Christmas nails
Christmas here starts in September, so a set booked in November is competing with everyone else booking in November. Twenty-four below, from the red you can wear to work in October to the ones that are only for the party.
Design ideas: these are generated references for a style. None of them shows a KuQueen session, and we do not publish a client’s nails without asking her first.
Half of these are a colour and half are painted, and the difference matters when you book. A solid red or a matte burgundy is one visit like any other. Candy cane stripes, tartan and snowflakes are drawn by hand, nail by nail, and December is the month our technicians have least room in, so that is the booking to make early rather than the one to decide on the day.
Red is not one red. The classic blue-toned Christmas red sits cool and bright. Burgundy in matte reads quieter and lasts past the holidays without looking festive in January, which is the practical argument for it. A red French tip gets you most of the way there on a nail too short for anything else.
For simple Christmas nails, start with the last six. A tiny gold star or a small tree on one nail, red and green alternating, a thin red tip or a gold line at the cuticle all look festive with no full art, and they suit short nails.
The ones that survive into the new year are the nudes and the metals. Champagne shimmer, gold tips and ice chrome all read as party on the night and as ordinary manicure the week after, which is worth knowing if you are booking one set to cover both.
30 Christmas nail designs, simple to party
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Classic Christmas red
Medium almond nails in a deep classic Christmas red, on warm brown skin.
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Emerald and gold leaf
Long coffin nails in a deep emerald green with gold leaf flecks near the cuticle on one of them, on morena skin against a light grey background.
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Candy cane stripes
Short squoval nails in white with diagonal red candy cane stripes hand-painted across each, on warm tan skin against a light grey background.
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Champagne shimmer
Medium almond nails in a champagne nude with a fine pearly shimmer, on tan skin.
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Snowflakes
Short round nails in milky white, each with one silver-outlined snowflake hand-painted on it, on warm tan skin against a light grey background.
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Matte burgundy
Long coffin nails in a deep burgundy with a velvety matte finish, on medium brown skin.
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Holly accent
Medium almond nails in deep forest green with holly leaves and two red berries painted on one accent nail, on warm brown skin.
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Gold glitter tips
Medium almond nails with a sheer base and dense gold glitter packed at the tips, on warm brown skin.
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Tartan accent
Short round nails in cream with red and green tartan hand-painted on two accent nails, on warm tan skin against a light grey background.
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Red French tip
Short square nails with a sheer base and a deep red French tip, on tan brown skin.
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Ice chrome
Long almond nails in an icy silver chrome with a cool blue cast, on kayumanggi skin against a light grey background.
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Midnight and gold stars
Long coffin nails in a deep midnight blue with small gold stars on two accent nails, on medium brown skin.
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Parol star accent
Medium almond nails in glossy deep red with a small gold parol star painted on the ring finger, on morena skin.
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Tree green with gold dots
Short squoval nails in glossy dark pine green scattered with tiny gold dots, on warm tan skin holding a white mug.
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Red velvet cat eye
Medium oval nails in deep red velvet cat eye with a shimmering glow band, on light Filipino skin beside a pine sprig.
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White sweater knit
Short square nails in matte white with a raised cable knit sweater texture, on morena skin against a chunky cream blanket.
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Gingerbread icing
Short round nails in glossy gingerbread brown with a wavy white icing line near the tip, on warm tan skin beside a gift with a red bow.
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Silver glitter ombre
Long coffin nails fading from sheer nude pink to dense silver glitter tips, on warm tan skin with blurred fairy lights behind.
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Red and white polka dots
Short round nails alternating red with white dots and white with red dots, on light Filipino skin beside a pine cone.
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Mistletoe accent
Medium almond nails in milky nude with a tiny mistletoe sprig of green leaves and white berries on the ring finger, on morena skin.
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Pine green French
Medium squoval nails with a sheer pink base and deep pine green French tips, on warm tan skin holding a pine sprig.
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Gold chrome ornaments
Medium oval nails in mirror gold chrome, on kayumanggi skin beside gold Christmas ornaments on dark green velvet.
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Red ribbon bows
Short squoval nails in milky pink with a small red ribbon bow on each nail, on morena skin over a rattan tray.
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Frosty blue
Medium almond nails in icy pale blue with a fine frosted shimmer, on medium brown skin holding a glass of iced water by a window.
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Tiny gold star
Short round nails in milky nude with one tiny gold star on the ring nail, on morena skin beside a pine sprig.
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Red and green
Short squoval nails alternating glossy red and pine green, on warm tan skin beside a wrapped gift.
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Red with a gold cuticle line
Short square nails in glossy red with a fine gold line along each cuticle, on kayumanggi skin against cream linen.
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Tiny Christmas tree
Short round nails in milky white with a small green tree on one nail, on medium brown skin resting on white linen.
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Red micro French
Short almond nails with a sheer pink base and a very thin red tip, on morena skin beside a red ribbon.
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Pine green with one glitter nail
Short squoval nails in deep pine green with one silver glitter nail, on warm tan skin against white linen.
More nail ideas
Or look through every design in one gallery, filtered by shape, length and colour.
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