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#TheLIST: Summer-Ready Nail Art

Our favorite nail art looks for summer from Instagram's most talented mani maestros.

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There are two kinds of women in this world: those who want lemons painted on their nails, and those who don't. Here are 20 of our favorite nail art looks for summer—ranging from chic and subtle to wild and graphic—from Instagram's most talented mani maestros.

1

Checker Board

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Checkers look fresh in a palette of purple, and orange-yellow ombre.

2

Golden Sands

For an abstract take on a beach-inspired mani, try adding gold leaf to a blue-and-white manicure.

3

Pop of Leopard

A baby blue manicure looks fresh with a stripe of leopard down the side.

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4

Pucci Nails

Manicurist Super Fly Nails created this manicure inspired by Emilio Pucci and Mara Hoffman designs.

5

Orange Pop

Classic nail art designs look cool when a pop of color, like bright orange, are incorporated.

6

Just Keep Swimming

Manicurist Betina Goldstein created this "retro diver girl" nail art that carries over three nails.

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7

Light Hearted

Add tiny hearts to a sheer nude manicure for an instant (and adorable) upgrade.

8

Cherry Lemonade

Cherries and lemons combine for a manicure that makes us smile every time we see it (and also a little hungry).

9

Pink Lemonade

There's nothing more summery than a pink lemonade-inspired manicure. The addition of some white florals softens the look.

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10

Fruity Cuticles

Manicurist Alicia Torello wants to know: how do you feel about fruity cuticles? We think they're so much cooler than a traditional fruit-inspired mani.

11

Watercolor Nails

Try your hand at a watercolor manicure with this easy-to-follow tutorial.

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13

Festival Nails

A cheery yellow manicure with music festival-inspired doodles: sunglasses and palm trees.

14

Monstera Mani

A palm-inspired manicure looks fresh against a matte pink backdrop.

15

Stained Glass

One of our favorite Instagram artists, Astro Wifey, had an unusual source of inspiration: Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass.

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16

Tile Beads

South Korean nail sensation Park Eunkyung of Unistella created this three-dimensional mosaic tile manicure that is worth the price of an international plane ticket.

17

Tile Inspired

Inspiration for a manicure can come from anywhere, even the humble mosaic tile.

18

Top Stripe

The easiest summer nail art idea: pick a few colors you love, then sandwich them together in a rainbow shape along the tip of your nail.

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19

Starry Night

Stick a few celestial metallic sticker on a sheer nude manicure, like manicurist @nail_wolf.

20

Snake Skin

A snakeskin design looks even cooler in the shade summer-pool blue.

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Jenna Rosenstein
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Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at BAZAAR.com. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR (as Glenda’s intern!) and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor, spent a few months at Refinery29 in the same title overseeing branded content, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to oversee all digital beauty content. When she's not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein re-watching Star Wars movies, reading books about new discoveries in science and health, and playing with her Bombay cat named Maddie.
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