Christmas nails? Yes. Velvet nails? Yes. New French mani? Yes. All 3 top trending nail design ideas rolled into one elegant design.

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Fire and metal, how's that for a pair! Velvet effect is achieved through metallic shades of grey and texture, but what stands out here is that there's more than velvety softness to the wearer.

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Holidays-themed and playing with negative space; oh, jingle bells, we wouldn't mind if these were the tips of our fingers, reaching sneakily into a Christmas stocking.

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We love the color combination and the matte velvet effect. Paired with textured detailing, it makes these nails really stand out, but in a gentle way.

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There's twice the illusion going on here: the comics meet purple velvet, and that makes these nails really, really fun to look at.

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