In the latest issue of Real Style Magazine, we break down summer’s best nail looks. Read below for an excerpt.

As you prepare to update your summertime hair colour and makeup look of the day, it’s also important to take your nails into account. The hotly awaited arrival of summer means that pretty polished fingertips are making their debut, after a long, dreary winter. With the beauty world stepping away from drab shades of taupe and grey, try bringing the season’s most coveted manicure shades into your look. The romantic season of summer offers the perfect opportunity to showcase your love of pastels, with soft blue and pink manis reigning supreme. Meanwhile, rock star wannabes will rest easy, knowing that metallics continue to enjoy their moment in the sun. We’ve curated a few nail looks to embrace this season, regardless of whether you are a girly girl at heart or a true rebel.

FEELING THE BLUES

Garden party season is here, and blue tips for the season are ever so soft and delicate. It’s time to toss your electric and navy shades to the side for now, because milky pastels and sky blues are back in full force. We saw this look on the runways, with hints of pale blue at Creatures of Comfort and light teal at Alice & Olivia. Bring the trend from the catwalks to your own fingertips, with square-shaped pastel blue nails and contrasting white French tips.

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