Options for plain manicure on short nails

More recently, long nails were in fashion, but times are changing and today completely different options are trending. Most fashionistas, no doubt, prefer short nails. In this case, we will talk about how to beautifully and stylishly arrange a manicure in our article.

The short length came into fashion not so long ago, however, it has already conquered many women around the world. This is fairly easy to explain - short nails look stylish, but at the same time they are ideal for an active lifestyle, housekeeping and any professional duties. Agree, it’s quite difficult to imagine the owner of long nails, climbing, doing injections or washing dishes in the house.

Professionals in nail decor usually do not limit the color palette of manicure to cropped nails - any tones and shades can be used here: from soft pastel to dark brown and even black.

Let us dwell in more detail on the most popular shades.

• Grey. This is a very controversial color that has not lost its popularity over several seasons. No one can say for sure what exactly this shade was so loved by women. Most likely, due to its versatility - such a tone goes well with any decor and design elements; it harmoniously looks both at a gala event and in an office with a strict dress code.As a rule, gray manicure is combined with delicate pastel shades, complemented with rhinestones or sequins on one or two fingers.

• Emerald. Manicure in noble tones of green or saturated emerald color always looks elegant and refined. It can not be called trivial - such a coating is not suitable for any woman, but only stylish, strong and self-confident. Most often, the emerald coating is applied in the autumn-winter period. It is noteworthy that this color also has a wide tint range, while each tone looks different. This color is ideal on neat nails of short and medium length, and also perfectly combines with the design using the "cat's eye" technique. Usually the emerald color is self-sufficient, it is not recommended to combine it with any other active elements, but if a solemn event awaits you, you can stick a few rhinestones on the ring fingers of both hands.

• Blue. Of course, in this case it’s not about any blue, but about the deep and bright shade, which nail art masters recommend for short nails. This is a truly luxurious shade that can be used at any time of the year without reference to seasonality. For festive events, this coating is complemented by sparkles, creating a kind of flickering ombre. Saturated ultramarine in placer strasses looks very gently. It is impossible not to say about black and blue manicure - this option always looks flawless and especially stylish.

• Pastel. The shade is ideal if you want to visually lengthen your nails, because peach, beige and flesh tones create a feeling of thinner and longer nail plates. This is a rather modest option, so it is best to design it with various decorative elements, for example, a few drops of sparkles or unobtrusive rhinestones, even from the most everyday cover in a matter of minutes will make an exclusively solemn option.

• Bright. Most women believe that on short nails there is no place for bright colors. But this is not so at all - saturated shades look very good in the warm season. It's no secret that in summer I really want juicy colors, saturated shades and incredible colors that will remind of ripe berries and fruits, romantic sunrises, sunsets or floral ornaments. Lemonade shades, as well as red, will be perfect on short nails, and they can be used as monochrome, or can be combined with each other.

It seems to many women that the design options for short nails are few and the only thing that remains for their owners is to paint them in one tone. Of course, this option also deserves the right to life, but if you wish, you can vary the coverage a little, make your manicure stylish and luxurious.

According to nail art designers, you can create real works of art on short nails. The main thing is to follow a few simple recommendations.

• Try to avoid too bright shades. The exception is only summer manicure - in all other cases, such colors look ridiculous.
• Do not abuse the decor - if you use rhinestones, their number should be minimal, and they themselves must be small. If you intend to make drawings, then try so that they are not too expressive.

Do not forget that everyone has their own “short length” and how the decor looks in many respects depends not only on the technique used, but also on the shape of the hands and the structure of the fingers - that is why the choice of design should be approached individually.

Let us dwell on the most popular techniques for decorating short nails.

French is a classic of nail design, which has remained invariably relevant for decades.

The main cover is a contrast strip on the very edge of the nail in the form of a "smile". In the traditional version, a nude shade is applied as a base, and the edge is decorated in white. However, in recent years, bolder combinations have come into fashion, and a smile is often painted with bright shades: yellow, blue, orange, blue and many others. If desired, you can make a reverse jacket on your nails, which is also called a moon manicure. In this case, most of the nail is covered in one color, and the semicircle near the base itself - the lunula - is painted with any other. This coating looks very elegant - it is no coincidence that this technique can often be found on models of glossy magazines.

Matte manicure not so long ago came into fashion, but at the same time - very rapidly. Today, these famous shades are preferred by many famous fashionistas.

On short nails, designers recommend using the following design options:

• one tone matte sapphire manicure;
• dark cherry coating with a glossy jacket;
• frame manicure - in this case, the main part of the decor is matte, and the frame is drawn with glossy varnish.

The most successful solutions for short nails are:

• emerald gloss in the style of a reverse jacket;
• “Glass” coating;
• White and pink glossy gradient.

On short nails, the use of decorative elements is allowed. The only condition is the moderation of such compositions, since overload with brilliance, patterns and patterns in this case looks simply ridiculous.

Most often, rhinestones are used as an addition to a monophonic coating, usually no more than 2-3 beads are used and placed on one or two nails.

Other decor options may include:

• varnished nails are decorated with rhinestones on the lower edge of the nail plate;
• delicate shades of varnishes complement with small rhinestones located along the entire length of the outer edge of the nail.

Sparkles are an alternative to rhinestones, however, one must be extremely careful with them - excess flicker visually shortens nails, so try to use one of the recommended techniques:

• festive sequins smile;
• easy spraying of sequins on one nail on the base color of the coating;
• highlighting a vertical or horizontal line on the nail.

The translucent volumetric pattern on short nails looks very stylish, it creates a feeling of lightness and elegance, while not overloading the decor and making the manicure more delicate and unusual.

However, you can use ordinary drawings, most often applied:

• geometric figures in a black edging, usually such a coating is painted in gray-beige shades;
• bitmaps on white varnish.

This year, a decor element such as sand has come into fashion. He looks very non-trivial and has not yet had time to bother women. Using decorative sand on the nail create the most original patterns.

See how to make gentle monophonic manicure on short nails in the video below.