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50+ Summer Nails 2024 Perfect For Your Next Manicure!

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Are you ready to embrace the sun-soaked days of summer with a stunning new manicure? Get ready to shine all season long with our ultimate guide to summer nails 2024! From tropical brights to breezy pastels and everything in between, these nail trends are your perfect canvas for capturing the essence of summer.

Whether you’re into chic and minimalist designs or daring and colorful patterns, we’ve curated over 70 styles that will have you feeling glamorous and confident all summer long. So, grab your favorite nail polish and let’s dive into some seriously sensational summer nail inspo!

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These cute summer nail trends for the year offer a mix of styles, allowing you to find the perfect look to suit your personal taste!

Tropical Brights: Embrace the vibrant energy of summer with bold, tropical colors. Think electric blues, hot pinks, and sunshine yellows. These vivid hues are perfect for making a statement and adding a pop of color to any outfit.

Pastel Perfection: Soft, dreamy pastels are a summer staple. Shades like mint green, lavender, and baby blue are ideal for a more subtle, yet chic look. These colors work beautifully on their own or combined for a playful, multicolored manicure.

Floral Patterns: Celebrate the season with beautiful floral nail art. Delicate daisies, bold hibiscus, or intricate rose designs can add a touch of nature’s beauty to your manicure, perfect for any garden party or summer wedding.

Fruit-Inspired Designs: Add a playful twist to your nails with fruit-inspired designs. Think watermelons, pineapples, and strawberries painted on your nails. These fun and quirky patterns are perfect for summer picnics and beach days.

Time to Design

Below, we’ve rounded up 50+ amazing summer nails 2024, that will look good throughout this season.  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 to Pinterest so you can reference them later.  Or, bookmark this page to find it closer to your manicure date.

The best Summer Nails 2024 You MUST Try This Season!

If you love these nail designs, check out the tagged accounts below, for more nail art inspiration! All of these accounts, are my go-to favourites when it comes to seeing what’s trendy.

1) Tangerine Chrome via Charlotte

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Image and nail art via @beautyspace_charlotte

2) Rainbow Tips via Syd

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3) Coral Ombre via Jodie Hammond

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4) Bright Cherries via Monika

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5) Swirling via Kylie

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6) Floral Tips via Lynsey Hamilton

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7) Best combo via Alison

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8) Prettiest Colors via Pegi

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9) Minty Pink via Wiktoria Woźnicka

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10) Neon Florals via Jana

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11) Lemon Tips via Bry

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12) Moon Chrome via Ainur Rustemova

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13) Summer Waves via Lindsey Cunningham

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14) Cute Tips via Monika

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15) Shades of Orange via Stacey

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16) Thin Swirls via Charlotte

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17) Summer Shades via Ainur Rustemova

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18) Happy Tips via Wiktoria Woźnicka

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19) Sunset Ombre via Arfi Nails

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20) Retro Florals via Charlotte

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21) Bright Swirls via Lynsey Hamilton

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22) Beachy Tips via SoFlo Jewels

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23) Happy Florals via Lynsey Hamilton

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24) Strawberry Swirls via Syd

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25) Bright Tips via Naomi Redfern

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26) Nectarine Smoothie via Jana

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27) Green Tips via Charlotte

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28) Summer Orange via Jodie Hammond

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Image and nail art via @jodiesbeaute

29) Bright Lines via Lindsey Cunningham

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30) Orange Moment via Kate Meara

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31) Rainbow Tips via Ashley LaRose

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32) Neon Florals via Hailey Lloyd

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33) Blue Croc Tips via Lynsey Hamilton

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34) Neon Green Tips via Syd

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35) Orange Swirling via Arfi Nails

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36) Neon Florals via Lindsey Cunningham

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37) Ombre Tips via Bry

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38) Summer Ombre via Jana

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39) Summer Colors via Kylie

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40) Ocean Tips via Naomi Redfern

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41) Funky Stars via Peachi Nails

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42) Yellow Tips via Bara Hoyle

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43) Happiest Colors via Noelle Fuyu Nails

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44) Just Peachy via Sarah

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45) Limoncello via Jodie Hammond

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46) Chrome Tips via Ainur Rustemova

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47) Aqua Florals via Aimee

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48) Cutest Tips via Kristin Kuyper

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49) Sunset Swirls via Peachi Nails

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50) Ocean tips via SoFlo Jewels

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51) Bright Coral via Naomi Redfern

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Image and nail art via @bynaomib

52) Fun Tips via Kate Meara

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Image and nail art via @mearamanicures

53) Happy Nails via Hailey Lloyd

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54) Hot Pink Love via Charlotte

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Image and nail art via @beautyspace_charlotte

That’s it for our favourite summer nails 2024!  There’s so many cute ideas to choose from for this year.

As always, feel free to pin any of these summer nails to Pinterest to share with friends and bookmark this page to save for later, especially if you want to show a nail art tech an idea!

Pro Tip: Try something different this season and go outside of your comfort zone!  Never tried neon nails?  Give it a go!  Or how about incorporating glitter for something different?

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