Cool Summer Nail Designs to Keep You Refreshed All Season Long

10. Icy Crystal Elegance

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Use a cool, elegant frosty crystal manicure design to combat summer heat. Perfect for the hottest days of summer, this neat manicure provides the coolness of winter to your fingertips and visual cooling impact. Starting on all nails with a pale blue or white base coat, set a frosty foundation. On two or three accent nails, draw complex snowflake designs with a small brush or dotting tool once dried. Apply a layer of iridescent glitter polish that alternately blue and silver tones to replicate the dazzle of ice crystals on the remaining nails. On certain nails, think about adding a white or silver over your base colour crackling top coat to accentuate the ice appearance. Your design will get depth and interest from this texture that mimics broken ice. Apply little transparent or opalescent rhinestones to the centre and tips of your painted snowflakes to give them the impression of glistening like actual ice crystals for a further touch of luxury. Paint small white swirls and dots around the margins of your nails using a fine brush to create the impression of frost. This approach gives the design delicate, ethereal character. Experiment using thermal nail paint that changes colour with temperature – from a deep blue when warm to a delicate frosty blue when cold – if you wish to expand the icy theme. This lively component gives your manicure an interactive and enjoyable quality. Apply a high-shine top coat to seal your frosty crystal pattern and maximise the sparkle so your cool summer appearance holds through all of your warm-weather events.