Here are the latest trends for spring/summer nails

If you’re craving a mani makeover, look no further than the spring/summer catwalk shows, which gave us tons of nail-spiration, from uber brights and metallic finishes to a new take on nudes - all looks which you can easily recreate yourself.
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Here, we run down four major trends and the polishes you need to get the look at home...

1. Japanese flavours

At New York Fashion Week the nail technicians were having a ball, creating the kind of colourful nail art seen on the streets of Tokyo’s trendy Harajuku district, like neon green talons at The Blonds and sparkly blue tips at Tadashi Shoji.

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The Japanese capital was also the starting point for OPI’s Tokyo collection, which offers a dozen dazzling hues from lime green and shocking pink to indigo blue.

OPI Nail Lacquer How Does Your Zen Garden Grow and All Your Dreams in Vending Machines, £10.80 each

Gofun Nail Transparent Pink, £13.50, & Special Guests

2. Coffee nudes

The Nineties make-up trend has seen brown lipstick taking over from pink as the most on-trend nude and the same thing is happening with nails, if the cafe au lait shades see at the Palmer//Harding and Prabal Gurung shows are anything to go by. Give your nails a caffeine injection by swapping your usual pale pink for a warm latte or mocha shade.

Artistic Colour Revolution Reactive Nail Lacquer Running In The Buffalo, £4.95, NailPolishDirect

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Mavala Nail Colour Cream Venezia, £5.20, Feel Unique (available March 1)

Sally Hansen Colour Therapy Nail Polish Cashmere Calm, £8.99, Superdrug

3. Modern metallics

Think gold and silver nail polishes shouldn’t be worn once the festive season is over? Think again - Julien Macdonald and Sadie Williams made a strong case for spring metallics.

Orly Rage Rose Gold and Orly Luxe, £11.99 each, Superdrug

4. Perfectly pale

Bright white nails can be a challenge, but pale can be interesting when it’s done right. The matte pearl nails at Fyodor Golan were created by starting with a base of beige, finish with a blue-toned frost topcoat for the perfect off-white blend.

Artistic Colour Revolution Reactive Nail Lacquer Skindalous, £4.95; Satin Frost Topcoat, £7.95, NailPolishDirect