Christmas nails...

[Diddlydokey]

I always get a Shellac mani just before the Christmas do to see me through the festive period. Last year I went for a light pink as the regrowth annoys me but I might be more Christmassy.

What are you going for?

[MiniCooperLover]

I'm going to go for sparkly pillar box red

[liinyo]

Today I am trying a French style mani, but a dark metallic green with gold tips. If I like it I might have it done in a gel next week. But the re growth would be very noticeable if that bothers you....

[Fabellini]

At the minute I have on a deep red shellac called "crimson sash", it's beautiful, and very festive. I'm getting my nails done again on Christmas Eve though, and I'm thinking I might get silver glitter then for Christmas Day and New Year.

[R0nJ0n]

Ive got my own UV lamp and gel polishes, but I'm going away for Christmas so whatever I chose will have to see me through.

I'm torn between doing a base coat of blackcurrant with red glitter over the top, or doing a base coat of pinky-beige with gold glitter over the top. I'm leaning more towards the gold as the regrowth will show less, but the red would be very dramatic and festive.

[Jaeme]

China glaze ruby pumps, it's a super sparkly red

[itsbetterthanabox]

I'm wearing artistic colour gloss gel polish in Hotness which is a bright red jelly filled with red glitter. It's gorgeous.

[fastdaytears]

This is my biggest dilemma right now so thank you for this thread. Shellac lasts for ages on me so I'm likely to have these nails for 4 weeks station on Monday. So I want sparkle but I don't want to be fed up with them in January. Have done glittery red and loved that, but want something a bit different.
Hmm I should not be thinking about this as much as I am!

[fastdaytears]

Was wondering about this sort of thing but without the snowflakes... www.google.co.uk/search?q=shellac+christmas+nails&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivzcXol9fJAhVE1xoKHatACOcQ_AUIBygB#imgrc=B-TJu4hsHTlaCM%3A
But maybe plain blue with sparkle on the white tips? Hmm

[ChristmasHousewife]

At the moment I'm sporting red with red and silver glitter and a beige with gold glitter. May switch to a pale blue nearer the day but I haven't decided yet.

[calzone]

I am wearing navy blue with silver glitter on the thumbs.....

On the 18th I will have bright red with red glitter thumbs.

[2legit2knit]

I've got (red glittery) Orly star spangled polish on atm, very festive!

[RainbowCake]

I've got a full on sparkly red, think of Dorothy's slippers 😄. I can't stop looking at them but am dreading regrowth although I am booked back in on 23rd so shouldn't be too bad and may go for the same again.

[FurryDogMother]

I'll be doing my own, with yer normal polish, none of this gel stuff, nor acrylics cos I'm old :) I plan on changing my polish practically every day, and have OPI's 'Affair in Red Square' (scarlet with a gold haze), 'Bogota Blackberry' (crimson with a gold haze) , 'Today I Accomplished Zero' (supposed to look like dark red bubbles in coke) and 'Jade is the New Black' (erm, jade, like it says on the bottle) lined up. I might also do one of those nail art things with a tree and a bauble and maybe even a snowman if I'm feeling festive one evening. I've got a shedload of golden/silver glittery sparkly top coats as well, some foils, and a few stamp plates arriving in the next week. It's going to be fun!

[Diddlydokey]

Lots of sparkly red going on!

I like the blue & I'm also jealous that you get 4 weeks!! I'd love to get mine done every fortnight but that's a December treat only

[ShelaghTurner]

Also China Glaze Ruby Pumps. With a covering of Essie As Gold as it Gets if I feel the need for even more sparkle!

[fastdaytears]

Ha yes I have freakishly slow growing nails! So four weeks for me and I have such a lovely lady who does fingernails shellac, toenails shellac and Brazilian in one go (and feeds me cake) then that's me sorted for a month!
I do like the blue but am now wondering about silver glitter, I wonder if this would work on a darker grey background. I have super dark grey on now (can't remember what it's called but pic attached) and love it

[Pippin8]

I'm thinking of this, not square nails though.

[Pippin8]

And a minimal sprinkling of glitter. Otherwise it will be the ruby slippers red.

[fastdaytears]

Ooh I LOVE that Pippin

[Casmama]

I have full on silver glitter acrylics. Normally just polish my own nails with normal polish so not sure how long these will last and I got them done last week. If they look ok I'll keep them till after Christmas but then go for something a bit more subtle.

[CwtchMeQuick]

Got mine done this morning. Last year I had red with gold foil on my ring fingers. Deep red glitter this year

[MiniCooperLover]

They look beautiful

[MiniCooperLover]

People with shellac nails, how do you encourage them to stay healthy for longer? I get quite annoyed at the feel after a week, they just feel a bit alien and I end up taking them off and then I'm annoyed at myself? I need to get some oil next time I get them done.

[Diddlydokey]

No buffing and getting them removed without peeling is the best way to keep your natural nail healthy. It is hard not to peel if they start to lift tho

[itsbetterthanabox]

You got those today? They look grown out already! Lovely colour though.