30+ Trendy Summer Nail Ideas for 2025

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Check out these cute, unique, and creative summer nail ideas! Find the best bright, fun, and trendy nail art for the season!

We’re sharing our favorite summer nail ideas in every shape, style, type, and finish!

From funky summer florals and neon nail art to elegant and minimalist designs, there’s something for everyone on this list.

Whether you’re planning a beach vacation, going to a summer music festival, or just want fun summer nails to celebrate the season, we’ve got you covered!

Summer Nail Ideas from Our Favorite Techs

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1. Pink, Green, and Nude Watermelon Nails

Pink and green nails with water melon art accent designs.

Here’s a sweet watermelon-themed nail design that’s perfect for kids, teens, and adults.

It’s simple and fun without being over the top!

2. Colorful Summer Nails with Fun Patterns and Designs

Groovy summer nails with orange checkers, blue swirls, and pink nail art.

We love these fun and funky summer nails with silver glitter and unique patterns.

They’re colorful, bold, and sure to stand out!

3. Nude Nails with Summer Berries and Green Accents

Summer nails with nude paint and nail art, including green checkers, blue flowers, and red cherries.

Here’s one of our favorite simple and classy summer nail ideas that’s fresh and minimalist.

The tiny berries are super cute!

4. Pink, Orange, and Nude Summer Flowers

Pink Nails with white accents and strawberry nail art.

Neon orange and pink make these short glossy floral nails perfect for the season!

5. Pink, Red, and Orange Swirls

Pink, white, and orange swirl painted nails.

Nothing says summer like the combination of pink and orange!

This fun swirly pattern highlights this dynamic duo in the perfect way!

@nailed_by_kenna

1. Groovy Nail Art with Summer Colors and Patterns

Groovy summer nails with black and white checkers, pink, swirls, green, and yellow swirls, and purple designs.

Want to turn heads? Try this bold summer nail art featuring a black and white checkered accent nail!

2. Colorful Smiley Face Nails

Colorful green blue, red, and orange nails with smiley faces.

We love these multi-colored almond nails with smiley faces! The color combos are unique and energetic, perfect for a dynamite summer!

3. Pink, Green, and Yellow Lemon and Strawberry Nails

Lemon and strawberry nails with pink, green, and yellow swirls.

This unique design includes 3D elements and the quintessential summer fruits, strawberries and lemons!

4. Summer Fruit Nails

Summer fruit nails on a nude background with strawberry, watermelon, lemon and orange nail art.

Speaking of fruit, these cute fruit-themed nails on a nude background are so adorable!

We love this design for a teacher!

5. Pastel Orange, Pink, and Blue Patterned Nails

Groovy Summer nail art with colors of blue, pink, and orange, and including checkers, swirls, and flowers.

Here’s another funky summer nail design with groovy patterns and colors.

We love the mix of dark blues, purple, and orange!

6. Pink and Green Nail Art with Black and White Accents

Pink, red, and black summer nail art with checker patterns, stars, and cherries.

How cute are these pink, green, and red summer nails?

There are several cute designs and patterns, but our favorite has to be the picnic cloth pattern!

7. Groovy Florals and Stripes in Orange, Green, Pink, and Yellow

Bright green, orange, and pink nail art with floral nail art checkers, and fruit.

These colorful patterned nails could be straight out of the 60s!

They’re such a fun take on summer nails!

8. Summer Sunshine and Flowers

Bright pink, yellow, and blue summer nails with designs and patterns like, checkers, florals, and fruit.

Embrace the summer sun with these bright patterned nails, including flowers, checkers, and nude nails with colorful tips!

9. Pink, Green, and White Strawberries, Stars, and Patterns

Summer strawberry nails with pink, red, white, and green paint.

How fun are these nude nails with red and white summer nail art?

This is another fun design with 3d elements and the trendy checkered pattern.

@nailsby.jenjett

1. Sky, Cherry, Berry and Flower Nails

Painted nails with various designs, including a strawberry on a yellow background, a blue flower, a blue sky with clouds, and cherries.

These cute painted nails incorporate several summer nail ideas, including blue sky, cherries, berries, and flowers.

This is another fun idea that would be great for teachers!

2. Summer Tie-Dye Nails

Summer nails with pink, purple, and green nail art.

Tie-dye isn’t just for clothes!

Try this iconic technique on our summer nails, too!

3. Red, Orange, and Pink Smiley Faces and Checkers

Red, pink, and orange painted nails, with white nails that have smiley faces in the different colors.

We love the color combination and fun patterns on this design.

We’ll call these colors orange creamsicle, lemonade pink, and summer cherry!

4. Nude Nails with Colorful Summer Nail Art

Bright painted nails with yellow, blue, and pink designs, including swirls, checkers, and smiley faces.

These busy, colorful nails feature subtle summer nail art.

Can you peep the waves, palm trees, and nod to the 4th of July?

5. Dark Pink, White, and Green Watermelon Nails

Pink panted nails with water melon accent designs.

Here’s another summer nail idea with a watermelon theme, this time, featuring dark pink and green!

6. Pink, Green, and White Strawberries and Stripes

Pink painted nails, with accent nails that have pink and white stripes, and flowers.

These sweet pink and white nails remind us of strawberry shortcake.

It’s another ageless design, perfect for kids, teens, and adults.

7. Orange and Pink Nails with White Floral Accents and Wavy Stripes

Pink, orange and white painted nails with various designs, including solid, wavy stripes, and florals.

In case you didn’t get enough groovy nail art, here’s another rendition with bright summer colors, flowers, and stripes!

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1. Blue Nails with Nude Lemon and Berry Accent Art

Blue painted nails with nude accents that have lemons and blue flowers on them.

Blue and yellow is another favorite summer color combo of ours.

These classy nails feature this stunning duo with lemon and berry nail art.

2. Pink, Yellow, and Orange Nails with Bright and Cheerful Nail Art

Pink and yellow painted nails with nail art, including stars, lightening, and smiley faces.

Kids and adults alike will love these bright and cheery nails, featuring lightening bolds, stars, flowers, and stripes.

You can’t help but get a smile on your face when you see them!

3. Pink and Orange Snake Skin Nails

Red, orange, and pink painted nails with a snake skin pattern.

Here’s another bold summery nail design featuring a mix of dark and light orange and pink and a snake skin pattern.

4. Cream Nails with Coral Floral Accents

White painted nails with coral red floral accents.

Here’s an elegant yet bold design with a glossy cream background and red-orange floral designs.

They’re perfect for an upscale summer cruise or beach resort!

5. Orange, Teal, and Nude Summer Flowers and Patterns

Nude nails with orange and teal accent designs and patterns like checkers and flowers.

These orange and teal nails have trendy patterns on a nude background, making them festive and fun in a slightly understated way!

6. Bright Blue, Green, and Yellow Patterns and Nail Art

Pink, orange, green, and yellow painted nails with patterns and designs like smiley faces, checkers, and flowers.

On the other hand, there’s nothing understated about these bright yellow, orange, and blue nails!

They’re cool, bold, and have the perfect summer vibe!

More Ideas from Pinterest

Here are some ideas from Pinterest we had to share!

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