Nailing it: styles for summer

Posted on 20 December, 2018

When it comes to summer beauty, less is more.

So why not pare back your look and let your nails make a statement. Jessica Peris from The Beautique shares four looks you’ll want to grab with both hands. 

Lemoné

We’ve been dreaming of summer days in Sorrento, patterned tablecloths and Limoncello. While a trip to Italy may not be on the cards, you can still celebrate this timeless pattern and carry the charm with you everywhere.

This summer’s palette is more muted than vibrant, so we’ve mixed mustard yellow and sage green into our design.

Leopard Love

Animal print is back! But to avoid taking it right back to 2004, stay classy by using only two tones, and a natural pink or nude base. Sometimes more is more—we kept our print quite dense using small brush details and painted every nail for a unity of jungle goodness.

Dainty Details

Short nail gals, don’t be afraid to go bold! Intense colours tend to look better on shorter nails, and trying to hide the length with a nude is only going to accentuate the skin around them.

We love our summer florals, and dense patterns that continue beyond the nail (think wrapping paper) work well to disguise any inconsistencies in length.

All that glitters is gold

Basic doesn’t need to be boring! We’ve used one of our favourite glitter polishes by Gelish over a milky base, creating the ideal blend of simple with a lil’ something.

This look is ideal on medium-to-longer nails where you can visibly see the free edge/natural tip. The milky base is perfect for grow-out, but for shorter nails, we recommend applying the glitter over a bold colour.

CREDITS

NAILS Jessica Peris + Talia Laizans

WORDS Jessica Peris    

STYLING Belinda Neame

PHOTOGRAPHY Tim Bean

Thanks to hand models Tahlia Toth and Danielle Hewer.

This article originally appeared in Magazine: FREE for Summer 2018/19, available for free while stocks last. Find out more about Magazine here.

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