Christmas nail art is a great way to show your holiday spirit, without becoming one of those crazy Christmas people (like me)! Even my most reserved clients let me get a little festive on their nails in December. It's just too fun to have cute themed Christmas nails! On this post you'll find candy cane nails, a little Rudolph, Santa, a Christmas tree with microbeads and lots more! Have fun with these and I hope you all have a very wonderful Christmas filled with sequins and Seche Vite!
tips & tricks
You can reverse this so Rudolph is at the tip of your nail, rather than the base. I just like to have his little face looking at me! :)
Use a large dotting tool for the white eye dots, it will help keep the shape uniform.
Try not to make the dot for the nose quite as big a blob as I did...it took forever to dry!
tips & tricks
This simple, classic holly design can spice up all sorts of christmas manis! Do one "feature nail" with one of the more elaborate designs in this post, then do all the rest with this design. All the cute, half the time!
If you don't have rhinestones, just use some red polish and a dotting tool.
tips & tricks
You can "decorate" your tree however you want. Be creative! Try bows, hearts, rhinestones or anything else you can think of.
Be generous with your green polish. A thicker layer will help the microbeads adhere. Just remember that thick coats seriously increase your dry time.
Another fun variation is to add in some garland with a sparkle polish or some striping tape.
tips & tricks
Make sure you leave enough space in between the green lines so you can fit in the white!
Painting straight lines can be tricky, just take a deep breath and paint it in one quick sweep.
If your glitter base is gritty and hard to paint on, do a layer of top coat before you start the stripes.
tips & tricks
If you want to spice up this tutorial a bit, try an ombre base! Just check out the Ombre Nails tutorial.
Remember, all snowflakes are different so get creative and play around with different shapes.
Since this is such detailed line work, the thinner the brush the better!
If you make a mistake with the white detailing, just cover it up with a bit of red polish!
Another way to spice it up is to go over the snowflake with silver glitter. Or just dab a bit here and there so it has a bit of sparkle. It's Christmas, you can always add sparkles!
Still have some questions? Send me an email and I'll talk you through any problems you're having. Don't forget to email me a photo of your Christmas nail art so I can see your beautiful work!
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