Icy Chrome Nails Are the Perfect Wintry Manicure

We can smell the snow in the air and feel the frost on our fingertips, winter is officially here. Whether you love the cold or could do without winter altogether you may as well lean into the season’s aesthetic. Chrome nails have been trending for months, and this season we’re seeing some wintry twists on the look that we love. Below, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite icy chrome nails that remind us of smooth moonlit lakes, sparkling ice skating rinks and frosted windows.

Icy Chrome Nail Looks to Try

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Sunset Over an Icy Lake Manicure

This set looks like an early sunset reflecting off of an icy lake with subtle silver and pink chromes, making for a manicure like we’ve never seen.

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Ice Cap Nails

We love this subtle look that keeps the nails fairly nude but accents them with icy silver drops like icicles.

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Icy Chrome French Manicure

We love seeing a wintry twist on a classic French manicure. This set features an icy blue color on the tips with gold chrome over the top to create that ice skating rink shimmer. The pearls even remind us of little snowballs.

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Icy Accents

The silver chrome nail art adds an icy touch to this mani. With a silver French moment, tiny pearls like snowballs and glittering accents.

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Ice Blue Nails

Take the blueberry milk nails trend from the summer and give it a wintry remix with a layer of chrome. The addition makes for an icy look that we love.

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Fire and Ice Nails

If you’re feeling feisty, try this fire and ice manicure look with one hand an icy blue and the other a shiny orange chrome.

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Icy Blue Demure Manicure

The icy blue chrome here has a magical airbrush appearance. As if that wasn’t enough to set this manicure apart, it also has a handful of intricate details, including bows, rhinestones, stars and more. It’s so dynamic we don’t even know what to compliment first.

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Long Ombre Icy Chrome Nails

If you like your nails on the longer side, it gives you plenty of room to play with a beautiful ombre icy chrome look. The square tips and expert nail art make the look even more of a standout.

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Stars on Ice Manicure

This square-shaped manicure looks like a moonlit icy lake, complete with sparkling stars of rhinestones.