Seasonal Skittle Manicures – Nailed It!

Skittle manicures are the easiest way to spice up your nails. We love them because they’re fun, spontaneous, and all about colour! You don’t need any special brushes, sponges, or messy powders, either. Just grab 10 of your favourite colours and you’re ready to go! In fact, you don’t even need 10 colours. If you have five, you can still rock a skittle mani. Let’s find out how!

The idea behind skittle manicures is similar to eating any kind of multicoloured candy. When you pour some into the palm of your hand, you never know what colours will appear. It could be an even mix, mostly reds and purples, or maybe even all orange except for a single yellow. When it comes to skittle manicures, it’s kind of the same deal.

A full skittle manicure has 10 different colours, which means that every nail is a different colour. A mini skittle manicure has five total colours, and each hand has no repeated colours.

When it comes to choosing your shades, you can go totally wild or stay within themes. For instance, you can use all cool or warm tones, or all neons or pastels. Picture Polish is known for our holographic polishes, so you can even choose that as a theme. Or glitter! As you can see, the possibilities are endless!

The downside to endless possibilities is becoming overwhelmed. To get your creative juices flowing, we have some seasonal skittle manicure suggestions. Since there are Picture Polish fans all over the globe and experiencing different weather, we’ve got you covered no matter where you live! And even with our suggestions, the placement is up to you. There’s no right or wrong way to do a skittle. Pick your colours and then have fun!

Winter

The winter blues are real and sunshine can be in short supply no matter how much snow or rain you get. So, let’s break out the sparkles! While we’re stuck indoors to stay warm, glitter nails catch every bit of light, especially when they’re flakies! Flakies are also perfect for holiday celebrations because they bring extra flashes of reflective shine.

For a mini winter skittle manicure, we suggest Saber, Camelot, Excalibur, Merlin, and Guinevere. Add Lava, Morgana, Eventide, Reign, and Avalon for a full skittle mani.

Autumn/Fall

We adore gazing at fall foliage vistas filled with earthy tones and rich pigmented shades. To translate that to a skittle manicure, think deep golds, oranges, and forest greens. A mix of warmer colours with cooler tones will bring the last bit of sunny weather with you into the winter!

If you’re craving a fall skittle manicure, we recommend Korma, Spell, Foxy, Avocado, and Monroe. Add Bonkers, Cicada, Sienna, Golden, and Neko for a full skittle manicure.

Spring

Spring, glorious spring. Is there a more optimistic season? The coats get lighter, the birds get louder, and finally, we can be back outside! Soft pastels with hints of holo are perfect to help you bloom after a long winter’s rest. Our latest collection of pastel holographic polishes are more than up to the task!

Try the combination of Journey, Ella, Reflection, Musical, and Elegance for a spring mini skittle manicure. Bring in Tulip, Sage, Pooh, Heaven, and LakoDom to rock a full skittle mani.

Summer

Hot days and warm nights, sunburned cheeks and sandy feet, the summertime season is all about fun! Whether cooking out with friends and family or hitting the beach, there’s no better time to break out the colour. The brighter, the better!

For a mini summer skittle mani, we love combining Pinkie, Lime Lite, Crazy, Sunset, and Fake Tan. Add in Mad Magenta, Fake Tan, Hot Lips, Violet Femme, and Swagger for a full skittle manicure.

Extreme Skittle

If you’re ready to crank the fun meter up to 11, we’ve got a final skittle suggestion for you. Consider it the most chaotically beautiful manicure of your life because there isn’t a crème polish in sight. Each one of these beauties has holographic elements, flakies, or multi-chrome pigments. This extreme skittle manicure is bound to be epic!

To start with a mini extreme skittle manicure, reach for Holo Berries, Cosmos, Butterfly, Maldives, and Legacy. Add Twilight, Rani, Free, Beetle, and Blueberry to upgrade to a full skittle.

Skittle manicures are easy and stress-free no matter which colours you choose, and we hope we’ve inspired you with this post! If these themes don’t quite resonate, you can always let fate decide. Write down all of your Picture Polishes and put them in a hat or an online random generator. Pick five or 10 shades and you’re guaranteed never to have the same mani twice!

If you try a skittle manicure, please tag us @picturepolish so we can see your gorgeous colour combinations! We love seeing all the unique ways our creative community expresses themselves!