The week between Christmas and New Year has a different brief to the rest of December. Nobody is being traditional any more, and the only thing a set has to do is look good in a photograph taken in a dark room.
Full gold glitter
Densely packed across all ten. The New Year default.
Full silver glitter
Cooler and higher contrast.
Silver chrome
Mirror finish. Catches every light.
Gold chrome
Warmer.
Black chrome
Gunmetal. The most dramatic.
Holographic
A shifting spectrum under low light.
Deep red gloss
Never wrong.
Matte black with gold tips
High contrast at the edge.
Encapsulated glitter
Sparkle suspended in clear product.
Glitter gradient
Density building to the tip.
Champagne with pearls
Flat-backed pearls at the cuticle.
Emerald cat eye
A bright band under any light.
Burgundy velvet
Shimmer that moves with the hand.
Navy with silver flecks
Torn leaf on a deep base.
Plum chrome
A dark mirror.
Ivory with gold cuff
A thin band at the base.
Sheer with gold flecks
Barely there.
Micro French in gold
A hairline metallic edge.
One glitter accent
Nine plain, one sparkle. Removable on the 2nd.
Charcoal with a crystal
One stone at the base.
Short squoval in anything
Survives a week of parties and cooking.
For the day itself, christmas day nails. For January, winter nails.
Questions people actually ask
What nails suit New Year Eve?
Glitter or chrome. Both catch light in a dark room, which is the only place the photographs get taken.
How do I get a party set off quickly?
Put the loud element on one nail. Removing a single accent takes five minutes; removing a full glitter set takes half an hour.
What if I want festive but not sparkly?
A deep red gloss or a burgundy velvet. Both read as occasion without any glitter.
