Is there a more versatile option for every day than a gray manicure?
Millions of girls choose this particular color - for its nobility, sophistication, grace. Knowing about the popular love for him, the masters tirelessly offer more and more interesting designs.
Content:
- There has never been such a variety
- Naturalness in fashion
- How to add some brightness
- Something new and original
There has never been such a variety
Perhaps the main fashion trend this year is the emphasis on color. But you don't need to be a Pantone lab specialist to note: gray can be different.
Among the current ones this season, every fashionista will surely find one that she likes:
- Classic shade - universal, basic, easy to combine with all other palettes.
- Elegant pearl with hints of light green is more demanding, but designs with his participation look more impressive. And meeting such a tone among acquaintances is not an easy task.
- Dark steel more suitable for strong, confident girls. The presence of such a manicure is just a godsend. After all, the shade can be easily combined with any others and allows you to wear a variety of clothes.
- Elegant slate goes into a light blue. Ideal for many ideas, including New Years and Summer nauticals.
Some colorists and nail-art masters include such interesting tones as the color of slightly wilted asparagus and blue-gray to the lead palette. So, if you wish, you can take any tone you like, add a drop of mouse or steel there and get fashionable design.
It is believed that monochromatic classics do not go out of style. Most stylists will agree with this statement, but they will offer several creative options for manicure, which are also in trend in 2021:
- iridescent cat's eye;
- geometry in any of its manifestations;
- feminine plant motives;
- the most varied shiny decor - from sand glitter to foil and Swarovski crystals.
French elegant
Modest, smart, graceful and pretty - these are the epithets that usually accompany french. A small white smile at the edge of the nail plate has become a symbol of a discreet office dress code.
It would seem, how the simplest (only in appearance) manicure and the most elegant color are combined?
It is only at first glance that it seems that portraying a light smile with a thin brush and paint is an easy task. In fact, this requires a person with certain skills and experience. So a master who is not afraid to entrust his pens should be chosen carefully.
Another advantage of the French design is obvious - it looks great at any length.
So all the ideas presented below can be realized by the owners of any marigold:
- Transparent coating and thin pearlescent stripe.
- White "smiling" edge and steel body. Optionally, you can decorate with beads, rhinestones, shimmering glitter sand.
- Gradient or ombre in the center of the plate.
- Double French - two stripes at once. If they are located next to each other, the adjacent shades in the palette will look beautiful. But if a transparent gap is planned between them, then there is no point in overloading the laconic design with an abundance of colors.
When there is no strict dress code or other restrictions, many girls allow themselves to show their imagination.
As a result, after going to the salon, their pens are decorated with complex, multi-stage manicure. It includes different decorations on different fingers... At the same time, there can be a French “smile” on the hand, and rhinestones, and ornaments made with the help of sequins.
Fancy gradient
An interesting, beautiful effect is most often chosen by creative natures who cannot decide in any way what they like more. This style in nail art is not new, but even within the same direction, something unusual appears every year.
At the very beginning of 2021, stripes with a gradient gained popularity among lovers of drawings on nails. Moreover, they were placed not only vertically, but also horizontally.
Those who have not yet decided on such a creative work, the masters suggested something simpler, but beautiful:
- You can stretch any gel you like as the main layer, and apply a pattern over the gradient using stamping.
- Can be completed with ombre geometry or crystals, but then it is important to follow the palette. After all, if you get carried away and make the design too bright, then some interesting details will simply be lost.
- It is allowed to put any other decorative elements on top of the stretch - broths, shimmering sand, foil or rubbing.
Great photo ideas from one of the foreign masters: who said that drawings can only be applied to a single-color base?
The gray color is quite restrained, it cannot distract attention from the upper layer with the image. So on it you can safely draw your favorite cartoon characters, thematic images (for example, with the onset of autumn, an umbrella, clouds, contrasting orange leaves will be relevant).
This shade is especially appreciated and revered in Japanese culture and mythology. This means that the designs for the nails will look organic. What can you draw if you want to touch the East a little?
An experienced craftsman will certainly be able to schematically depict a geisha, dragon, carp or nunchaku.
Forward to antiquity
What is the most expensive, noble and beautiful stone known to mankind?
Antique marble, of course. In nature, he attracts the eye with the help of white, black, gray and slightly pinkish tints.
Is it surprising that the same effect could be achieved with the help of gel polishes on the nails?
If you wish and a little perseverance, you can even create a marblestone (this is the correct name for this style) at home, without having experience with varnishes. Initially marble It was painted on a white base, but today gray "rocks", gray-blue, gray-green, purple are no less popular.
Naturalness in fashion
In 2021, naturalness and naturalness are returning to fashion. Therefore, long, pointed nails are increasingly becoming a thing of the past. And they are replaced by short designs in restrained colors.
If you want to always be in trend and keep up with fashion, then the next time you go to the salon, you can order one of these patterns:
- A combination of a solid gray coating on four fingers and a shiny silver foil on the fifth toe (usually the ring finger).
- Pearl designs over any other pastel background. You can depict anything you want - from buds and leaves to caricatured portraits of famous personalities.
- Rub in pearl shade and add one humble crystal to each nail.
- Decorate the surface of the plate with sequins and glitter. Leave a few fingers under the usual coating in any contrasting color.
Some examples:
Despite the fact that stickers are gradually becoming a thing of the past, it is on short gray nails that they can look most successful. If you choose a pattern in a suitable color scheme and style, you get a very feminine and elegant style.
Although almost any designs look good on a small nail plate, both the girl and the master need to correctly place decorative elements. Ideally, either next to the hole or in the upper 2/3 of the nail.
We shine with all our might
A few years ago, no one could have thought that it would be a glitter manicure that would become one of the most delicate and everyday options. The fact is that this decor has many varieties that are suitable for performing various techniques.
In general, there are several options that have become real hits this season:
- Creation of one accent marigold. This is achieved by decorating one finger with silver glitter, and the other four with any varnishes. Even if you use simple gels, without design, it will turn out beautifully. But sometimes you want to give your pens a twist. In this case, the monochromatic varnish is additionally decorated with voluminous acrylic, rubbing in, thin metal stripes.
- A variation on the theme of French manicure assumes that the nails will be completely painted over with graphite, steel varnish. And only the hole will have a small amount of friable shine.
- Large details, like sequins, can create an interesting pattern on the surface - they can be laid out in the form of rhombuses, triangles.
The scales glittering in the light are in themselves an unusual and eye-catching accent. Do not "interrupt" it with a large number of additional shades.
Like a magpie, pulls for a shiny
Good news for all lovers of the beautiful and shiny!
Rhinestone inlay is back in fashion and Swarovski is experiencing a rebirth. And if earlier girls used translucent crystals only as an addition to the main pattern, now you can even decorate a whole nail with them.
After all, the base - a gray shade - will not allow the stones to look too vulgar. In the global community of nail design lovers, favorites have already been identified:
- Stroke the entire plate with the glued Swarovski and already inside it the application of your favorite gel.
- Layout of unusual ornament or even a monogram.
- Gluing the smallest and most inconspicuous stones on the edge over the dried varnish.
- Layout of stones in a checkerboard pattern.
On long, pointed and rounded nails, rhinestones look controversial.
How to add some brightness
Any colorist knows that gray is versatile, easy to match. Therefore, when you want to slightly change the appearance, but at the same time remain true to your style, you can just do some new manicure.
The most gentle combination
Many people prefer to make delicate and girlish designs in these shades. For example, draw Teddy bears, kittens or funny mice.
However, gray-pink in any design, even in geometry, stucco or ombre will fit confidently.
Add some sun
The combination is suitable for courageous people who are looking for something non-trivial. With the onset of autumn, thematic motifs become especially popular.
On a plain background, the masters paint the Sun, a composition of leaves, umbrellas and even rubber boots. And then the colors smoothly transition into winter designs: this is a great shade for drawing a Christmas ball.
50 shades of black
If there is a strict dress code at work or school, then a manicure with black lines, dashes or dots is ideal.
If you can show your imagination a little?
Pixie, Shinju, charms or cones can be glued on top of the ornaments.
Sea-sea, bottomless world
Such an interesting but calm combination of gray and blue is experiencing a peak in popularity twice a year:
- In summer, the combination is relevant because of the associations with the sea and travel. To maintain a good holiday mood, it makes sense to use a brighter shade of azure.
- In winter, themed New Year's patterns are drawn based on these tones.
Combination for every day
Such a classic palette requires a design that is just as simple and straightforward. The universal option is frenchthat suits everyone.
Eternal vacation
If you want to feel the mood of rest, vacation, then steel and blue - exactly what is needed.
The combination itself is calm and dim, but it can be supplemented with a third varnish, for example, green and yellow.
Elegance and become
The sophisticated gray-beige palette, due to its restraint, opens up scope for creativity.
Perfect for stripes, ethnic designs or charm decor.
Not for the humble
It looks especially organic closer to a romantic holiday - Valentine's Day.
The combination is controversial and non-standard. It is best to combine not pure colors, but less saturated varieties of red.
Something new and original
Another trend this year is the application of a matte finish over the usual varnish. It transforms any iridescent gel into a non-shine, fancy top. Due to the fact that the decor becomes calmer, it can be combined with other decorations and bright outfits.
For example, a little sparkle looks elegant and beautiful - not only glitter, but also various Swarovski stones. If you don't like them, you can easily use foil or just a special varnish instead.
Matte finish much faster chipping, getting dirty and covered with cracks. All household chores must be done with gloves.
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