Manicure on sharp nails is extravagant and breathes creativity. Today, he can adorn the hands of women of different age groups and styles in clothes. However, the design of such a manicure is quite demanding on the choice of decor and has its own nuances in each performance technique. The material of this article will tell you how to choose a design for sharp nails.
Features
The acute form of nails or stilettos are not universal. Externally, they are elongated or very long nail plates with a sharp edge. The short form of the stylet differs from the almond in greater sharpness. In everyday life, such nails are uncomfortable: the sharper and longer, the less their strength and the higher the risk of possible injury due to accidental mechanical contact with anything.
This form is rarely done on natural nails, since it is not possible for a woman to keep it for a long time. Sharp edges are very quickly injured, and therefore it is necessary to correct them, taking off the length, or even completely changing it to a more traditional form. A distinctive feature of nails of this form is the fact that they are not suitable for every female handles.
For example, if they are good for graceful and fingers, then short and chubby ones will look ugly.
At the same time, the unusual shape is good for wide nail plates, as it helps to lengthen the nails. Perform this form by building gel or acrylate. This technique has its own nuances, and therefore mainly professionals in the field of nail service can beautifully design the region.The extension is carried out by using special templates (paper or plastic tips).
It will not work to make stilettos from any ready-made form - this is another of the features of this form. It is created from scratch, laying out material on the template and forming the necessary bend with tweezers. The technique involves clamping the plate along the entire length, starting from the base and ending with the edge of the nail plate. If the edge is too sharp, it is smoothed out, since excessive sharpness causes a quick nail breakage, and this is not beneficial for any master.
Today, stilettos have several varieties, each of which has its own name:
- gothic style;
- faceted;
- Sword
- peak.
Varieties differ in the length and shape of the edge. For example, the Gothic stylet has a shape bent inward of length and a large length. The faceted version differs from the classical one by the presence of faces, and the shape in this case can also be variable. It is not easy to do it, because you have to not only build up, but also grind symmetrical faces.
Sword breathes creative, these pointed nails have beveled edges, as if connecting below. If you look at the nail plate from the side of its upper edge, the shape of the cord will resemble a sharp triangle without a base, but with long edges. The peak is nothing short of ultra-long and particularly sharp stilettos. Despite the fact that sharp and long nails look unusual, they are still uncomfortable. Therefore, fashionistas who do not want to give up creativity in their image stop at an average and short stiletto.
Technicians
Stilettos are demanding on the choice of equipment, although there are some nuances. For example, their manicure is often combined and too rarely simple. It often looks colorful, and therefore, for the expressiveness of the technique, one has to reduce the number of accents and rely on the uniqueness and nobleness of the texture. Sometimes on stilettos not only two, but even three techniques are combined (classics, moon manicure and French).
An ideal technique for shaping a stylet, regardless of its varieties, is French manicure. It opens up a ton of possibilities for combining design. For example, it is precisely the so-called French smile that can be taken as a basis and fulfill a gradient on it in related or contrasting shades. Moreover, today it can be not only vertical and horizontal.
Fashion offers two more solutions: ombre effect in related tones from finger to finger and a gradient in the form of a geometric figure. Both options look unusual and spectacular. Today, this design is considered trendy. Regarding the gradient in the form of geometry, it is preferable to take a triangle as a basis, which will fit particularly well into triangular stilettos. However, such a gradient is undesirable to do on all ten nails of a manicure, because this emphasis will lose expressiveness.
The wide smile of the jacket is enough space for the implementation of the technique of "veil". At the same time, the effect of kapron tights is performed on most of the nail plate, and the remaining place is often decorated with a variety of lace curls. A veil smile in a French jacket can be very diverse, with and without contour strokes, with a lace pattern or gradient located in a vertical strip.
Sometimes the jacket on sharp nails complement the design with holes. This combination looks colorful, because in addition to two techniques, it is decorated with numerous decor. If a professional relies not on an abundance of decor, but on expressiveness, he gets a stylish manicure with two or three accents and a classic design on the remaining nails. Such a design is more attractive from an aesthetic point of view, in addition, it gives the female set a high status than the colorful motley on each stylet.
Stilettos are the best form for aquarium design.In this regard, they are unlimited by the flight of creative thought. The decor sealed inside can be the most diverse (from dried flowers and slider design to sifted sand, small shells and pebbles). Often this shape is decorated with pearl beads, fabric, volume moldings. Sometimes the creative knows no boundaries at all, due to which in fashion you can find stiletto nails with long hair, fur and LEDs.
Speaking of techniques for sharp nails, one cannot but mention the classic manicure. Monophonic staining in this form is rarely characteristic, but if it is performed, the design either relies on the uniqueness of the texture, or complements the design with unusual and catchy accents. As a rule, this is characteristic of nails of small length. A gradient with smooth stretching of related and contrasting shades is also performed on them.
Popular colors and shades
Today, fashion offers not to limit yourself in the choice of color schemes for nails of an acute form. However, if for outrageous personalities it does not matter what others will think about them, then adherents of traditional clothing styles are sure that color matters. And here there are some peculiarities, despite the fact that today dark and saturated tones, as well as all shades of green, are super popular.
Eggplant and Marsala colors are in fashion, bright wine is very popular, lavender, purple, plum tones and all shades of pink are relevant. They can be combined with milk, white, blue, lilac, bronze, light gray and purple. Popular contrasts for sharp nails are combinations of powdery tones with black, white, silver, green. It is fashionable to mix cool blue with silver, lavender, nude. Black and white contrasts with the addition of silver are also relevant.
Invoices
The best types of material for sharp nails are glossy and matte gel polishes. As for the type of surface, the focus of fashion trends is the play of two textures: matte and gloss. Choosing the type of matte finish, you can pay attention to its textile varieties (velvet, satin, velor and suede). Such coatings look status, sometimes drawing out the most concise solution is better than catchy variegation.
In addition, holography and chrome are in fashion, which does not want to give up fashionable positions, despite the fact that it is the mirror texture that laid the foundation for all other types of rubbing, whereby they create an unusual effect. In addition, the texture of the coating can be flock (felt) and powder, which is explained by the use of fine acrylic powder. This trend will continue in the next season.
Megapopular shimmer coating, which is created with a pearl veil and hybrid varnishes with mother of pearl. Such a manicure on sharp and triangular nails always looks spectacular. He is always in the spotlight and gives a lot of opportunities, opening up a number of ideas for the realization of the most daring fantasies. It is often decorated with stained glass coatings, giving the design depth and volume.
How to decorate sharp nails?
The decor for the stylet will depend on the design idea. Sometimes it is a laconic smile, sometimes rubbing, in other cases a shimmer. However, when you want something special, they resort to different tricks. For example, you can decorate a manicure with Yuki flakes, which are more in demand in a manicure design than ever. They represent a decor in the form of large flakes of snow, very fragile and weightless. Yuuki can be not only translucent, of which color varieties with the effect of holography are especially popular today. In addition, in the line of such a decor, you can pick up the chameleon flakes of mica decor, which is a type of rubbing.
In addition, stilettos can be decorated with rhinestones, inlaid with Swarovski crystals, as well as opals. A very beautiful decor for this form is watercolor painting, in addition to it, you can decorate sharp nails with a slider design, broths, stamping and all kinds of drawings made using stencils. As for aqua design, even insects are used here, as well as dandelion umbrellas, the same Yuki, LED paints.
However, one should not forget that due to the use of a certain color and decor, a stylish form can instantly acquire vulgarity. Despite the fact that the length allows you to decorate your nails with a voluminous and stucco design, you should carefully approach his choice, considering the relevance of a particular shade and decorative element.
Mega-beautiful in this form are various abstract patterns created through water manicure. In addition, stilettos can be decorated with liquid stones, voluminous stucco patterns and 3D stickers. Sometimes the uniqueness of the shape of accent manicure nails becomes a decoration of the stylet. For example, they can be forked, in the form of fingers, daggers and even swords.
Actual Design Ideas
In the new season, fashion has changed its view on the expressiveness of design. This is expressed, first of all, in length, due to which the same design of a manicure can look diametrically opposite.
Long nails can be decorated with tear-off foil and a pattern. Today, the trend of using transfer foil is gaining great popularity regardless of manicure techniques. For example, it can be used to decorate a big french smile. So that the design does not look too clumsy, the foil is used dosed, and the smile of accent nails is allocated with small rhinestones.
Using a beautiful and bright shade, they play on the contrast of textures. Say, you can make glossy gel polish a regular jacket on a Gothic style stylet, and cover two nails with matte varnish of the same color with a velvety texture. Such a design will look stylish, catchy and elegant.
The space theme is in fashion. You can decorate your smile with a french cosmic pattern using glossy and shimmer coatings with sparkles. At the same time, if desired, the base of the smile can be emphasized with a white bow. Alternatively, you can perform a space design in monochrome colors, instead of drawing gel polish with sparkles in the form of stars.
When working with rhinestones, you need to limit yourself in choosing a different decor and focus on choosing a varnish with an expensive texture. It can be a magnetic option or a cat's eye. In this design, according to the latest trends, it is enough to use inlay on only two out of ten nails. You can give a special effect to the coating due to satin rubbing.
Short stilettos can be decorated with various powder rubbing and acrylic sand. Especially fashionable today is the use of a mother of pearl veil; on a pointed form, it looks beautiful, filling the female set with sophistication and elegance. Here you can create various bright drawings, given the seasonality of manicure. For example, for the summer it can be floral motifs, plant stems with buds, ethnic ornaments.
Also, the theme of juicy fruits is popular in summer design, and therefore often short stilettos are decorated with all kinds of fruit compositions. By the way, sometimes they use fimo, which, in addition to introducing a special mood into the design, makes it voluminous. Autumn design can be decorated with colorful leaves, ears, raindrops, umbrellas. In winter, it is worth painting snow on stilettos (in the form of powders, snowflakes, frosty patterns). In spring, fresh colors and drawings of birds are welcome.
One of the best themes for short stiletto patterns is geometry. She is able to create a visual effect of lengthening the existing shape. The drawing can be done using the lunar manicure technique.In addition to triangular-shaped holes, these can be all kinds of stripes, rectangles and arrows, as well as zigzag lines and diagonals.
It is fashionable to decorate the accents of short stiletto prints with polka dots, cage, bows, hearts, curls, monograms and lace motifs. The mehendi ornaments and prints created by the dots with nozzles of different sizes look great at such a length. Fans of marshmallow design can afford on such nails prints of ice cream, funny cats, sweets.
To learn how to make a striking design on stylet, see the next video.