20 Holiday Nail Designs to Try This Christmas

With the holiday season approaching, it’s the ideal time to enhance your look with festive nails! Christmas nail designs offer a fun and creative celebration, featuring countless options to match every style. Whether you adore the classic reds and greens, fancy a touch of winter shimmer, or are ready to bet all you have on snowflakes, reindeer, and candy canes, you can surely find great holiday nail designs for yourself.

There are many styles to choose from, from minimalistic elegance to bold holiday statements, and within a short time, they will adorn you with a festive vibe. Prepare to delight in some lovely holiday-shaped inspiration! Bring a cozy blanket, brew a cup of hot cocoa, and let’s get started!

Holiday Nail Designs 2024

1-Plaid Chick

Christmas Nail Designs 2024 — Credit -@bycheznails

Winter and the festive season is all about plaid design. A red and black plaid pattern is painted on each nail, along with a glittering gold stripe, except for the little finger, which is covered in gold glitter.

2-Candy Cane strips

Make your nails stand out this holiday season with these classic peppermint candy cane stripes!

3-Christmas Merry swirls Nails

Holiday Nail Design — Credit- @disseynails

“Christmas Merry Swirls” nails in red and white bring a festive charm with elegant, candy-cane-inspired swirls. This classic holiday look is perfect for adding a touch of Christmas magic to your style, making each swirl feel like a little celebration at your fingertips.

4-Half Moon Red Nails

Holiday Nail Designs — Credit -@heluviee

5-Mismatched Holiday Nails

Christmas Nails Art Designs — Credit-@disseynails

A mismatched look like this is perfect for the holiday season. You just need three shades to create this look. These are Lights Lacquer’s For The Thrill, Mrs Darling, and Dream Street.

6-Festive manicure

While the Christmas spirit is a feeling, it doesn’t mean you can’t enhance it with a nail design that reflects the mood.

7-Christmas Abstract

To create this abstract holiday nail look, a mix of nail polishes was used. Red, green, and gold are used along with a grounding brown color.

8-Single Snowflake

Each nail is coated in a rich, shimmery red, while the ring fingers are decorated with a snowflake design.

9-Modern Design Christmas Nail Art

Make a statement this holiday season with these mid-century modern nails featuring a trendy color palette.

10-Velvet Inspired Nails

This holiday season, velvet nail ideas are one of our favorites. Stylish, sparkly, and cozy, these designs scream Christmas – and this silver design is no exception! This ultra-dazzling ornament will brighten up even the darkest days of December.

11-Golden Half Snowflakes

Christmas nails 2024 — credit-@heygreatnails

If you dream of a white Christmas, the snowflake is an elegant, subtle design to include in your nail art. Our eyes are drawn to the naked snowflakes with gold half-moons.

12-Christmas Starry Nails

With these nude nails, burgundy color with glitter stars, you will be adding some sparkle this holiday season.

13-Christmas Light Nails

Christmas lights nail art is one of my favorite holiday nail art ideas. Illuminate your nails with these eye-catching nail ideas this holiday season.

14-Christmas Bouquet

This beautiful glowy Christmas bouquet is created with a traditional Christmas color palette, including greens and reds.

15-Christmas Classic Red Nails

Red Christmas nails capture the warmth and festive spirit of the season, making them a timeless holiday staple. A classic shade like this is elegant, versatile, and complements any holiday outfit perfectly. The bold, red color of Christmas red nails embodies the joy and tradition of the season in a simple way.

16-Green Grinch Christmas Nails

Green Grinch Christmas nails bring a fun, festive twist to holiday nails, featuring bright green shades, glitter, and playful Grinch designs. A bold and whimsical choice for the holiday season, these nails will add a bit of holiday mischief to your look!