Winter Nail Designs that Make You Feel Warm and Cozy
It’s cold, it’s chilly, perhaps even freezing as the snow continues to fall. But when the gloves come off, you’re ready to show off your winter manicure for all to see. Winter can be cold and gloomy, our hands may need a little more TLC, but our nails don’t have to look just as miserable. Fight the dreary feelings with some glitter and sparkle on your tips. If you’re feeling more drawn to the dark and muted colors, we’ve got a whole list of ideas for you too.
Winter nail designs and winter nail art doesn’t automatically mean vampy and dark. Feel free to add a brighter shade to complement your winter color palette. And with New Years Eve around the corner, it’s more than appropriate to throw in a mix of gold, silver and black to ring in the new year too. If dark nail polish colors aren’t what you usually go for, opt for lighter shades of gray and nude, muted blue or green, burnt red or orange…the list can go on.
No matter your preference or style, we promise that there will be a winter design here just for you.
Chocolate Brown Sparkles
The winter season definitely reminds us of cozying up to a warm fire, sipping hot chocolate and enjoying a classic movie for the holiday season. There’s nothing like a good chocolate brown nail polish, jazzed up just that little bit with some sparkle and holographic nail polish to add to the holiday spirit.
Gold Glitter Tips
If glitter is more your style, take a look at this cute gold glitter gradient over a midnight blue polish. A winter manicure fit for the sweater season!
Forest Green meets Gold Studs
There’s just something badass about this dark green shade, paired with a few gold studs as accent nails. Throw in a splash of glitter and you’ve got a wow kind of winter nails look.
Penguin Winter Nails
These cute flightless birds are so cute in this nail art design. Add some sparkle, shimmer and holographic nail polish to accompany this beautiful dark blue polish design.
Vampy Purple Rainbow
Hold on to my hat, because WOW is this vampy purple just gorgeous. Who said winter nails had to be boring, dark and gloomy? Check out the COLOR in this winter nail design. We bet you won’t be able to stop staring at your stunning manicure and checking it out at all sorts of different angles! Get an ultra shiny topcoat like this one for the glossy finish.
A matte top coat really brings out the rainbow of colors in this perfect flakey polish.
Black Nail Polish meets Rainbow Glitter
This manicure practically screams Happy New Year. Mixing up the glossy and matte topcoats adds an extra dimension to this gorgeous black and glitter combination in this nail design. We’re especially digging the black holographic nail polish.
Or maybe you really dig the black nail polish and wouldn’t mind a full manicure with it. Of course, you can add some silver glitter polish and nail art decorations to spice things up.
Nude Winter Nail Art
If you’re not too comfortable with a completely dark winter nail design, mix in lighter shades like this nude – and in our humble opinion – classy winter nails. Throw in a little bit of gold and studs to roughen the look a little and you’ve got your manicure for the colder month.
Winter Animal Print
Feeling like a nail artist? Try out this freehand nail art using only thin nail brushes to achieve winter nails reminiscent of a snow leopard.
If you’re more of a rainbow color person, try out this rainbow cheetah print.
Glitter Ombre Nails
Here is a twist on the classic French nail look using a dark purple color at the tips. Pair it with gold glitter and you’ve got a gorgeous winter ombre nail design.
Hot Chocolate Nail Art
Who doesn’t love a cup of hot chocolate in these freezing winter months? This warm and cozy winter nail art sure feels fitting for the occasion.
Rainbows Dancing
Sometimes simple is best, and there’s nothing more simple than applying two coats of this stunning black shimmer. Check out the rainbow of colors you can see under the sun!
Muted Green Sparkle
Glitz up a muted green – or is it a light khaki green – with a bit of sparkle with this beautiful silver glitter.
White Christmas Nails
Try out this white Christmas nail design with a pop of color glitter on the accent nail. It’s soft, subtle and oh so clean.
Frosty Snowflakes
It wouldn’t be a complete Winter nail art compilation without some snowflake nail art featuring. Check out this shimmering blue base stamped with a snowflake nail design.
New Years Eve Nails
We think these nails scream PARTY and there’s no holiday more appropriate to wear this nail design than at New Years Eve.
If you want your nails to make a bigger scene, why not try out this black and gold nail art instead? The gold foils really add that extra wow factor to the look.
