Cute Spring & Summer Nails This Year
Updated Aug. 10, 2025
Our inner circle knows us as the nail design girls. Everyone looks to our finger tips to see what nail ideas we’ve come up with next.
Here are the top Spring and Summer nail designs this year for early spring through Easter and straight to end of summer. No matter your skill level you’ll find ATLEAST one that you can do, guaranteed.
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STRIPED NAILS
LADY BUG SUMMER AESTHETIC NAILS
Lady bug summer aesthetic has inspired the most adorable lady bug nail art! Whether you have short square or long almond shaped nails, try one of these cute lady bug designs!
FRUIT NAILS
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE NAILS
These Strawberry Shortcake nails combine two popular nail designs in one : 3D jelly fruit nails and water droplet nails.
Water droplet nails have tiny, raised clear gel droplets placed on the nail surface that look like condensation, water splashes, or dew.
JELLY 3D NAILS
Jelly nails include 3D accents like strawberries, bubbles, or flowers that almost look “squishy”. It pairs with the Y2k aesthetic.
CHERRY NAILS
Cherry Red Summer Nails (Reader Favorite!)
This juicy cherry nail design is the perfect balance of playful and bold — ideal for summer, picnics, festivals, Valentines Day or just when you’re craving a fun mani moment.
How to Get the Look:
1. Base Polish (Use Red Jelly Nails ):
Use a sheer or semi-sheer red polish with depth and gloss like one of the following:
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OPI – Big Apple Red (jelly finish)
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DND Gel – 476 True Red
- Or use red cat eye nail polish and a magnet or these press on nails on amazon and cherry decals
2. Cherry Accent Nail Art:
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Start with a milky nude or sheer pink base:
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Use a dotting tool or bobby pin dipped in red polish to make the cherries.
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Add tiny green stems with a fine nail art brush or nail art pen.
3. Finish with a high-gloss top coat:
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Seche Vite or Essie Gel Couture Top Coat for that glassy shine.
TIPS:
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Use cherry nail stickers or decals if freehand art feels intimidating
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Or try press-on nails like:
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Etsy – “Cherry Press-On Nails” by top-rated sellers
- amazon – Red Cat Eye Nail Press Ons (our favorite)
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WATERMELON OMBRE NAILS
Fruit is definitely in this year for nails. This design is fresh, fun and totally picture perfect for summer! Start with a natural nude base near the cuticle and a soft gradient from pink to red, fading into fresh green tips. Paint tiny black seeds on the red portion for a realistic watermelon look, top with a glossy top coat.
BLOOMING GEL NAILS
“Blossom” effect with blooming gel — floral patterns that spread like watercolor. Use in jelly or translucent base colors
BLUEBERRY MILK NAILS
A soft blue milky base(a cousin to strawberry milk nails), worn by Hailey Bieber, that looks clean, cool-toned, and wearable for spring and summer.
Sharpie Highlighter Rainbow Nails
This nail hack is a game changer!
Rainbow nail designs are ridiculously easy to do using Sharpie Highlighters on glitter nail polish. We’ll share 4 design ideas you can do with Sharpie highlighters and the type of highlighters to get below.
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You can easily create the rainbow design above by using Liquid Sharpie highlighters over glitter nailpolish. It’ll only take minutes to draw a streak of each color.
Before we continue
Be sure to use the Sharpie highlighters pictured below as they’ll be the brightest and blend the best! DO NOT use gel Sharpie highlighters.
From Nailogical on YouTube
Above is a glitter, ombre, neon look you can try with Sharpie highlighters.
A rainbow french manicure easily done with Sharpie highlighters on glitter nail polish.
Multi Colored Pastel Nails
Make your pastel nails look super yummy candy Easter eggs with a dark brown or black Sharpie.
Colorful French Nail Tips
Pastel french nails are perfect for early spring! We’re sporting this easy look this year for Easter.
Pictured above is a bright purple French manicure with flower stickers!
Bright french nail tips are VERY trendy this summer. Make them Gel Water droplet nails for a super sultry summer look!
ICE CREAM NAILS
There are two types of super trendy ice cream nails to sport this year and each couldn’t be more different!
Ice cream manicures are the new fashionable minimalist nail design this spring.
They’re a blended white french tip under a pink or natural nail polish finished with a high shine top coat.
Then there’s literal ice cream nail art trending on fingertips.
Pastel Ombre Nails
All you have to do to achieve this look is paint different colored stripes on to a make up sponge and repeatedly sponge or stamp it on each nail until it blends to your liking. Polish it off with a top coat.
EASTER PEEPS SPRING NAILS
The trendy Easter Peeps Springs nails above are good for DIY nail beginners since they only have one accent nail!
PASTEL BOW NAILS
Tie a bow on spring with this adorable take on french nail tips!
You can paint a bow design on every finger nail or accent just one.
DAISIES
You can keep daisy nail designs super clean and simple or add an accent color.
PINK NAILS
Cute pink nails are a spring and even late summer staple. Whether you like them cat eye, chrome, ombre, milky, jelly, or hot we have plenty of pink nail inspo for acrylic and natural almond and square long nails.
We hope these nail ideas made your life easier and a lot more fun this season! Try them and let us know if you get any compliments. Stay inspired!!
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