Going for you summertime manicure? Get inspired with my complete list of bright summer nail designs. No, seriously, you will love the bold colors and creativity in these nails.
These bright and funky nail designs are collected from the best nail trends of summer and if you are feeling the creative vibes get down to recreate these beautiful nail designs.
Experiment as much as you want and give your own twist to our cute tropical fruits and floral nail art. You will have no lack of ideas with these bright nail colors.
So without wasting even a minute quickly take a look at 30 bright summer nail designs.
30 Bright Nails Designs For Summer
Tropical Leaves Nail Design
Tropical leaf patterns are so visually appealing. You can experiment with various shades of green from dark forest green to bright lime green. White or nude tones work great as a base to make the leaf designs stand out just like this design below highlighting beautiful Monstera leaves.

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Ice-Cream Drip Nail Art
Summer is definitely incomplete without ice-cream so eat plenty of it and put some in the nail as well. These nail designs look so trippy with their drippy style, no wonder it’s so popular.


Bright Butterfly Nails
The detailing and creativity in these summer nails everything. Picture 1 is a nail art design with light pink shade and black acrylic with silver bead accents with picture 2 is bright yellow hue with black acrylic. Both these nail designs have been finished off with a clear white polish to preserve it from the heat and the water.


Flame Nail Design
Are you feeling the summer heat with these hot pink flames? I certainly am! These look so cool, just manicure your nails into even square shapes and get around to painting the pretty flames.

Negative Space Nail Art
This nail art has my heart, it’s the right shade of summer in bright yellow hues, with the cutest little hearts carved out of the negative space. I promise you, you’ll stand out in your nail game with such unique and elegant nail idea.

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Geometric Nail Pattern
The geometric nail pattern looks classy with subtle peach and black detailing.

Swirls Nail Design
Fruit salad swirls are one best nail art designs this summer, it’s bright, colorful and so fruity.

3D Summer Nail Art
Look at those nails all colorful with the beautiful summery nail colors, these are simply stunning and perfect for bright summer nail designs.


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Summer Fruit Nail Designs
Paint some lemons on your nails as a reminder to refresh yourself when the heat gets to you. Along with lemons don’t forget to try these utterly cute strawberry nail designs; honestly they’re so cute I might just gobble my fingers.

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Floral Nail Designs For Summer
The summer nail design list would be incomplete without florals. Have fun with these these charming floral nail art depicting daises.

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Bright Blue Summer Nails
The blue hues in nail art will bring in the summer coolness. The design in the first image is of water being splashing all over the nails while the second depicts the trendy check blocks.

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Pastel Nail Ideas For Summer
During summers splash some pastel hues over your nails, get some inspo from the nails below and create your unique style.Â

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Ombre Nail Art
The ombre nail art always looks so aesthetically pleasing, you must include this in your summer nail design ideas. The beautiful dreamcatcher nail art will remind you of a summer dream, while creating some palm trees on your nails would be the apt celebration of the summer spirit.

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Neutral Summer Nails Designs
Coffin Nails
Coffin nails will never go out of fashion and guess what they are in vogue this season too, these lilac coffin nails are so stylish and great to go with any outfit.

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Marble Matt Nail Look
A classy and chic marble pattern on your nail looks so elegant, along with the matt purple and greyish hues.

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Reverse French Manicure
If you like classic more you can go for this simple but gorgeous reverse French manicure. Oval nails are are also great for everyday as these are practical if you are commuting to work.

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Shell Nails For Summer
Saved the best for the last, shell nail designs look so eye-catching and cool. Do you hear the sea waves and feel the beach? With its simplicity and fresh appeal I certainly think this is the best of summer nail art.

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Finally, Some Tips To Maintain Your Summer Nails
Here are some detailed tips to keep your summer nails looking great.
- Moisturize Regularly: Keep your nails and cuticles moisturized by applying a good hand cream.
- Maintain Nail Hygiene: Keep your nails trimmed to prevent breakage. Clean under your nails to prevent dirt accumulation.
- Dry Thoroughly: After swimming or bathing or when doing dishes, dry your nails thoroughly.
- Use Gentle Removers: Use acetone-free nail polish removers to prevent your nails from drying out.
- Regular Manicures: Treat yourself to regular manicures to keep your nails in top shape.
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