18 elegant Christmas nail designs to elevate your festive mani

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If you’re struggling to feel festive, these artfully designed Christmas nail ideas should help.

Now that we’re close to tucking into our beauty advent calendars and starting to tick off the big tasks on our festive to-do lists (ie filling up on beauty stocking fillers), it’s time to start thinking about our Christmas beauty routines. 

From glitter make-up to artfully designed Christmas nails, there’s something lovely about revelling in a particular time of year. So, without further ado, we present 18 wonderful Christmas nail ideas to help you get into the festive spirit this year. 

1. Deck the halls

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We’re obsessed with these seriously fancy festive nail decals by @goscratchit. If you look closely, there are tiny holly sprigs, Christmas lights and wreaths. 

2. Starry night

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These festive nails will take you right through to New Year’s Eve and beyond. 

3. Metallic stars

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Fancy yourself a nail art pro? You’ll need a seriously steady hand to recreate these gorgeous metallic stars. 

4. Glitter tips

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Adding glitter to your nail tips is a super simple but effective way of jazzing up your mani for Christmas.

5. Heart tips

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A classic design (one Hailey Bieber is particularly fond of), take your Christmas nail design up a notch with metallic foil finishes in timeless festive colours.

6. Going for gold

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Sprinkle some festive vibes with this gold sparkly update. An easy one to DIY, use a gold shimmery shade to update your usual french manicure.

7. Modern holly

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This chic mani gives your nails a subtle festive nod without looking too OTT. 

8. Celestial haze

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An ethereal take on all that sparkles, pastel colours are swirled together with a light dusting of microglitter.

9. Dipped glitter

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A minimalist approach to Christmas nails, you’ll swipe a nude or flesh-toned colour over the entire nail base before accenting the tips with loose glitter.

10. Mulled wine

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Deep, dark and deliciously vampy, mulled wine nails are the purple-red tone your Christmas manicure needs. 

11. Simple Christmas nails

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A deconstructed wreath decorates a nude nail bed in this design. Simple, chic and wonderfully appropriate.

12. Icy cool

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Bring the (freezing) outdoors inside this Christmas with an ice-inspired festive manicure. 

13. North star nails

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More art than anything else, these beautiful Christmas nails are the pinnacle of understated, effortless glamour. 

14. Santa paws

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Forgive the terrible pun but what else could we call this hommage to Father C. himself?

15. Green and gold

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Appropriate for professional and personal wear, combine green and gold glitter tips this winter. 

16. Sparkle border

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An asymmetrical way to switch up your glitter polish, outline the top and left or right side of your nail to create a reflective band of festive sparkle. 

17. Holly, Ivy, Joy! 

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Throw in some graphic word art to your Christmas nail design, just keep the word short enough to fit on one nail. 

18. Golden Christmas tree

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A simple design, this Christmas nail art is straightforward enough to do at home, just use a small wooden stick or bobby pin to create the iconic shape.

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