In recent years, in the field of nail art, neutral manicure for short nails is gaining more and more popularity. Bright red long nails no longer surprise anyone, often they look very defiant, and such a manicure is not suitable for every girl. But the calm design in neutral colors looks very elegant and natural.
Features of manicure for short nails
Short nails look discreet, but this is their highlight. Neat, well-groomed, well-mannered, intelligent - this is exactly what a woman with short nails and easy everyday manicure looks like. In addition, this length allows you to easily conduct household chores, do office work, attend sports classes.
When creating a manicure on nails with a short length, several rules should be followed.
Women with taste will not cover short nails with bright catchy flowers and rhinestones, neutral transparent shades look much prettier at this length.
When using additional decorative elements (rhinestone, sequins, stickers), it is worth using a minimum number of them.
Pastel nude shades visually lengthen your fingers.
Long fingers are more suitable for the “soft square” shape of the nails; for short fingers, an oval or rectangle.
To make your fingers look longer visually, you need to remove the cuticle in a timely manner.
For brittle nail plates, a hot manicure using warm oil or cream is recommended. And also for short nails, European, or unedged, manicure is relevant.
Execution techniques
Foil. In the case of everyday manicure, it is enough to use the foil on one or two fingers.It is better to choose calm shades that are not conspicuous: with them, short nails look very beautiful and well-groomed.
Matting. This is ideal for short nails. Pastel tones look very neat, especially pink, gray, peach. A plain manicure is quite suitable for daily use.
Transparent. Fashionable technology in recent years. During the manicure, the master leaves some part not made up. Rather, instead of a color coating, a transparent varnish is applied. You can make the nails completely transparent - this is a very natural unloaded option. The surrounding people get the impression that the woman herself achieved such ideal healthy nails without resorting to the help of a master.
You can use a transparent base when performing a service jacket.
French manicure. A wonderful dim option for short lengths. This year it is fashionable to shade the border, which looks elegant, dignified, modest and not defiant.
Confetti. This technique has not lost its popularity over the years. One of the possible options for short nails is coating the plates with a pale blue varnish. One of the nails is left transparent and several shiny circles are applied on top. It looks calm, gentle, and at the same time somewhat mysterious.
Glass. Emphasizing glass on a pair of fingers, the girl complements her image with some magical charm. All other nails are covered with any pastel shades. Glass on a transparent coating looks very modest and cute.
Geometry. Several transparent lines on a white background will look very gentle and neat. By the way, if a choice is made in favor of geometric patterns, then for short nails you should use vertical or diagonal lines: this will visually lengthen your fingers.
Picture. An image created by the skilled hands of a master can look no worse than decorative elements. Even on neutral and transparent nails, it is allowed to draw a modest heart, a neat bow, a simple cat footprint. Such design will not add excessive brightness, but the softness in the character of a woman will emphasize.
Design options
Solid color. A great option for everyday manicure. The main thing is not to perform it in bright colors. Pastel colors, transparent varnishes, light shades are well suited. It is better to use matte coatings. In this case, you can wear any jewelry. And also monophonic paints are easy to combine with everyday clothes.
Drawings on manicure. It is better to give preference to simple uncomplicated options like peas, dots, berries, hearts, stars. It is very beautiful to combine pastel, but contrasting shades. Naturally, if a manicure is performed for an everyday look, then 1-2 fingers should be involved in the drawing.
You can draw images on your own or use stencils when it comes, for example, to geometry.
Classic french. The most common option for short marigolds. It can be performed both on a transparent basis, which is now fashionable to cover the nail plate, and on the pastel. If you want your nails to look as natural as possible, then the smile line at the edge of the nail should be done in traditional white color. This is always a win-win option for both daily use and unexpected events.
Ombre effect. More often, courageous women turn to this design, combining the most unusual bright combinations in manicure. But for the working version, you can choose beautiful and calm tones. For example, a combination of pink and white, peach and transparent, blue and yellow will look gentle and unobtrusive. Any pastel and pale shades will perfectly harmonize and look feminine on short nails. This design blends well with office clothes.
Lunar manicure. A very popular option for short nails.The nail plate is covered with some colored varnish, and the hole remains in its natural color. Great for everyday wear. A triangular-shaped hole looks especially beautiful on a short length: it visually lengthens the fingers.
It is better to use matte tones when performing a lunar manicure.
Patterns. A gentle and romantic option. Especially beautiful and feminine look white lace on a transparent background. If you want to bring a special feature to everyday manicure, you can make neat black patterns on a classic jacket.
Winter. Actual manicure that is perfect for the winter landscape. It can include white patterns, interesting patterns, blue snowflakes, the use of several sparkles and rhinestones, but for the everyday version, the picture should be only a couple of fingers. All other nails should be covered in a solid neutral color.
Pale blue, gray, peach shades will look good.
An example of a soft manicure for short nails, see the video below.
