It's my favorite time of the year, especially for nail art, so today I'm bringing you another
Ultimate Guide to Christmas Nail Art. That's right, ten cute and fun holiday designs! You
can choose to do one as an accent nail, mix and match a few, or you could do all ten!
And don't forget to give this video a thumbs up and let me know down in the comments which
design is your favorite!
Let's start with the Christmas tree. To begin, paint your nail two thin coats
of a white polish. Next use a green striper to paint two vertical lines to form a triangle.
Once that's done, use the striper or a toothpick to fill it in. Now that you have the base
of the tree, just add some glitter to represent ornaments and add a little gem at the top
of the tree. If you don't have a rhinestone, just add a yellow dot instead. And that's
it!
It wouldn't be Christmas without a candy cane. To paint this sweet treat on your nail, begin
by painting the nail white. Next use a green striper two add a thin diagonal line near
the cuticle. Then add two more lines across the nail and fill it in to form a thicker
stripe. Once you're done that, add one more thin green line below the thick one. Move
on to red and add a thin line. Then finish the design by adding two more and filling
it in to form another thick stripe. And there you go!
Next up is a pretty holly design. Begin by painting your nail with a metallic gold polish.
Then to create the berries in this design, you can either put down some clear polish
and add three red rhinestones, or you can simply use a dotting tool and a red polish
to create them. Next is the leaves. To easily make these, use a dark green polish and a
toothpick to add six dots like so. Then connect all of the dots together with the toothpick
to form the pointy leaf. Once you've finished that, fill it in! Do the same on the other side and you're done!
Now for a pretty snowflake with an ombre background. Begin by painting the nail two thin coats
of white. This will make the ombre colors pop. Once the white has completely dried,
use a makeup sponge and add some dark and light blue polish onto it. Quickly sponge the colors
over your nail. It's best to use a porous makeup sponge when doing this. Then re-add
the colors onto the sponge and sponge on a second layer to increase the opacity. Once
you're done, add a top coat to blend the colors together even more. This will also help prevent
you from removing the color from the nail during clean-up. It's important to do a really
nice job cleaning up the excess polish around this nail as it will give the final result
a more polished and professional look. You can use cotton swabs dipped in nail polish
remover to do this or you can also use a tiny paint brush. Next use a white striper to cross
three lines to form an asterisk shape. You know, that little star above the number 8
on your keyboard :) If your nail is big enough, add another. Then finish the snowflakes by
adding dots at the ends of all the lines. And you're finished!
So we obviously need a santa nail, so let's try his suit! This one is really cute. Begin
by painting your nail red. Next use a white polish and stroke the brush downward to add
a thick stripe down the middle of the nail. Next use a dotting tool and white polish to
gently pull white polish on the tip of the nail like this. Once you're finished that,
add two black lines across the middle of the nail. The easiest way to do this is by keeping
the brush still and slowly rotating your finger. Fill in the middle with the striper or a toothpick.
Then complete his belt by adding a gold buckle using a toothpick. Try using a stippling motion
for best results. Ta da!
Now for a pretty little golden bell. Begin by painting your nail white. Then use a toothpick
and yellow polish to draw the shape of a bell. Make sure the white polish is completely dried
so you don't scrape up the white polish with the toothpick. Once you're finished with the
outline, fill it in. Again, I like to use a stippling motion when using toothpicks.
Next use a black striper to outline the bell. Try and do the thinnest outline possible for
a cleaner look and have both hands rested on the table. Add a little circle coming out
of the bell. Finally use a red striper to add two curvy lines for ribbon at the top.
And you could always add a little yellow rhinestone for some extra bling.
Next up is a simple close up of a christmas tree with some ornaments hanging on it. Begin
by painting your nail green. Then use a silver glitter striper to add some diagonal lines
across the nail for garland. Use a big dotting tool to add a couple ornaments. Once they
are dry, use a black striper to add little black tops and thin lines for them to hang.
Pretty easy!!
Moving on to a delicious gingerbread man. Begin by painting your nail a light brown.
Then use a white striper to add a curvy line near the cuticle. Then use a toothpick or
dotting tool to add two little black eyes. Use a bigger dotting tool to add two red cheeks
and finally take a black striper and start from one cheek and connect it to the other
with a big curved line for his smile. Another cute and easy design for the holidays.
Ok so we have a couple of designs left. This one is a holiday wreath. Begin by painting your nail
white. Then use a light green striper to add little strokes in a big circle. Take your
time while you do this and keep both hands rested on the table. Then do the same thing
but this time with a dark green striper. Uhhhh no. Nope. Not happening. As you can see layering
this darker green over it really gives the wreath dimension. Then use a red striper to
add a big bow on top of the wreath. Using a striper for this can be a little tricky,
so you could always use a dotting tool and red polish to make a bow out of dots instead.
And that's it!
Last but not least is Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. Begin by painting your nail white.
Then use a brown polish to add half of a circle onto the tip of your nail. Fill it in. Now
press the very tip of the brush onto the nail to add some little pointy ears coming out
from his head. Then take a darker brown or black polish and a toothpick to add his antlers.
This is really simple, just add a vertical line and have two little ones branching out
from it. Finally, add some black ovals with a toothpick for eyes, and then add a smaller
half circle in red for his nose. And of course we want Rudolph's nose to be bright and shiny,
so add some red glitter polish over it. And that's it! Just give your nails a few minutes
to dry and then add a fast drying top coat over all of them.
I hope these 10 designs help get you in the holiday spirit this year. If you give any
of them a try, please show me your recreations on twitter and instagram using the hashtag
#cutepolish because I'd LOVE to see them! Take care and I'll see ya next time!