The Christmas tree isn’t the only item you can deck up for the holidays. The merry season is the perfect time to treat yourself to fabulous festive nail art and glam up your manicure.
Dressing up your fingertips will help elevate your appearance for any holiday party, family picnic, or cookie exchange. Plus, who doesn’t like pretty nails, right?
So, without further ado, here are some of the prettiest festive nail art designs we have gathered from social media to save you time.
From traditional mistletoe and wreaths to glamorous glitter nails, this list has everything to inspire you next time you have a manicure makeover.
Scroll down and check them out!
#1. Festive Nail Art Christmas
Getting a fabulous manicure is a simple way to enjoy the holiday season.
You have so many choices to decorate your nails for the festive months, from cute reindeer art to adorable sweater patterns.
Delicate snowflakes and candy canes are also fabulous options for your next manicure makeover.
Our favorite theme is about the sweets, such as gingerbread and cinnamon.
If you don’t want to go for a full set, restricting the design to one nail or just the tips is a fantastic way to include some holiday spirit in your manicure.
Candy canes, Santa hats, and mistletoe garlands are excellent motifs for this season.
If you want to go all out and maximize the glam factor, adding gold or glitter to your nail design will do the trick.
#2. Golden Holiday Nails
Look no further than gold nails if you want to add a touch of grandeur to your next manicure makeover.
Gold nails are an excellent alternative (or complement) to gold jewelry for creating an extravagant moment for anyone who’s had their fill of chrome.
Metallics shades are a popular choice during the fall, winter, and especially the holiday season, and gold is a terrific option if you want to make your fingertips shine.
Gold has a glowing warmth that nobody can resist, making it the perfect color for the colder months.
This color can elevate any manicure design, from the classy French tips to fancy chrome finishes.
If you want to make your nails even more festive for the holiday, combining gold with red, green, or holiday-themed designs will be a fabulous way to help you achieve the perfect Christmas look.
#3. Festive Nail Art New Year’s Eve
If you’re a manicure enthusiast, you know that choosing our New Year’s Eve manicure is one of the top priorities during the year’s final month.
What’s a better way to welcome a new year than getting a fresh manicure, right? It’s time to whip out glitter, sparkles, and adorable stars and put them on your fingertips.
These designs will make your hand shine and elevate your party outfits, so don’t miss out.
The best thing about a New Year’s Eve mani is that the look will work just as well for any holiday celebrations you have in mind from now until the countdown.
Shimmer and glitter are fabulous choices for the occasion.
You’ll have the chance to go all out with the glam factor and try bold designs you probably don’t think about daily. It’s the biggest event of the year, so get wild!
#4. Glittered Nails For Holiday
Glitter is the simplest way to elevate your regular manicure and take it to the next glam level.
Whether it’s just a touch of shiny dust to the tips or a tiny shimmer to the cuticles, you can make your fingertips look ten times prettier.
There are hundreds of ways to wear the glitter trend, and the holiday season is the perfect time to try them out at the nail salon or DIY them at home.
A glitter manicure is fabulous for any occasion, especially the festive months. The holidays are associated with all things glitter and sparkle during the winter.
Glitter is versatile. It looks stunning for everyone, occasion, and outfit, regardless of style or aesthetic. Anyone can make the sparkling manicure work for them.
Whether you want to keep it simple on one or two accent nails or go all out and get a full glittered manicure, there will be at least one glitter design you’ll love.
#5. Fun Party Nails
We enjoy getting dressed up for the time of year. The holiday season gives us the chance to go all out and glam ourselves up with things we won’t normally wear.
But, as much as we love creating festive makeup looks and hairstyles, we get most excited about extending the celebrations to our nails.
Our fingertips deserve to look pretty, too!
When we think of fabulous festive party nails, we think of glitter, shimmer, and classic color combinations like red and green, green and gold, blue and silver, and so on.
You can combine these colors and finishes to create your unique collection of lovely holiday manicures.
The choices are endless, so get creative and save these ideas as your inspo and future references!
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