No matter where or how you’re celebrating this year, there’s nothing stopping you from keeping your nails looking tip top. If you’re lacking in inspiration, we’ve got a few ideas to kickstart your creativity. Start 2022 with some sparkle!

From simple shades to more artistic creations, this round-up comes from 3 super-talented content creators: @matteabout_nails, @glowhappiness_beauty and @byeleanorohara – make sure you’re following them on Instagram to see more of their work!

GLITTER TIPS

A festive French! New Years is the best time to jazz up a classic mani, and you can do it with our silver biodegradable glitter. It’s a full-coverage sparkle to see you into 2022 in style, without going too OTT!

You will need: Back To Life, Sloane Square Sparkles

Eleanor O’Hara, @byeleanorohara

CONSTELLATIONS

Now’s the time to make our magnet-effect polish shine! Our gunmetal blue shade just so happens to be the perfect backdrop for a twinkling night sky. Then comes the stars of the show: the constellations. Take your fine brush (and a steady hand) to paint the lines, connecting between each glitter star – dotted across your nails in biodegradable glitter polish (you might need a dotting tool for this too).

You will need: You Attract Me, Free Time Is Me Time, Sloane Square Sparkles

Jess Ciesco, @matteabout_nails

MIDNIGHT MANI

Another starry design, this time in all of the jewel-toned shades of the moment. On top of our nail-strengthening Back To Life base, you’ll paint the trending shade stars of our Plant Power range. So your mani is also vegan, cruelty free and 21 free! Hot tip: add a little sparkle with a coat of our festive glitter over the top!

You will need: Back To Life, Inner Peace of Me, Soul Surfing, Flex My Complex, Be Merry And Bright

Jess Ciesco, @matteabout_nails

NIGHT SKY

Nope, we’re not done with the starry night designs. With our gunmetal blue magnet-effect shade as the base once again, paint our silver star topper over the top once dry, then add some shimmering dots with a dotting tool. The stars made you do it!

You will need: You Attract Me, Showstopping Spitalfields, Sloane Square Sparkles

Eleanor O’Hara, @byeleanorohara

SPARKLES

Here’s a subtle yet shimmering option. Paint our 73% plant-based nail illuminator as your base – you could even leave it there for a natural, glowing mani. If you want a little more, use our white Plant Power shade to paint the star shapes with a fine brush. Then, of course, add a little sparkle with our biodegradable glitter on top of each star.

You will need: Glowing Somewhere, Sloane Square Sparkles, Free Time Is Me Time

Eleanor O’Hara, @byeleanorohara

GOLD STARS

The perfect pattern to take you through that strange time between Christmas and New Year, when you don’t know what day it is. Make your nails the star of your look! With one or two coats of Back To Life as your soft pink base, paint the golden stars over the top (you’ll need a slim brush for this too).

You will need: Back To Life, Show Up In Shoreditch

Jess Ciesco, @matteabout_nails