After so many months stuck at home, it’s time for some inspo to get your nail game back on point This season’s hottest looks are all about fun and creativity.

Alongside pastels and rainbow brights, French manis are back with playful and unexpected designs. From glitzy tips to geometric shapes and contrasting colours, here’s the 6 freshest ways to take your French mani to the next level this spring.

Tips that flip the script are in. Step into the negative space with bold white diagonal tips on a pastel background for elegance with an edge.

Elevate a standard mani with glittering metallic tips that bleed into the negative space. Highlighted with a pastel base colour, this look leaves you dripping in gold – literally. Top with gleaming, gold stacked rings for a look that commands attention.

Play with the curved shape of a mani tip to add a funky twist to a minimal look. Break all the rules with mismatched designs that use the negative space in a different way for each nail. Cross the boundary that separates the tip and base with sweeping white lines that stretch from the top to the bottom of the nail.

For a striking look, go geometric. Pop a single black rectangle at the bottom of each nude nail, in contrasting black. The black on nude creates a fresh look with attitude.

For a chic design guaranteed to draw attention, take a pastel tip in a shade that complements the base colour and place a barely-there circle opposite, towards the bottom of the nail.

Up level your mani with a glam, double French tip. Pop a vivid white tip on a diagonal and top with a second bright pink tip, for a luxe look that’s bang on trend. Finish with a couple of stacks of glittering rings.