Suddenly, Everyone on My Instagram Is Wearing This Surprising Summer Nail Colour
It’s safe to say 2023 has already served up some major mani moments. From matcha green and blueberry milk to geometric prints and mermaidcore, we’ve never felt so overwhelmed with choice. The good news is, here at Who What Wear we are always on hand to help and a trending colour that certainly feels perfect for the summer season is orange. In psychology, the shade is actually said to call to mind feelings of optimism, enthusiasm, excitement, positivity and happiness. In other words, a joyful mani all round.
And it doesn’t stop there. Although an eye catching colour block orange mani works wonders, there’s an abundance of nail art designs that look great with the shade—trust us, we’ve really put in the legwork. If French manicures are your thing, why not try a neon orange tip? If you’re still really into floral designs, give a peach base colour with tiny bright orange flowers a go. Turns out, pairing neon pink and orange is always a good idea. Hey, why not go all out and get actual oranges on your nails? You get the gist, orange is the juicy nail shade to get behind.
Keep scrolling for our favourite orange nail ideas to save for your next trip to the salon.
Orange Nail Ideas to Screenshot For Your Next Appointment:
A neon orange tip is the perfect pick for summer.
There's something about a bright orange block colour mani on short nails.
On the flip side, go for a reverse french mani with a peachy orange tone.
Incorporate different shades of orange into a nail artist design for eye catching results.
Pairing neon pink and orange is always a good idea, as proven with this double lined french mani.
The coral and orange tones work beautifully against the white accents.
The result of combining the flower and orange nail trend.
If you're off to a festival or Ibiza, look no further. Long, almond nail shapes allow for bigger nail art designs.
Embrace the trend with a super cool negative space design.
A more muted orange shade looks stunning on darker skin tones.
Create ombre nails at home by blending the two colours together with sponges, and then set with a top coat.
A muted orange ombre blended across the entire nail is an absolute summer vibe.
Aperol Spritz nails, anyone?
A really wild bright pink and orange combo we are really into.
Metallics continue to be a massive trend for 2023. This is the perfect way to incorporate them into your orange nail art design.
Shop the Products You May Need to Recreate The Looks:
Dior Beauty took inspiration from the rays of the sun when creating this shade. A gorgeous pick for all skin tones.
A quick and easy way to recreate the orange-tip Harriet Westmoreland mani at home.
Get into the habit of massaging a cuticle oil in daily, which will improve blood flow to the root of your nail. Hello longer, stronger, healthier nails.
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Mollie Burdell is a freelance beauty editor, presenter and host. She trained as a makeup artist at the prestigious Delamar Academy, covering everything from prosthetics and theatre to TV and film, and then went on to graduate from university with a First Class Honours degree in journalism.After completing internships at Grazia, Look, Cosmopolitan and Stylist, she landed her first writer role at Superdrug's Dare magazine. Mollie then joined the Harrods content team as a beauty writer before being promoted to the deputy beauty editor. There, she developed the content strategy, tone of voice and creative identity for H Beauty—Harrods's standalone regional beauty stores. When she wasn't interviewing the likes of Gigi Hadid, Miranda Kerr and Regé-Jean Page, you'd find her on a live broadcast, hosting an event, shooting video content, reviewing the lastest beauty launch on social or crafting a magazine feature. She has also hosted and contributed to the LuxeGirl by SheerLuxe YouTube series.When Mollie isn't writing about beauty, you'll find her talking about it on a TikTok shop, dancing to pretty much anything with a beat, reading a crime thriller or performing a solo rendition of "One Day More" from Les Mis.
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