The advantage of a dark colored manicure is its versatility. The design can be worn at any time of the year and can be combined with any clothing. It is doubly pleasant that in the trend of 2021 it is precisely such style solutions: monochromatic or supplemented ombre, foil, metallic thin lines.
Content:
- Variety of shades
- Casual elegance
- A new look at the French
- Playing with a gradient
- Especially for short nails
Variety of shades
For many, the dark palette is associated exclusively with black, but in fact it is much broader. Among her, any girl will pick up the one that best reflects her mood. Below are the most popular ones this season.
Total-black
A manicure based on deep black is a classic that is always relevant.
Even a simple, even application looks attractive, but many women of fashion still prefer to complement it with rhinestones, sparkles, ornaments.
Truth is in wine
All facets of red - of course, saturated - are at their peak this year.
Bright scarlet is rather controversial, so many masters advise to give preference to wine or burgundy: they are no less elegant, although it is much easier to mix them with different decor.
They look unusual with iridescent powder, delicate patterns, stones of different sizes.
Delicious chocolate
Stylish chocolate shade can be combined with rubbing, broken glass ornament, stripes or luxurious buds.
But simple marigolds look no less creative, including two or three tones of a brown palette: woody mixes well with beige, sandy.
Night on nails
Deep, rich blue has become a hit in 2021, mainly because spectacular space patterns are in vogue right now. So any woman can complement the color of a cloudy sky with blue, gray, purple and white.
Don't like space? Sapphire leaves room for imagination: it is equally well combined with a mirrored silver surface, white rhinestones or a simple velvet finish.
Mysterious purple
An unusual option, which is chosen by creative, creative natures, is purple or its variety, Marsal.
Stylists suggest combining lilac with ombre to emphasize the depth and variety of the palette. But if you wish, you can emphasize the lilac interesting geometry.
Dear emerald
If light green is the leader of every spring-summer season, then dark shades are really suitable for any time of the year.
Moreover, the richer the tone, the easier it is to complement it with something else. For example, with gold or silver foil, white, pink or peach gels.
Classic gray
If a girl wants to impress her acquaintances with her sense of style, but at the same time is afraid that her design will be too gloomy, stylists recommend staying at gray tones.
It is attractive in any form: inserts from different palettes, rhinestones, sparkling sand can be located on one finger. And always look appropriate.
Trendy color-block
Sometimes you want to make some kind of non-standard decor, but you don't want to be limited to one coating. In this case, the masters are encouraged to turn to contrasting combinations. This trend reigned in collections several years ago, and now it is experiencing a rebirth.
You can use the color wheel to make the right combination. Opposite options look great together.
The main thing is not to forget about brightness: for all polymers in a manicure, it should be at the same level.
A selection for you:
Casual elegance
A new type of polymer applied over the base gel is rapidly gaining popularity. A matte top is always a special charm. Deep tones under the corduroy finish seem even more expensive and more elegant.The finish allows you to slightly muffle the varnish.
In addition to liquid polymer, you can use powder: it gives you softness just as well. Or small velvet villi: with them, the fingers will not be easy to be visually spectacular, but they also turn out to be unusual and textured to the touch.
Experienced women of fashion noticed long ago that the mat becomes covered with cracks faster than usual, gets dirty and loses its original appearance. With opal, blue woody, emerald, there are no such problems. They do not get dirty, retain their appearance for a long time and are generally more practical.
How else can you decorate the finish line? Here are just a few of the ideas:
- Combine with gloss. For example, to make one of the varieties of a jacket - cover most of the length with gloss and only the tip with a special non-shiny top.
- Complement with rhinestones. Due to the contrast of textures, the result will be more restrained.
- Draw a picture or decorate a nail with a sticker. The finish will soften the creative image, so you can experiment with velvet.
A new look at the French
What woman does not dream of always looking fashionable and in line with trends without much effort on her part?
Many people choose a manicure that is a classic that is always up-to-date and appropriate. Of course, this is a sophisticated jacket and an elegant moon nail-art. And if you want to use saturated varnishes, then it is not at all necessary to give up classics.
The girl has several options:
- You can leave the entire plate transparent, but paint over the edge with black, chocolate, blue, or whatever. Monograms can be drawn on the transparent part.
- In addition to the edge, the plate is also painted along the hole - however, such a design will make the short length even smaller.
- Reverse jacket - the entire surface is painted with sapphire or burgundy, and the edge is surrounded by contrasting, white or even bright neon.
- The main part of the surface is painted in a gradient or ombre, and the tip is painted dark.
- Long, almond-shaped or pointed ends are decorated with aquarium acrylic or a translucent pattern in black, sapphire, emerald shades.
Nail-art looks stylish and original in the form of a crescent. Contrary to the fears of many people, it does not shorten the nails if the correct gel is chosen.
If you want to surprise everyone around you, then the decor can be made in a trendy range along the main length and only the hole is left transparent, contrasting light or bright. Do you want something more non-standard?
The well can be completely covered with glitter. Gold looks good with scarlet and amber.yellow, and for green, navy and purple it is better to leave silver.
The more shine the better
If the monotony looks too boring, rhinestones will correct the situation. Their advantage is ease of application (even a beginner can handle it at home), ease of combination with different varnishes and a huge number of layouts.
Here are some of the most popular ideas:
- Cover one or two nails completely with Swarovski. And leave the rest patterned.
- Glue one crystal on each finger. This option is suitable for a jacket, a gradient.
- Combine with geometry and lace. Swarovskis can fill in any one part within the print.
- Stick crystals in one line. Not only a standard horizontal or vertical arrangement is allowed, but also a more creative one - diagonal.
- Lay out some kind of schematic ornament with the help of accessories. There are nice examples when in this way a girl decorated her fingers with hearts, roses or crowns.
A glossy finish is always softer and more accurate, even if it is done in a dark range. Do you want something original, but don't want to shock the audience yet? Iridescent spray is the best choice.
Powder can also cover the entire surface, occupy half or only part of it (such a shimmering geometry looks spectacular).
Unusual cat's eye
The mysterious cat-eye is performed with the help of special magnets: it is they who create such beautiful overflows and a scattering of cosmic particles. Is it any wonder that such an unusual idea is loved by women of fashion around the world?
More often, such nail-art is performed in a rich version, because it is this technology that can convey all the charm of a deep palette.
In itself, such a design is bright and festive, which is why many clients of the salons do not want to additionally decorate the plates. However, brave people can experiment by adopting the combinations below.
Cat-eye can be easily combined with the following details:
- drawn stars;
- abstract drawings in the same range;
- inscriptions;
- volumetric acrylic drops;
- shiny kamifubuki;
- monograms, lace;
- mirror rubbing;
- effect of metal stripes.
Few options:
Playing with a gradient
Ombre is a stylish compromise for those who are looking to apply dark polymers for the first time and are not yet used to such rich palettes. If on each marigold blue gradually turns into blue, green into pastel or burgundy - into pale pink, then this will emphasize the femininity and tenderness of all fingers.
However, with the help of ombre, you can focus on the courage and insolence of the lady. After all, this is not necessarily a decor within the same color! Some beauties prefer to convert black to cobalt, Brown in emerald, and wine - in purple.
Such a modest design is interesting in itself. But one of the trends this year is brightness and shocking. Therefore, you can not hesitate and mix it with various interesting details.
Experienced professionals have already advised how to decorate the transition:
- paint one finger with shimmering sand to match the gel;
- apply lace painting or monograms on top;
- stick large shiny sequins on the surface;
- glue one or more crystals;
- on one or two fingers, do not make a gradient at all, but apply a simple coating and a laconic drawing.
Leopard is back in fashion
Usually dark gel is chosen by modern girls who take life very seriously and are constantly on the move. You can understand them: they care about the well-groomed handles, easy compatibility of nail-art with any clothes from the wardrobe, as well as the duration of wear.
Therefore, it is not so often you can find a tandem of a dark base and a creative pattern. Although if you pay attention to the photos from bloggers and famous masters, you can see several stylish options:
- images in the style of abstract art - bizarre patterns, combinations of lines, circles;
- funny pictures - funny birds, cats;
- cartoon style and popular cartoon characters;
- Gothic and Halloween style - scary (or funny) bats, skulls, crowns, crosses, hearts;
- fruits, berries, confectionery - mainly applied to green or red gels.
In addition to drawings, ordinary prints are also in fashion. You can apply an ornament from different geometric shapes: any deep varnishes allow you to create creative nail-art. In addition to stylish geometry, the classic floral print is popular (stylists suggest drawing it on black or green bases).
In 2021, animal print returned to the catwalks with triumph.
In addition to the standard leopard, you can draw a multi-colored python, giraffe, tiger or zebra. If you mix well-groomed hands with simple-cut things, then even animal prints will not look vulgar and get out of the way.
Especially for short nails
Rare women, when looking for inspiration before a session in the salon, take into account the length of their nail plates. If they are filed in an almond shape, there are no problems with ideas: you can use a variety of crystal ornaments, drawings, new modern techniques. However, the owners short square it is important to consider the base and location of the accessories.
Here are the basic rules:
- light pastel visually expands the plate, and dark shades make fingers neater and more elegant;
- horizontal lines (for example, within the framework of geometry or decoration with rhinestones) are best placed in the upper third;
- the stripes will make the whole design longer.
Not all ideas are suitable for short or even medium lengths. For example, volumetric modeling is contraindicated: individual small details of the decor will be barely distinguishable. The pattern will smear, merge and will not be as clear and embossed as originally intended.
So what can you do?
Experienced craftsmen recommend choosing blue, emerald, marsala or ash.And complement them with a geometric print, unobtrusive animalism or graceful lace. Swarovski or crystal inlay is also suitable - in the color of the base or lighter.
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