"Say goodbye to Christmas trees and Santa hats on your fingertips. This holiday season, manicures are taking a smarter, more interpretive turn. Enter the "wrapping paper nail" trend, which takes inspiration exactly where you would expect. Think festive patterns and textures, featuring everything from polka dots to plaids, metallics, candy cane stripes, and dainty florals. And yes, a few bows on top never hurt."
"It's no wonder wrapping paper nails are blowing up on TikTok. They borrow from some of the year's favorite nail trends - like chrome, cat-eye, and fine linework - and sprinkle in just enough festive flair. A ribbon squiggle here, a tartan French tip there... suddenly, each nail looks wrapped like a mini present (one you'll probably stare at longer than the ones under the tree)."
Wrapping paper nails translate seasonal gift-wrapping motifs into manicure designs, using patterns like polka dots, plaids, candy-cane stripes, metallics, and florals. The trend blends elements from popular nail techniques such as chrome, cat-eye, and fine linework, adding ribbons, tartan tips, and bow details to create nails that resemble mini presents. A broader color palette—soft pinks, icy metallics, burgundies, and mint greens—updates traditional red-and-green combinations and increases wearability. The aesthetic balances festive flair with subtlety, making the manicures suitable for the holidays and wearable into January while gaining traction on social platforms like TikTok.
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