Entering a new year can feel daunting. The hype surrounding New Year’s Eve can make the already hallowing day even more stressful. Before you get caught up in resolutions and what’s next for 2025, we encourage you to take a moment to celebrate yourself and all the good the past year has brought. Namely, by treating yourself to a festive manicure. Ahead, the artists at Nailing Hollywood show us their favorite New Year’s Eve nails to help you ring in 2025 in style.
The Best New Year’s Eve Manicures to Try This Year
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Baby Bows
From hair accessories to fashion and beauty, bows have totally taken over in the last year, and are not disappearing anytime soon. To celebrate the new year fashionably, try something like this style by Nailing Hollywood’s Rachel Joseph, featuring delicate silver details and baby bows.
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Gold Accents
If you’re more of a gold girlie, this style by Joseph is a great fit for your New Year’s Eve manicure, and it aligns perfectly with the viral nail jewelry trend taking over social media right now.
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Sparkle Tips
For a simple yet festive look that suits natural nails or extensions, Joseph’s adorable sparkle French tips are the perfect under-the-radar style for your NYE mani.
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Pearl Nails
New Year’s Eve is the perfect excuse to pull out all the glitzy and glam-y stops, including on your nails. This set by Joseph is a perfect example of how to really channel that big-night energy with gold detailing and pearl adornments.
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Seeing Stars
When we think of New Year’s Eve, one of the first things to come to mind is the night sky lit up by fireworks. This set by Nailing Hollywood’s Laura Malarkey brings that dreamy, star-like energy right to the tips of your fingers.
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Golden Ombré
Adding a little bit of sparkle to a simple manicure is a great way to bring the New Year’s Eve energy into your nail look. This golden ombré set by Malarkey is the perfect example, adding cascades of gold shimmer on top of a simple nude base.
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Glazed Donut NYE Nails
Thanks to the one and only Hailey Bieber, glazed donut nails have been one of the biggest nail trends as of late. This style by Malarkey brings that “glitzed and glazed” energy, as she puts it, into a star-powered New Year’s Eve manicure, combining a pearlescent, pink chrome base with silver accents.
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Peachy Platinum
While we might associate the NYE holiday with silver and gold, your New Year’s Eve nails are not limited to those shades. This set by Nailing Hollywood’s Priscila Rivas showcases how peachy pink shades combined with platinum finishes and metallic accents also make for a trendy yet timeless style.
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Classic Cat-Eye
What better way to ring in 2025 than by celebrating one of the hottest nail trends of 2024? In this style by Rivas, a classic cat-eye effect is seen on simple peach-colored nails, making for a chic yet eye-catching design, no pun intended.
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Butterfly Wings
Few species embody the spirit of transformation more than the butterfly. If you want to manifest a personal metamorphosis in 2025, try a stunning style like this butterfly-inspired set by Nailing Hollywood’s Hang Nguyen.
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Monochrome Stars
If you want a manicure that shines like a star but without the chrome or metallic finishes, this all-white, monochromatic, hand-painted star set by Nguyen might just be the one for the year.
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