Red and white Christmas nails? Oh we’re SO in our holiday era right now. This color combo is the blueprint for festive – candy canes, Santa’s whole brand, that classic Christmas energy that takes over in December. Whether you’re going maximalist with stripes and glitter everywhere or prefer your holiday nail art more subtle, this duo can handle it all. I’ve rounded up 20 red and white Christmas nail designs that cover everything from “cute and cozy” to “my nails are the main event”. Let’s do this.
1. Mismatched French Tips
Red and white French tips, but each nail gets its own storyline – snowflakes, sweater patterns, candy swirls and tiny bows. The holiday spirit is just ✨extra✨ like that.
2. Stars & Hearts
Rotate between red and white base colors, split your set between full-coverage and French tips, then slap some gold stars and tiny hearts on there.
3. Velvet-Effect Nails
Red velvet nails are already holiday-coded (the light-catching texture is unmatched), but throw in some accent Frenchies with snowflakes and now we’re really in business.
4. Snowflake Nail Art
Classic holiday red with a mixed layout: solids, French tips, and sheer nails with white snowflake art because maximum variety = maximum slay.
5. Festive Plaid Art
Red French tips on most nails, leave a couple blank, hit them with red and white plaid art. Just some simple crisscross lines and you’ve got yourself a cozy-core holiday set.
6. Red & White Coquette
Milky base + white French tips + a red coquette ribbon on each nail. Bows are having their whole Reputation era this Christmas and I’m absolutely here for the bow-pocalypse.
7. Christmas Holly Details
Red chrome + milky white accent nails with Christmas holly art. Maximizing the festive color combo AND making it shiny? That’s called multitasking and I respect the hustle.
8. Candy Cane Nails
Candy cane nails 2.0. We’re doing dark red instead of bright red, making everything shimmery, and adding snowflakes with the red and white stripes.
9. Christmas Tree Art
Christmas trees, Rudolph being a lil’ icon, glitter drips, accent Frenchies, and snowflakes – basically, if our nails don’t look like they’re ready for a Hallmark movie premiere, we failed.
10. Polka Dots & Bows
If you’re deep in your cute-girl era these are contractually required. Alternating red/white, some full coverage, some French, polka dots and itty-bitty bows on accent nails.
11. Red & White French
Split your Christmas Frenchies between red, white, and gold glitter (gold makes everything better, that’s just facts), then add candy-inspired swirls on the feature nails.
12. Peppermint Swirls
Red velvet mani, round two – but this time we’re adding oversized peppermint swirls on feature nails. Yes it’s extra, but it’s December and we’ve earned the right to be dramatic.
13. Glitter Christmas Mani
Red glitter manicure with white snowflake art on top of each nail. For my nail girlies going full-send this December – no chill, all sparkle, exactly how the holidays should be.
14. Santa Claus Mani
Tiny Santa hats on Frenchies and the CAMP of it all. These nails will absolutely be doing the heavy lifting in every photo I post from now until January 2nd.
15. Cat-Eye & Glitter
Alternate between red cat-eye nails and white glitter nails. The mixed finishes, the contrast – it’s all working overtime in your favor and you’re going to look super cute.
16. Snowflakes & Rhinestones
Go red on most nails, leave your feature nails milky white, then stack them with opaque white snowflakes, rhinestones, and pearls for a 3D holiday moment.
17. Christmas Mix & Match
For my girlies who want ALL the Christmas 2025 nail trends in one set – snowflake art, tartan details, negative space cutouts, gold stars. It’s quirky, it’s festive, it’s perfect.
18. Celestial Manicure
Deep red and white French tips + metallic star art on accent nails. A festive take on popular celestial manis and honestly we love to see the crossover episode.
19. Snow Art Accents
One nail cherry red, next nail sheer with glitter and white dots for snow art, repeat. So simple you could DIY it at 2am (yes, you CAN paint dots for snow, I believe in you).
20. Sweater Patterns
Wrapping it up with a holly-jolly mismatch. Peppermint swirls, sweater patterns, Santa hats, and snow art – basically everything you need to live your best holiday nail life.
And there’s your full red and white Christmas nail lineup! Drop a comment if we found your mani, share this post to show TPI some love on socials, and have yourself a merry little Christmas. 🎄
