Summer 2025 is serving pink nails in every flavor – from soft milky manis to neon chrome finishes that glow in UV light. Whether you’re team “barely there baby pink” or “hot pink with everything on it,” this season’s trends are anything but basic: glazed finishes, beach-core details, and texture on texture. So here are 30+ pink summer nail designs that match every vibe, every fit, and every kind of summer girl.
1. Pink French
Soft pink French tips on a clear base, finished with a glossy topcoat. This look gives minimalist vibes with just a pop of pink, blending the clean-girl aesthetic with a hint of color for a super refined, summer-ready mani.
2. Aura Effect
Milky base + pink aura + chrome glaze = the power trio of summer nail trends in one set. The soft halo effect adds depth, while the chrome bounce turns every beam of sunlight into a flash photo moment.
3. Polka Dots
Pastel pink base with white dots brings retro charm with modern appeal. Polka-dot nails are dominating summer 2025, and pink makes the perfect canvas for this playful, vintage-inspired pattern.
4. Hibiscus Mani
Hot pink to white gradient (switch directions on each nail for visual interest) with white hibiscus flower art on accent nails. This is the pink version of the tropical nail trend that’s everywhere on vacation feeds right now.
5. Milky Pink
Solid milky pink nails are having a massive moment – from princess manicure to strawberry milk nails to BIAB manis, this soft hue with sharp shaping is everywhere. A foolproof pink summer mani that needs zero add-ons to look classy.
6. Neon French
White base with neon pink tips brings unmatched summer energy. The white backdrop makes pink pop like crazy, especially with those UV-reactive polishes that glow different in sunlight.
7. Pink Chrome
Pink chrome continues its reign – whether soft ballet or punchy Barbie pink. The sweet spot for summer 2025? Medium pinks with that reflective finish. They read cute and playful while still feeling elevated.
8. Starfish Nails
Pool-water nail art got a pink update, swapping predictable blues for sheer rosy ripples and adding textured starfish art. It’s this season’s beach nail – but make it girly, dimensional, and IG-ready.
9. Ice-Cream Nails
Ice cream manicure exploded across NailTok and we haven’t known peace since. The pink base fading seamlessly into creamy white tips is basically a soft-serve swirl in mani form. Dessert-core wins again.
10. Coral Pink
Coral pink – that perfect peachy-pink hybrid – owns summer 2025. Alternate with clear nails featuring delicate florals and micro rhinestones for dimension. Bright enough to pop in photos but still reading sweet and feminine.
11. Pink Gradient
From hot pink on your thumb to light pink on your pinky. This is the ultimate flex for pink lovers, showing off the full range of pink shades in one fun and dimensional mani. Totally on-brand for summer 2025.
12. Glazed French
Pink French tips with chrome finish on clear base = everyone’s go-to pink nail formula. Classic technique meets a trendy finish for a look that slays on every nail shape from square to almond.
13. Jelly Pink
Jelly nails make their comeback for summer 2025, and soft pink is the perfect base. That transparent, syrupy finish creates the “wet look” that’s dominating feeds – like your nails are perpetually fresh from the pool.
14. Tile-Style Florals
Mediterranean tile patterns but make them pink – because who said ceramic-inspired nails need to be blue? Pink and white geometric florals bring that same artistic energy with a sweeter, more playful twist.
15. Mermaid Nails
Evolved mermaid nails ditch the chunky glitter for chrome pink French tips with raised shell-ridge texture. This refined take on coastal nails actually looks wearable while keeping those underwater princess vibes intact.
16. Watermelon Mani
Pink aura base with a micro green French tip – a fresh take on the fruity nail trend, and honestly, who doesn’t love a pink and green combo in the summer? It’s cute, it’s playful, it’s watermelon vibes all the way.
17. Light Pink
Solid light pink nails – simple but so effective. No need for extra bling; just hydrate those cuticles, get your shape right, and you’ve got a clean summer mani that goes with literally everything. Perfect jewelry backdrop too.
18. Glitter Accent
Hot pink nails are bold alone, but throwing in a pale pink accent and full silver glitter nail is THE summer combo for sparkle fiends. Hot pink’s cool undertone pairs seamlessly with silver glitter for a mani that says “extra, but tasteful.”
19. Floral Mani
Two-tone pink florals are THE way to refresh flower nails this season. Mix bubblegum and baby pink shades across alternating solid nails, French tips, and flower-packed accent nails for that sweet-but-not-saccharine energy.
20. Stripe Design
Stripe art just entered the chat as summer’s hottest pattern. Light and dark pink stripes going horizontal AND vertical on that milky base? That’s the preppy-meets-playful energy we’re bringing to summer 2025.
21. Baby Pink
The OG soft girl shade that never misses. Solid baby pink nails don’t need add-ons – they’re effortlessly pretty and fit any vibe, from low-key elegant to daytime-cute. Your nails but better, for real.
22. Neon Pink
Neon nails scream “I live for summer,” especially when you throw in an accent nail stacked with glitter-tipped French. Wait ’til sunlight hits – neon pink absolutely thrives outdoors, making sure your mani never goes unnoticed.
23. Pearl-core Nails
Pearl-core is still major, and stacking flat-back pearl stickers onto pink French tips is how you keep it cute but classy. Elegant detail meets playful pink – exactly the vibe for the girlies who love that coquette-cute vibe.
24. Ombre Design
Pink-to-clear jelly ombre with a super-glossy finish. Jelly nails are the comeback queens of summer 2025, and semi-sheer pink nails fading out into clear are the subtle yet scroll-stopping way to wear them.
25. Mix & Match
When you can’t decide, do it all: magenta pink meets white with animal prints, ombre French, sculpted flowers, raised swirls, and even gel dew drops. The ultimate pink summer nail-art moment for maximalists..
26. Bubblegum Pink
Bubblegum pink remains loud, proud, and essential whether on short naturals or full talons. This iconic shade needs zero embellishment to serve pure Barbiecore perfection – just glossy, unapologetic pink energy.
27. Pink Celestials
Celestial nails got a major summer remix: Each French tip in a different pink hue, from baby blush to deep fuchsia, topped with gold chrome stars. Cosmic energy – but make it pink and summer-ready.
28. Pink & Orange
The classic summer duo gets modernized with neon orange swirl art on a bright pink base. Major sorbet energy with that extra brightness that says “thriving in this heat” – the perfect sunset-inspired color story.
29. Textured Flowers
Texture is owning nail trends this summer, and pink’s on board. A milky-white base with pink French tips becomes a playground for sculpted flower petals, raised gold chrome swirls, and tiny pearls. Extra dimensional, extra chic.
30. Hot Pink French
If hot pink smile lines weren’t loud enough, chrome powder finishes the job. Glossy, reflective, and perfectly extra – because chrome is officially a personality trait in summer ’25.
31. Tiny Flowers
Milky pink base scattered with the cutest colorful daisy-style flowers creates instant screenshot material. Pink summer nails so cute, you’ll hate taking them off.
32. Cat-Eye Effect
Pink cat-eye nails are having a major moment, and summer says go French with it. Amp it up further with a chrome star on each tip. Magnetic shimmer, pop of pink, metallic accents – check, check, check.
33. Blooming Gel Flowers
The viral blooming gel flower trend stays strong in summer ’25. Candy-pink solids and French tips get upgraded with watercolor-style petals that softly diffuse for that dreamy floral aesthetic everyone’s double-tapping.
34. Animal Print
Pink French tips, blooming gel florals, AND cheetah print – this mani’s unexpected mix feels chaotic in the best way. Alternating tips keep it cohesive, while animal print and flowers together are exactly the fun, extra energy summer nails demand.
35. Rhinestone Accents
Closing with Y2K energy, hot pink French tips stacked high with rhinestones hit maximum sparkle. This mani’s throwback vibes deliver big nostalgia, reminding everyone why punchy pinks and rhinestones are sunny season’s eternal MVPs.
And that’s a wrap on pink summer nails. Comment your faves, screenshot your inspo, and send this to the nail group chat ASAP. Happy summer, besties!
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Myla
Sunday 23rd of March 2025
This is amazing work on these nails! When can I get mine done?!
The Pink Issue
Friday 18th of April 2025
@Myla, each photo is credited with the nail tech who did it—so you might just find someone local to you 🤞❤️