06.21.22
Cosmetics surgery experts Tajmeeli has uncovered this summer’s hottest nail trends.
After a thorough analysis of the top 20 most-viewed TikTok videos tagged #SummerNails2022, Tajmeeli found that neon red, French tips and retro nail art inspired by the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s are what consumers want on their fingernails.
According to Tajmeeli, summer nail art has racked up 376,797,600 views across six summer nail hashtags on the video-sharing platform. The SummerNails2022 hashtag has amassed 4.3 million views with neo red leading the charge as this summer’s must-have color. According to Tajmeeli, a video posted by TikTok user @nails_lab_cristina of the shade, Aria by HONA, described as a highly pigmented neon red gel paint, has racked the second-highest number of views to date of all the videos with the SummerNails2022 hashtag with roughly 1 million views and 51,200 likes.
The most-watched summer nails video with 1.1 million views came from TikTok user @imjessgraham, whose video featured a host of twists on the classic manicure from pastel tips to double tips and coordinating cuticle decals. Garnering roughly 91,000 likes, Tajmeeli surmises nail technicians will be asked for this style through the summer.
Nail art inspired by bygone eras like 1970s-inspired swirls are also a big trend, according to Tajmeeli’s TikTok analysis. Of the 10 most-watched videos tagged #SummerNails2022, six of them feature swirl designs either covering the full nail or as a swirl tip. Bold, bright colors and color-clashing reminiscent of the 1980s aesthetic is also a winning look this summer. The fourth most-viewed video from TikToker christyratcliffl features a pink-and-orange ombre which is emitting Club Tropicana vibes while user nailsbycaselyn’s neon zebra nails capture the boldness of the decade. The 1990s aesthetic is also making a comeback with checkerboards, cherries and smiley faces having its day once again. Ditsy florals are the most dominant 90s-inspired nail art trend featured in 50% of the videos analyzed.
Overall, there were 567,600,000 views for #FrenchNails followed by #PinkNails and #OmbreNails which garnered 350,100,000 and 300,700,000 views respectively.