The countdown is on! Christmas is approaching, bringing the urge to spoil loved ones with gifts that are as beautiful as they are thoughtful. Festive nail polish shades, manicure sets, nail care, Nail Art accessories… This year, Manucurist has put together a gift selection for every taste and personality. From little ones to the most discerning nail addicts, colour lovers and fans of a natural look, there's something for everyone. Follow our guide to find the perfect match to tuck under the tree!
Nail polish shades to give for Christmas
Colour is always a good idea at Christmas! Whether timeless, luminous or bold, nail polishes are little gifts that bring instant joy and can be worn long after the festivities.
This year, the exclusive Holidays 26 collection celebrates light and iconic Christmas colours with three new shades available as classic Green™ nail polish and Green Flash™ LED gel polish. Three shades created to elevate festive manicures and make every look shine:
- Amour: a bright, luminous burgundy nail polish with ruby tones. An elegant, precious shade, perfect for warming up winter looks and adding a glamorous touch to party outfits. A shade to fall for!
- Emerald: a deep, rich fir green inspired by the sparkle of precious stones. We love its sophisticated look, worn on every nail or paired with gold French tips for an ultra-chic Christmas manicure.
- Bliss: an opaque pearly white nail polish with iridescent shimmer, as delicate as a frosted landscape. Ideal for giving nails a wash of light, it can be worn alone for a frosted nails effect or used as a backdrop for inspiring Nail Art.
Amour, Emerald, Bliss: three iconic yet sophisticated nail polish shades to brighten Christmas 2026.
Can't choose? Create your own colour palette with the Green™ or Green Flash™ Trio Collections sets, choosing three shades to suit the person you're treating.
For true colour lovers, there's Rainbow Collections and its five nail polishes from the Holidays 26, Grand Canyon or Electric Feel collections. Festive, natural or vibrant shades to mix and match for any mood or occasion. Enough to keep the joy of Christmas going all year!
Gift sets for every manicure style
A lovely nail polish set is great. One that perfectly suits the person you're giving it to is even better! Classic nail polish, LED gel polish, first manicure experiences… Discover our Christmas beauty gift set ideas to make someone smile.
For little hands
With Petite Manucurist nail polishes, little ones (from age 3) can have fun with colour and copy the grown-ups. Made with up to 95% naturally derived ingredients and easy to apply, they wash off with soapy water, no nail polish remover needed. Plenty of ways to get creative with ease! For the festive season, the limited-edition Petite Manucurist Trio brings together three sweet, playful shades:
- Lily the Unicorn, a cheerful purple,
- Betty the Turtle, a glittery raspberry pink,
- Stella the Starfish, a delicately glittery pale pink.
An adorable first manicure set with a playful feel to add straight to the letter to Santa.
For a quick, easy manicure
Looking for a gift for a beginner or someone who loves changing shades whenever the mood strikes? The Green™ Starter Kit is the perfect match!
This set brings together the essentials for a classic manicure at home: a Base Coat, three shades of your choice, a Top Coat and a gentle nail polish remover. Easy to apply, Green™ nail polish air-dries without an LED lamp and removes gently in one minute, without acetone. We love the freedom it gives you to change shades with your mood or try the latest manicure trends.
And for Christmas, there's an extra little surprise in the set: a limited-edition velvet pouch, perfect for storing your manicure kit and taking it wherever you go. A gift that's as practical as it is lovely!
For a manicure that lasts
For anyone dreaming of a glossy, long-lasting manicure without a salon appointment, look no further than the Green Flash™ Starter Kit!
A real alternative to traditional gel polish, Green Flash™ combines the ease of applying classic nail polish with the performance of a gel manicure, in a vegan formula made with up to 84% naturally derived ingredients. Apply it in thin coats, cure it under an LED lamp and remove it at home, without acetone or filing.
The set contains everything you need to start the routine: a Base Coat, three shades of your choice, an LED lamp and the accessories needed for removal. And to make your gift even more personal, there are two finishes to choose from:
- Green Flash™ Top Coat, for a natural shine and up to 12 days of wear, with express removal in 1 minute.
- Xtrem Flash™ Top Coat, for an ultra-glossy, plumped gel finish and extra-long wear of up to 21 days, with gentle, acetone-free removal in 10 minutes.
All accompanied by an elegant limited-edition velvet vanity case. Everything you need to give someone a complete at-home manicure experience!
For nail addicts who love mastering every step of their routine, the Green Flash™ Addict Pouch goes even further. Alongside the Green Flash™ essentials, it includes nail prep accessories to tidy the edges, perfect application and achieve a flawless result. A dream gift for manicure lovers who leave nothing to chance!
Gift ideas to pamper their nails
What if we gave someone a little time for themselves this year, too? Beautiful nails start with well-cared-for nails, making nail care some of the most thoughtful beauty gifts to tuck under the tree.
With the Active™ range, Manucurist reimagines nail care through the lens of makeup. Glow, highlighter, blurring or perfecting effects: these hybrid treatment polishes combine targeted active ingredients with enhancing finishes to reveal the natural beauty of your nails.
Their little extra? Apply them directly to bare nails, with no Base Coat or Top Coat, let them air-dry and build the effect with as many coats as you like. A beauty routine that's as simple as it is effective!
For a first introduction
Looking for a little gift they'll love? Choose the Mini Active™ Duo, featuring Active™ Shine Icy and Active™ Glow Blueberry in travel sizes. Ideal for discovering the effects of the Active™ range, switching up finishes and trying new beauty rituals. A lovely gift for Secret Santa, a little surprise for a friend or simply an introduction to the joy of nail care. Small gift, big love!
For a festive touch
Calling all fans of luminous manicures: the new Active™ Shine Icy promises sparkling nails throughout the festive season!
Inspired by the highlighters in our makeup bags, this enhancing treatment polish dresses nails in a milky shade with glittery shimmer for an irresistible frosted effect, like snowflakes.
But behind its luminous finish is a caring formula enriched with beetroot extract, hexanal and AHAs. A combination of active ingredients designed to strengthen nails while enhancing their natural glow.
One coat for a subtle touch of light, more to build the icy nails effect: find your own glow! An ideal gift for clean nails fans who want to add a festive twist to their manicure without skipping nail care.
To start the routine and take it further
For anyone who wants to turn nail care into a beauty ritual, the Active™ Starter Kit is the perfect gift.
This set is designed as a complete routine to prep, enhance and care for your nails. It includes three treatment polishes of your choice, nail prep essentials and a cuticle oil. A chance to rediscover the pleasure of natural nails, play with subtle, luminous finishes and make nail care part of your everyday routine.
Clever gifts for creating beautiful Nail Art
Who says you have to be a professional nail artist to create a festive manicure? With the right accessories, a few simple steps can turn a pretty shade into wonderfully creative Christmas Nail Art.
For a quick result, we love the Nail Art Holidays stickers. Inspired by the festive world of Christmas, they let you personalise a manicure in seconds, with no brush or special technique required.
Want a little extra sparkle? The Nail Art Rhinestone stickers add a festive detail and a jewel-like touch to your nails. Place them on one accent nail or scatter them delicately across several: they'll catch the light and instantly take your manicure to another level.
Our Christmas Nail Art inspiration? An Emerald fir-green base on every nail, a Holidays sticker on the ring finger and a little rhinestone on another. Subtle details that look effortlessly chic and recall the sparkling decorations on the tree.
Advent calendars to enjoy the best of Manucurist
What if the joy of giving began before Christmas? With Manucurist Advent calendars, the countdown becomes a beauty ritual. Each new door is a chance to discover a surprise, try a product or enjoy a moment to yourself. A lovely way to wait for the festivities while exploring the world of manicures and nail care. Be quick: these calendars are limited edition!
For anyone who loves alternating between colour and care, the Green™ & Active™ Advent Calendar brings together two complementary worlds: classic Green™ nail polishes for switching up your look and Active™ enhancing treatments to care for your nails while making them look their best. An invitation to try new combinations, discover different effects and create your own beauty routines.
LED gel polish fans, meanwhile, will love the Green Flash™ Advent Calendar. A selection of surprises centred on their favourite routine, ready to grow their collection and inspire more manicures.
Two ways to experience the magic of Advent, with the same pleasure each time: discovering, trying and being surprised by 24 full-size products. Give one to a nail lover… or treat yourself while you wait for Christmas. We won't tell!
Offers created especially for the festive season
A little Secret Santa gift, a lovely set to place under the tree or an extra-special surprise for a manicure lover? Whatever the occasion, Manucurist has dreamed up Christmas gift ideas for every personality and taste.
For little gifts and Secret Santa
You don't need a huge gift to make someone happy! It's often the little things that bring the biggest smiles, especially when they're chosen with care.
For glow lovers, Active™ Shine Icy is the perfect gift to give nails a frosted finish. The Mini Active™ Duo will appeal to natural-look fans who love discovering new treatments, while Nail Art stickers will delight creative types.
And for little ones, the Petite Manucurist Trio promises lovely moments of play and colour.
Easy gifts to tuck into a Christmas stocking, exchange with colleagues or slip under the tree.
Little gifts that bring big smiles: the Mini Active™ Duo, the Petite Manucurist Trio, the new Active™ Shine Icy or the Nail Art Holiday stickers.
For a gift set under the tree
Want to give someone a full beauty experience? The Starter Kits are lovely ways to introduce a new routine and help them take their first steps with manicures.
Green™ for fans of classic nail polish and switching shades, Green Flash™ for those after a long-lasting LED manicure, or Active™ for lovers of enhancing treatments: there's a set for every personality.
We particularly love the limited-edition Christmas versions of the Green™ kits and Green Flash™ kits, complete with velvet pouches or vanity cases. An extra little touch that turns a manicure set into a gift that makes an impression under the tree.
Manucurist Christmas gift sets always make an impression under the tree.
For manicure lovers
For true nail addicts, we're going big!
The Green™ & Active™ and Green Flash™ Advent calendars keep the joy of discovery going throughout December, with new surprises to add to your routine.
And for anyone who loves perfecting every detail of their manicure, the Green Flash™ Addict Pouch brings together LED gel polish essentials and everything needed to prep the nails.
Generous, thoughtful gifts to add to their collection, refine their technique and try more looks throughout the year.
With Manucurist Advent calendars, you don't have to wait until Christmas to treat your favourite nail lovers.
FAQ
Which Christmas gift set should you give a manicure lover?
For someone who loves doing their nails at home and wants a long-lasting result, the Green Flash™ Addict Pouch makes an excellent gift. It pairs the Green Flash™ routine essentials with nail prep accessories for a complete manicure experience. To discover classic nail polish and switch colours with ease, the Green™ Starter Kit is another great choice.
Which nail polish shades should you choose for Christmas and the festive season?
The shades in the Holidays 26 collection are perfect for festive manicures. Amour, a luminous burgundy, adds a touch of glamour; Emerald, a deep fir green, evokes Christmas elegance; and Bliss, an iridescent pearly white, gives nails a frosted glow. Three shades to wear alone or combine in festive Nail Art.
What's the best Christmas gift for someone who loves caring for their nails?
Active™ treatment polishes are a lovely idea for anyone who wants to combine nail care with natural beauty. Active™ Shine Icy pairs strengthening active ingredients with a luminous, glittery finish, while the Active™ Starter Kit introduces an enhancing nail care routine. Two gift ideas for caring for your nails while treating yourself.
