During the Christmas season we like to decorate ourselves as festively as a Christmas tree - with Christmas sweaters,Santa hatsand with all the trimmings. A Christmas-ready manicure is the perfect accessory for any holiday party, family gathering, or cookie exchange party. Instead of relying on classic red or fir green, it's time to add variety with these winter nail ideas 2021.
Winter nails with elves are trendy in 2021!
In recent years, Christmas elves have become an extremely popular Christmas decoration. These can also be made from different materials (fir branches,Felt and fabric scraps, evenParish) make your own. Not only do they radiate Scandinavian cosiness, but they also immediately put you in a good mood! So it's no wonder that the funny gnomes are now very popular as a nail design motif.
Tomte (Swedish) or Tonttu (Finnish, also called Nisse in Norway) are house spirits responsible for the protection and well-being of a farm. Tomte are folk creatures that were originally believed to originate from the soul of the first farm owner and then become a spirit figure that ensures the constant care of the farm.
Tomte love tradition, they don't like change. They are mythical ancestral figures who demand respect. Farms were often isolated and residents lived through long, dark winters. The Tomte figures emerged from their imagination and became companions to keep loneliness at bay. Tomte literally means “homestead man” and is derived from the word “tomt,” which means homestead or building.
A tomte is described as a short old man, about one meter tall, with a long white beard, wearing gray, brown or navy blue clothing and traditional boots, and with a bright red cap on his head. There are different dress codes for different types of tomtes. Those who live in the stables with the animals mostly wear gray clothing, while those in the main house are dressed more neatly and combine a color with the gray, e.g. B. Blue or dark green.
It is believed that a clean and tidy house or farm is an indication that a domestic Tomte spirit resides there. He sleeps under the floorboards in the spring and summer and wakes up when the days grow long and cold around the winter solstice. Then he starts preparing the house for Christmas, cleaning, washing, ironing, preparing all the Christmas dishes, baking and making sweets. His presence is appreciated by urban and rural dwellers alike, as one is lucky to have a capable tomte in the house.
Tomtar ask very little of the people they work for. All they ask for is the respect and trust of the homeowner and a bowl of Julgröt (Christmas porridge) with butter on Christmas Eve. However, these spirits will not remain in a house where respect is lacking and so the farm or house will not prosper and the residents will sink into poverty. A tomte sees porridge as his due and loves butter. Butter used to be a luxury item that was only consumed on special occasions.
Winter nails: Christmas elves as a nail design motif 2021
Check out these fun and festive Christmas elves nail designs you should try this year in our gallery! You can test your own nail design skills by following our picture instructions and recreating one of these designs. Of course, you can simply take all of these ideas with you to your nail salon as inspiration.
The hat
Painting a Christmas elf on your nails is not an easy task for nail design beginners. But with the right tools and a little more patience, you can create real manicure masterpieces.
Typical of the gnome motif is the large round nose, the long white beard and the hat that extends over the eyes. With this design you have endless possibilities to play with the color and shape of the hat. Whether with a heart, dot, stripe or checked pattern – whatever you like is allowed.
The hat can also be made entirely of glitter and be a real eye-catcher in design
The beard
To paint the beard, you can also experiment with different techniques. The cool one, for example, looks very interestingSugar Effectout of. A special sugar glitter is used for this.
A beard braid also looks very pretty
By the way, you can also do without the beard and paint braids instead
The colors
The classic Christmas colors red, green and white are often chosen for a December manicure. A gnome with a red hat, green clothes and a white beard goes perfectly with this. The famous one would also be a very chic ideaRed and black tartan.
Winter nails in pink, gray and white
Pink and gray are also very beautiful colors for winter nails 2021. They can be wonderfully combined with rhinestones and glittering elements as well as with the simple French nails. In this case, the tomte can also get a pink hat. The motif stands out particularly well on a dark gray background.
Winter nail design for short nails
The best thing about this new nail design trend is that it is suitable for every nail length. With short nails, the gnome can be depicted without a body and still look very cute. For an even more unusual Christmas nail art, combine the gnome with other Christmas motifs such as a Christmas tree, elk andSnowflake.
Winter nails in rose gold and peachy pink
