Well-groomed hands and nails are the dream of every modern woman. I want them to look beautiful, and at the same time, manicure does not interfere with everyday life. Thanks to the desire of fashion for naturalness, this has become possible: short nails are the focus of fashion trends. Consider the features of manicure with such a length and a red gel polish, since red is considered one of the favorites of the nail fashion of the new season.
The nuances of form
The red color of the coating is considered the bright paint of the palette. It is noticeable and attracts attention, but emphasizes even the slightest imperfections of the nail plates and their natural form. This is not scary if the side walls of the nail bed are parallel, but it looks pretty ugly when they diverge or are at all arcuate.
In the last two cases, you will have to get rid of visual heaviness and balance the form, working with its proportions.
If the walls are parallel, red nail polish can be used to paint the nail plates completely, without limiting the sides. If the nail looks like a triangle with an acute angle in the place of the hole or it is keg-like, you will not have to color the sides, visually creating the illusion of parallelism. This does not mean that it is necessary to equalize the sides to the ideal. But it will be necessary to straighten them a little with varnish so that the form looks more aesthetic, otherwise the red varnish will give out the roughness of the natural form.
As for the upper edge, ideally its shape should be a mirror image of the hole. So the bright red color will look more beautiful on the nails and will be able to rid the nails of the severity of perception.You can choose three currently relevant form options for short nail plates. This is almond, soft square and oval. Red varnish will look beautiful on any form. But only if it matches the approximate shape of the hole.
The only exception is the shape with parallel walls: such nails can be filed under any shape without limitation.
Color schemes
Despite the fact that fashion does not dictate today a rigid framework regarding color solutions, red is rather capricious and does not tolerate rivalry. In addition, he used to set the status himself, and therefore is not combined with every pigment. For example, design looks ugly when they try to add yellow to red. However, with the same gold or silver, red looks very different. It is expensive, stylish and spectacular. Red gel polish with duets of gray and white, here also black, tan and white, coral and white looks original. It does not combine red with blue, it looks rough with green.
A new trend that allows you to bring freshness and lightness to the design of red manicure is the combination of red gel polish with nude and beige. Such mixes do not look so sharp as the red and white contrast. In this design you feel soft, it is the nude that allows you to take a fresh look at the bright red color and use it in different styles of images.
At the same time, nude, as well as beige, can be a background of accent nails, on which you can draw, glue a variety of decor or use powder materials to change the texture.
As for the black and red duo, it is important here to choose the right colors and texture of the varnishes used. A simple red tone is undesirable here: it is better to replace it with a wine one, choosing a satin or velor type of texture. At the same time, so that the black contrast does not look rough, you can turn to the veil technique with its characteristic translucency of the varnish. A wine shade of red in the form of, for example, a red geometric figure on a translucent black background will look chic. In addition, it will be possible to complement the design with thin gold stripes or contour rings.
Fashion trends
Today, fashionable manicure is one that fits into the main areas of nail design. Now it is considered important to emphasize not the decor, but the texture of the gel polish used. The game of matt surface and gloss is a priority.
Even a regular jacket created with gloss on a matte background will look more stylish and effective than a manicure strewn with sparkle and stones.
It is important to adhere to the principle: the simpler, the more status. An expensive texture, say, for textiles, will allow the red manicure to add more chic to the female set, without limiting the choice of jewelry and accessories. Of course, the design can be complicated, but not clumsy.
You can not sculpt a lot of jewelry on the nails, as this will increase the rivalry between them and the varnish, and also ruin the look of even the most status coating.
Given the short length of the nails, you need to select the design so that it creates the effect of lengthening. This can be done through geometric shapes and vertical lines. To ensure that the design does not lose its status, it is necessary to limit the number of accent nails or simplify the decor to a minimum. Today, even men know: the simpler the woman, the more complicated her manicure, and therefore the image of magpie does not cause them interest.
Fashionable stained glass coverings in red shades. They can create the effect of depth, applying a thin, almost weightless layer on top of any decor. In addition, liquid stones and light inlay are in fashion. As for the latter, it is important to understand the relatively red color of the base: without dosage, manicure is doomed to a fashionable failure.
Here, the preferred point arrangement of rhinestones or stones. For example, it may be the belly of a beetle or a bud of a flower.
Actual decor
Fashion constantly pampers us with new decorative materials, through which you can decorate manicure. Some of them are delayed for a long time, while others are suitable only for elegant decorations. As for the red color of manicure, here you can note several decoration methods, through which you can add a twist to a bright manicure without transferring its elegance and status. It is important not to forget that he should not dominate against the general background.
- Japanese kamifubuki look beautiful on short nails of red color. If at the same time you choose a different size of confetti and portray them a lunar design, the design will be spectacular and catchy. But for status, you need to use kamifubuki on no more than two to four out of ten nails.
- In the new season, tear-off foil will be incredibly popular. In this case, you can use a red ribbon, decorating it with a black contrast of manicure. Even a few nails with a chaotic sheen will be enough to make the design effective and expensive.
- For the New Year holidays, you should choose yuki mica flakes. They can decorate the accents of red manicure. Moreover, this can be done with different intensities of rubbing yuki into the prepared surface.
- Can be used to emphasize the design of the red color with a different effect. For example, it can create a golden background for a volumetric design with acrylic powder. By this principle, you can create floral patterns, volumetric monograms, which is now in trend.
- Those who love stones can take a closer look at the cat's eye coverings. Today, with their help, you can create the effect of real stones with a characteristic volume.
- Fans of design with rhinestones and a variety of shiny stones should accentuate the cuticle area with them. However, given the short length of the nails, it is important to use a minimal decor size.
Design Ideas and Prints
Choosing a plain design as the main technique, it is worth focusing on the shade of red and the texture of the varnish. On accent nails, you can draw gloss on the matte basis of monograms, curls, lace. If you don’t like this option, you can paint all the nails with gloss, accent - with a matte gel polish and create a black backing on them. Then it can be silver plated or gilded, creating a spectacular and expressive manicure.
Alternatively, you can use acrylic powder, creating with it the texture of a knitted fabric.
To ensure that the design does not look heavy and boring, it is worth adding a softening companion to the red. It can be white or pale pink contrast.
Red manicure for short nails provides small patterns and images. If you want to combine red with black, you can use stained glass varnish. The black backing for the design in this case will be the perfect companion. If at the same time, silvering the substrate with fine glitter, and then coating it with stained glass varnish, the effect will be amazing.
Red and white design can be created in many ways. You can choose hand-painted on accent nails as the basis of design. Light floral motifs or feathers or even geometry will be very useful for a spectacular and stylish manicure. It is important that, in addition to the picture, about half of the background area is visible. This will make the design easy and will not overload the design.
It is unrealistic to use the negative space technique. For example, a hole or a thin arch that echoes a hole can become an unpainted part. If you want to use this technique, you can completely leave the entire area of accent nails under it and perform a simple design on top of a transparent varnish.
Even a laconic bow made of small rhinestones will look very impressive here.
It is fashionable to use a seasonal manicure technique. In relation to the design in red colors, these can be:
- flowers painted in white or golden color on a plain background for summer manicure;
- autumn-themed slider design in red-white-silver tones;
- diagonal cage with silver contrast for winter design;
- love theme with hearts for Valentine's Day;
- brown autumn leaves with a golden outline for autumn decoration;
- foil golden flakes along with an application slider design in the form of a flower arrangement;
- foil lace as a fancy accent nail jacket for winter, spring, summer.
