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Summer Nail Ideas for Your Next Manicure

05/25/22 | Beauty, Essie, Manicure, nail polish, OPI

Summer is coming!  It is hard to believe that Memorial Day is only a few days away and that Summer officially starts next month.  There are signs around every corner – from the longer days to the warmer weather and even the fact that my post on Summer Nails has started trending on Pinterest.  While I love nearly all of the manicure ideas I shared last July I wanted to get ahead of this season and share Summer Nail ideas with you all today.

Rather than it being difficult to put together this round up it was actually hard to cut down to my top picks. I found so much inspiration from nail polish bands (think Opi, Essie, Zoya, Orly) as well as two of my forever favorites; Instagram and Pinterest! I had to make a cut off so I did not include any completely solid nail designs but did include ones with just one statement nail – one of my personal faves! And I must admit, having gone to a nail class last year I found out how hard hand painted nails are – even things that are “supposed to be easy” like a dotting tool to make daisies – nope…  It gave me even greater respect for the talent needed to create some of these summer nail ideas, take a look:

Gold and Pale Pink manicure on Antonia Cheri via PaintBox (source)

Summer Nail Ideas - Gold and Pale Pink manicure on Antonia Cheri via PaintBox

Blue and negative space nail design by Amaka Hamelijnck (source)

Summer Nail Ideas - Blue and negative space nail design by Amaka Hamelijnck

Summer Manicure with Essie shades Playdate and s’il vous play by Evelyn Nails (source)

Summer Nail Ideas - Summer Manicure with Essie shades Playdate and s'il vous play by Evelyn Nails

Blue and teal shimmer by The Hang Edit (source)

Nail Art - blue and teal shimmer from Hang Nguyen of The Hang Edit

Neon pink and orange by Bagabieva Nails (source)

Summer Nail Ideas - Neon pink and orange by Bagabieva Nails

Electric blue outlined French manicure via Nail It  (source)

Manicure Ideas - Electric blue outlined French manicure via Nail It

Sheer natural nails with hearts by Jodie NMUA (source)

Summer Nail Ideas - Sheer natural nails with hearts by Jodie NMUA

Lavender and gold flowers by Natsuki Amano at Vanity Projects (source)

Manicure Ideas - Lavender and gold flowers by Natsuki Amano at Vanity Projects

Geometric blue and nude transparent design from The Hang Edit (source)

Nail Art - geometric blue and nude Transparency from Hang Nguyen of The Hang Edit

Blue waves  by Arina Vader (source)

Nail Art - blue waves manicure by arina vader

Pastel rainbow French Manicure by Sarah Wood (source)

Nail Art - Pastel rainbow French Manicure by Sarah Wood

Rose gold design by Elina Nails Art via Nail It  (source)

Summer Nail Ideas - Rose gold design by Elina Nails Art via Nail It

Fuchsia Tip Manicure by Evelyn Nails  (source)

Manicure Ideas - Fuchsia Tip Manicure by Evelyn Nails

Statement Glitter Nail by Jamie Panici (source)

Nail Art - Statement Glitter Nail by Jamie Panici

White and gold swirl by Anna Kang for Luxury Village Korea  (source)

Nail Art - White and Gold Swirl by Anna Kang for Luxury Village KoreaHand painted leaves with gold from Safina Nail Studio (source)

Nail Art - Hand painted leaves with gold from Safina Nail Studio

Spring Skittles rainbow manicure by Franci of Pop Polished (source)

Summer Nail Ideas - Spring Skittles rainbow manicure by Franci of Pop Polished

Ombre blue and gold mixed from Safina Nail Studio (source)

Nail Art - Ombre blue and gold mixed from Safina Nail Studio

Electric slanted French tip by Franci of Pop Polished(done with painters tape!)  (source)

Nail Art - Electric slanted French tip by Franci of Pop Polished

Gold accents manicure from Safina Nail Studio (source)

Nail Art - Gold accents manicure from Safina Nail Studio

Negative galaxy space design from The Hang Edit (source)

Nail Art - negative space design  from Hang Nguyen of The Hang Edit

Pastel rainbow nails by Sarah Wood (source)

Summer Nail Ideas - Pastel rainbow nails by Sarah Wood

 

One big trend I did not include is painting one hand one color and another, a completely different color – a bit too out there but some of them, well, to each their own. As I mentioned, I could have kept going but hopefully one of these 22 Summer nail ideas got you inspired to stay on-trend for the season!

Which is your favorite?

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