While most people get excited about resurrecting their Christmas tree every year, come December 1st we’re furiously adding seasonal manicure inspiration to our Pinterest boards.
But if a palette of red and green, and nostalgic motifs of gingerbread and reindeer isn’t really your style, how can you embrace the spirit of the season?
Well, that’s where white Christmas nails come in.
Inspired by the frosty, wintery wonderland of the Northern hemisphere, they’re not too dissimilar from the familiar shade of funny bunny you wear 11 months of the year.
From simplistic, singular shade manicures, to hand painted snow flakes, and frosted chrome finishes, here are 11 white Christmas nail design ideas to try in 2024.
The Best White Christmas Nail Designs 2024
Sparkling Snowflake Tips
A little bit sparkly, a little bit creative, this manicure features delicate nail art and just a touch of glitter.
#Gifted French Manicure
If you’re a French manicure loyalist, pop a bow decal on your signature style to give it a fresh twist for the festive season.
Frosted Chrome
A frosted chrome is an easy way to update a manicure for Christmas. Plus, most nail salons only charge an extra $10 for the service.
Christmas In July Nails
We love combining the motifs of tropical locales with a typically wintery palette for a unique take on Christmas nails.
The Snowstorm Set
Prefer to keep it simple or planning to paint your nails at home? All you need to do is pick out your favourite shade of ivory nail polish to complete this look.
A Pop Of Colour
You can always use white as the base colour for your manicure, and use brighter shades to accent the look.
The Ivory Pearl Manicure
Got a few events to attend in the lead up to Christmas? Using pearl finish polishes and nail decals will ensure your manicure looks just as polished as your cocktail dress.
Rhinestoned Snowflakes
If you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing sunlight hit a snowflake then you can always emulate their otherworldly sparkle with a handful of rhinestones.
The Christmas Buffet Manicure
Just love everything about Christmas? Then show it with your nails. Candy cane stripes, snow flakes, and ribbon-wrapped gifts all look fantastic in a monochromatic white manicure.
Creamy Eggnog Nails
Loved the milky nails trend? This jelly finish nail look should be right up your alley.
Christmas Lights Manicure
Update your classic French manicure with a string of Christmas light-inspired luminous gemstones.
Main image credit: @nailsbyzola
What Christmas manicure are you excited to try this year?
They are all great, but Number 9 is my favourite.
That is definitely the best.
They are so beautiful
The candy canes look really fake, but most of these are really pretty
Yeah, they were my least favourite as well
I like the Christmas presents and lights designs.
Yes so good. What a lot time one must have to spend getting this right.
I mean that’s what nail salons are for unless you have the time and skill
I really like number 7!
These are bit too much for me but I like seeing them on other people.
Yes I am the same
Exactly. I can appreciate the beauty in them but just not for me.
I really like the bow ones but prefer the green nail art designs from the other post.
Love this theme, so pretty
Yes it is a lovely theme.
I really like the Christmas lights.
These are all so lovely.. So much prettier than the halloween ones
Not the candy cane, like no 5 the most but all are pretty
I like number 5
A few like number 2 and more the skin and cuticle area looks awful
Haha! I noticed the bad cuticles, too.
yes it does spoil the look.
Snowflakes make for some gorgeous designs, but they’re just not Christmassy for Aussies.
I might do a variation of no.7, but not with white.
Really? I love the snowflake ones! It’s what I miss most about “real white Christmas” the most in Australia though! At least let us have a few snowflakes lol ❄🌨☃️
The first few are nice
yes they are lovely.
The candy cane nails really stand out. They are all gorgeous designs.
If only my nails could look like this. But how does one cope trying to do household chores?
Well the acrylic or powder actually keeps mine a LOT stronger than natural nails and household chores a lot easier without broken nails snagging on everything! They don’t have to be super long either. This is the first year I’ve had no overlays and my nails are broken and painful. Plus you can forget about nail polish staying on longer than 2 days
Number 1 looks pretty. Lots of work in all of them
I like no 1 and No 7 best.
Ohh wow some beautiful nail options to pick from
I’m not into nail art but I quite like the gift wrapping design.
I admire the ladies who take the time and make the effort to have such beautiful nails.
I agree it is just so time consuming and can unstuck so quickly if you are not careful with them
My favourite is snowflakes.
Love this, definitely a good change from traditional red and gold nails. Super funky and bright, too!
They all look nice
I wonder do some of these spend a lot of time cooking and cleaning lol
It’s actually MUCH easier for me to cook and clean with acrylic/powder overlays as my natural nails just snap off, sometimes at the halfway point which is incredibly painful, and look dreadful! The acrylic keeps them strong and long (or short if that’s your preference). They also double as tools 🔧
Tools?? Oh my, sorry for anyone who annoys you. Ha ha.
None of those really appeal. I don’t like white nails.
This is my first Christmas I’m not celebrating and my first one with broken, natural nails… so I’m just admiring these gorgeous, shimmery, white nails. I think white with some shimmer or glitter suits everyone too and goes well into NYE celebrations and beyond 🍾 ✨ 💅
Some of these shades remind me of pearls or opals too which I really love ✨🤍✨
All of these nails are so lovely
All very pretty and very nice for Christmas.
So pretty I like them all (not on me though)
No not on me either
The Christmas in July look is gorgeous!
I intend to use the novelty nail stickers I bought last year but didn’t have time to apply, with a bold red or glitter red base.
Hope it works well for you.
Very pretty !!
I like the idea of white nails but don’t like any of these.
Love the white chrome.
I prefer the all over nail colour looks
Beautiful nails and beautiful hands and rings.