20 Rocking Nail Art Tutorials For Summer

by Rose Walker

The post that I am going to write today is dedicated to all gals that would love to learn a little something about summer nail art. Yes, we all know that summer is fast approaching and with it comes a bevy of young gals that want to decorate their nails with rocking summer nails. Summer is the season when you can play with bright and youthful colors. So, come take a look at this awesome collection of 20 nail art tutorials for summer!

1. Pretty Paisely Nail Art

20 Rocking Nail Art Tutorials For Summer

This is a colorful nail art meant just for summer and all you will need are different shades of white, purple, yellow and pink nail paints along with a base coat and a fine brush to make designs. Begin by coating your nails with a base coat. Dry and then apply these colorful nail paints on each nail. Once dry, start making designs, using a fine brush on the nails as seen below.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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2. Great Gatsby Nail Art

The nails seen here are inspired by the Great Gatsby movie and look dazzling. All you need is a bottle of base coat, black nail paint and yellow nail polish. Start by applying a base coat. Dry, then, paint your nails with black paint. Once dry, take a fine brush and make these designs using yellow color. Apply a top coat to seal the nail design.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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3. Ikat Nail Art

Ikat nails can be achieved with the help of any nail paints of your choice, striper brush and glossy nail paint as top coat. Paint your nails with any color that you like. Dry. Now, with different nail paint make shapes randomly as seen. Then, repeat the step using your first nail paint that was used as base coat to make shapes as shown. Now with your striper brush, make long strokes in the middle of designs. Finish with a glossy coat.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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4. Hibiscus Flower Nail Art

For this cute and pretty nail art, you would need to paint your nails with a base coat of pink shade. Once your nails dry up, take a brush and dip it in a bottle of white nail paint to make floral designs as seen in the image. Dry. Now, stick rhinestones or any stone for a glamorous look!

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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5. Cute Color Block Nail Art

For these colorful nails, you can use different nail paints of various colors. Start by coating your nails with a base coat of your choice. Then, paint the tips of your nails using shades as you can see below like blue, black, grey and light pink. Once the tips are dry, paint the block designs using nail paints in a slanting style using a brush. Coat with a transparent glossy nail polish.

Nail Art Tutorials
Nail Art Tutorials

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6. Faux Chipped Polish Nail Art

If you have chipped nail paint on your nails, there is an easy solution to fix it. Start by plastering tapes on the nails and painting them with two nail polishes. Dry the nails and then paint them with the other nail shade as shown. Dry and then paint the nails with a top coat.

Nail Tutorials
Nail Tutorials

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7. DIY Mosaic Nail Art

For this amazing summer nail art, you would need colors like red, blue, pink, white and green. You would also need a detailing brush to make the shapes. Firstly, use your green paint to make geometric designs as shown in the image. Dry and then using your red paint, keep making a few other geometric shapes. Now, repeat the step using all the other colors as seen and fill your nails up. Now, line the borders of all the shapes with white nail polish and coat the nails with a top coat.

Nail Tutorials
Nail Tutorials

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8. Gorgeous Black And White Nail Art

You start by coating your nails with a base coat of white nail polish. Thereafter, cut thin strips of a regular tape and paste these on the nails in the shape of a cross. Then, paint black polish over these tapes. Dry the nails and then fill the two squares of the shape using black marker. Dry and then seal the design with a top coat. Here you are with a gorgeous black and white nail art.

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Nail Tutorials

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9. Cute ‘Fault In The Stars’ Nail Art

Nail art tutorials such as this cute nail art will energize you in the hot summer afternoons with its cool blue shade and romantic tones! Paint your nails using blue polish as base coat. Dry and then using black and white colors, make the shapes of clouds as shown. Once these are completely dry, using a brush, write the movie name and any other name as you wish. Seal the design with a top coat.

Nail Tutorials
Nail Tutorials

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Nail Tutorials
Nail Tutorials

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10. Sparkling Nail Art With Stars

All you need to do is buy a few stickers of stars. Start by coating your nails with a base coat of silver glaze paint and dry them. Now, begin pasting the nails with stars that have been brushed with the sparkly nail polish by glaze. Dry and then take off the stickers using a tweezer. Coat your nails with a top coat.

Nail Tutorials
Nail Tutorials

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11. DIY American Flag Nail Art

This is one of the best nail tutorials for the season as it looks colorful and very bright. You will coat your nails with white as base paint. Take your tape and paint a strip of it using blue nail polish. Dry. Now, cut the shape of a star from the blue strip and paste it on your ring finger as seen. Take another strip and paint it with red polish and cut out thin strips from it. Paste these strips horizontally on the nails as seen. At the end, coat your nails with a top coat of clear paint.

Summer Nail Art
Summer Nail Art

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12. Bright Chevron Candy Corn Nail Art

To get this awesome nail art, you would start by coating your nails with white paint. Repeat the step by adding two more layers. Dry. Now, paint the upper portion of the nails using yellow color of your choice. Dry. Take the chevron stencils and paste them on the nails. Then, using orange shade, paint the portion between the stencils and dry for a minute or two. Now, remove the stencils.

Summer Nail Art
Summer Nail Art

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13. Diamond Sticker Stenciled Nail Art

This is a stunning nail art for which you would need diamond stickers and a bottle of Zoya Prim steel bluish gray polish. Paint your nails with a base coat of this shimmering paint and then dry. Cut out the diamonds and stick them on each nail in the pattern as you can see. Apply a top coat to seal the art.

Summer Nail Art
Summer Nail Art

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14. Cool Carnival Nail Art

Carnival summer nails look bright and very cute indeed! Paint your nails using white polish as a base coat. Once dry, use the turquoise nail paint to make strips using the brush. Dry. Take the sheet of star stickers and peel off the stars. Now, cut the stencil and put it on your nails. Then, use pink shade to paint on the stencil. Repeat this step for all your nails. Once dry, take off the stencils and paint with a top coat of clear polish.

Summer Nail Art
Summer Nail Art

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15. Real Dried Floral Nail Art

In order for you to get this amazing looking nail art for summer, all you need are some real dried up flowers like the ones shown below. You would start by painting your nails with nude nail paint, two layers at a time and dry. Now, paint your nails with chunky glitter nail paint. Do not dry these completely for you need to stick the dry flowers on each nail. With the help of a toothpick, place these flowers properly. Now, coat your nails with a glossy transparent polish.

Summer Nail Art
Summer Nail Art

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Summer Nail Art
Summer Nail Art

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16. DIY Comic Newspaper Nail Art

Nail tutorials like this would make your nails look stylish and chic. You would need to coat your nails with a base coat of cream nail polish. Dry the nails and then pour some alcohol in a tray to dip the newspaper cut outs that have been already arranged on the table. Take one cut out, dip it in the tray and press it hard on the nails. Let it stay for at least two minutes and then repeat the step. Once all your nails are done, coat them with a nude top coat.

Summer Nails
Summer Nails

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17. Glitter Stud Nail Art

Glitter looks good in summers and there isn’t a better nail art as this one that makes use of pink nail paint, transparent top coat, glitter in black and dotting tool. Firstly, scatter some black glitter on the table. Take a tray and pour a drop or two of clear nail paint. Then, paint your nails with pink nail polish and dry them. Layer the nails with another coat of pink, and while the paint is still wet, take your dotting tool and dip its other end into the tray to stick a glitter, one at a time. Then, stick the glitter as in the image. Once done, coat your nails with the clear paint.

Summer Nails
Summer Nails

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Summer Nails
Summer Nails

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18. Pretty Summer Floral Nail Art

Pink blooming flowers on nails are perfect for summers and you can start by coating your nails with a lighter tone of pink nail polish. Dry. Now, make some random circles using a darker tone of pink paint. Make stokes to bring life to the petals. Now, repeat the step using a lemon nail polish and for stokes, make use of peach color. Dry the nails. Then, using grey nail paint, make grey colored flowers and make stokes using pink and white. Green polish has to be used for making leaves. Now layer the nails with a top coat.

Summer Nails
Summer Nails

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19. Sporty Striped Nail Art

Planning to hit the sandy beach for some sport? Well, you must flaunt this awesome nail art and start by painting your nails with a base coat of white nail polish. Once dry, add another coat of light yellow and let the nails dry completely. Thereafter, using your brush, make strips using light grey nail polish. Dry and coat the nails with a top coat nail paint.

Summer Nails
Summer Nails

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20. Cute Dalmatian Spotted Nail Art

This cute nail art is pretty simple to be done where you have to paint your nails using French Tip Polish of any brand. Let the nails dry up. Then, using a black nail art pen, you have to make furry designs over the nails. Do these randomly. Dry and then coat your nails with a clear nail paint.

Summer Nails
Summer Nails

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Summer is the time when young girls want to flaunt stylish and vibrant nails. Hence, if you are a fashionista and wish to show stunning nails, go through these cool and awesome nail tutorials that are easy to be done. From floral nail art designs, striped to glitter, there are myriad styles you can choose. Which one do you fancy?

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About Rose Walker

Rose Walker has worked as a nail artist for over 10 years. She's gained a lot of experience and developed her own unique style during that time. When she was working at a famous nail salon, she met Shirlyn. The two of them quickly became friends, and eventually decided to start their own website together. Naildesignideaz is the result of their collaboration - it's a website where they share their experience and offer tips on how to create beautiful nails.

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