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Happy First Day of Summer! Celebrate With 10 Solstice-Ready Manicures, Courtesy of Pinterest

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Happy summer solstice! Unleash your excitement for the longest day of the year through one of our greatest modern sources of personal expression: nail art. Or at least observe others who have done so. Here are ten of our favorite sunny side up (sometimes literally) manicures, as seen on Pinterest, that will last as long as today does, and beyond:


Image via Jen Stephens
A sun-tastic paint job that alternately says "Aw yeah, summertime" and "I paid attention in tenth grade geometry class."


Image via Shellery Marmor
To quote the caption beneath this pin, "Like if the moon and the sun had a baby. And painted her nails with it."


Image via Alysa Kathryn
Bring on the heat wave, summer. We can hack it.


Image via Neree Jackson
Summer solstice=watermelon season. Who's excited?


Image via Katie Ann
Sunshine, brought to you by the ring finger. (Miss you, Weddings Week 2012)


Image via Katy
Best way to stave off the blues is with yellow undertones..and by making the blues sparkle.


Image via Kelly Apichell
...And for a non-bluesy take on summer days.


Image via Niki Lemley
A loose interpretation of what "sunny" means. We'll take it!


Image via Susie Q.
Nothing says summer like get me to a tropical locale right now.


Image via Kelsey A. Klein
Eventually the sun will go down, and, yes, you got it, a starry night will come out.

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