You can never go wrong with gingerbread nail art for the holiday season—especially this year, when emoji nails and nail stickers are trending. To recreate this look, you’ll need a bottle of Cirque Colors nail polish ($13) in Renegade and a pack of Deco Miami Deco the Halls Nail Stickers ($10).

Art Deco nails in red and green

For a less playful but more luxurious mani, consider this half-red and green negative-space number. Products used to create this beautiful holiday party manicure include Bubble Crystal Candy Collection Nail Polish ($14) in Kiwi and Aprés Gel Couleur ($15) in Lucky Envelope. If you also want to mimic length, you’ll need Aprés’ Medium Rounding Tip ($4).

Christmas Light Nails

How cool are these pretty Christmas light nails? While they may look complicated, they’re actually not too difficult to recreate, as long as you have a fine-line nail brush, a dotting tool, and a steady hand. Start with a clear, glittery base, then use a brush to draw a squiggly line on each nail. Next, use the dotting tool and cleaned brush to paint over each light.

Blue and silver swirl nails

Blue and silver are the perfect color combination for Hanukkah nails or anyone wanting to adopt a classic Christmas color palette. The exact blue used here is Blue Velvet Nail Polish ($15) from the Cirque Colors Atelier Collection.

Gold and white holiday nails

Yellow and white is another vintage-inspired color combination that’s perfect for the holidays. We love how nail artist Brittney Ellen transformed classic mint swirls with a chic color palette. She used OPI GelColor ($13+) in the shades Sleigh Bells Bling and Coastal Sand-tuary to style her hair.

Red and white swirly nails

Swirl nails are one of the biggest mani trends of 2023, so creating them in a red, white and silver color palette (reminiscent of peppermint candy canes) is a great idea as we enter holidays. Of course, with such an intricate design, you’ll likely need the skills of a professional artist to create this manicure.

Green glitter nails

Pay homage to your Frasier Fir with these evergreen almond-shaped nails adorned with glittery green tips. To create a similar look yourself, finish your base with essie’s Nail Polish ($10) in the shade Off Tropic.

Red and blue striped nails

If you want your nails to look as good as a gift, consider a striped nail look complete with intricate little bows. However, do yourself a favor and book a manicure appointment—because, trust us, you won’t want to labor yourself for these beauties.

Mint swirl nails

Here’s another example of a mint swirl manicure. Instead of going for swirls everywhere, consider designating one or two accent nails for each hand. The result will be the same as turning around.

Metallic blue Grinch nails

If you love the sparkly green manicure above, you’ll swoon over this Grinchy metallic mani. No matter what nail shape or length you imitate, you can expect to receive tons of compliments.

Little Golden Palace

Want to keep it cute? Choose a red holiday mani with tiny gold bows for a minimal, feminine look at the holiday party. The best part is that this design is very easy to DIY. Start with your favorite red polish and cover each nail with a bow from the Deco Miami Mon Cheri Sticker Pack ($10). If you want a little more sparkle, check out the Deco Miami x Lele Sadoughi Classic Jewelry Nail Stickers ($12).

3D Sweater French Tips

If you’re proficient with nail gels or have a good nail artist, consider this 3D sweater French manicure. It’s both cozy and chic—especially with its unexpected matte finish.

Green and yellow abstract nails

Green and yellow is another successful holiday color combination. In particular, this nail style brings a chic retro style to the nails at the holiday party.

Snowflake red French tips

Let it snow! Think of this red French manicure covered in snowflakes as the grown-up version of the dance we often do in hopes of a snow day.

Mistletoe Fingernail Eggnog

How cute are these custard colored holiday party nails? They simultaneously remind us of the drinks of the season, sugar cookies, gingerbread and classic mistletoe decorations.

Red and green mismatched abstract nails

We love the look of these mismatched red and green swirl nails. Whether you choose to use two hands in a palette, one hand, or disable every other finger, you can’t go wrong.

Snow dipping tips

The East Coast is expected to see severe snowstorms this winter, so these quick tips are accurate. For this look, nail artist Lauren mixed several shades from the Static Nails Muted Pastels Palette ($29).

Red and blue holiday design

Milky manis—one of the year’s major trends—make even more sense around the holidays. (That’s giving milk and cookies, right?) To decorate your milky mani for Christmas, keep it simple with pretty scribbles or have a nail artist do it for you .

Red, white and blue polka dot nails

Last but not least, we have a cute and easy DIY: Red, white, and green dots for a holiday party confetti-inspired nail look. Festival, right?