This summer, there's a nail colour trend for whatever mood you're in, occasion you have, or season you're in. From minimal accents to neutrals, this season is about expressing yourself as you like. We’ve gathered 10 nail polish colour trends this season, straight from celebs to nail artists and we’re sharing the products that can help you get the look too, if you’re in the mood for some DIY.
10 Summer Nail Polish Colour Trends You Should Get Behind
Neutrals
If you’re in the mood to keep it simple, neutrals are the way to go this season. Let it seem like the polish is ‘barely there’. After all, you can never go wrong with a nude shade on your nails.
Grab Disguise Cosmetics’ melanin nail polish for the perfect neutral look.
Light Green
Whether you want to prep your nails with some art, or keep them as is. Light green nail polish is trending this summer, so why not soak your nails in it? We love the many shades out there: Lime Green, Mint Green, Matcha and more! And, you can paint each nail in a different colour or keep them all the same.
Grab Harkoi’s lime green nail polish for the perfect pastel look.
Hot Pink
Prep your nails to look bright like the summer months in a hot pink shade. Let the polish make your fingertips shine out and complement any summer dress you wear this year.
Grab Nehbelle’s introspective, two coats of which will give you the hot pink shade you’re looking for.
Sunny Yellow
Yellow is the colour of the season. So why not paint your nails in a lemony sorbet polish? Perfect to complement summer dresses or a casual tee and shorts. Let your nails look like the sun this summer!
Grab Moraze London’s aphrodite paint your own rainbow sun on the horizon and let your nails shine bright.
Power Blue
A navy blue or even an electric blue, if you’re soaking your nails in a shade of blue, it cannot be muted like the sky. It’s got to be bold. Make an impact on your outfit with a powerful shade of blue on your nails for the summer months.
Grab Nehbelle’s loyal shade and let your nails look royal in blue.
Cherry Red
A bright red nail can never go wrong. It’s perfect to make a statement whether you’re at work, off to an event or have a date. Paint your nails in a bright red and let your fingertips do all the talking.
Grab Disguise Cosmetics’ ladybug red, which will give your nails the right shade.
Bottle Green
Going green is the shade of the season. An emerald or even a dark bottle green (which is achievable in two coats) will lift up your nails and make them standout. Make a statement with this shade on your fingers.
Grab DeBelle’s hyacinth folio, which is the right kind of bottle green to paint your nails with.
Dark Brown
If you love your nails in dark shades, you need a great brown in your makeup vanity. A shade that’ll complement and pair well with any outfit, be it day or night, you need to soak your nails into this muddy colour that’s trending on many nails this season.
Grab Nehbelle’s coffee matte shade and paint your nails brown for a sunny brunch out.
Metallic
You’d think everyone was over metallic nails, but they keep coming back in trend! Whether you want to shape your nails as stilettos or keep them round, painting them in a shimmery metallic colour is going to help you make a bold statement.
Grab Harkoi’s black & gold statue, which is a shade that’ll help you achieve a metallic look.
Glass
Browse through any magazine and you’ll notice that glass nails with animal print nail art is in trend. If you won’t want to go that far, we’ve found a polka dot-like nail lacquer for you that’ll help you achieve the look. Let your nails look quirky and be obscurely on trend for the summer.
Grab Harkoi’s black polka and apply two coats for the perfect glass look.