Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Christmas Nail Art - Winter Wonderland

Hi everyone!

I have another Christmas mani for you today! This is probably my favourite one that I've done this year so far, so hopefully you all like it as well!


To create this winter wonderland design, I first started by doing a gradient with China Glaze First Mate, Sky High-Top and Bahamian Escape. Most of Bahamian Espcape ended up being covered by the snow tips, but that's ok. And I do have a step-by-step tutorial for gradient nails, so you can check that out here.

My next step was to create the snow at the tips, which I just did using a striping brush and Wet 'n' Wild French White. When that was done, I used a really small nail art brush and freehanded on some trees with both China Glaze First Mate and Wet 'n' Wild French White. Finally, I used a tiny dotting tool and added some falling snow.


Although I get a strong Christmas vibe from this mani, I think it could still be appropriate during the entire winter season! So it's a little more versatile than most other Christmas designs.


I had planned on doing a tutorial for this design while I was doing it, but didn't end up having the extra time. So if you'd like to see a tutorial, let me know in the comments and I'll put that on my to-do list. :)

Thanks for looking!

28 comments:

  1. Sarah Lou NailsDecember 19, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    Very cute!

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  2. femketjeDecember 19, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    really lovely :D love the colours!

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  3. AlaDecember 19, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    Beautiful ;)

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  4. AglayaDecember 19, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    How cute. And I'd say you could definitely wear this all winter long, not just around Christmas.

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  5. maRyyaDecember 19, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    lovely :)

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  6. vicerimusDecember 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    Omg it's so cool! It's so nice to see a X-mas mani that's not white, red and green :)) Very refreshing!

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  7. SarahDecember 19, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    I love that this is more of a winter time mani, not just Christmas. And of course would very much like to see a tutorial :)

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  8. Helena / Lacky CornerDecember 19, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    That is so cute!

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  9. Plumeria19December 19, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    Thats really cute, the gradient is great :)

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  10. Shang J.December 19, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    This is fabulous. I lovee it! x

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  11. Beauty on a College budgetDecember 19, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    I can see why this is your favorite so far! It's so pretty! I love it!

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  12. ScarsLikeLaceDecember 19, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    These are adorable! I love your blue gradient background!

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  13. Cat girl:)December 19, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    I love them!! Sooo pretty! :)
    I posted today my version of your Dotted Christmas tree. It would mean a lot to me if you check it out and give me your opinion.
    Hope you will check it out! http://egipatskamau.blogspot.com/
    :*

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  14. Liz'sPinkNailsDecember 19, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    This is so cute!!! i want to do the Arizona Version of this!! haha

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  15. Lou is Perfectly PolishedDecember 19, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    Beautiful as always kayla. I love these wintery little artworks :) xx

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  16. QuixiiDecember 19, 2012 at 6:34 PM

    Pretty!

    And kinda of funny, I just did some nail art the other day that I also called Winter Wonderland. :)

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  17. Alexa1202December 19, 2012 at 6:57 PM

    Lovely!

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  18. Jeanette D.December 19, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    Stunning mani. I love it <3

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  19. AmeliaDecember 20, 2012 at 1:10 AM

    So pretty! Tutorial- yes please!

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  20. KarolineDecember 20, 2012 at 3:55 AM

    AMAZING !! <3

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  21. Joe LewisDecember 20, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    Love everything about this mani! - Visit My Site

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  22. beachgalDecember 20, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    Love it - not too loaded like some nail art can be. This keeps it's clean and still very interesting. I think I might even be able to do this one!

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  23. Raggio di LunaDecember 21, 2012 at 7:19 AM

    Really, really beautiful! :-)

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  24. noxeliaDecember 21, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    Very pretty!!!

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  25. KayleighDecember 23, 2012 at 3:55 PM

    Lovely design!!

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