20 July French Tip Nail Designs to Try Right Now

French tips are having a full-blown renaissance this July – except no one’s doing them basic. We’re talking chrome, animal print, blooming gel flowers, Skittle tips, and the buzziest summer accents trending on NailTok. Whether you’re a clean-girl minimalist or living your max-color arc, these 20 July French tip ideas serve peak summer energy. Let’s go.

1. Hot Pink

Middle of summer = time to serve high voltage colors. Hot pink French tips on a clear base, but we’re not stopping there – add a chrome finish and now you’ve got two of the biggest summer trends in one mani: bright colors and mirror shine.

2. Creamy Beige

Minimalist nails are still holding rank this summer, but July isn’t the time for flat beige doing nothing. Add raised clear-gel swirls to your neutral Frenchies for a subtle 3D moment. Still still clean-girl coded, but actually interesting.

3. Colorful French

Skittle Frenchies are basically summer canon, but 2025 wants contrast outlines. Pick five candy shades for the tips, then line each one in a clashing color. It reads like a mini summer moodboard and nails the dopamine manicure trend.

4. Milky French

White French tips? Still iconic. But make the base a sheer milky white instead of the usual pink or clear. It softens the contrast, makes the whole set feel more cloud-core, and fits right into the 2025 wave of soft-focus “your nails but richer” energy.

5. Stripes & Polka Dots

Pink and yellow is trending hard for summer (thanks, sorbet-core), and we’re layering it with prints. Alternate pastel yellow and baby pink tips, then add stripe art and polka dots on accent nails. It’s giving cute, it’s giving retro, it’s giving actual joy.

6. Animal Print

Cheetah just became the animal print trend of the summer – and the girlies are mixing it with florals now. Iconic behavior. Go for a milky base, add cheetah French tips, and finish with a different hibiscus flower on each nail. Yes, you’re an art piece.

7. Blueberry Nails

Fruit Frenchies? Non-negotiable in July. Blue is a huge color trend this summer, so we’re doing French tips and mini blueberry clusters on accent nails. A soft picnic-core mani without going full gingham.

8. Lilac Mani

Lilac French tips are dominating the pastel circuit this summer. It’s the color soft-girls and trend nerds can agree on. Add tiny daisy-style flowers to one or two accent tips and you’ve got cottagecore July mani that looks good on every nail shape.

9. Mermaid Blue

Mermaid manis are still flooding our feeds, and July is peak shell season. Paint your tips ocean blue, then layer on raised clear-gel ridges to mimic shells. Finish with tiny gold sea charms and pearls. 

10. Coral & White

Coral is THE summer color – there’s not even a debate. Alternate coral and white French tips, then cover them with mini flowers in the opposite color. It’s giving vacation, it’s giving loud, it’s the move for every July party.

11. Lemon Yellow

The girlies are deep in their lemonade era thanks to Hailey Bieber pushing lemon yellow for dear life in every Rhode campaign. So: yellow French tips, 3D bow accent, chrome it all. Now you’re summer-glazed and brand-aligned.

12. Neon Pink

If you’ve been hoarding your neon stash waiting for the “right time,” hi, it’s now. Pair your brightest neon pink with a milky white base, and let it BLAZE. If your July Frenchies don’t glow in the sun, you did it wrong.

13. Gradient Tips

Gradient manis are blowing up right now, and this purple-to-blue French fade is the moment. It’s dreamy, scroll-stopping, and super flattering on all nail shapes. Bonus trend points if you layer in raised clear-gel swirls.

14. Red French

Fourth-of-July inspo that lives past the fireworks: red French tips decorated with white florals and baby-blue centers. And if you’re a July birthday girlie? Make them ruby red for the birthstone slay.

15. Black & White

Not into bright summer colors? We got you. One hand with white French lines outlined in black, the other with black French tips outlined in white. It’s bold, it’s graphic, and looks so editorial. 

16. Cobalt Blue

Cobalt is the blue of the summer – not pastel, not baby, just straight-up bold. Paint your tips in this saturated shade and add blue florals on a couple of nails. Ideal for the girlies who want summer nails without doing the whole mermaid, picnic, strawberry-core thing.

17. Sunset Nails

This one’s all about warm tones and commitment to the bit. Paint each French tip in a different sunset hue – coral, pink, orange, yellow, red – to mimic a literal horizon. Sunset manis are going viral for vacay season, and this French version feels extra curated.

18. Blooming Gel Flowers

Blooming gel is blowing up for summer 2025, and this is your excuse to hop on. Do off-white or vanilla French tips, then paint hazy watercolor-style florals on the accent nail. Soft-glam, but make it artsy.

19. Butter Yellow

Butter yellow is the summer 2025 it-girl color. Soft yellow tips + floral and lace art + a baby bow = July French tip nail design that beams sunshine. You’re the cute one in the group chat now.

20. Hibiscus Nails

Soft green Frenchies with raised gel swirls and hibiscus flower art accents. It’s tropical without being tacky and soft enough to match every July fit you’ve got planned. An easy summer win.

That’s how we wear French tips in July. Comment your faves, save this for your next salon visit, and share with the squad. 💅☀️🌸

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