The 5 most popular nail trends on Instagram of 2021
By Chloe Randall | 27 April 2021 | Movers & Shakers, News
With salons reopening and people rushing to get pampered, the experts at OnBuy Body Care sought to find out what the most popular nail colours and trends are on Instagram.
Based on the number of hashtags, the top five nail trends are:
| Nail trend | Number of # |
| Marble nails |
1,832,896 |
| Galaxy nails |
249,082 |
| Gradient nails |
230,428 |
| Animal print nails |
121,354 |
| Geometric art nails |
115,472 |
As shown in the table, the most ‘Instagrammable’ nail trend of 2021 is Marble nails, leading the way with 1,832,896 hashtags, followed by Galaxy nails in second place with 249,082 hashtags.
OnBuy Body Care also revealed which nail colours work best on Instagram, with the findings shown in the table below.
|
Nail colour |
Number of # |
|
Glitter nails |
9,398,396 |
|
Natural nails |
5,442,312 |
|
Pink nails |
4,869,376 |
|
Red nails |
4,350,031 |
|
French nails |
2,378,555 |
|
Black nails |
2,217,505 |
|
Blue nails |
2,002,458 |
|
White nails |
1,754,238 |
|
Green nails |
764,374 |
|
Yellow nails |
628,976 |
As shown, glitter nails are the most popular colour with over nine million hashtags, while yellow nails are the least popular with 628,976 hashtags.