Year of the Monkey Nail Art

Celebrate the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Monkey with these mischievous nail designs.

Kimberly Pham・Senior Editor

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February 8, 2016

Year of the Monkey Nail Art — Nail mural by Linda Lam (@nailsbylinda), Sewell, N.J., for VietSALON Magazine

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Here are a few ways you can celebrate the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Monkey.

1. Prepare a Lunar New Year feast fit for the Monkey King.

Nail mural by Linda Lam (@nailsbylinda), Sewell, N.J., for VietSALON Magazine

2. Bring on the firecrackers, lion dancers, floral arrangements, and dancing monkeys.

Nail mural by David Hoang, The Nailz Spa, Sandford, Fla., for VietSALON Magazine

Nails by Quynh Tran, Garden Grove, Calif., for VietSALON Magazine

3. Don't forget the candy and treats!

Nails by Tin Cao Bui (@nailsbytintin) for VietSALON Magazine

4. If you're lucky, you'll get lots of money-filled red envelopes, also called lì xì (Vietnamese), hóng bāo (Mandarin), lai see (Cantonese), or ang bao.

always more meaningful with a retro angbao 😍 #forgrandmaonly #vintage #traditional #monkeynails
A photo posted by Rachel ★ (@rachelkyl) on Feb 7, 2016 at 4:35am PST

But remember — the Lunar New Year is a time to celebrate and monkey around!

Happy Lunar New Year!

Topics:animal print nail art Lunar New Year vietsalon Nail Design Nail Art Nail Bytes

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