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30+ Butterfly Nails To Try This Summer!

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Are you looking for some trendy butterfly nails to try out this year?  If so, you’ve come to the right post! 

Butterflies have been such a trendy design lately!  With summer here, I wanted to put together a collection of my favorite designs to give you some inspiration.  I tried to include a wide range of styles from butterfly tips to water-color butterflies.

Whether I’m going to a salon or doing them myself, it’s so fun to get inspiration!  I wanted to put together a collection of my favorite designs, so you can figure out what style you want to try!

A lot of these looks can easily be recreated at home!  If you’re wanting to try out a matte look, I recommend getting this matte nail polish:

Matte About You Polish

To be able to hand draw on flowers, we recommend these nail art brushes.  They are incredibly fine, and help draw out really intricate details:

Nail Art Brushes 

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Below, we’ve rounded up 50+ butterfly nails, that are really trendy right now!  Remember, feel free to pin any of the images below to recreate all of these designs in the future!

If you’re not sure what design you like best, why not save a couple so you can reference them later!

The best butterfly nails that are perfect for your next mani!

If you’re looking for more nail inspiration, check out our page that’s dedicated to all things nail art!  We have designs for all holidays and seasons!  It’s a great page to check out if you don’t know what’s trending!

1) Cotton Candy Butterflies by Melanie

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Image and nail art via @overglowedit

 

2) Simple and elegant by Sarah

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Image and nail art via @heluviee

 

3) Rainbow Butterflies by Aimee L Link

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Image and nail art via @allnailss._

 

4) Gold Butterfly by Harriet

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Image and nail art via @nailsbyharriet_

 

5) Nude Butterfly by Joely Ocean Nails

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Image and nail art via @joelyoceannails

 

 

6) Neon Butterflies by The Hot Blend

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Image and nail art via @thehotblend 

 

7) Lilac Butterflies by Maja Markowicz

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Image and nail art via @majamarkowicz

 

8) Black & White Wings by Amy

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Image and nail art via @amyguynailartist

 

9) Glitter Butterflies by Nail Chark

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Image and nail art via @nailchark

 

10) Large style Butterfly by Mejzi

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Image and nail art via @_mejzi

 

11) Cloudy Skies Press on Nails

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12) Pink Butterflies by Joely Ocean Nails

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Image and nail art via @joelyoceannails

 

13) Metallic Butterflies by Natalie Holt 

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Image and nail art via @natalieholtnailartist

 

14) Opal Butterflies by Tiffany Abbigaile Beauty

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Image and nail art via @tiffanyabbigailebeauty

 

15) Holographic Butterflies by Rice Kitty Nails 

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Image and nail art via @ricekittynails 

 

16) Blue on Blue by Syd

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Image and nail art via @nailsbysmf

 

17) In the clouds by Abi

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Image and nail art via @naileditbeauty

 

18) Mini Reds by Amy Le Nails 

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Image and nail art via @amyle.nails

 

19) Teal Blues by Pardon My French Nail Bar 

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Image and nail art via @pardonmyfrenchnailbar

 

20) Yellow & Orange by Paulin

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Image and nail art via @nailsbypaulin

 

21) Tortoise Shell Butterflies by Stacey

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Image and nail art by @paintedbystacey

 

22) Pink & Purple Wings by Amber

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Image and nail art via @amberjhnails

 

23) Baby Pinks by Daisy May 

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Image and nail art via @nailsbydaisymay

 

24) Rainbow Butterflies by Faime

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Image and nail art via @queenbcreative_

 

25) Pastel Butterflies by Amanda Sudoll

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Image and nail art via @Amanda.sudolll

 

26) Neon Pink by Faustyna 

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Image and nail art via @fasia.nails

 

27) Summer yellows by Nails by Georgia 

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Image and nail art by @nailsby_gxx

 

28) Neutral Butterflies by Felicia Dee 

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Image and nail art via @feliciadeebeauty

 

29) Blue Water-colour by Safi Nail Studio 

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Image and nail art @safinailstudio

 

30) Bright Butterfly Wings by Peachi Nails

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Image and nail art via @peachinails

 

31) Swirls and Butterflies by Stacey 

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Image and nail art via @paintedbystacey

 

32) Autumn Butterflies by Nail Chark 

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Image and nail art via @nailchark 

 

33) Ombre Pinks by Nail Room Manchester 

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Image and nail art via @nailroommanchester 

 

34) Dark Blues by Tiffany Abbigaile Beauty 

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Image and nail art via @tiffanyabbigailebeauty

 

35) All the colors by Daisy May 

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Image and nail art by @nailsbydaisymay

 

36) Butterfly Tips by Nelza Dun 

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Image and nail art via @nelza_dun

 

37) Geometric Butterflies by Lee

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Image and nail art via @beautybyelee

 

38) White Butterfly Press On Nails

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39) Summer Brights by Sass Nail Art

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Image and nail art via @sassnailartistry

 

40) Baby Blues by Nina Nailed It 

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Image and nail art via @ninanailedit

 

41) Delicate Pinks by Orla Taylor

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Image and nail art via @orlataylor_nails 

 

42) The Butterfly Effect by Ravi

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Image and nail art via @nailsbyravi_

 

43) Ombre Butterflies by Hey Great Nails

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Image and nail art via @heygreatnails

 

44) Butterfly Wings by Winnie

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Image and nail art @winnieisawesome

 

45) Butterfly Blue by Aistė

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Image and nail art via @heygreatnails

 

46) Butterfly Outline by Ravi

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Image and nail art via @nailsbyravi_

 

47) Metallic Butterflies by Arfi

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Image and nail art via @arfi.nails

 

48) Blue Butterfly Wings by Amy

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Image and nail art via @amyguynailartist

 

49) Vibrant butterflies by Szabó

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Image and nail art via @nailsbyviviszabo_

 

50) Butterfly Sparkle by Bella

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Image and nail art via @sets.by.bella

 

51) Aquamarine by Klaudia

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Image and nail art via @minimani_klaudia

 

I hope you liked all of these beautiful butterfly nail designs!  They are perfect for summer!

Whether you’re getting your nails done at the salon, or doing them yourself, there’s something in here for you!

As always, feel free to bookmark this page to save it for later, or pin these images to a Pinterest board!

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