With beach days and backyard barbecues increasingly appearing on our Instagram feeds, we have welcomed the arrival of warmer weather with open arms (and open beach umbrellas). While we may not get the chance to jet off to a sunshine-soaked island anytime soon, we’re starting a little closer to home – with our manicures!
Whether you’re into bright, vibrant polishes, or looking to channel your inner Dua Lipa with celeb-inspired nail art – we’ve put together 10 of the prettiest and trendiest summer nail art designs that you’ll want to wear all season long.
1. Flower bouquets
This super sweet nail trend is a summertime classic – it’s pretty, playful, and a little retro. Personally, we think daisies are the perfect bouquet of flowers to paint onto your nails for the summertime.
2. Cloud nine
Take your nail art to new heights with the dreamy design of cartoon-like clouds. All you need is a good art brush and the perfect opaque white.
3. Multicoloured confetti
A party you don’t have to clean up after – confetti nails! This ultra-playful trend gives the illusion of sparkles floating on your nails, and is surprisingly easy to achieve. Simply pick your favourite shades and dot the coloured polish on to your nails.
4. Polka dots
Forget spending hours in the salon – the best thing about polka dot nails, is just how easy they are to achieve. Create endless quirky and unique designs by mixing and matching different coloured polishes. Finish off with a clear top coat to lock it all in.
5. Ombre
As the saying goes, good things come in pairs – and dual nail shades are no exception to the rule. Instantly elevate your nails with the whimsical gradient of an ombre mani. For a more playful approach to your regular nude polish, add an ombre coat of holographic polish.
6. Starburst fruits
With all your favourite fruits in season during summer, why not show them some love by painting them on your nails? Strawberries, watermelon, orange slices, and more – you’ll have mouths watering everywhere! If you’re not feeling too confident in your painting skills, try out nail stickers instead.
7. Hint of neon
Inject some (extra) brightness into your nails with a fun neon twist on traditional French tips. Keep your nude base but switch your white tips for a flash of an ultra-bright hue, like lime green, hot pink, or electric blue.
8. Groovy 90s swirls
Reminiscent of your favourite ‘90s lava lamp, the playful, retro appeal of groovy swirls make it an on-trend summer design for anyone’s nails.
9. Rainbow pastels
Summer really is the season for bright shades, just as tropical as the weather is. So, turn your nails into a fruity cocktail of pastel shades – think blush pink, lilac, mint, yellow, and baby blue.
10. All that glitters
Low-effort, yet high-impact? Enter: glitter nails. Make sparkles feel a little more like summertime by pairing glitter with a pastel shade, or create unique designs with gold or multicoloured glitter polish – the ultimate disco for your hands.
Master these 10 summer nail designs with the right polishes, tools, and accessories
With fabulous nail art designs comes proper care and maintenance. Before you start channelling your inner Bob Ross, make sure you’re all stocked up on the correct polish and tools. You can find all of these products and more at your local Stockland Shopping Centre.
Product captions: Coles Sukin Hand & Nail Cream Tube 125mL $5.50, Kmart 50 Piece Nail Art Stickers $2.75, Kmart 50 Piece OXX Studio Kids Nail Art Stickers $2.75, Priceline Essie Expressie Nail Color $12.95, Priceline Essie Nail Color $14.95, Priceline Essie Nail Color $14.95, Priceline Sally Hansen Color Therapy Nail Colour $16.95, Priceline Sally Hansen Ultimate Shield Base & Top Coat $14.95, Sportsgirl Nail It Nail Care Kit $7.95, Sportsgirl Nail It Ombre Nail File $4.95, Sportsgirl Stick Together Nail Stickers $7.95, Target Essence Shine Last & Go! Gel Nail Polish $3.50, Target Nails. Inc Plant Power Nail Polish $16
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