Nail design using black and gold gives nails a special luxury. Specialists of nail art recommend that girls use the techniques of creating such a manicure on the eve of the holidays. The design goes well with chic outfits and a solemn atmosphere. Among the fashionable ideas, there are those that are suitable for everyday life. You can make a beautiful manicure yourself, it is not necessary to run for it to the salon.
Design Secrets
A black manicure with a bright accent will decorate your hands if you make it right. There are several tricks to consider when choosing a design.
- When creating everyday manicure, use black as the main color, and gold only as a decor. You can add more shine if you create a solemn image.
- Be careful when using black polish in a manicure. Improper application can highlight the imperfections in the shape of the nails. On the other hand, it will help to visually correct it. If you have short square nails, it is enough to step back a little along the cuts of the nail when applying. So you create the effect of a narrower nail plate.
- A saturated dark shade can draw the attention of others to the roughness of the nail and cuticle. Be sure to make a trim or hardware manicure and polish the nail plate with a soft nail file.
- If you are doing design at home, then apply black varnish as carefully as possible. If you go beyond the limits of the nail plate somewhere, it will be very striking.
- A black manicure is not suitable for girls with pale skin color.
You should carefully consider the choice of topcoat.Glossy nails look more even and neat. The matte finish, even after 10-15 days, will look as if you applied it just yesterday. Glossy manicure can quickly lose its shine.
When choosing a gold varnish, you can show maximum imagination. If you prefer light shine, then look for material with a small shimmer. A suitable option would be the acquisition of gold spangles in a transparent varnish. Most manufacturers offer customers a gold varnish with a different undertone.
Technicians
There are many interesting options for creating designs using black tones and shiny gold. For everyday manicure, matte black varnish is well suited. Cover them with most of the nails, and cover two or three nails with shiny gold. Such a nail design will look quite interesting, attractive and not very catchy.
An interesting technique of French manicure is unusual in that it involves the use of golden sparkles. For convenience, you can mix them with a base coat or purchase a varnish with small sparkles. There are different nail design options in trendy colors.
- Paint the nail plates with a dark base color and dry. On the free edge, gently paint a smile with shiny varnish or gently apply glitter with a sponge.
- As the main color, select gold. Use a gloss with a fine sheen, so as not to create an unnecessary relief on the nail plate. With a thin brush, paint a smile with black varnish.
- Cover your fingernail with a plain transparent base and paint a smile in black. Gently circle the inside with gold. Use a very thin brush to make the shiny line look elegant.
- An interesting technique involves the alternation of shades on the nails. On one nail, paint a neat smile with gold polish, on the next use black. An interesting design will turn out if you make a golden French manicure on two nails, and the rest is black.
To facilitate the design, you can use gold foil. The material itself is of several types and the technique for creating manicure differs from this.
- Transfer foil will help to create interesting patterns or scuffs. Apply the main black color, and then cover individual sections of the nail plate with special glue, acrylic or gel. Apply foil to the nail, press and tear off. In areas with the applied material will remain a golden accent.
- Interesting strips or shapes can be cut from sheet foil and glued to nails. It is convenient to make manicure from such material in the form of a mosaic or broken glass.
- Reaped foil is applied a little differently. Cover the nail plate with the main black color and glue the pieces of corrugated gold in random places.
- Minx foil is sold in the form of stickers with a finished design. Such material may take the form of various shapes. Just paint the nail plates in a basic black color and complement them with shiny elements. At home, creating the design in this technique is the easiest.
To create an unusual design of nails, you can use ready-made elements for decor. You can get interesting sequins, various bright figures, inscriptions. Use techniques with 3D elements. Gold rhinestones or figures can be attached to the main black color using special glue.
With the help of small sparkles, you can create a manicure in the gradient technique. Cover the nail with black varnish and apply gold to the tip so that it comes to naught on the cuticle. Gradient design visually lengthens your nails. Manicure is ideal for short or medium nails.
An interesting nail design can be created using a mirror rub. Hollywood manicure is suitable for a glamorous party and relaxation in the club. Such a design is inappropriate within the framework of a business style, but can be used for everyday life. The material with holography or various ebbs looks interesting.
Color combinations
The right combination of shiny gold with laconic black gives the manicure a luxurious look. Design looks expensive and bold. The combination of such tones is well suited for courageous girls who are ready for experiments. Colors are best combined with different options.
- Paint all the nails black. On top of the base, apply decorative gold elements in different techniques. Use rubbing, foil, varnish or sparkles. A great option is to lay out the contour of the nail on one finger with gold rhinestones, and the other completely decorate with sparkles. Such a design will look complete and unusual.
- To create a solemn manicure, you can completely cover several nails with black varnish, and the rest with gold. On shiny nails, draw geometric shapes with clear black lines. This design looks elegant, but concise.
- Short nails can be coated with glossy black, and one nail can be completely decorated with embossed foil. This design is suitable for everyday life.
- It is interesting to combine fashionable colors in a graphic manicure. Independently at home it is easiest to draw a chessboard on the nails.
Fashion trends
A black manicure should be simple, but not boring. Fashion gurus suggest using a golden coating for decoration. Such a manicure will look expensive, and your hands will always attract the attention of others. Use intricate patterns, foils of different textures, stencils or rhinestones to create a unique image.
An interesting trend is gold stamping. Use patterns with flowers, intricate prints, geometric shapes. Small and large glitter will help regulate the brilliance of your design. This season, it is especially important to paint nails black and decorate with gold stripes. An unusual and bold design can be created using the marble technique, the combination of black and gold in this version looks amazing.
The black design with gold stripes is just the hit of the season. It has already developed the main trends and interesting ideas.
- Apply matte black on all nails. Decorate with shiny golden stripes.
- Choose black as your primary color. As a design, combine voluminous jewelry (accessories or rhinestones) with narrow stripes.
- Alternate on the nails the number of strips or their location. You can alternately draw horizontal and vertical stripes or diagonal lines in different directions.
Gold drawings on a dark background or vice versa look spectacular. Such a manicure is best covered with a glossy finish. It is worth looking at the current patterns.
- Garnish the golden nail plate with neat black monograms and curls. A dark nail with a shiny contour and pattern looks interesting.
- Cover the nail with dark color and randomly print the golden color foil. Imitate the pattern of scales.
- It looks interesting floral ornament, plants in combination with rhinestones. Stones and a golden color apply on black nails.
Gold prints on nails are very popular. Stylish and unusual geometric patterns look unusual. This design is easy to do at home. Openwork gold painting will give your hands grace and special charm. Use ethnic motifs to create an unusual design.
You will learn how to draw patterns with a brush on the nails in the next video.