Best Nail Trends for Summer

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Mottled Mirror

For the dimensional metallics at Badgley Mischka, manicurist Deborah Lippmann topped her own Lullaby of Broadway ($20, deborahlippmann.com), a chrome blush, with Gold Digger ($20, deborahlippmann.com).

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Matte Powder Blue

At Au Jour Le Jour, models wore three shades—powder blue, canary yellow, and hot coral. On some looks, white polish was drizzled upwards from the cuticle.

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Scuffed White Tips

Precise French manis had no place at Zero + Maria Cornejo, where lacquer was cross-hatched messily on the top third of the nail.

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Fancy Florals

Miss Pop worked with KISS at Erin Fetherston, starting with a base coat of KISS Gel Strong Polish in Secret Pearl ($3, kissusa.com), a petal pink. Then she used an itty-bitty paintbrush to draw white flowers on top.

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Sea Change

At Isola Marras, manicurist Antonio Sacripante topped aqua polish with a matte contrast as a meta-take on sea-hued nails.

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Better Beige

Nude nails get a bit more glam when they're topped with a slightly glinty, luminescnet top coat at Kate Spade.

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Mixed Metals

The gold and silver flecked nails at Kenzo will look hot with a bikini, and cool with a chunky sweater.

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Lean Green

Maybe full-on emerald nails sound like a little much. Do as they did at Francesca Liberatore and paint just the skinniest streaks along your tips.

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Blue Moon

Reversed moon manis at Alexis Mabille evoked sand and smooth sailing.

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Twinkle Tinsel

If wild nail art (and huge time commitments) aren't your jam, try the Noon by Noor look: A shiny clear base coat and a single stripe of off-center silver.

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Quiet Cutouts

Look closely: At Prabal Gurung, mellow yellow nails were accented with curvy and irregular puddles of white.

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New Nautical

Also for the minimialist set: The Tanya Taylor mani. A stripe of cherry red grounded with a stripe of rich maroon.

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Teal Tipped

Broken French tips at Tibi, shown here in JINsoon Keppel ($18, jinsoon.com).

Hannah Morrill is a writer and editor based in Portland, Maine. She’s an avid reader, an indifferent face-washer and a sunscreen/retinol evangelist.

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