18 Tropical Nail Art Tutorials For Summer

by Shirlyn Ramos

Tropical nails are just the thing to jazz your summers! Yes…I am a big crazy fan of this amazingly chic and sassy nail art and would recommend you all to read this post that showcases the top 18 tropical nail art tutorials that are a zingy blend of fresh yellow, green and various neon shades that would make the sultry season of summer a cool one! Do look below!

1. Tropical Pineapple and Palm Tree nails

18 Tropical Nail Art Tutorials For Summer

Begin by painting your nails with white base polish after which you would need neon colors to brighten up your nail art. Apply green on the index finger, while yellow is to be used for the pinky. For the other nails, use the same two shades to make designs of pineapples and palm trees. Seal with a top coat.

Tropical Nails
Tropical Nails

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2. Breezy Tropical palm tree nail art

Apply a base coat and then paint using any color of your choice. On a make up sponge, paint two blue strips, light and dark together vertically. Create an ombre look by sponging on the shades over the nails in such a way that the tip and middle of each nail gets colored. Cut out a straw and dip it’s tip into a bottle of black polish to make the imprints of leaves. Make trunks using a thinner tip of a straw. Seal with a top coat.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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3. Beautiful Hibiscus flower tropical nail art

Paint a clear or nude shade as base coat. Once dry, paint the nails with two coats of light blue. Using the tip of the brush and pink, start to make the petals of the flowers. Now, dip the brush in white to make thin branches or stems. Layer with a top coat.

Nail Tutorials
Nail Tutorials

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4. Cool undersea life and flower Tropical nail art

Paint a base color and then paint aqua blue on all nails. Dry and then using a number of shades, make the floral prints, crab and starfish as seen. Yellow, white, green, purple and a host of cool paints can be used to make this amazing nail art. Seal with a top coat.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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5. Hawaiian Print Tropical Nail Art

Apply white on all the nails after layering them with a base coat. With a dotting tool that has to be dipped in a bottle of pink paint, make four sets of dots (square) that will form the basis for the petal design of the Hibiscus flowers. Extend the design to make petals with a striping brush. Fill the insides with white. Use yellow to make a bunch inside the petals. Draw a filament in pink followed with tiny dots in yellow.

Tropical Nail Art
Tropical Nail Art

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6. Gradient Tropical Nail Art

Apply a base coat of clear polish and then layer the nails with a bright shade. Take a foil and paint two strips of two shades (next to each other) that you like. Mix a little of these two shades with a cocktail stick and press a sponge on the foil, and directly towards the half end of your nails. Now, the same steps have to be repeated with the second and third polish. Seal with a clear top coat.

Tropical Nail Art
Tropical Nail Art

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7. Amazing Tropical Sunset Nail Art

In this list of stunning nail tutorials, this tropical nail art is simply mind blowing! Paint your nails with a base coat of clear polish and then apply a coat of China Glaze Sunset Sail. Dry. Now, using a freehand, draw palm trees with green polish. For the impression of sea, paint the tips of the nails with blue, like OPI Fly. To make the sun, use orange (Sephora mini polish). Seal with a top coat.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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8. Gorgeous Tropical Gel Nail Art

Paint a base coat of clear polish, then, using blue gel polish that is sparkly, paint the tips of the nails. Apply a second coat and dry. Paint a clear sparkle polish with bigger sparkles all over the nails randomly, concentrated towards the upper and middle portions of the nails. Stick floral stickers along with stones to compliment the look. Seal with a top coat.

Tropical Nails
Tropical Nails

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9. Glittery Tropical Nail With Palm Tree

For this gorgeous tropical nail art, use any clear polish as a base coat. Dry and then paint the French Tips with a pale shade of white. Apply two coats of shimmer all over. For the ring finger nail, use a brush and black polish to draw a palm tree, starting with a curvy trunk at the tips, going all the way up towards the base. Fill it up with black. Take a brush and create a shaded background as seen. Apply a coat of golden shimmer over the tree and you are done.

Tropical Nail With Palm Tree
Tropical Nail With Palm Tree

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10. Blue Summer Tropical Nail Art With Black Palm Trees

Paint a base coat and then two coats of tropical blue on all nails. Dry and then paint the tips with yellow. Use a stripper brush to make the trunks of palm trees seen in the image. Paint these with black, starting from the base, going on to the trunks, all the way up to the fronds. Once dry, seal the tropical nails with a top coat.

Tropical Nail Art
Tropical Nail Art

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11. Summer Tropical Teal Nail Art

Tropical nail tutorials such as this one looks refreshing. After painting a base coat, apply a coat of mint on nails. Using a stripper brush and a shade of teal, make blotches to form the backdrop for the palm leave patterns. Paint palm leave strands with black on both corners of each nail. Paint a V shape on the upper portion of the nails and fill from the outside. Line the border of the V with any glitter polish and paint a clear coat. Stick rhinestones.

Summer Tropical Teal Nail Art
Summer Tropical Teal Nail Art

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12. Vibrant Tropical Nail Art With Sparkle Flowers And Dots

The French tips have to be painted with a myriad color combos like sparkle, orange or yellow and green. Once the tips dry up, use white and a dotting tool to make dots horizontally, two parallel lines. Apply a clear coat and then stick flower decals on the french manicured tips as seen. Seal with a top coat.

Tropical Nail Art With Sparkle Flowers And Dots
Tropical Nail Art With Sparkle Flowers And Dots

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13. Gorgeous Summer Tropical Nail Art with Palm Tree and Birds

Sponge three colors like mauve, orange and yellow on nails to create a gradient effect. Use black and a brush to make a palm tree, starting from the corner of the tip, moving towards the base in a curved fashion. Draw the stems and make strips to resemble fronds of a palm tree. For the other nail, make an impression of two birds in a flying motion. Line the lower semi circular baseline of the pinky and the index finger with stones.

Summer Tropical Nail Art With Palm Tree And Birds
Summer Tropical Nail Art With Palm Tree And Birds

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14. Summer Tropical Bird And Flower Nail Art

Teal shade has to be painted as a base color. Using various shades of green and pink metallic acrylic polishes, paint leaves and flowers. Take a striping brush and make the bird in numerous colors of your choice. Make a tiny dot to resemble its eye and a dotted tail involving variety of colors. Seal with Seche Vite top coat.

Tropical Bird And Flower Nail Art
Tropical Bird And Flower Nail Art

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15. Vivid Summer Tropical Floral Nail Art

Apply a coat of white on all nails after painting a base coat. Now, dip your brush into a plate that has many vivid colors like yellow, green, orange, pink and blue; and start making the petals on three corners of each nail. Paint the inner most portion of these flowers with black and make a stem with dots (any one flower has to be chosen for this black stem design). Seal with a top coat.

Tropical Floral Nail Art
Tropical Floral Nail Art

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16. Summer Tropical Jungle Flower Nail Art

Start with applying a base coat and then a coat of any light polish. Use a brush and green polish to draw leaves, as seen in the background and long random grasses protruding from all quarters. Dry and then, using white polish, make flowers randomly and shade the inner portions with purple or blue as you like. Seal with a top coat.

Tropical Jungle Flower Nail Art
Tropical Jungle Flower Nail Art

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17. Blue Summer Tropical Palm Frond Nail Art

Apply a base coat and then paint nails with two coats of blue (Bel Air). Use a stripper brush to make three green palm fronds (Palm Springs). Apply a second coat on these fronds. Take a dotting tool to make flowers using Sock Hop pink polish. Add red dots in the middle of each flower and seal with a top coat.

Tropical Nail Art
Tropical Nail Art

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18. Stunning Summer Tropical Floral Nail Art

Firstly, make the ombre effect by sponging on two bright colors like orange and yellow on all nails except middle and ring finger nails that have to be painted with a coat of white. Dry and then using a stripper brush, draw the tropical flower petals in black as outlines and later, fill the insides with yellow and pink. Fill the center with black. Seal with a top coat.

Nail Tutorials
Nail Tutorials

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The above tropical nail art tutorials are not just stylish but add loads of luster to your personality. While, a few would need more tools and preparations at home, for others, you simply need to have lots of creative juices flowing generously from your minds! Summers are a perfect time to flaunt these gorgeous nails and hence, I recommend you read the tutorials carefully and choose any one that you really adore!

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About Shirlyn Ramos

Shirlyn Ramos has worked as a manager for a famous nail salon chain for over 10 years. She's seen it all, and now she likes to share her experience with others in the hopes of helping them create beautiful nails. When she's not busy with work, Shirlyn enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves going on walks and exploring new places.

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