The shape of the square is the most common in nail design. It has two varieties: classic and soft. This form is most often used in the design of nails for visitors to a beauty salon. Manicure for short square nails is distinguished by its diversity.
Types of design
Short nails have recently been very popular, where sharp corners look attractive, but at the same time, a soft square also looks very cute. In this case, any coating colors are suitable, but it is the dark and bright shades that look most advantageous. Manicure is good with both glossy and matte varnish.
A square on short nails goes well with decor elements; neither rhinestones nor sparkles can spoil it. Rhinestones are now the most common element of decor. But they must be used with caution, because the square-shaped nails are rather brittle, and it is better to attach the rhinestones in the center of the nail plate or at its base, but not at the tips. Sometimes a visually short square makes the nails too wide; a design that provides for applying a horizontal dark color pattern to the bright field will help here. This visually narrows the nails.
Soft square shape
Most women choose this form for short nails due to the fact that the soft square is good for any design experiment. This form does not attract attention from the bright decor.A square with rounded corners will appeal to very young girls who prefer to paint nails in different colors: it is he who allows this multi-colored palette to look more natural. A very gentle combination gives a soft square in combination with matte varnishes, it always looks luxurious.
French design
French manicure is one of the most popular types of nail design. If you make it into a square shape, then it will look very impressive and advantageous. It looks great on nails of any length, including short ones. The main thing here is how the smooth line of a smile looks.
Previously, this kind of decor suggested multifunctionality. He was considered a manicure for any occasion, suitable for any clothes. In the modern sense, French manicure can be called universal only conditionally. But if you choose a detail in clothes that, in its coloring, repeats an element of manicure, then it will make the whole image complete.
It comes in several forms.
- Classic. It is represented by the fact that the smile line is white and is located at the very end of the marigold. Many believe that this option is too boring, but it is not. If you add a painting, decor elements, this will help to reveal all the facets of this manicure. A variation is a classic, but with a line of a smile of a bright shade. This is a very beautiful manicure, and on short nails in the shape of a square it will look pretty stylish.
- In graphic variation using geometric shapes. This is a very daring manicure. The use of a matte finish will help to soften the angular shape a little and bright design.
- Vertical option. Represents the presence of vertical stripes. Very suitable if the nail plates are very wide. Even short square-shaped nails will appear longer and thinner.
- Lunar version. It complements the classic version, and acts as an independent solution, represents an inverted smile at the base of the nail plate, decor elements are applicable here.
- Ombre use case, is the transition from one color to another, which looks very beautiful. This is great for short nail plates, as it visually makes them longer.
Now a new version of the French manicure for square nails has spread, when the smile line is parallel to the square tip of the nail. On its own, this type of makeup may seem angular, but in combination with rhinestones it looks flawless, since they smooth the corners.
Muted peas
This is one of the types of manicure for short square-shaped nails, which boils down to creating a pattern on the base of delicate shades. Greenish, lemon, pale lilac, pale blue colors are well combined with bright dots applied on them with a special device.
Matt combinations
An interesting idea for the design of short nails for every day is the combination of several colors on all nails or individually taken with the use of matte coatings. The result is a very nice manicure for the square shape, which can be applied even in a working environment.
Types of decoration
Consider the most popular decorative elements for square nails of short length.
- Painted manicure. If you follow fashion trends, now at the peak of popularity design in the form of a drawing in the so-called frame. Outlining with a black contour occurs along the edge of the nail and at the base, the rest is covered with a transparent varnish, where they have a volumetric pattern, the borders of which are also outlined in black.
- Using broths. This type of design is the staining of all nails in one color with a bright dense varnish. And the ring finger in this case can be decorated with a sprig of lily of the valley or cornflower. Instead of lily of the valley flowers, you can stick white broths, and instead of cornflowers - blue pebbles.This type of manicure will appeal to every woman.
- The use of rubbing. This decor element is used both on all nails, and in order to highlight individual nails. When using pearl rubbing, you can get a manicure with a jacket, where all the beauty of a gentle muted shade will be emphasized. The available chameleon and chafer beetles will highlight the benefits of a dark coating. Mirror and holography will give nails a special luxury and will complement any design.
- Stripes. Now it is considered very common manicure, when the nail is varnished with light shades, on which strips are applied. To do this is not difficult and does not take much time, even on their own at home. Stripes are drawn with a thin brush or a special marker for design. The latest trend is marble manicure, where the strips are drawn in random order on a dry layer of base coat.
- Confetti. This type of design appeared not so long ago, but many have already liked it. The trend of manicure in recent years is the design of nails with confetti in the form of geometric shapes or stars. They can be placed on the nail cover in the form of strips or in random order. They come in various colors, can cover either the entire nail, or part of it.
Sometimes there are situations, for example, a fashion show, a stylish party, extravagant photographs that require a special manicure. Short nails are no exception.
- Photo effect. Looks great on short square nails. It comes down to the fact that the design uses photographs of celebrities or famous people.
- The effect of lightning. Represents the surface of the nail, painted black with a zipper applied to it with a slider, which are on clothes, using a silver or gold shade of varnishes. It can be closed or slightly open, revealing a different background.
- Aquarium look. It is a design in the form of an eye with a bewitching iris and a deep pupil with highlights. A very interesting type of manicure.
To create a manicure for a party, you can use a thin foil. It is attached to the still wet base layer and is fixed with a clear varnish. With its help, a beautiful design with a metallic effect is obtained. A square-shaped manicure on short nails, like any other, is not only a beautiful varnish, but also healthy and well-groomed hands and nails.
For how to make French manicure on short nails, see the next video.
