Brilliant manicure with gel polish continues to be at the peak of popularity for more than one season. A variety of techniques and new products allow designers to implement various ideas and use a variety of colors: white, black, pastel colors. What is the name of a brilliant nail design, what types of it will be popular this season?
Features
Design using any sparkles is called glitter. The main difference between glitter and shimmer is that the latter does not shine, but slightly shimmers, flickers. Types of glitter are very diverse: figures, with holography, fluorescent absolutely different sizes and colors. Despite the expressiveness of the brilliant decor, such a design does not have to be catchy and festive.
The use of glitter and shimmer is quite realistic in ordinary, everyday manicure.
The main advantages include the following advantages:
- a brilliant manicure is perfect for any shape of the nail, short and long nails;
- huge opportunities for creativity, any complex pattern becomes a reality;
- variety of shapes and colors;
- shine is able to revive and give chic to any most modest design;
- a large selection of manufacturers, in the lineup of almost every one of them there are variations of a brilliant decor and basis;
- spectacular design that attracts attention;
- high durability and durability.
However, do not forget about the disadvantages:
- if you do not observe the measure, then the effect will be exactly the opposite, because the excess of brilliance looks sloppy and even vulgar;
- dry such a coating will take a little longer than usual;
- low-quality material is not durable and looks ugly, inaccurate application will be scratched.
Design ideas
It doesn’t matter what the style you adhere to is called, a brilliant nail design will fit perfectly into it if you choose the right color scheme and composition.
First of all, you need to understand that the top and the main cover with sparkles, made on all nails, is too defiant, so it is advisable to use it to highlight accent fingers.
Caution in using glitter will never hurt.
Plain coating and minimalism
The one-color option is perfect for those who prefer a restrained style, but want to diversify a little dull everyday life. The monotonous coating of all nails and the allocation of one finger in the same gamut with shiny varnish is the perfect solution to a simple but beautiful manicure.
French manicure
This species has long become canonical. A great choice for those who are constrained by the limits of the dress code or strict style.
However, even in the classic jacket a little brilliance is appropriate, a shining jacket is the trend of the current season.
Draw a border line, accentuate one finger with glitter, adhering to the selected palette - a very elegant solution. You can add a touch of radiance to the base coat.
Moon manicure
Reverse jacket is one of the latest designs of recent seasons. The most common glitter decoration in this case is hole design. They can be brushed or filled with it, in any case, nail art will be feminine and elegant.
Gradient and Ombre
This is a real hit of the season: soft smooth stretching, the transition from one shade to another makes a lasting impression.
Ombre - stretching color in one gamut, gradient - in different. In both cases, gloss is more than appropriate. For a more relaxed everyday option, one nail can be distinguished by brilliance.
Stones and rhinestones
Nothing harmonizes with brilliance like the brilliance of stones and rhinestones. In a more concise version, small stones are used as a minimal decor for a pattern or one shiny nail.
Patterns and drawings
The scope of imagination in this type of design is practically unlimited. Absolutely in any kind of pattern: ornament, floristic, animalistic, geometric, minimalist, some glitter is appropriate. It is glitter that is able to give the picture expressiveness and chic.
Both large and small spangles look great in such a design.
Matte finish
This elegant trend of the season coexists perfectly in one composition with brilliance, especially since the combination of techniques always looks nontrivial and modern.
You can highlight certain nails, part of the nails, add a picture, even stones on a matte finish will look more restrained and concise.
Festive design
Evening out allows more active use of decorative elements. Although here a sense of proportion should prevail over the desire to resemble a Christmas tree, and it is this effect that can be achieved by sorting out with a brilliant decor.
However, in comparison with everyday, solemn manicure can shine simultaneously with rhinestones, glitter and metal.
Color combinations
Brilliant design allows you to use a variety of colors and shades. Glitter itself may include different color combinations. It is important to combine palettes correctly to avoid vulgarity.
There are certain rules for the use and combination of colors in a manicure with shine. For example, for an evening outing you can choose more saturated, deep colors, for everyday calm, concise. The French and moon manicure with shine looks more harmonious in a delicate, pastel range, the monochromatic design with glitter is good both in restrained and in bright palettes.
This season, along with canonical black-and-white variants, pastel, nude shades and chocolate-brown gamma are especially popular among nail art masters.Fans of a catchy, rich design should pay attention to blue, red and pink.
White
Perfectly in harmony with any kind of glitter. Large, small sparkles, the effect of broken glass, other options will organically look in the white composition as a decor and main coating.
The main thing is to choose the right shade of white, which is suitable for the color of the skin. White is perfectly combined with all palettes.
Blue
The effect of the starry sky, fashionable sky-design, space motifs simply require brilliance and radiance. Stars, gradient, shimmer of sparkles - all this can create a real work of art on your nails.
All shades of blue are perfectly combined with each other. White, beige, the whole gamut of yellow is also suitable here.
Red
Provocative red and shine - a luxurious tandem for an evening manicure. Red is best combined with white, black and metallic shades - gold and silver.
Pink
Delicate romance, airiness, lightness - all this is very simple to translate into reality using glitter and pink colors. It is preferable to choose calm, non-acidic shades of pink.
He gets along well with pastel, beige-nude colors, white and black.
The black
This option is also good for a celebration. As a decor, universal black will be able to emphasize the merits of any ensemble.
To ensure that the manicure does not turn out too gloomy, choose more vibrant shades for combinations.
Brown
This is a hit of the autumn season, all shades, from light coffee with milk to dark chocolate - one of the most original color schemes. It is enough to maintain the composition in one gamut, using different tones, so that the manicure looks stunning.
It is perfectly combined with greens, white, beige, nude.
Beautiful examples
Three shades of pink shine will create a very expressive composition in combination with French manicure. A smooth transition from light to dark will look good on semicircular or square nails.
The monochromatic coating of fuchsia is quite catchy in itself. However, highlighting several accent nails with a round shiny glitter in tone definitely gives it luxury.
Eclecticism is in fashion today not only in clothes, but also in nail art. We combine a glossy one-color coating of saturated color with one-color silver, add an accent nail - a silver shiny intricate pattern, we get a perfect sophisticated composition.
Fans of laconic design should pay attention to the nude background and light flickering decor in the form of silver shine. Real French grace that will give an elegant motif to the whole image and will be appropriate in any outfit.
Matte black and bright blue finish combine perfectly with a brilliant design. A silver little finger, silver motifs on black nails - a little more, and the decor would be intrusive, but the measure is definitely met, and the composition is non-trivial and expressive.
New Year's motifs and sparkle are the perfect duet. A slightly flickering coating and a gentle decor in the form of snowflakes are enough to create a festive mood. For the main background, you can choose soft pink, peach, mint, blue, the main thing is that the design fits the image.
The beauty of pastel shades cannot be described, and the options for combining them with them are infinity. Mint, white, silver - everything is simple and very expressive. Such a concise design looks very feminine.
The light blue color scheme matches the brilliant decor. It is enough to select an accent nail with a glitter of a suitable shade. This nail art is quite appropriate even in the office.
Lunar manicure with glitter is both very simple and luxurious. A pink base and a silver-filled hole create a delicate romantic ensemble. Despite the fact that shine was used here, the composition looks restrained and acceptable in an everyday way.
Black color is one of the most suitable backgrounds for emphasizing radiance. Here, the decor should be as discreet as possible, it is better to do with a monochrome coating.
In the next video you will find an overview of a brilliant manicure with gel polish.
