The summer will arrive soon! While you’re getting ready to wear your go-to summer sundresses, breezy blouses, jean shorts, and reliable flip-flops, think about selecting a bright and vibrant summer manicure design to coordinate your outfit for the warm weather. It just seems right that you let your nails match the upcoming hot weather!
You’ll want to welcome vibrant summer tones in favor of spring pastels in your manicure when the plants transition from baby pink flowers to leafy green trees. Take a look at manicures that combine serene teals, stunning shimmers, and blazing reds. We also have options if you’re desiring something other than a solid color. We’ve curated a ton of summer-inspired nail art ideas for manicures, including fruity designs, tropical florals, and fanciful mermaid themes. There is a Summer Nail look for everyone and every event, from Memorial Day pool parties to Fourth of July cookouts, regardless of your personal style—whether it be subtle and elegant or bright and retro.
The finest aspect? You are not limited to choosing just one. For Summer Nail art that will keep your nails looking hot, mix & match your favorite solid and patterned designs!
1. Bright Red Nails
In summer, a classic red manicure never goes wrong! Cool, innovative designs like the ones on this list are ideal for when you want to experiment! When lounging at the beach or pool, go for a vivid orange-tinged red tone for a flash of brightness.
2. Colorful Floral French Tips
Use this adorable and vibrant twist on the French manicure to chose both rainbows and summer blooms if you can’t decide! Each Summer Nail is an elaborate take on the traditional French manicure, with tiny flowers and a variety of rainbow-hued hues
3. Hot Pink French Tips
Add a vibrant flash of color to your standard French manicure to elevate it! Hot pink, or any other vibrant shade you choose, replaces the neutral white tip in this easy and entertaining nail art. It’s the ideal method to express your passion for neon without really committing to the shade on your nails.
4. Cherry Summer Nails
Cherry-picking your Summer Nail art is totally acceptable—especially when it results in this manicure with a cherry theme! I love the little cherry images put on top, especially if you go with a blank nail as your foundation or a colorful, contrasting French tip.
5. Mermaid Nails
Embrace the whimsical and exquisite nature of a summertime siren with an iridescent mani! Apply a thin coat of a light teal or green metallic polish to your unpainted Summer Nails, or combine it with a bright purple or blue shade to create a dichromatic pattern.
6. Barbie Pink Glitter Nails
Despite Barbie’s summertime debut, we can’t get enough of everything pink! This gorgeous pink manicure is the ideal, girly summertime manicure, with solid Summer Nail in the same vibrant pink tint interspersed with glittering French tips.
7. White Swirl Nails
Try this fanciful white swirl pattern if you like the neutral style of a traditional French manicure but want to give it a fun summertime twist! The complex swirls that cover each Summer Nail in this manicure give a unique spin to the classic light pink and white color scheme.
8. Chrome Nails
Even in the summer, if you just can’t get enough of your go-to black manicure, try an edgy chrome hue that changes color in the sun! From a distance, this purple chrome coat appears to be a dark plum, yet depending on the angle, it shimmers green, providing unlimited style options.
9. Nautical French Manicure
Hello, my friend! Whether you want to cruise the high seas this summer or not, it doesn’t hurt to base your manicure design on the nautical color scheme. Orange and navy tips alternate in this playful mani, which is emphasized with a lovely sky-blue line.
10. Ombré Nails
The summer is the perfect season to showcase vivid, playful hues like this gorgeous fuchsia tint! This pink-themed piece has ombré coloring that transitions from a bright pink base shade to a light pink natural tint as it approaches the cuticle.
11. Rainbow Abstract Nails
When summer rainbows are on your nails, there’s no need to pursue them! The ideal summertime manicure design, these rainbow squiggle Summer Nail include overlapping, geometric designs in a range of colors over a clear foundation.
12. Cow Print Nails
If you’re anything like Ree Drummond, you can wear cowgirl-chic clothing all year long. This summer, people are going to notice this adorable cow-print French tip manicure design. It’s a playful choice.
13. Summer Sky Nails
Why not paint the gorgeous panorama on your Summer Nail if you love spending cool evenings gazing up at the night sky? You can create a manicure that rivals the splendor of a nighttime summer sky by applying iridescent moon and star stickers to your nails and then covering them with a clear gloss.
14. Tropical Nails
With these Summer Nail inspired by a vacation, you can carry the tropical vibes indoors! To create contrast with the delicate flowers and plant embellishments, use a bright color or a neutral tone for the base of your manicure.
15. Leopard Nails
Once again, animal prints are trendy, and what better way to follow the trend than to get your favorite animal print manicure? With its playful leopard-print Summer Nail art, which covers just half of the nail and leaves the other half bare, it strikes the ideal mix between aggressive and modern.
16.Wavy Nails
If you rock this retro-inspired nail art this summer, the water won’t be the only thing that’s becoming wavy! Each nail is decorated with abstract, monochromatic swirls that vary in size and shape.
17. Grass Green Iridescent Nails
These brilliant, grass-green Summer Nail virtually shout summer, much like a freshly manicured lawn. For a shimmering summer accent, give your ring and pinky fingers a chrome coat!
18. Butterfly Nails
With these stunning blue butterfly-printed nails, you’ll look as elegant as a butterfly! A portion of a cobalt blue butterfly that seems to be soaring from one light pink nail to the next is depicted on each one.
19. Sea Foam Nails
Try a manicure inspired by sea foam, taking a cue from the water. Every Summer Nail has a gradient light green color that transitions from vivid teal to frothy white. To give your mermaid-core manicure even more enchantment, use a gold shimmer top lacquer!
20. Bronze Nails
Everyone is aware that a well-spent summer is indicated by a healthy bronze glow. Apply that idea to your nails with a copper-hued Summer Nail paint. It will go well with your recent tan, and the dazzling glitter flecks will catch the sun’s rays to create a breathtaking summertime scene.
