Most of the times it's the small details that make all the difference when it comes to your style and nail art is the detail that every fashionista should take into consideration when it comes to her look, so take a peek at the following stylish nail art ideas for summer and draw inspiration for your next mani session!
Take advantage of the opportunity the summer season offers and polish your nails to perfection using the hottest bright pigments beautifully displayed in the trendiest patterns.
Details are the ones that make a difference when it comes to style and nail art is one of the most important aspects to consider as their beauty boosting properties are well known, so make sure you're always underlining your fashion forward style by sporting stylish summer nail art designs.
If you're
out of ideas, take a peek at the following nail art styles and
recreate the looks perfectly or put your own spin on the design to
achieve a totally new look.
The most important thing to consider when prepping your nails to
perfection is the color you're using as not all pigments have made
it to the fashion scene and not all nail lacquer hues suit your
skin tones.
This summer, pretty pastels, red and neons are the pigments that steal the spotlight, so grab on to your favorite tones and mash them up to achieve a fun, colorful mani.
If you're feeling the summer vibe and you're looking for a fun
and flirty nail art design to go along with your mood, opt for a
fun, fruity, ombre or printed pattern nail art style. Most of the
designs look best if you use stickers instead of using a nail art
brush to handpaint the desired design, so if you're not looking to
spend tens of minutes drawing the tiniest details on your digits,
run to a professional nail art store and pick up your fav nail art
stickers. If you're interested in DIY designs, use precision
brushes to trace out the details and choose acrylic paint as this
way you'll be able to have more control without any dripping.
For the ombre nail art designs use a sponge and apply a bit of nail
polish on one end before you will gently press the sponge on a
paper multiple times (5-6) to distribute the nail lacquer
uniformly. Then press the color from the sponge on your nail before
switching the color and repeating the process. To get the ombre
effect you must slightly overlap the colors as you create the
multi-tonal nail art design to get a more interesting, professional
look.
Floral nail art designs are the easiest to achieve and depending
on the pattern you're looking to achieve, there are different
techniques to try. For roses you can use a nail art needle which
you'll use to mix a few nail polish dots you've strategically
placed on your nail. If you're looking for multi chromatic,
oversized floral prints, you can either choose acrylic paint in
which you will dip a nail art brush (¼ in one color, ¾ in another
hue) before creating precision loops that will create the
multi-chromatic flower petals or you can choose the easy way and
opt for stickers or dry flowers. The contour of the petals and
other details are created using a very thin nail art brush.
Stripes, polka dots and 3D accessories, especially rhinestones and
tiny gold pearls are super popular as they give that extra
sophisticated, glamor look to your nails. Rhinestones look fab on
colored nail polish, French nails, any style, so distribute them as
you desire as the effect will be fab either way. Seal the nail
polish design with a clear top coat if you're looking for a shiny,
more refined look and an overall longer lasting nail art design as
this is the ace up any professional nail artist's sleeve, so pick
up your favorite nail lacquers, nail art brushes and let your
imagination run wild to create head-turning nail art designs that
are all about you!
Photos courtesy of Smooth Nail