25 End Of Summer Nail Ideas To Inspire Your Next Manicure

No matter how hard you try to savor it with rooftop rosé dates and weekends at the beach, summer always goes by too fast. And with the season’s final month upon us, all I can think is “So many manicure trends to try, so little time.”

While the warmer months give us a good excuse to play with vibrant colors and bright designs, this year, in particular, nails reached a whole new level. Aura-inspired manis, dewdrop designs, fancy French tips, and chrome accents have dominated FYPs all over—just when we thought we’d reached peak nail art, things got even better.

With only a few weeks left before our summer polish shades are retired in favor of fall-friendly colors, why not make them count? Keep scrolling for 25 end-of-summer manicures to get you from now through Labor Day with compliment-worthy claws.