35 Awesome Tropical Nails Designs To Make Your Summer Rock

Tropical nails are that final thing you are missing when it comes to your perfect summer look. The range of summery designs is really vast and limitless. You can opt for bright colors as well as for the whole tropical sceneries, with the palm trees and oceans involved. Use your imagination, and the result will be amazing!

Dreamy Tropical Ombre

Ombre manicure looks beautiful on nails of any length and can be successfully combined with other elements. This gradient design is often chosen by bright and extraordinary girls, glamorous fashionistas and even fans of gothic culture.

Styling Tips: This type of manicure is best performed with gel polish. An ordinary nail coating will not provide the beautiful gradient effect and uniform application. To create a smooth transition from one color to another, it is not necessary to use adjacent colors. Talented nail techs mix 2-3 contrasting polishes, combining even cold and warm shades, like smokey violet and lemon yellow that you will find in the Gellen Gel Nail Polish Kit.

"Cracked African Soil"- Effect Nails

Black stains made on a gradient base are one of the most unusual nail techniques that looks equally beautiful in any shade and on nails of any length. Bright, unusual, eye-catching - it's all about these Africa-inspired tropical nails. The dark green, black, pastel gray and light yellow form spectacular color composition on the nails. I am sure that this tropical manicure will become a key trend for the coming summer.

Tropical Aqua Nails

These blue and gray tints smoothly flowing one from another resemble the movement of sea waves so much... So, if a vacation somewhere on the coast is still in your plans, look at these nails crafted by the French nail artist and blogger Marine LP, and create the elements on your nails. The shades will perfectly fit into the hot tropical season looks!

Styling Tips: You can choose rich shades of blue that will pair especially well with azure-white background (for example, the Blue Marble nail polish by Mia Secret, which is ideal for creating marble and watercolor effects), or opt for more muted pastel options.

Summer Nail Designs with Palm Leaves

When you think of summer nail designs, lots of images are brought to your mind...and palm trees on nails are the best design choice for a beach holiday. For example, if you are just about to have this joyful event, this turquoise manicure made by Lori Anastos - nail artist and coach who specializes in marble nail art, will be a great addition to your vacation wardrobe. Even if the holiday season is already behind you, this tropical nail art with palm trees will remind you of its brightest moments.

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Tropical Summer Nails with a Flower Pattern

It is amazing how summer nails can affect your mood. The tropical scenery that you have painted on your nails will brighten up your mood during the days at the office, there’s no doubt about it! Romantic ladies will definitely appreciate this manicure with tropical flowers made by San Diego-based nail enthusiast who specializes in super detailed designs, Celine Pena.

Styling Tips: Choose not flashy colors for the basic color of your tropical mani, since the entire emphasis should be given to the colorful and rich flower. Bright accents are best placed with contrasting shades. Opt for red, pink, mint, purple, peach, coral and fuchsia tones.

Exotic Tropical Fruits

In the tropics, fresh, juicy fruits are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Not only they are tasty, they are also beautiful, which is why they constantly appear on social networks during the holiday season. They also look great on nails!

Sunset Tropical Nail Art Ideas

Tropical sunset is a trendy nail art for summer 2024. Feel free to give preference to bright, rich shades. For example, any combination of orange, hot pink, lemon, navy blue or turquoise from the Makartt Jelly Gel Polish Set will remind you of the tropical sunsets and the paradise birds' plumage.

Styling Tip: The soft transitions between bright shades will look super classy in summer 2024, but you can also choose clearer patterns in the trendy tropical colors.

These days too many ladies worry that their nails are too short for wearing tropical-themed art. But who said that the gradient colors can’t reflect the whole beauty of tropics? For example, this gradient manicure is reminiscent of a golden beach and azure waves (made with Sally Hansen Mega Strength nail polish, the Mermaid Parade shade). A combination that will refresh any look and create the atmosphere of a summer evening by the ocean...

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Flamingo Nail Designs

You can either go all-tropical, or embellish just one or two of your nude nails with bright tropical patterns. For example, this royal flamingo on your nails will give your manicure uniqueness and incredible brightness! This manicure creates a mood of ease and mentally transports you to exotic countries. The white and coral-pink colors are considered the classic base coat options for this design. However, you can also use acidic colors or shades of blue, green and red as a base. As for the bird, it is usually depicted in pink or purple, black and white.

You will be surprised when you learn that tropical acrylic nails can be extremely versatile. You can pull off anything on the scale from tropical sunset to contrasting black and white manicure with palm trees involved. Besides, you can always go as far as to play around with pink flamingos and bright abstract nail art.

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