Of course, long nails look feminine. But if a manicure, especially French, is performed professionally, then it will work perfectly with any length. Short nails are convenient and practical, but at the same time beautiful and sophisticated.
French ideas with gel polish on short nails
A classic of the genre will be a gentle French manicure in pastel colors. On short nails, it should be done as carefully as possible and it is better to square the tip.
To diversify the traditional colors of this type of nail art, you can make a color jacket. Use pink as the base for the natural color of the nail or even transparent varnish, and cover the tips with your favorite color that will fit into the image.
Gel polish is good in that you can quickly and easily perform a durable coating of nails and not be afraid that it will deteriorate at the most inopportune moment. In addition, the french with regrowth forms a not so noticeable difference with the basic natural shade of the nail plate. This makes such a manicure the most successful for busy women who sometimes do not have the opportunity to timely adjust their overgrown nails.
French manicure on short nails is ideal for those who require a dress code at work, implying a neutral manicure. The jacket for a wedding looks very beautiful. And in ordinary everyday life, short nails of a gentle shade will suit any outfit and occasion.
Drawings and french manicure
Autumn has arrived, you can please yourself in a series of dull days with nail designs in combination with a French jacket.Design will allow you to translate almost any idea into reality, but you need to remember the basic style and not overshadow it.
Emphasize and complement the French manicure on short nails with the help of drawings can be, following some simple rules.
- The french should remain a french after drawing drawings. Use either minimalist patterns, or apply them on only one or two nails.
- Do not make patterns too large. Since the length of the nail plate is small, a large image can visually further reduce it.
- Gentle refined patterns, for example, floral motifs, will suit French manicure. Lace also looks great with a jacket. A great idea is just white lace in combination with rhinestones on the nameless and middle nails, while the rest will remain in a French style.
French on short oval nails
Although the square is welcome on short nails, the oval shape will probably never go out of style. French manicure will look beautiful on nails of any shape, so you can safely bring this idea to life.
In the fall of the current season, the trend is just an oval shape and short nails. It is fashionable to decorate the jacket in such a manicure, the following examples show.
- Patterns made in bulk. Whether it is modeling or a bulk layer of gel, now it is very important. After completing the classic jacket, you can add a twist to one of the nails, decorating it with a voluminous flower. Or, for example, an abstract or geometric convex pattern.
- The pattern of autumn leaves for the corresponding season of the year is already quite commonplace, and it won’t fit into the French jacket. You can mark the arrival of autumn with golden French manicure or use rhinestones with gilding.
- Wine and nude shades are still relevant, which can also be successfully entered into the French.
Unusual ideas
French manicure can be highlighted with the help of effects. Then it will look soft, but at the same time catchy. For this, various effects are used, for example, ombre and many other interesting options and solutions.
The soft transition from the natural color of the nail to the white tip is the ombre. They make it with the help of an ordinary sponge, applying two colors on it side by side and pressing it to the nail. Gel polish imprinted on the nail is fixed with a special lamp, and the stained skin is simply cleaned. Although the labor costs for performing such a manicure are significantly increasing, but it's worth it.
Such an overflow will become a real decoration for the hands and will look original. Small rhinestones complement this nail art style well. They decorate either each nail individually, or draw a specific pattern.
For short nails, it is better to perform it elongated, then the nail plate visually stretches.
Another great French solution is to use a matte varnish. He will give the manicure softness and velvety appearance. In addition, for a business style, such a tool is most welcome. A combination of matte varnish and shiny rhinestones is also appropriate.
To make your manicure more original, you can perform the tip not traditionally, but, for example, obliquely or with a corner. This interpretation of the jacket looks unusual and very stylish.
Short nails allow you to carry out many ideas, but you need to be careful with the size of the elements in the manicure and not make them large.
Sequins are often used in French. You can emphasize with such gel polish the overgrown part of the nail plate or cover the entire manicure with a sparkling translucent agent at the final stage.
You can add a bit of texture to a rather conservative manicure with the help of special rubs for gel polish and means such as “sugar”. With their help, you can achieve the effect of a relief manicure. For a french, you can decorate the ring and middle fingers on your hands with a texture, choosing the color of this effect to match the tips of the nails.
And also to highlight the accents on the hands, you can use stickers with patterns that are selected in a single color scheme or, conversely, in contrast.
A conservative jacket can be a real work of art if you are not afraid of variety and combination of incongruous.
Hollywood french manicure
This type of jacket means that it is not the tip of the nail plate that is emphasized, but the zone of its growth in the form of an arc. Short nails are also suitable for the implementation of this style. The main thing is not to exaggerate this area and it is advisable to use light colors for manicure.
You can choose any colors, but bright and juicy shades for the modern jacket are perfect for autumn. For example, yellow and orange, as well as neon colors will cheer you up in bad weather and cold.
In addition, you can combine classic French and Hollywood. To do this, you just need to select both the overgrown tip of the nail, and the hole.
There are a lot of ideas for short nails in combination with French manicure. To choose, you need to be guided by your own taste preferences, place of work and style of clothing. No need to be afraid to experiment, autumn is the best time for a risky image change.
The technique of performing French manicure with gel polish is given below.