The invention discloses a method for locating fingernails. The method comprises the steps of analyzing finger images obtained at the current moment to obtain pixel attribute data of pixel points of the finger images obtained at the current moment and establishing a corresponding pixel attribute data array according to the pixel attribute data; S11, conducting pixel attribute comparison between the pixel attribute data array and a preset reflective model array at the current time to obtain pixel attribute phase step data in the pixel attribute data array and pixel attribute phase step points which correspond to the pixel attribute phase step data; S12, obtaining pixel point coordinates which correspond to the pixel attribute phase step points, and processing the obtained pixel point coordinates on a display screen to form a localization frame of the fingernails. The invention also discloses manicure equipment. The method for locating the fingernails and the manicure equipment can locate the fingernails accurately and have good user experience.