship and dating.
 
When she's not typing away on her laptop, you can find Laura working on her MBA at Boston College, listening to Taylor Swift, or sweating it out at an OrangeTheory class. Follow her on Instagram @LauraKristine21 and LinkedIn.
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