Christmas Nail Bling

Too early for Christmas nails? I think not. I'm not sure if this Nail Bling pattern (called Midnight Kiss) was meant to look like Christmas lights but that's what I saw when I picked them up at Sally Beauty Supply. These decals go on clear, so I used them over two coats of Nina Ultra Pro in the cream-colored shade Molten Opal, also available at Sally. For New Year's Eve, Nail Bling offers a black-based alternative to this design called Cosmic Lights. Also there are some super-cute Halloween designs on Sally's website (I didn't see them in the store.) Here's the link.

Nail of the Week: Emerald Express

This deep jewel tone from Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri collection is a great Christmas shade. I used a gold striper to add an extra holiday twist.

Nail of the Week: Silver Bells

Time for some silver—my nail posts have been heavy on the gold lately. The hi-glitz shade I'm wearing is Showgirl Chic from Sally Hansen's new Gem Crush collection. Great for New Year's Eve! The glittery purple shade I'm holding in the picture below is Be Jeweled.

Nail of the Week: Winter Wonderland

Here's a snowy nail art design that's easy to create freehanded. I started with two layers of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Blue Sea. For the snowbanks I used NYC Cashmere Cream and Sinful Colors Snow Me White. The snowflakes are from a set of Nailene decals I bought at CVS. I covered it all with a layer of Sally Hansen Disco Ball.

Nail of the Week: Holiday Royale

I love this glamorous half moon design for Christmas—L'Oreal's Caught Red-Handed is the ultimate holiday red with a subtle gold shimmer.

Christmas Nails: Candy Cane Stripe

For this design I used a silver glitter nail art polish to add a unique twist. The other shades are:

• Sinful Colors Snow Me White
• Maybelline Express Finish Crimson (discontinued, but any bright red will work)
• Color Club Nail Art Lilac

Nail of the Week: Snow Bunny

It's not officially winter yet, but we've already had a snowstorm in New England. This is a cute alternative to all the dark shades so many of us wear in the fall and winter. To create this look I wanted a very specific shade of light pink, but everything I had was too sheer, too light or too dark. Here's what I finally came up with:

• 1 thin layer of Sinful Colors Beautiful Girl
• 2 thick layers of Sinful Colors Glass Pink
• 1 layer of Sally Hansen Disco Ball

My OPI Nail of the Week: More Muppetry

My nails are lit up like an early Christmas tree with these two shades from OPI's Muppets collection. If you're a regular reader of my blog, you may remember that I complained that the metallic gold shade Designer, De Better was a little boring. Well I fixed that by layering 3 coats of Rainbow Connection over it. I love the result—this is just the first of many winter holiday and Christmas inspired manicures I'll be posting.