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Celebrate the holidays with a fresh new nail design.
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Celebrate the holidays with a fresh new nail design.
December 02, 2022
While holiday makeup and hair looks often get all of the spotlight when it comes to the festive season, your nail designs are just as important. Whether you have a schedule full of holiday parties to go to, or you plan on spending the season cozied up at home, your holiday nail design can evoke anything from your favorite holiday snack to traditional Christmas colors.
Whether you like press-on nails, acrylics, or just want to design your natural nails, there’s a holiday nail design for everyone — here are ten of the best.
If you're looking for a nail design that consists of traditional Christmas elements, look no further than a bright red set. The beauty of this design is that while it’s a classic, it still contains modern and trendy elements, including the use of different designs on each nail (indie nails). On one finger, go for glitter and white stripes, on another add white dots to look like little snowflakes.
The holidays often involve putting on sweaters of all kinds (sometimes ugly ones), and this nail design evokes that cozy feel. The raised texture of the nail design is also a cool feature of the look, and when paired with a glitter design on your other nails, you have a design that can easily take you from Christmas to New Year’s Eve.
While pink is a color that seems a lot more reminiscent of Valentine’s Day than Christmas, the shade does work for a holiday nail look when paired with snowflakes, candy canes, glitter, and the aforementioned knitted nail trend.
A nail gem or charm is always a great accessory to add to a nail design, and these bows are perfect for the holiday season. Keep the embellishment on one nail to make it the star of the show, while your other nails can sport a simpler, timeless design.
Perfect for a nail minimalist or someone that wants a no-fuss, festive look, this design involves a nude base coat topped with red, green, and white swirls (similar to the movement of holiday ribbons) applied at random. You can also try this for different holidays — think orange and black swirls for Halloween, or white, brown, and burgundy for Thanksgiving.
As we mentioned above, French tip nails are still having a major moment, but if you want something a little different try negative space French tips. This involves creating the French tip shape on your nail but without filling in the space. Instead, outline the shape with your favorite glittery gold polish and leave the center unfilled so your nails will look like holiday lights on a bannister.
This hidden nail design is unexpectedly festive, as it can’t be seen unless you turn your nails over. The best part? You can put the red bottom nail design under any of the nail looks above.
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Written by: Témi Adebowale, Photographer: Chaunte Vaughn, Art Director: Hannah Packer, Creative Producer: Becca Solovay, Visual Designer: Sarah Duvivier, Content Director: Shalwah Evans, Prop Stylist: Catherine Pearson, Prop Assistant: Lindsay Jones
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