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20 Beach Vacation Nail Ideas For Your Next Tropical Vacation

November 19, 2024 //  by Follow Me Away

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Looking for some beach vacation nail ideas, I’ve got you. In this article, I’ve included some of the best nails for a beach vacation to give you some ideas for your upcoming vacation. 

Whether you have a fun beach party planned with your friends, a family all-inclusive vacation, or a honeymoon on a paradise island, I’ve found a design to suit all occasions!

Some are fun winter beach vacation nails, some more simple, and some more classic. So whatever your travel adventure your nails will look spectacular. 

So get a drink, take a seat, and let your creative juices start flowing.  Here are some of my favorite vacation nails.

Woman hand holds Ice coffee latte on the beach. Article is about beach nail vacation ideas.

20 Beach Vacation Nail Ideas For Your Next Tropical Vacation

Lemon French Manicure 

I love these they are screaming summer beach vacation nails to me. Possibly a fun family vacation? Can you imagine how great they would look with a yellow polka dot swimsuit? They also don’t look too difficult to do. 

Get The Yellow Polish

Buy French Manicure Base

Lemon French Manicure Nail Art Design

Watermelon Manicure 

I think these are so bright and fun. For me, these are giving a holiday in the Caribbean or perhaps Mexico. What I love about them is that they look pretty normal until you see that watermelon nail, they are a real surprise. And how perfect is that color? I think it is one of the best color nails for a beach vacation. 

Take A Look At Watermelon Nail Polish

Buy Green Polish

Female hand with nail design with a pattern of watermelon on a background of blue sea water

I Match the Sea Nails 

Ok so picture yourself on a tropical island with your nails that match all the hews of the sea and sand. How perfect would that be? These feel understated yet wonderfully creative to me. And the best bit these are vacation nails anyone can do.

Get Royal Blue Nail Polish

Sky Blue Colored Polish

Buy Teal Blue Nail Polish

Woman hands holding sea shell and sea salt with manicured nails. Beach vacation nail ideas

Aloha Manicure

These nails just ooze a Hawaiian vacation don’t you think? I can imagine them with a bright swimsuit sarong and flowers in your hair. They are fun and bright and really make a statement.   

Buy Yellow Nail Polish

Get Hot Pink Nail Polish

Bright yellow and white summer manicure with painted flowers on square long nails with sparkles

Neutral Summer Nails 

If you are after simple beach vacation nails then these are perfect. I can see them working perfectly for a classy honeymoon or perhaps a cruise ship vacation. They will go with anything, work for any occasion, and are easy to do. A win-win for any beach travel. 

Get The Neutral Nail Polish

Female hands with pink nail design at sunny day. Greenery is in the background.

Caribbean Vibe Manicure

For some reason when I look at these nails, I think of Jamaica. Maybe it’s the colors?  I’m just seeing OR Falls, a bright bikini a group of friends, and these nails. They are so much fun. They will take a bit of skill to pull off but they would be so worth the time and effort.  

Buy Yellow Nail Polish

Buy Coral Nail Polish

Nails painted silhouette coconut palm tree with sunset her hand holding sand on the beach

Ship Ahoy Manicure

Of all the beach vacation nail ideas on this list, these just shout cruise ship vacation.  I honestly think you would be the talk of the ship with these. They are so cute, fun, and classy at the same time. Also perfect if you wear a lot of blue and red. Someone has to try these and send me a picture.

Buy Red Nail Polish

Take a look at this Royal Blue Nail Polish

This Nail Art is perfect for this look

Woman lying down by the pool, marine sailor gel nails close up. Beach vacation nail ideas

Going Green Nails

What I love most about these is that they are such an unusual color. They will make perfect winter beach vacation nails especially if you are vacationing over Christmas. They won’t be for everyone but imagine how wonderful they would love with a tan or agonist darker skin tones. These are for those who want to do something different but not too way out there. And the little gem is such a surprise. 

This Green Color is lovely

Here is some clear glitter to go over the top.

Female hand with vacation nail design. Glitter green nail polish manicure.

French Classic Manicure

These nails are giving beach holidays in Italy or maybe the south of France. Because not all the wonderful beaches are tropical right? So if your idea of vacation nails is classy then these are the nails for you. 

I love this French Manicure Set

French classic manicure. Female fingers with beautiful nails on white background.

Dotty For You 

These are just so bright and fresh and while I adore the orange these would just work in any color. They look relatively easy to do. I can see these working for any beach vacation, to be honest. I think they are some of the best summer beach vacation nails that will work for any occasion.

Buy The Bright Orange

And Don’t Forget The White

Sunny orange manicure with dots on the women's nails closeup.

Floral Nails Manicure 

The color of these and everything is just perfect. I’m not sure how well they would hold up if you’re a watersports kind of gal though. They are giving sit in the sun lounger all day and there is nothing wrong with that. They do look a little more complicated to do but if I had these I would be showing my nails off all day.

Get The Coral Nail Polish

And A Glitter Top Coat

 Red nails on hands and floral deign. Beach vacation nail ideas

Lavender Nail Manicure

These are some of the prettiest beach vacation nail ideas I have ever seen. The color is beautiful and the lavender details are just divine. I’m thinking English seaside cottage or perhaps New England but honestly, I think they will work for any vacation. What I do know is you will get many compliments.

Buy Lavender Nail Polish

Get The Milky White Nail Polish

Women's hands with trendy very peri manicure and flowers in purple.

Multicolored Pastel Nails

These are so fun and I think they are the perfect simple beach vacation nails. I am thinking girls’ vacation in Ibiza or a fun cruise. What I also love about this is that anyone can do them. They are simple ideas that will work in many occasions. 

Get The Baby Blue Polish

Buy Mint Colored Nail Polish

Take a Look At This Lemon Nail Polish

Hands of young woman with beautiful manicure on color background

Ombre Nails

These are just so different and classy and I can see them working so well for a vacation in Dubai. They feel very high-tech and will work really well on some of those very futuristic and modern beach locations.

Get The Mint Colored Nail Polish

Buy The Beige Nail Polish

Beige, minty, green ombre manicure on long oval nails. Beach vacation nail ideas

Pink Vacation Nails

If you want beach nails but are a pink kind of girl these will be just perfect for you. The starfish and the waves are just so perfect. For me, I feel these would be perfect for a Florida beach vacation. Perhaps it’s those pink sunsets we are so famous for. These are perfect beach vacation nail ideas.

Buy Baby Pink Nail Polish

Get This Seashell Nail Art

Pink and white vacation nails with the waves of the sea in the background.

Candy Nails

I have no idea how you would do these nails but they are just so beautiful. They are simple yet seem complicated and I love the way that while pink they somehow seem to reflect the sand and the sea. I can see these working for any travel location but for me, they feel they would well in Bali or a location like that.

Get Hot Pink Nail Polish

Buy Light Pink Nail Polish

Pink nails with fine glitter.

Blue Dipped Nails

These are some of the best color nails for a beach vacation. They are beach vacations without being too in your face. Classy with a twist and they will also go with a multitude of outfits. They just feel like perfect honeymoon nails to me.

Get Blue Glitter Nail Polish

Buy The Nude Glitter Nail Polish

Beach vacation nail ideas for a classic holiday

Marbled Manicure

There are beach vacation nail ideas and then there are these. They are giving expensive holidays If you love extravagance then these are the vacation nails for you. If over-the-top beach vacations are your cup of tea you now have some nails to go with them.

Get The White Nail Polish

Take A Look At This Blue Nail Polish

Nail designs with a mix of blue and white marble motifs

Tropical Nails

These nails are for someone who wants tropical-style nails but doesn’t want to be too tropical. I love the fact that they have taken a tropical theme but used colors you wouldn’t normally associate with it to create something really interesting. They give me honeymoon or cruise chip vibes, but honestly, they would work for any tropical-style beach vacation.

Get the Lighter Green Nail Polish

Buy The Darker Green Nail Polish

Female hand with vacation nail design. Glitter green nail polish manicure with colorful nail art. Beach vacation nail ideas

Nude But Classy Nails

This is for those classy ladies who like classy resort hotels and cocktail hour. These are versatile nails that will go with anything and just seem to say I’m trying, but not too hard. Perfect for that classy vacation.

Take A Look At This Milky White Polish

Get The Gold Nail Stripes

Nude manicure. Gel polish on milky nails. Almond shaped nails. Gold design nails.

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