Christmas Nail Art and Holiday Nail Designs
With the period of Thanksgiving over, the holiday season has finally come upon us. Everywhere you go, the signs of Christmas are apparent. From the Christmas carols playing and the number of Santa Clauses now popping up at the mall to the Christmas colors surrounding us, the end of year festivity has arrived. It now feels like it’s time to not only dress the part, but to also complete the look from head, body, nails to toes for the holiday festivities to come.
Here are some Christmas nail designs to help you put together your holiday look. Check out the festive manicures, from simple Christmas colors to more detailed nail art ideas.
Skittle Nails
Nothing screams Christmas nails more than emerald green, red and silver. Don’t forget add the extra oomph in your holiday nails with some rainbow glitter!
Red and Green Nails
We’ve got the tradition Christmas colors covered in this simple skittle. Layer on a Christmas glitter nail polish and you’ve got the holiday season screaming from this easy manicure look.
Winter Snowflakes
There’s nothing like a white Christmas and this cool nail design definitely makes me yearn for a warm crackling fireplace. Snowflake manicure with a glittery, dark blue background? Yes please!
Candy Cane inspiration
Have a look at this twist on the classic candy cane in a mint green color. You’ll definitely need a thin nail art brush and steady hand to draw each stripe. Layer on a final coat of iridescent glitter for some subtle sparkle!
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
What would Christmas be without a Christmas tree? This accent nail design requires a little patience, some tape and nail art decoration, but the final look more than pays off, don’t you think? Using a quick dry top coat will help speed up the nail art process.
‘Tis the Season to Give
Sometimes having two accent nails in a manicure may be too bold, but this simple Christmas nail design mixing red and gold colors has somehow turned out subtle, yet festive.
An Enchanting Christmas Tree
Take a look at this green Christmas nail design using a nail dotting tool in the simple nail art technique to
create an abstract tree.
Daring Red Holiday Nails
Switch up your red nail polish and pair it with gold glitter to for a New Year nail look instead! Add a bit of red sparkle and some nail art with a stamped design and nail studs to achieve this perfect NYE nail look.
Christmas Nativity Nails
The religious meaning behind Christmas is remembered in this sparkly and detailed nail art design of the Nativity scene. Handy tip when drawing detailed nail art – give acrylic paint a go since they don’t dry out as quickly as nail polish. Bonus: you can even erase mistakes with water without ruining your nail polish base!
Mint Green and Gold
Mint green nail polish may not be the color normally associate with Christmas, but throw in a bit of gold and shimmering glitter and we’ve got another Christmassy nail design for you.
Feeling the Blues
Pair a dark blue nail polish with some gold for a more subtle Christmas nail design. Add a nail rhinestone, shimmer and gold glitter to jazz up the final look.
Christmas Skittle Nails
If you’re a bit stuck for ideas but want to have get into the Christmas spirit, then perhaps this manicure is for you. The festive colors, the candy cane stripes and glitter definitely lend a feel for the holiday season.
Green and Black Holiday Nails with 3D Nail Decoration
Check out this bedazzled nail design fit for the NYE party! Gold glitter, black polish and the nail rhinestones just make this manicure stand out!
Christmas Colors for Christmas Nails
Just in case people didn’t realize that it’s err…CHRISTMAS, here’s a festive nail art idea that all but screams it. Tip: use a thin striping tape to help you get the crisp ‘tinsel’ lines on your Christmas tree nail art.
Blue and Black Nails
While the blue marble nail art is pretty, we can’t help but stare at the rainbow glitter in this nail look. Paired with black polish and it reminds us on a great twist on a new year nail design. What do you think?
Christmas Color Block Nails
Give color block nail art a go with shades of green and silver nail polish. Tape will be your friend here, and you’ll probably want to invest in a good quick drying top coat to help you put this nail design together.
Gold and Green Holiday Nail Design
The dark forest green in this manicure combined with a shimmering gold polish is such a gorgeous pairing. We love how the tear drop nail stud creates a necklace design on the thumb.
Glittery Teal Christmas nails
We love this gorgeous teal green nail polish paired with some green and holographic glitter specks. It definitely reminds us of Christmas snow globes and we can’t stop staring at the rainbow of colors even under indirect light.
Black and Gold New Years Nails
Black and gold are such classic colors for the new year nail design. Add some gold glitter and a stamped design for the new year countdown and voila, a new years nail look is created.
Or have a look at this different take on new years nails with the same color combination. We especially love how the gold foil accent nail came out.
Oh Baby it’s Christmas
Want to join in with the festive season but keep your nails clean? Here is a Christmas nail design erring away from the traditional colors and uses a gorgeous baby pink polish. It probably borders on nude nails and is paired with a perfect rainbow glitter. Simply apply the pink base and add a layer of the rainbow glitter in between each coat of pink polish.
Season of Love
It’s the season of love, so why not give this shimmering silver nail design a go? Simply apply two coats of a silver holographic nail polish and stamp on the love design from a nail stamping plate.
New Years Nail Design
If there’s one holiday nail look you want to welcome in the new year with, it’s this one. Mixing up black polish with gold and silver glitter in this New Years nails, there’s a whole accent nail filled with nail rhinestones and nail studs to give your entire manicure that wow factor.
Green and Silver Christmas Colors
This Christmas nail design favors the pretty green and silver colors of Christmas. You don’t need to be a nail artist to give these nails a try. Simply choose a color combination and create a multicolored nail design with it.
Live Love Laugh Holiday Nails
This sparkling red polish paired with black and white and the classic life motto to Live, Love, Laugh is a good reminder in preparation of the new year.
