While this summer season celebrities are heavy on their manicures and serving extremely attention-grabbing looks, it must be hard sometimes to pick one for yourself and create one on your own. Well well well….. Not to worry anymore, as I have curated only the ones that will be defining the summer manicure trends (or maybe already did). So, without yapping a little more to you all, let’s jump right into the details and looks our celebrities served us recently and we were clever enough to make them the center of attention.
1. Selena Gomez Rose Pink Mani
Selena Gomez may be keeping her summer low-key, but she just gave us the prettiest manicure inspo to obsess over. In a dreamy rose garden shoot with dancer Anna Collins and photographer Moni Haworth, Selena showed off a soft petal pink manicure that’s perfect for the season. Her nails were long, shaped into a soft almond, and painted with a semi-matte blush shade. It’s delicate, velvety, and totally giving “rose petal” vibes, and we think this is precisely what summer nails should look like.
2. Nicole Kidman Dramatic Twisted Mani
Nicole Kidman just gave us a masterclass in contrast, and no, we’re not just talking about her brighter-than-usual blonde hair. While attending the Balenciaga Haute Couture show in Paris, she paired her look with an ultra-short, moody manicure giving serious fall energy in the middle of summer. Nail artist Romane Martini shaped her nails into a soft, rounded square and painted on a deep, glossy polish that looked black indoors but revealed a dark reddish-purple hue in sunlight, like OPI’s Lincoln Park After Dark or Chanel’s Rouge Noir. It's sleek, dramatic, and perfect for your short-nail era.
3. Dua Lipa Polka Dot Nails
Dua Lipa just confirmed what we already suspected and that is none other than “polka dot manicures,” which are the trend of the summer. While vacationing in Spain, she showed off a playful French manicure with black tips and white dots, plus a few nails fully covered in polka dots. Created by celeb manicurist Michelle Humphrey, the look is chic, fun, and totally versatile, whether you're beachside or sitting front row at fashion week.
4. Olivia Rodrigo Nude Mani
Olivia Rodrigo just gave her signature moody nails a royal break at Wimbledon, swapping them out for a chic nude manicure that totally screamed “British elegance.” Her short nails were shaped into a soft square and painted with a classic light nude pink. Simple, polished, and timeless, the subtle shade looked perfect as she clapped, sipped water, and held hands with her rumored beau Louis Partridge.
5. Jennifer Aniston Nude Pink Mani
Jennifer Aniston just gave us the sweetest summer manicure inspo with her latest Instagram post. While hugging her longtime friend Andrea Bendewald, she subtly showed off a shell pink manicure that’s basically the color of the perfect beachside find. Her nails were medium-short, softly squared, and painted in a creamy nude-pink with hints of peach that is giving simple, pretty, and totally Aniston vibe. While we don’t have the exact polish yet, shades like DND’s Shell Pink or OPI’s Machu Peach-U are solid picks to recreate the effortlessly coastal vibe.
6. Margot Robbie Soft Black Mani
Margot Robbie just traded in her Barbie pinks for something a little more Glastonbury. While attending a panel with her production company, she rocked a short, rounded black manicure that felt perfectly in step with the edgy festival vibe. It’s a subtle shift, but still bold—and likely the work of her go-to nail artist, Betina Goldstein. The nail polish looks like it was Chanel’s Le Diable en Chanel, as this nail polish is a soft black that leans ultra-deep gray and totally wearable.
7. Hailey Bieber Polkadot Glazed Mani
Hailey Bieber just gave her iconic glazed nails a playful summer twist. While in Spain for the Rhode Summer Club opening, she debuted a polka dot glazed manicure with long almond-shaped nails, a soft chrome finish, delicate French tips, and tiny white dots. Created by nail artist Zola Ganzorigt, the look is fresh, fun, and beginner-friendly, which is a perfect choice if you want to try patterns without going full-on bold.
Final Thoughts
One thing I noticed was that there were a lot of pinks recently opted for by celebrities, which is such a soft color and so summer-coded. While observing the recent manicure trends, polkadots and pinks will dominate this summer more than any other hue. Hailey Bieber, the queen of manicures, has served the polka dots looks with her glazed donut nails, which is likely risking the signature look, but we love her for that, I guess, as it is a unique idea and gives a lot more in-depth and thoughtful vibe to the mani. While we also like the dark shades and blacks, it's no wonder we added them to this list.
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