Pastel Manicure

From year to year, the pastel gamut of lacquer pigments holds honorable first places in the line of the best tones in the color palette. Manicure in such shades looks incredibly gentle and easy. However, with each new season, something changes in design, so to understand modern trends, you have to turn to the nail industry stylists again and again for the necessary information. Read about what has changed in the design of pastel manicure and what are the main trends.

Pastel shades of the color palette are among the bright colors. They are perfectly combined with each other and look harmonious together with bright contrasts. At the same time, whatever tone is chosen, it will balance the female bow, making it easier and more tender. Calm tones, which include pastel, are suitable for women of different age categories and priorities in style.

These shades are great for business women, office workers., they are harmonious in the romantic style and look of a shocking urban fashionista. It’s usually not difficult to choose clothes for them, because they are combined with many contrasts in the palette, including neutral, natural, bright and dark groups. Pastel shades of varnish can harmoniously complement the images at different times of the year, due to which they can be called universal seasonal.

A manicure in pastel colors looks beautiful and gentle. At the same time, in order to look harmonious in a female bow, the original color does not have to be ideally identical to the tone of clothing or accessories.The shades that pastel colors are rich in can be warmer or cooler. They are saturated and can be not only moderately tender, but also practically whitened.

One of the features of pastel manicure can be called the fact that it is equally harmoniously relevant for both the everyday look and the evening appearance. Such tones can ennoble any style of clothing, be it classic, boho, preppy, shabby chic, art deco, eclecticism, office, business, ethnic or grunge. In addition, such tones are relevant for the directions of new bow, fusion, rustic, jeepsi, glamor, vintage and hippies.

Given the possibilities of decoration, pastel manicure can fit into the vivid images of a modern fashionista. For example, a different decor can change the perception of a design, make it sharper, more creative, or, conversely, more tender, perhaps more savory and sweeter. An attractive group of pastel colors is also for those who prefer to create trendy designs with memes. The light background created by the shades of the pastel group is an excellent basis for such a decor.

With the advent of the new season, the attention of fashion trends is paid to lengthening the shape of the nail plate. If more recently, short marigolds were considered the most relevant option, then today moderation and average length are a priority. The shape of the saw cut also changes: a straight line has rounded ends, which is important to maintain the softness of a gentle manicure. Looks great pastel manicure on nails of an oval shape, as well as almond-shaped, which again returns with triumph to the fashionable Olympus of the new season.

However, whatever form you want to choose, you need to take into account the features of its natural. Well, if it is beautiful by nature and elongated. Those whose nails are short, and even flat, will have to limit themselves to choosing more saturated tones of pastel colors.

Too light tones, in addition to visual shortening of the nail plate, also visually expand it. And it will already look ugly, with such a form it will be more difficult to work on finding the perfect nail design.

No matter what varnish products the nail industry offers today, they are all suitable for pastel manicure. At the same time, each type of coating will differ in its texture and carry a special emotional coloring in the design. For example, matte pigments of pastel color ennoble manicure of any technique, due to which it looks stylish and status.

Jelly or aquarium pigments are translucent in texture. Such pigments allow you to make the design of nails as natural as possible, although for the best design, nevertheless, it is worth choosing warm colors.

Variants of the magnetic type have become more interesting today. With them, you can create a manicure for the texture of precious stones.

As for glossy coatings, today they are one of the most successful hybrid varnishes. In addition, they are in demand due to the fact that they can be used as a basis in any manicure technique. Shimmer analogues are noteworthy in that they can have a different fraction of spangles. Today, glitter is used to emphasize accent nails, which gives the design elegance and solemnity.

No less popular varieties in pastel colors are mirror and temperature coatings. Such varnishes can make a special manicure in individual techniques.

The second is notable for the fact that they change color depending on the temperature change. For example, in the cold they darken, while in the heat they become light.

Pastel colors - not only calm and flesh tones, such an opinion is wrong. In fact, a shade is a color diluted with white. This group of shades includes the following diluted paints:

• pink
• blue
• lavender;

• mint;
• caramel;
• Coffee
• nude
• salmon;
• pale turquoise;
• light violet;
• light yellow;
• soft green.

Techniques for performing manicure today are diverse. Moreover, all of them provide for the preliminary preparation of nails, giving them the desired shape, removing the cuticle and pterygium (growing on the nail skin). To understand the difference between the methods of staining nails, it is worth briefly indicating the basis of each.

A classic manicure is performed with full staining of nails over their entire area. In this way, monophonic designs with a matte texture are performed, which often do not need further decoration due to the unique appearance of the applied pigment. On the other hand, depending on the chosen variety, such staining can also be used as an accent of manicure.

French manicure - A great solution for nail design in pastel colors. This design looks gentle and beautiful, it gives lightness and hints at the refinement of nature. Today, this design tends to asymmetry, and in addition, the traditional smile inherent in the French can be not only diagonal, but also fantasy. For example, it can be arranged in the form of a gradient, chanterelles, seals, memes or flower petals and leaves.

By reverse jacket is meant French "vice versa", in which the usual smile of contrasting color is located at the base of the nail plate. Today this handle is more like a contour stroke of the nail. Sometimes it is completely wide or asymmetrically located. Often it is accented with a contrasting color with glitter or kamifubuki, and they also perform a gradient in the technique.

Ombre - this is the real gradient, in which staining is done in two ways, using several multi-colored or related pastel tones. This season, the gradient can be not only familiar (from bottom to top or reverse), but also with a transverse stretch of tones (from one dock roll to another). At the same time, not only the natural transition of one tone into another is popular, but also a deliberately harsh gradient.

Moon manicure in pastel colors looks incredibly gentle and modern. Today, holes, in addition to the usual semicircular shape, can be supplemented with thin arches. In addition, they can have a geometric shape, for example, triangular. In some designs, the hole is even double, due to which the design looks fresh and stylish. Often, such a technique, like a jacket, is performed in negative space, leaving either the hole itself or another part of the nail unpainted.

"Broken glass" - A technique that today is considered one of the most fashionable and is based on a special manicure film. On light pastel-colored nails, the cut pieces of the film look stylish and discreet, and such a manicure attracts the enthusiastic looks of others without an unnecessary cry. The technique is noteworthy in that the film can be laid out with various geometric patterns.

Powder technique allows you to give the nails volume. The technique involves sprinkling nails with topcoat applied to them with a special polymer powder, followed by drying under a special drying lamp.Such a coating allows you to diversify the design, with the help of powder you can create voluminous velvety patterns, it can be chosen in any related or identical tone to the existing pigment.

Newspaper manicure - Another of the trends of this season. And it looks better on light foundations. By printing newspaper pieces on the nails, you can get not only various letters, but also stylish patterns, as well as hieroglyphs, which today are considered trendy nail designs. Impressions, coating with a layer of top material, can be complemented by a variety of decor, which will make it possible to add a touch of vintage to the design of manicure.

Manicure in pastel colors can be decorated with different decor. Moreover, the choice of decorative elements is so great that it is sometimes difficult to dose decorations when designing accent manicure nails. The best techniques to bring a different mood to the design today are:

• drawings;
• stamping;
• stickers;
• broths;
• rhinestones;
• foil;
• glitter;
• rubbing;
• modeling gel.

Each type of decor has its own nuances. The seasonal orientation of design unites varieties. Today, fashion trends are sure that the design should be seasonal. For example, this can be expressed through the temperature of the shades or with the help of a picture. The print is done with acrylics, using a thin brush or special pens for drawing.

Stamping and stickers can be called an alternative to hand painting. Both methods of decoration are distinguished by the ability to create a beautiful pattern on accent nails in the shortest possible time.

A stamped print in contrasting colors on a light pastel background looks gentle, because the lines of the finished engraved drawings are almost always thin and airy. Stickers are even easier to work with: they are glued to the top layer, after which they are dried and sealed with another top layer.

The variability of the choice of ready-made sliders makes it easy to choose the right design for accent nails in any subject, whether it is in demand geometry or color motifs. Actual drawings are ethnic motifs, as well as the themes of glamor and all kinds of graces in the form of bunnies, bears and a heart-shaped candy for marshmallows.

Broths are nothing more than microscopic beads, which are glued by analogy with acrylic powder or create volumetric decor from it. From it lay the reverse jacket, geometric shapes, create small flowers for them, which complement small rhinestones.

The foil is used both in the form of adhesive tape and in other varieties, complementing it with accent manicure nails.

Rhinestones are used in smaller quantities today compared to last season. And the point is not that fashion today seeks minimalism and lightness. Such a decor without dosage makes the gentle tones of manicure less expressive. It can even destroy the brilliant idea of ​​decorating, because one must not forget that pastel colors are noble in themselves. Accentuation of the texture of such pigments is far from always appropriate, especially since the design with rhinestones should not compete with female jewelry in the chosen image.

Spangles in silver or gold can replace rhinestones when emphasizing the cuticle area, masking the joints of two contrasting varnishes of different colors. They can also emphasize drawings on the nails, for example, making dots in the middle of the flower or filling the heart with the same dots.

Rubbing is an excellent solution for decorating manicure in pastel colors.Fine powder allows you to give the texture of pastel varnish not only a mirror effect, but also a rainbow-like appearance or gradient, holography and even the effect of the carapace of the beetle. On delicate tones in pink or mint, this looks especially unusual, giving the original tones depth and volume.

A modeling gel allows you to add volume to a manicure. It is often used when making floral designs, and is also used for gluing small crystals or kamifubuki. You can create with it, including a design with the effect of raindrops, which today is considered one of the trendy.

We suggest you turn to visual examples that demonstrate the best nail designs in pastel colors.

• An incredibly gentle solution with dandelions will appeal to any modern fashionista. The modeling gel with a transparent texture is involved, giving the design volume.

• Delicate manicure with glossy varnish and lace pattern. Original decoration of nails by hand painted.

• The smart solution for an evening out. The use of rhinestones and matte pigment.

• Trendy geometric design. This example demonstrates the ability of manicure to harmoniously fit into any bow of a modern woman.

• Marshmallow manicure will please fans of all pretty and kawaii. This design will not only look stylish in the image of a young fashionista, but will also cheer up at every glance.

• Gorgeous wedding manicure worthily complete the image of the bride. Due to the lace pattern, the design is filled with lightness and tenderness.

• Fashionable evening design with sparkles. Making accent nails with a moderate decor in a moderate volume.

• Cuticle accent design. A stylish solution for fans of trendy and fresh looks.

• A chic gradient in matte colors will be appreciated by any woman. This design does not need additional decoration.

• A good combination of contrasting shades. A stylish option for the summer bows of an urban fashionista.

In general, pastel shades of the color palette combine well with any clothing, whether it’s a city dweller's summer bow or a glamorous beauty’s winter design. However, if you want to achieve the perfect ratio, it is worth starting from some of the nuances. For example, for a sporty style, the chosen tones of manicure should be as neutral as possible, they should not affect the choice of clothing.

For business onions and the image of a business woman, you can look at the nude range, as well as pinkish and beige shades.

For directions of a glamorous style, on the contrary, everything that is brighter, and even with brilliance, is welcome. As a rule, these are designs complemented by sparkles and rhinestones. For romantic onions, pink and lilac tones are ideal. In the image of Preppy, naturalness is especially important, therefore pinkish-beige and powdery shades are relevant here.

As for the mint, bluish, light turquoise tones, this is an excellent choice for lovers of marshmallow techniques and fans of Asian trends such as decor or bosozoku. Any tone of pastel colors can be used in the style of Harayuku, which protests against any rules and is a kind of rejection of a certain style. “Dolly Kay”, “giaru”, “Lolita” - these styles are the best suited for using coatings in pastel colors diluted with white pigment.

For an everyday look, it is better to do a manicure with a concise design of accent nails. So it can be combined with any wardrobe clothes and not look out of place at the same time. It’s great if the matte texture of the pigment is chosen: this varnish gives a special status to any manicure.

As for the publication, rhinestones are just right for him.But such a design as flowers or cute drawings with bears will look, at least, unsuccessfully. Lightweight designs for a vacation or trip to the sea also do not combine with luxurious evening dresses.

If you really want something unusual and incredibly fashionable, it is worth making accents using the veil technique using dark contrasts on accented nails. So the style will not break, and the image will be complemented harmoniously.

The technique of drawing a nail with varnishes in pastel colors is given below.