Manicure on very short nails is relevant at all times, since not every girl can afford a significant length. It fits any style of clothing, does not interfere with an active lifestyle, busy and dynamic women choose it.
How to do it at home? What colors and patterns are relevant for the new season?
You will find answers to these and other questions in our article.
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Gel polish design features
Short length is now at the height of fashion trends and has won the hearts of many ladies. It enables women not to limit their activities, to stay beautiful at home and at work. Young mothers choose a convenient option so as not to harm the child and at the same time remain always well-groomed.
However, many people think that short marigolds look good only in a solid color, and ornaments are the lot of extended tips. This is a completely wrong opinion.
Designers advise to be bolder and be sure to dilute the manicure with colorful inserts, especially if you prefer eclecticism in clothes, wear romantic dresses, go in for sports, go on vacation.
These parameters are individual for everyone, so you need to focus only on the overall picture and your personal taste. Following some simple rules, you will always have a stunning manicure, even with short nails.
If you are the owner of miniature or wide limbs, consult with the master, which design will visually make your fingers more graceful.
Fashion trends 2021
In the new season, variegated shades of yellow, orange, pink have become popular. Noble nude still does not go out of fashion. Stylists advise not to be shy in choosing varnish colors. The main highlight of 2021 is interesting drawings that, having adapted, any woman can perform at home.
Today the beauty industry offers more and more interesting design techniques.
Among them are especially relevant in 2021-2022:
- French - an unfading classic that gives sophistication and aristocracy to women's hands. Today, anyone can do it without visiting the salon using special stencil stickers. Apply a transparent base, draw a white line at the end, secure with a top. Decorate with some rhinestones when finished.
- Stripes Is one of the most popular trends of this year. The nails are covered with a translucent base. Try shellac in lighter skin tones as a base. After - apply short strips with a thin brush or felt-tip pen.
- Solid nude - a practical classic version that gives the impression of good taste, will keep your hands tidy and extended. When doing the work, it is better to cover the nail plate with a beige, light or flesh tint.
- Abstractionism - a mix of various shapes with unusual outlines (triangles, ovals, oblique lines).
- Ombre Is an interesting technology that has won the hearts of many ladies. It has not gone out of fashion for several years. Feature - smooth transitions without a pronounced gradient, varnishes are selected similar in palette. If a more solemn option is required, then you can use bright materials, which, if desired, are complemented by shiny pebbles or beads.
- Fruits - painting with the image of cute pineapples, bananas, lemons and other bright summer fruits - the latest squeak of nail fashion. This type of work will give the image a little freedom, decorate a summer outfit or a swimsuit.
- Matt - its feature is laconic design, the use of high-quality dense materials.To enhance the graphite effect, a special powder is applied.
- Confetti - as a rule, it is applied to only a few nails. The technology uses sprinkles from finely chopped foil of various shades.
Try to make funny DIY nail art by following the step-by-step instructions:
- prepare water-based varnishes with a muted palette (white, beige, pink);
- Find funny stickers or cut out funny mini-pictures from magazines;
- apply base coat and gel to nails, wait for drying;
- attach the sticker, secure on top with a clear primer.
Making an interesting drawing at home is not difficult at all. For this, your imagination and a few workouts are enough.
Another trendy option for combining opacity and confetti:
- Cover your nails with a solid color gel.
- Apply a large, shiny glitter to the middle and ring fingers.
- Secure the result with a special transparent product.
This play of matte and gloss looks very eclectic and unexpected.
Silver, gold and metallic
In the arsenal of every fashionista should be varnishes of fantastic shades: golden, metallic, silver, ultramarine, mirror overflows. This style fell in love with designers for its versatility and originality. Such a manicure can be combined with jeans, sneakers, evening dresses, daytime "bow".
Combination or alternation of glossy colors looks beautiful. For example, you can apply a black base, and paint two nails with gold pigment; or paint it with silver varnish, diluting it with purple elements.
Stylish pinstripes
Sometimes short nails are not a choice, but the consequences of brittleness, fragility or a structural feature. The nail plate can be lengthened using vertical strips. Cover with base matte color, wait for material to dry. Then, with a thin brush, draw lines a few shades darker than the base.
Black and white stripes that alternate each other also look great. Craftsmen have recently been offering an ombre style with smooth transitions. The option with an emphasis on only one finger is suitable for business ladies who do not want to draw undue attention to their hands.
Use self-adhesive tapes to keep the lines straight. They will help you get flawless results.
Airbrushing on nails
Modern salons widely use a fashionable novelty - the technique of airbrushing. In the past few years, stylists have been actively promoting a new trend, focusing on its advantages: safety due to minimal contact, speed of execution, and a variety of pattern combinations. The new development is able to make a real work of art out of your hands.
A unique feature of manicure in its application: the gel is sprayed with a special device - an airbrush. Compressed air is used to deliver the material through a lancet tube. The dye is applied in a thin, neat layer that can be repeated several times to create complex multi-colored paintings.
The undoubted advantage of the device lies in the ability to create smooth transitions, mirror overflows, sea waves. And all this in a matter of minutes, which significantly saves the time required for the work of the master. In just 20-20 minutes, you can get the perfect picture, created according to your request.
A complex drawing with a variety of details and small elements of the drawing will take a little longer.
Microscopic paint pollen provides uniform surface coverage, if necessary, there is a function of regulating the flow and density. The technique allows the use of various stencils, thanks to which incredibly complex masterpieces are realized.
For a home manicure, buy a portable airbrush. Modern stores offer many models at affordable prices.
Solid color design
For an elegant look, opt for matte varnishes in a nude, pale pink, creamy palette. The material can be mirrored, translucent, with a powdery effect. Monochromatic design is always in trend and fits any look.
Decorate your ring or middle finger with glitter to add a touch of originality to the overall look of your hands.
Techniques of execution in blue, burgundy, gray monochrome application are also in fashion. Mint and salad are very popular today.
Choose additional decor based on the length of the fingers and their shape.
Abstraction
Original and unusual figures, skillfully applied with a brush, will perfectly decorate any female hands. It can be chaotic spray with a brush, triangles, squares, arrows. At home, it is easy to perform the "water" technique, when several lines of varnish are applied and the fingers are lowered into the water to get blurry "waves".
The abstract design leaves a wide range of options for your imagination. Draw whatever you like. To implement it, stock up on a set of thin liners, buy a set of toothpicks and create unusual pictures on your hands. First, practice on gel polishes of similar shades, after which you can safely proceed to contrasting ones.
The style is not recommended for business wear, but it is perfect for a spring-summer vacation.
Accessories
If you want to make an original design that attracts the attention of others, pay attention to accessories. Among them are voluminous decorations, materials for spraying, metal decor, stickers, feathers. They are attached to barely dried gel or special glue.
Fashion accessories you can use:
- Rhinestones are crystals or cut stones.
- Sequins are small particles made of polymer material.
- Lace - pieces of paper or cotton material.
- Glitter is a sprinkle of shiny elements.
- Rub-in - powder to create a glossy effect.
- Feathers - a small decoration in the form of a bird's feather.
- Seashells are special decorations in the style of a marine theme.
At home, use only those elements that are easily attached without the help of strangers.
Stained glass
This technique is applied using a special stained glass gel. Its peculiarity is that the base of the cuticle should remain transparent, the pattern is applied to the rest of the plate.
The varnishes used in the work are distinguished by a thick translucent texture that can level any ornament or decor. The result is a beautiful glossy effect, like polished glass.
French manicure is taken as the basis for the execution, the tip of the nail is covered with stained glass gel. You can find it in any beauty store. A wide range of palettes allows you to create unique masterpieces.
Are drawings still trending?
Many women of fashion ask themselves the question: how relevant are the patterns on the nails? Is this a relic of the past?
Undoubtedly, thick patterns on each finger look sloppy and do not fit any outfit.
However, the masters are developing all new ideas, combining ornaments with monochromatic elements, not forgetting about the decorations. This is especially true for small nails: the heap of figures and lines on them seems inappropriate.
To maintain balance, choose a finger or two for the styling, leaving the rest with a matte finish. Avoid abrupt transitions and too contrasting gels, this further reduces the size of the plate and the fingers appear shorter.
Ask the salon to paint one nail with a fashionable print. It can be fruit, shiny stripes, a crown of stones at the cuticle.
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A Few Tips
Many girls mistakenly believe that a small surface of the plate can only be covered with one tone and be limited to this.However, there are a huge number of patterns that will be beneficial to decorate a manicure.
To make the right choice, follow a few tips:
- Avoid mixing a large number of colors, it is better to give preference to elegant ornaments or decorative elements, otherwise your hands will look clumsy.
- Drawings and rhinestones should be matched to the place in a minimum amount.
- Warm nude shades visually lengthen the fingers, dark ones shorten.
- It is worth abandoning a clear horizontal gradient so as not to reduce the size of the plate.
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