You might not be quite ready to fully get into the holiday spirit so maybe just let your nails do the heavy lifting. Here are ten festive mani ideas sure to bring on the seasonal cheer.
Design by @mihonails.
FUN-FETTI
Get happy by making your nails looks like ten tiny birthday cakes? Start with a bubblegum pink base coat (icing?) and then finish with a smattering of multicolored sprinkles-like glitter.
Design by @jessicawashick.
Once a favorite of the basic crowd, a handful of French manicures were spotted on the spring ’17 runways. If you’re still not convinced, go halvsies. Start with a regular French, wait for it to dry, and then paint over a third of each nail with sparkling gold polish.
Design by @kayleighjeana
Pastels are usually relegated to springtime but darker days call for lightening up, so here we are. To create a similar Easter Egg ombre, paint the design onto a makeup sponge, and then press it onto each nail. Decorate the lower half of each nail with iridescent glitter and rhinestones.
Design by @jessicawashick.
If you barely know your way around a nail polish bottle, consider something less ambitious, but no less eye-catching. Like say this straight-up sparkling crimson enamel.
Design by @wahnails.
You fancy, huh? Say it with your hands. You can ask a pro to recreate this expensive-looking design or D.I.Y. it with nail stickers and a gold chrome finish polish painted along the cuticle.
Design by @luxebytracylee
At Rodarte, Tracylee showed us how too-cool-for-school girls wear glitter—on the edges as almost an afterthought. After applying a base coat, trace the outside of the nail with a very thin line of golden lacquer.
Design by @paintboxnails.
Go with a gift theme with this ribbon adorned design. After applying a base coat of opaque white polish (or any color you desire), draw a pair of shiny gold ribbons across each nail using a nail pen.
Design by @naominailsnyc
Everything Kenzo does is genius, including this merry mani from their spring show. After painting a backdrop of shimmery black polish, embellish it with a multitude of crystals in a rainbow of colors.
Design by @aliciatnails.
Spark up a neutral polish by accenting the tips and cuticles with meticulously placed golden spangles.
Design by @jinsoonchoi.