Lunar New Year is a time for a fresh start, new opportunities, and new nail colors to try. 

The Lunar New Year celebrates the beginning of a calendar year whose months align with the moon cycles, and are based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar. Lunar New Year is the biggest social and economic holiday of the year for billions of people around the world. It’s a time to celebrate community and set the stage for a successful, prosperous year ahead. You can join in the festivities with brilliant red and gold nails, the Lunar New Year colors. 

What Is Lunar New Year?

This Lunar New Year is the Year of the Rabbit, starting on January 22, 2023, and ending on February 9, 2024. The Rabbit brings prosperity and is a symbol of longevity, peace, and wealth. 

Globally, Lunar New Year is often celebrated with massive annual festivals including parades, lion and dragon dances, and fireworks. It’s also an ideal time to declutter and add touches of red decor around the home to welcome good luck and prosperity; plus, prepare one’s home to receive, connect with and feast with friends and family.

Vibrant Lunar New Year colors are the perfect inspo for your next gel nails. Usher in the new year in style and channel good fortune and positive energy with bold red and gold Lunar New Year colors. 

Significance of the Lunar New Year Colors

At Lunar New Year celebrations, you’ll see bright red and gold everywhere. Red and gold are the official colors of the Lunar New Year, and they are said to bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. 

The color red is for good fortune, happiness, and warding off evil spirits. Red is the symbolic color that stands for the element of fire, bringing passion, luck, hope, and vitality. The color gold is said to attract wealth, prosperity, and good fortune. Combining these two colors for Lunar New Year brings good luck and is a beautiful color scheme for gel nails. 

Red and Gold Gel Nails to Celebrate Lunar New Year

Channel good luck and prosperity to kick off the Lunar New Year with red and gold nails. Whether you’re attending a Lunar New Year celebration or want to set your sights on more wealth in the new year, these red and gold-inspired looks will help you welcome good fortune and wealth in the year ahead.

Shine Bright

Get this bold, luxurious look with a vibrant red base coat and festive gold stars to beckon prosperity in the new year. 

You’ll need: Cherry Red + Lucky Stars

All the Gold

Use your gel nails to attract prosperity for Lunar New Year with a rich, gold hue that will sparkle wherever you go. 

You’ll need: Golden Glow

Dipped in Gold

Ring in the Lunar New Year with rich red and gold nails. Create this look with a strong red base and gold tips.

You’ll need: Pomegranate + Golden Glow

For a limited time, get our Cherry Red Mini Kit + Golden Glow Shade for 25% OFF. Just in time to spark some Lunar New Year fireworks!