Are you ready for it? Orange summer nails are taking over SS2025. Even Taylor Swift just kicked off an orange era with her TS12 rollout. So, if you needed a sign to try orange nails, this is it. Ofc, I did the scrolling so you don’t have to: the most viral, trend-forward picks with bright shades, aura fades, chrome details, jelly layers, citrus art, and more are ready for your next mani moment.
1. Seashell Nails
Seashell nails are a summer staple and orange is trending hard. Pair white and orange on a neutral base, then layer aura details, French tips, seashell ridges, pearls, and a sculpted tropical flower. Vacation-coded mani that still feels sunny when you’re back at your desk.
2. Orange Squiggles
Want orange without a full solid? Add squiggles, swirls, and fine lines over a milky pink base. Looks extra cute on short nails, and longer shapes wear it well too. Simple, graphic, and very screenshot-able.
3. Ombre Mani
Warm orange fading into milky white with a light shimmer = peak Summer 2025 energy. Ombré nails aren’t slowing down, and orange is the shade to do it in right now. Clean gradient, high payoff.
4. Orange & Pink
Orange and pink are everywhere this season. Keep a milky base, let orange lead, then add pink auras and soft shadows under your 3D flower plus a touch of texture on the tips.
5. Neon Orange
Electric neon shades are ruling summer and this creamy neon orange hits the sweet spot. Vibrant without being loud, and perfect as a full solid. Add to your SS25 rotation, no debate.
6. Chrome Accents
Blooming-gel florals and chrome accents are still going strong and will likely carry into fall. This orange-to-yellow read is winning right now, especially with gold metallic touches that deepen the color. Trend-forward with just enough glam.
7. Micro French
Summery micro French is the season’s go-to for minimalist detail. Alternate solid orange with tiny tips and add a clean half-moon to break it up. Easy, polished-looking, and super wearable for every length.
8. Stripes & Fruit
You’ve seen the fruit + stripes sets all over TikTok and Pinterest, so here’s the orange version. Set your base in peach and neutral, do peach French tips, paint orange stripes on the neutral nails, then add tiny orange art on the peach ones.
9. Sunset Nails
You want sunset nails? Blend orange into coral red and thank me later. These shades love a tan, eat up beach lighting, and feel very vacation. If you want extra warmth and shine, finish with a glazed topcoat – TikTok girlies are on the same page.
10. Jelly Slices
Do a semi-sheer jelly orange base and top it with 3D orange slice accents. It’s juicy, dimensional, and yes, “orange slice nails” is spiking on Pinterest. If you want the citrus to pop on camera, keep the base sheer so the slices do the talking.
11. French Tips
Milky base, vibrant orange summer tips – easy win for summer. Pick micro tips for a low-key pop or go classic French if you want more color. The contrast stays clean and still gives that hit of orange.
12. Beach Nails
Beach sets don’t have to be blue and white. Pair orange with yellow, pearls, a little gold chrome, and seashell texture and you’ve got golden-hour nails that match your Tequila Sunrise. It’s the “summer on your hands” formula without getting fussy.
13. Blue & Orange
Orange and blue are that vacation couple everyone ships. Go mix-and-match: stripes, stars, florals, hand-painted oranges, even a tiny fish if you’re feeling playful. Different shades of both colors make it look curated, not chaotic.
14. Starfish Mani
Keep most nails neutral, paint thumb and pinky solid tangerine, give the middle nail a French with a thin gold outline, then add glittery gold starfish design on the neutral accents. It’s bright, tidy, and basically August in a set.
15. Aura Effect
Aura nails are a summer staple. Go yellow base with orange aura centers, mix solids and French tips, then add a transparent-gel floral on an accent nail. Bright, cute, and very “sun-day” coded.
16. Picnic Nail
Picnic nails are trending, and Pinterest is eating them up. Start with an opaque white base. Hand-paint oranges and orange slices on half the nails, then gingham and tiny navy florals on the others. Orange + blue still wins.
17. Orange Slice Art
Fruity nails are in demand and orange slices deliver. Alternate milky pink and creamy orange solids, then place chunky half-slices at the base or tip of the milky nails. Hand-painted slices hit just as hard as 3D.
18. Aperol Mani
Want that red-leaning orange? Go Aperol. Grab a jelly polish with shimmer for a juicy, sparkly finish that literally matches the spritz in your hand. Sun, sips, sorted.
19. Foral Accents
Florals haven’t left the feed since spring, so give them a summer twist with orange. Keep the base neutral, add orange French tips, then tiny red-orange-yellow flowers on an accent. Pop a small silver gem in each center for a clean sparkle.
20. Polka Dots
Pair vibrant orange and hot pink solids, then add dots in the opposite shade with a dotting tool or a bobby pin. Polka dots are everywhere right now, from celebs like Hailey Bieber and Dua Lipa to TikTok girlies, so you’re right on cue. Easy DIY and super trendy.
21. Swirl Accents
Swirls are peak DIY. Do them on a milky white base and vary the thickness – start thicker, taper to a super thin end for that abstract feel. Add one or two orange French tips to tie the set together.
22. Upside-Down Frenchies
Can’t pick just one orange? Use a few: apricot, tangerine, coral. Do an upside-down French, then mix shades per nail or split the band so top and bottom are different hues. It’s playful without being chaotic.
23. Silver Chrome
Gold is the usual move with orange, but silver reads festival-ready. Lay abstract silver chrome accents over a bold orange base. It pops on stage lights and still looks good the day after.
24. Marble Tips
Marble breaks up the intensity if solid orange feels too much. Keep it to the tips for a fresher take than full-marble this summer. The result gives subtle sunset energy and photographs well poolside.
25. Stripe Nails
Stripe nails are owning NailTok right now. Mix light and deep orange lines and drop in the occasional neon stripe for punch. Keep neon minimal so it doesn’t hijack the whole set.
26. Double Frenchies
Want neon without going full blast? Do a double French in neon orange and lean into the invisible-French trend. Clean, graphic, and way easier to wear than a full neon solid.
That’s a wrap on orange summer nails for 2025. Save your faves, then decide: DIY or salon. If you missed it, check out our spring orange nails for softer shades, and bookmark the fall orange nails for deeper, warmer tones. From peachy auras to sunset gradients, there’s an orange mani here for every length and mood. Drop your pick in the comments and tell us what you’re wearing next.
TPI NAIL POLISH RECS:
🍑 Jelly: Nail Art Studio Jelly Glosses Apricot Jelly
🍊 Deep Orange: Semilac Bittersweet Orange
🍹 Aperol: Lights Lacquer Catch Me in Capri
🥤 Bright Orange: The GelBottle Orange Soda Mini
🍈 Creamy Neon Orange: Gelcare Cantaloupe
🧡 Neon: OPI Juice Bar Hopping
🍑 Soft Peach Orange: Zoya Cole
🍊 Deep Tangerine: Essie Meet Me At Sunset
🟠 Mandarin Orange: OPI A Good Man-darin Is Hard to Find
✨ Warm Citrus Shimmer: ILNP Citrus Punch
