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This post is all about the best Christmas nail ideas.
Christmas is our absolute favorite holiday. It’s full of cheerful, cozy Christmas decorations, holiday shopping, and delicious goods. All those things combined makes my heart warm. I love doing everything I can to get into the holiday spirit, and in addition to these traditions, I have always loved having my nails festive for the holiday season.
You never know when you’re going to need to be picture ready while running around to all your holiday festivities. That’s why having my nails done makes me feel more confident — plus they often bring in a few compliments too. Win-win!
If you’re on the look out for some adorable Christmas nail ideas, we’ve got you covered all season long. Everything from Santa hats, to Christmas trees and simple red and green French tips.
Keep scrolling to find the nail designs you love best and bookmark this page for later when you need some inspo for your December nail appointments.
Want more nail inspo? Check out these articles:
- 27 Super Cute Blue Nail Ideas to Take to Your Next Nail Appointment
- 16 Winter Nail Ideas to Embrace the Cozy Season
26 Best Christmas Nail Ideas
1. Grinch Nails
These nails instantly make us want to watch The Grinch movie. How adorable are the grinch faces, candy canes and bows?
2. Peppermint Elf Nails
We honestly can’t think of a cuter nail combo than these peppermint nails. The elf add such an adorable touch and the mix of the peppermint design and Christmas checkered design keeps this nail look fresh and trendy.
3. Red French Nails with Pearls
Sometimes keeping it simple is best, and we love his stunning these red French tips are. The addition of the small pearls elevate this simple look for the holidays.
4. Christmas Sweater Nails
We didn’t know that creating a sweater pattern on your nails was possible until now. To be honest we’re OBSESSED! This nail combo is so cozy and festive.
5. Red French Tips with Bows
Looking for a girly, Christmas nail design? If so, try these red French tips with bows. The red French nails are classic, but the addition of the white bow design adds the perfect feminine touch.
6. Christmas Gold Sweater Nails
A classic Christmas sweater design meets nails art! There’s just something so nostalgic about this nail design that we absolutely love for Christmas time.
7. Christmas Medley Nails
Can’t decide on a single nail design? Why not try them all! This is the ultimate Christmas medley — with Santa hats, Christmas lights, wreaths and candy canes.
8. Minimalist Christmas Nails
Want the cute Christmas nail designs but are a minimalist? These simple red and green holiday designs are still festive, but ones you could even try yourself.
9. Holiday Wreath French Nails
Looking for a dainty holiday design to recreate? These holiday wreath French nails are so adorable and the perfect simple Christmas nails for the season.
10. Black and White Bow Nails
After having a bold color one week, we like to switch up our nail design to something simpler. This black and white bow nail art would definitely be something we’d gravitate towards.
It’s a simple design, but is still simple for Christmas and winter time.
11. Christmas Wreath Almond Nails
Make your baby pink almond nails festive with this adorable Christmas wreath detail.
12. Champagne Snowflake Nails
It’s officially snowflake season, and these champagne snowflake nails are perfectly stunning for the holiday season.
13. Festive Sparkle Nails
Looking for a more minimal sparkle nail design for the holidays? These festive sparkle nails are created with a milky white nail polish color and chrome and black detail paint.
14. Simple Glitter French Nails
There’s no better time of year to pull off glitter nails than the Christmas holiday and into New Years. These glitter French nails are so cute and super simple to create yourself.
15. Santa Hat Nails
HO HO HO! Ring in the Christmas holidays with these adorable Santa hat nails. We are obsessed!
16. Red Holly Nails
We love how this red holly nails combine multiple nail art designs. The solid deep ruby nail color paired with the dainty holly detail makes this simple design to recreate.
17. Christmas Light Nails
Deck the halls with these Christmas light nails! These are seriously some of the most adorable nails we’ve seen for the holidays season.
18. Red Pearl Nails
Looking for a unique red nail design for Christmas? These red pearl nails are so fun and the pearl nail detail adds such a fun texture and design to a classic red nail.
19. Red Sparkle French Squiggle Nails
Keep things simple and sparkly with these red sparkle French nails. The squiggle details makes these fun and creative.
20. Pearl Nails
Nails that are fresh and clean go with anything and look good for every occasion. These gorgeous creamy white pearl nails remind us of winter snow — making them perfect for the holiday season.
21. Sugar Plum Marble Nails
We’re calling these the Sugar Plum fairy nails! The gorgeous plum marble detail mixed with the sparkly plum color makes these a unique and elegant nail design for Christmas.
22. Pearl Nails with Pearls
Take the classic pearl nails up a notch by adding these adorable three-dimensional pearls to the nails.
23. Green and Gold Reverse French Nails
Are you looking for a simple green nail design for Christmas this year? If so, try these green and gold reverse French tip nails. It’s the perfect deep green nail polish color for the holidays and the gold shimmer detail adds a but of a festive touch.
24. Raspberry Jam Nails
Pinky-red nails are perfect for the holidays. That’s why we love these raspberry jam nails. They are such a fun and trench nail design to try yourself.
25. Dark Green Velvet Nails
Velvet nails are super popular during the holiday season! We totally get why — they are so fun and cozy. Plus, this dark green color adds such a moody touch for Christmas.
26. Cherry Mocha Nails
These cherry mocha nails are so sultry and deep — making them a classic color for the Christmas season.
