Spring 2025 Pedicure Trends To Bring Out Your Bold Side

It's officially pedicure weather. Well, it's always pedicure weather somewhere in the world, but as the Northern Hemisphere rolls into spring 2025, it's time to kick your wool socks and winter boots to the curb. Warmer temperatures call for open-toe shoes and sandals, which means you should start thinking about what polish colors you'll be rocking this season. You'll also want to consider what type of pedicure your feet need after a long winter.

While the color you choose is totally your call, if you want to stick to the trendy colors we'll be seeing this spring, then you'll want to get the 411 from an expert in the field. "Manicurists and pedicurists are always the first people to know what colors are set to trend for the year ahead," nail technician and trend expert Ashleigh Bamber tells Who What Wear. "Once we've noticed a couple of people asking for a particular shade, we can pretty much guarantee that it's going to be popular that season."

To make sure you stay en vogue through spring 2025, Women exclusively spoke with celebrity nail artist Elle about what colors you should expect to see this season. With clients like Lindsay Lohan, Cara Delevingne, and Drew Barrymore, Elle is absolutely someone to trust when it comes to pedicure trends.

As we saw in 2024, muted pastel manicures became popular in the spring and stayed that way until the end of summer. Why was this the case? You could say this season and pastels go together like peanut butter and jelly: each can stand alone being equally loved, but when they're combined, you have magic. "Pastels leaning towards soft light shades like lavender, mint, peach, and baby blues, which are really great and give an airy vibe," Elle exclusively tells Women. "Pastels are also great for some of springs trending designs including florals and Frenchies. Pastels are flattering for all skin tones but better on fair to medium skin." To get this perfect take on baby blue, reach for OPI Nail Lacquer in It's A Boy.

If you're not into the idea of florals or any of the number of French manicure options out there, you can never go wrong with gold or silver flecks. As Elle explains, a bit of shimmer catches the light just right, creating movement and adding the ideal amount of extra to a pastel manicure.

Those who are seeking a pedicure design with more punch than a pastel will be happy to learn the bright neon pedicures we saw in summer 2024 are also hot this spring. "Think electric orange, bright pink, and fun colors that have energy," says Elle. "Any skin tones can pair with these, but they are great for someone who wants to make a bold statement with nail trends." But that's just the beginning of the fun you can have with neon.

 "Neons also best lend themselves to designs featuring negative space/isolated chromes, abstract, tie dye, and swirls, all trending for spring," Elle exclusively tells Women. While a neon pedicure might seem intense — bordering on aggressive — with the right attitude, you can make it work.

Similar to trying to rock neon colors, bright white might not be for everyone, but it's (white) hot at the moment. "What I'm really loving right now is bright whites and off whites and creams," says Elle, adding that Mineral Fusion Icebreaker is the perfect bright white to master this look. It's also eco-conscious and vegan. "If you do a cream toe or white they look like blank canvases for artwork, but really they go with everything and serve as a statement that you're pedicured." And should you want to experiment with some designs on that blank canvas, Elle points out that cream pairs well with hot pink and gold, calling it "an amazing color combination." In other words, if you get sick of your bright white pedi, you can get a bottle of La Paz-itively Hot by OPI and Got It Golding On by Essie and let your inner Frida Kahlo loose.

If you love the thought of neon orange, but know you just can't commit to such a bold (and loud) color, coral and peach are on the menu. "[They're] really big this year as Kelly Ripa proved at the Oscars," says Elle. "They are fantastic for warm and neutral undertones, but you can find one that's universal enough for all." For example, Crawfishin' for a Compliment by OPI will make all your peachy and coral dreams a reality.

Another interesting fact about coral is that it's one of the nail colors that makes you look more tan — if that's an aesthetic you're trying to achieve. After all, it's certainly safer than basking in the sun for hours. "I also love coral for tie dyes and as bold accent as well. I like adding glitter and shimmer to a coral or peach, especially to add another dimension to it," Elle tells Women, adding that if you're not sure if peach or coral go well with your skin tone, a layer of glitter or a shimmery topcoat will make sure it matches perfectly.

Not everyone is meant for pizzazz-style toes. In fact, for some, the mere thought of straying away from conventional types of pedicure colors just might have them reaching for their bottle of lorazepam à la Parker Posey's character in the third season of "The White Lotus." If you happen to fall into this category, but want to keep things trendy in 2025, then you're in luck because soft nudes — also known as the soap nail trend — isn't going anywhere.

"Soft nudes, beiges, and pinks — these are the soap trend, which is really just a healthy manicure," Elle tells Women. "The colors not only work great for the soap trend, but offer a sophisticated look that's always elevated, timeless, and red carpet ready for all my celebrities. I love it for isolated chrome designs too."

What's so great about the French manicure or pedicure is its versatility. While there will also be the classic with a single white stripe over a pinkish nude, new versions, like the deconstructed French manicure trend and reverse French manicure, have given this iconic look a much-needed makeover. Though any of these variations could be worn all year long on your toes, for spring 2025, the ideal take involves a more delicate approach, with an extra-thin line experts are calling the micro French manicure.

"I like a micro French because anything thicker on a pedicure can be a displeasing look," Elle tells Women. "To achieve this look it's a real simple detail that's not too much. If you do it on shorter nails it elongates the nails where a typical French can cut it in half. On a short nail, no matter what, a micro French will give the illusion of the nail looking longer." Although sticking the original color combination is a way to keep your toes looking professional, if that's the energy you're serving, Elle shares that using neon, pastel, or even metallic colors will give your pedicure a fun twist. However, she does advise staying away from darker tips. A black tip on a red toenail may seem cool in theory, but in reality it's just going to make it look like you have dirt under your nails.

Chrome nails are gorgeous. Not only has the shiny design nails around for a few years now — for a good reason — they allow for plenty of experimentation. Whether you're rocking a red chrome manicure or dabbling in the trendiest chrome nail variations at the moment, you simply can't go wrong.

While a any shiny pedicure is a fun, eye-catching, way to debut your toes the first time you wear sandals, Elle exclusively tells Women that isolated chrome in particular is going to be big in the spring and summer 2025. This design involves choosing a single base color or design, then adding chrome accents on specific parts of the nail to either highlight or create a new image. Isolated chrome is an easy way to take any pedicure to the next level — and feel a bit intergalactic in the process.