As manicure maniacs prepare for brilliant blue skies and gradually rising temperatures as Spring 2016 looms on the horizon, try adorning your fingertips with the season’s reigning glitter trend. If you’ve been sporting a dark, moody mani all winter, try replacing those matte grey tips with a shimmering transformation. Here are a few breathtaking, sparkling manicure ideas which will leave you ready to shine at every fête on your spring social calendar.

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Pale pink and nude nails with metallic studs: If you prefer minimalist beauty, embrace the shimmer nail trend with simplistic light pink and nude nail polish. As a finishing touch, accessorize your ladylike fingertips with a series of tiny and strategically arranged metallic nail studs.

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Bold silver fingertips with glitter accents: For those who prefer a dazzling statement manicure, we are liking this nail look which uses Essie’s Après-Chic shade for a pop of platinum silver. To bring an eye-catching effect to your gleaming metallic tips, add Essie’s Frilling Me Softly topcoat for a burst of silver and cobalt blue glitter.

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Candy pink and white manicure with a glittery gold touch: Bring an instantly feminine finish to your manicure by painting on a sweet pastel pink shade, like this Pinky Promise shade from the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel line. Next, use a white nail polish to create a contrasting diagonal striped effect on alternate nails, and play up the glamour factor with gold glitter polish. This nail look features drops of Maybelline Color Show Jewels in Gilded in Gold for a brilliant effect on a select few fingertips.

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Canary yellow nails detailed with sparkly polish: There’s nothing quite like a sunny yellow hue to usher in spring, even if you find yourself still sporting a winter jacket in our uncertain Canadian climate! Take your beauty cues from this sunshine-filled manicure statement, which involves a coat of China Glaze’s Girls Just Wanna Have Sun shade. For a bit of sparkly gold detail, the look is polished off with a top coat of Glitter Me This by China Glaze.