This season, fashion trends extol discreet elegance and comfort. Such simple requirements are best met by a noble, aristocratic and status gray color. It has a lot of royal sophistication, elegance and airiness.
Features
The gray gamut ranges from anthracite-dark shades to light, subtle pastel gray tones. The versatility of the gray palette allows you to use it in nail art for everyday, business and evening look. The main advantage of such a manicure is variability, conciseness, it is they that allow manicure in gray tones to harmoniously coexist with any ensembles and styles. In addition, gray balances the most controversial and catchy decor.
All design ideas using gray as a base or decor cannot be listed in one article. Minimalist compositions without decor, geometric simplicity, romantic ensembles with flowers - all this can be done in gray.
Perhaps many will find the color boring, and the famous “gray cardinal” immediately invisible to others will come to mind. One of the shortcomings of gray is the need to be able to handle it. Here you need to have a taste, to know when to and should not decorate a manicure, which shades are best to choose. In addition, gray will quickly and very subtly emphasize all the imperfections of the nails.
Color combinations
The ideal color combinations for dark gray and light gray are calm colors.For example, nail art diluted with pastel colors looks great. If you want to give expressiveness to the design, then the best technique would be to complement it with decor in gold and silver tones.
It is important to choose the right shades to create a harmonious composition.
Pink
A graceful combination of pink and gray can be ridiculous, and even vulgar. To avoid this, it is important to remember the following rules:
- pink delicate elements should not be dominant, it is better to minimize them;
- it is important to correctly alternate gray and pink or to perform them in the gradient technique;
- it is better to leave acid shades of pink, bright and flashy tones for other ideas, cool, calm colors are more suitable for gray.
White
Here, there are practically no restrictions: any shades of white - from warm to cold, will be ideal in such a tandem. You can experiment with the pattern, textures, decor - it is almost impossible to overload the gray-white manicure.
The black
If you use black in the design, then there are also many variations - from the most daring to the laconic canonical. If you want to combine different shades of gray in one ensemble, black will act as an excellent bunch.
Blue and cyan
Another good choice, and the dark and light shades of blue fit perfectly into the design. Complex shades - sapphire and indigo, are perfectly complemented by the calmness of gray. This manicure is perfect for an evening out.
If you combine gray with blue, be sure to think out an outfit in which there should be notes in tune with the manicure. The more color in the dress, the less on the nails, and vice versa.
Beige
This duo is perfect for fans of a laconic, restrained style. This combination is quite elegant, fits into any image and emphasizes the status. Even the defiant decor here will look more calm and respectable.
Dark grey
Yes, gray shades also need to be able to be combined. For example, gloomy graphite will come to life with a bright “neighbor” in the palette, with decor in silver. The darker the gray shade, the more luxurious it looks in gloss. Also, this color will be an excellent base for mirror coating.
Gold
It would seem that the coldness of the gamut harmonizes best with silver motifs, however, and the luxury of gold coexists perfectly with grayish tones. If we allow only small concise elements, then gold and silver will look good even in everyday design.
Such a decor looks especially advantageous if it is supported by golden accessories in the outfit. A great choice is the golden border of the jacket.
In addition to color combinations, it is important to correctly determine the texture. Matte finish is at the peak of popularity today, in the gray version it is a win-win choice. However, it is important that the manicure is flawless, as the matte finish emphasizes all the flaws. A very original, albeit simple solution, is to combine gloss, matte and several shades of gray in one nail art. In this case, the decor becomes completely optional.
It is worth remembering that the matte coating turns the skin pale, so it is not recommended to use it with a very light shade of the dermis.
Fashion Design Ideas
Consider several classic ideas of manicure that do not go out of fashion, as well as a number of new products that will look elegant in gray.
French
This classic look of design has long left the scope of the nude range. There are many variations with a gray palette, and if you choose the basis of gray color, then the border can be almost any. If you are within the boundaries of strict style, then a gray French manicure is perfect. However, a pair of elegantly expressive details is enough to restrained jacket turned into a festive. Supporters of canonical French manicure can stay on a transparent basis and a light gray edging.
Moon design
The reverse jacket has also long since become a classic, highlighting the “smile” in the gray design is a very elegant and concise solution. The border can be supplemented with a strip in the color of silver or gold, a pebble. The hole itself can remain empty space or be filled with any harmonious shade.
A great way to make it original is to make the hole of an unusual shape, for example, triangular, sharp.
Floral motifs
The best choice for floral design on a gray background will be white, beige, shades of delicate roses. To create a more nontrivial bold design, you can use black, gold, silver and blue. Stylized floristry is definitely in trend today, respectively, there are a lot of variations. They can be minimalistic or expressive, complemented by decor in the form of sparkles and stones. It is enough to select one or two nails under the picture.
Gradient and Ombre
These techniques are on top of the trendy Olympus. The gradient effect differs from ombre in that in the first a smooth transition is unlimited by one gamut. In both cases, the main attraction is the smoothness of the stretch of shades. As a rule, such a manicure is glossy. For a successful gradient, you can take two or three shades from the above.
In the case of ombre, the transition from a darker to a lighter shade has already become classic and traditional.
Stones and rhinestones
Such decorative elements are a great way to diversify the gray scale and give it a festive. Despite the fact that gray restrains almost any defiant decor, it is important not to overload the design with the color and size of the stones. Rhinestones will support matching image accessories.
Sometimes it’s enough to highlight an accent finger with a luxurious radiant composition. A great solution is to add a drawing or ornament to the stones.
Peas
It can be both quite large, and not particularly different from tiny dots. It all depends on the purpose of the design and the size of the coating area. White, black peas are ideal partners for a gray background.
Marble
The effect of marble looks very good in gray shades. It is in its own way simple and expressive at the same time. A huge plus is that such a coating practically does not require decorative intervention.
Glitter and Glitter
Glitter will help diversify the grayish background of any shade. Glitter coexists perfectly with this calm color scheme. The effect of “broken glass”, the emphasis on the accent finger in the shine - all this looks expensive and elegant.
Cat's Eye
This design can be considered hypnotic, it is incredibly popular and beautiful, it is quite appropriate both in ordinary life and at a celebration. Volumetric iridescent nail art is completely self-sufficient without decorative elements. You can select an accent finger, covering it with another gel polish, for example, blue or black.
Picture
This season, in addition to the classic floral ornament, laconic geometry, inscriptions, formulas, hieroglyphs are in fashion. All of them look great in similar colors. The choice here may be limited only by taste and style preferences.
See how to make a gray manicure in the next video.
