Lunar New Year 2017: Rooster Nail Art

Celebrate the Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year, or Tết in Vietnamese) on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 with rooster nail art. That’s right, it’s the Year of the Rooster! Here are just a few of the great Lunar New Year designs from nail artists in a few of the many countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Kimberly Pham・Senior Editor

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January 27, 2017

Lunar New Year 2017: Rooster Nail Art — Rooster nail mural by Truc Nguyen, Bellagio Nail Salon, Lebanon, Tenn. (@max_nguyen_artist)

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— Indonesia —

A photo posted by Poise & Polish (P&P) (@pnpnailart) on Jan 17, 2017 at 9:59pm PST

A photo posted by Coco Nail House Ptk (@coconailhouse_ptk) on Jan 23, 2017 at 6:26pm PST

A photo posted by Coco Nail House (@coconailhouse) on Jan 24, 2017 at 9:44pm PST

— Japan —

A photo posted by junx (@nail_space_junx) on Dec 30, 2016 at 10:13pm PST

A photo posted by シャンテグラム (@chantegram_official) on Jan 6, 2017 at 3:53am PST

— Korea —

A photo posted by 원주네일하는갱이💅🏻 (@jingaeng) on Jan 7, 2017 at 7:47am PST

A photo posted by 윤경 (@k.yun.kyoung) on Jan 6, 2017 at 6:49am PST

A photo posted by Lee SJ (@s.jung_73) on Jan 26, 2017 at 12:05am PST

— Malaysia —

A photo posted by YungFang (@xxxyungfang) on Jan 21, 2017 at 5:17pm PST

A photo posted by Nail Bar Penang (@nailbarpenang) on Jan 13, 2017 at 12:57am PST

A photo posted by Nail Bar Penang (@nailbarpenang) on Jan 11, 2017 at 2:23am PST

A photo posted by Nail Bar Penang (@nailbarpenang) on Jan 15, 2017 at 6:09pm PST

A photo posted by Triangelnail (@triangelnail) on Jan 9, 2017 at 9:29am PST

— Singapore —

A photo posted by JaClyn 재클린 (@__jac_____) on Jan 20, 2017 at 6:42am PST

A photo posted by Angel Ho (@mydaintynails) on Jan 10, 2017 at 6:56am PST

A photo posted by OneStopSalon (@onestopsalonoss) on Jan 26, 2017 at 4:00pm PST

A photo posted by The Nail Dream (@thenaildream) on Jan 26, 2017 at 1:48am PST

A photo posted by Little Nails Castle (@littlenailscastle) on Jan 26, 2017 at 8:19am PST

A photo posted by Duke Creative Hair & Nails (@dukecreativehairnailsmakeover) on Jan 9, 2017 at 8:10pm PST

Vietnamese Artists in the U.S.

Our sister publication, VietSALON Magazine, had a nail contest on nail murals for the Year of the Rooster. Click here to see who won the competition + more rooster nails!

Rooster nail mural by Truc Nguyen, Bellagio Nail Salon, Lebanon, Tenn. (@max_nguyen_artist)

Rooster nail mural by Long Do, Essential Nail & Spa, Knoxville, Tenn. (@leedo_nail_artist)

Rooster nail mural by Huong Lu, Fancy Nail Salon, Pittsburgh, Pa. (@huongkong)

Thuong Tran, White Diamond Nails, Norwalk, Calif.(@whitediamond_nails_norwalk)

Linda Lam, Sewell, N.J., (@nailsbylinda)

Happy Lunar New Year! 新年快樂! Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!

Topics:holiday nail art vietsalon handpainted nail art nail art murals Lunar New Year animal print nail art Nail Design Nail Art Seasonal Nail Styles Nail Bytes

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