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We gathered 15 of our favorite easynail art ideas for January.

Scroll on to find your first mani(s) of 2025.

a soft pink manicure with gold polka dots

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Wrap it up inbows.

Paint white French tips onto one hand and black onto the other.

Then, use the opposite color and a fine-lining brush to draw on your bows.

close up of manicure nails with black french tips and silver rhinestones

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Polka Dots

Nothing says “Happy New Year” quite like gold accents.

Simple Lines

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New year, new you, new nails!

Dress things up by adding delicate white stripes with a fine-lining nail art brush.

close up of manicure nails with black and white french tips and mini bows

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Add a few pearls or rhinestones while the top coat is still a little tacky.

Try Lights Lacquers’Something Borrowed Charms.

Black and White

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Something about the new year gives usblack-and-whitevibes.

close up of manicure nails with nude base and gold polka dots

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Then, using the opposite color, draw a straight line down the center of each nail.

Mixed Metals

Why choose between gold and silver when you could have both?

Take inspo from thismixed metal maniand combine the two in a swirly pattern.

close up of manicure nails with butter yellow and milky brown swirls

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Paint small dots onto the tips in your favorite metallic shades.

Aura Nails

On the hunt for nail art that’s not super in your face?

you could’t go wrong withaura nails.

close up of manicure nails with milky ombre base and thin white lines on tips

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you might create them in any color, but we especially love blue for January.

Golden

Chrome swirls add instant futuristic vibesvery fitting for the new year.

For extra credit, use builder gel or rhinestone glue for a 3D effect.

close up of manicure nails with chrome french manicure with pearls and rhinestones

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Groovy Tips

Brighten up your winter with a swirly rainbow French mani.

Then, use black andhot pinkto draw on your geometric shapes.

close up of manicure nails with black and white French manicures with lines going down center of each nail

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close up of manicure nails with nude base and large gold chrome stars

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close up of manicure nails with silver, white, and gold swirls

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close up of manicure nails with white french tips and silver and gold polka dots on tips

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close up of manicure nails with blue aura nails

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close up of manicure nails with nude matte base and thin gold chrome swirl lines

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close up of manicure nails with rainbow french tips

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close up of manicure nails with pink base and thin black tips

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close up of manicure nails with white, pink, and black

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