Manicure Design Ideas for Teens

A manicure is not only applying nail polish, but also a hygienic procedure. It is better if girls get used to soft soft skin, clean well-groomed nails with a neat shape from childhood.

For preschool children, a simple neat clipping of nails is implied. Older girls, as a rule, have a keen desire to imitate adults, which can be directed in the right direction. Teenage manicure is significantly different from an adult, you just need to remember that the child’s nail plate is still very soft, the skin of the hands is sensitive, therefore, it requires careful care.

A manicure by a master in the salon or done independently at home should be careful. It is worth giving preference to European manicure without the use of scissors and nippers, so as not to damage the thin nail plate. Tools must be of good quality and sanitized before use. It is better to use special care products designed for children's skin.

An individual manicure set includes: manicure scissors, several files, nail clippers and cuticles, nail polish remover, cuticle oil, hand cream.

Order and little secrets of teenage manicure.

• First you need to treat your hands and tools with a disinfectant.
• Then you need to make a warm short bath with a few drops of fragrant oil, such as lemon. Baths with sea salt, iodine will help get rid of the problem of weak and exfoliating nails.
• The length of the nails should not be made too short. It is optimal to leave 1-2 mm from the edge of the nail.

• Gently shape the nails, making circular movements with a file only along the edges of the plate. Usually leave an oval or round shape. It, unlike a rectangular one, looks good on children's fingers.
• If necessary, the cuticle is removed using a special liquid agent - remover, and treated with an antimicrobial agent.
• Use a special napkin to polish the nail plate. In no case do not grind, so as not to disrupt its structure.
• The barbs are removed with careful movements.
• In the end, the skin is calmed with light massage movements using a gentle baby cream.

Coating:

• for proper coating, it is recommended to degrease the nail with alcohol-containing substances or nail polish remover;
• there should be no excess on the brush;
• apply the first drop to the base of the nail and stretch an even central strip along the entire length;
• complete the filling of the nail surface with varnish with two semicircles from the center to the right and left;
• carefully treat the end of the nail with a brush;
• to obtain a denser and more saturated coating repeat the coating.

For teenage manicure, depending on age, season and mood, you can apply a different color palette. There are no strict time frames for applying this or that color, but perhaps such restrictions will arise according to the strict rules of the institution.

For girls, a simple one-color manicure is more suitable: beige, milky, pink, lavender. Neutral shades look equally good individually and in combination with each other. Based on a uniform coating, one nail can be distinguished, for example, anonymous, with a different color or pattern. The combination of beige and cream will create a warm manicure.

Various application techniques, a multi-color palette, interesting details and elements allow to realize any manicure ideas for a teenager. Horizontal and vertical stripes, geometric shapes, delicate flowers, fluttering butterflies, funny pictures - various designs can easily be done independently using stencils. Such a manicure will not get out of the general image of a young schoolgirl, combining well with any clothes, and will make the image gentle and sophisticated.

Older girls will already be able to do French manicures. It is characterized by a natural translucent coating in light pastel colors. Pale pink or cream varnish goes well with a white edge, more dense in consistency. At home, you can apply a convenient smile stencil for applying. Top with a transparent top for fixing. This application looks neat and restrained. Additional decoration with rhinestones will make such a nail design festive.

15-year-old fashionistas can already safely use a gradient coating. Ombre on the nail is easy to perform by gradually moving from one shade to another, usually from dark at the base to lighter at the tips, or, conversely, from top to bottom.

A manicure with a matte finish and several drops of dew made of silicone looks charming and at the same time quite restrained.

Any 16-17-year-old girl can experiment with color, texture, elementsusing numerous patterns, rhinestones, letters, stripes, dots, small flower buds and other images. You can realize the most incredible ideas, use unexpected combinations to decorate. These may not be images typical of girls: pistols, airplanes, stylized trains.A great solution for a teenager is to learn how to make such a cover on their own.

Lunar coating is gaining great popularity. This technique is similar to French manicure - part of the nail plate below is highlighted in contrasting color. The base of the nail is called the lunula, so this glamorous design is called the lunar or Hollywood jacket. In the classic version, a combination of colorless and scarlet varnish is used. You can use other combinations: contrasting and similar in tone, matte and pearlescent, metallized and shiny.

To create a lunar manicure, a crescent-shaped strip is applied at the base of the nail, which repeats the shape of the hole, visually making the nail plate more accurate and narrow, emphasizing the beauty of the hands. Design of cool manicure, made in bright colors with a metallic effect, is easy to perform.

Sand nail polish can be applied not only to long, but also to short nails. This manicure is also called sugar, since grains of sand create an unusual rough texture. Numerous grains can be bright or neutral in color, matte or shiny texture.

A special film resembling glass gives the manicure a gentle glow. Thinly cut strips are neatly attached to the base with a brush. The first layer for glass manicure can be any color and tone. Over the film, the coating is fixed with a top.

Various decorative elements will help to make a manicure unique: rhinestones, stripes, dots.

But during the school year, it is worth observing some rules, summer manicure may differ in color experiments. So, for the summer, an ideal choice is a bright varnish of an unusual shade with prints.

Novelty nail design - white manicure. The classic version has become a novelty of the season through the use of special application techniques. White with all its versatility can be elegant, sophisticated and mysterious. The main matte coating makes it possible to combine various options, colors, shades. Such a design is simple and original at the same time - it all depends on the details. It can be used at any time for any look, even as an option for a graduation party.

Cat Eye Magnetic Lacquers, which consist of a mixture of ordinary pigment with metallic magnetic grains of one or more colors. After application, the particles are attracted by a magnet. On the same basis, a novelty appeared - “3D-cat” or “chameleon”.

Different colors of magnetic dust in one bottle create fantastic pictures: star dust, space, galaxy.

Slider design - unusual drawings, cartoon characters, fruits and berries on one or several fingers, is quite original and attracts everyone's attention. For example, a gentle coating with a bright print in the form of a frog princess will undoubtedly appeal to cheerful and perky girls. It is possible to use several techniques: color jacket, gradient, nail art, rhinestones. Such a manicure looks easy and interesting due to the colorless base and bright additions.

A very unusual version of the manicure will be obtained using the acrylic baking technique. Relief patterns, various braids and weaves will add uniqueness and authenticity to the image. Volumetric snowflakes, flowers, patterns evoke a sensation of elegant porcelain decoration.

At the peak of popularity, rhombs that combine bulkiness and brilliance. Laid out randomly or in the form of a geometric pattern, they help create a unique pattern. 3D rhombus is a diamond-shaped sequins.

A trendy trend is a mosaic, as if created from colored glass or mica.

The technique of Negative Space is different in that part of the nail is not varnished. The natural color of the nail plate is visible between the colored areas. Such drawings on the hands of a young girl look quite organic.

A manicure can be gentle and bright depending on the intensity of the color and season. It can be supplemented with a picture, for example, a dandelion. Easy to execute, but very effective option.

Rhinestones, gloss on nails always cause admiration and attracts general attention. A gentle manicure of a nude shade is a great choice for a teenager. It can perfectly complement the neat and discreet rhinestones.

Using strips in the design visually makes the nails thinner and more elegant. Geometric and graphic patterns are always popular. It is not necessary to be a gifted artist, if you wish, you can always use special stencils.

Pastel shades on short nails emphasize the modesty and grace of a schoolgirl. Stripes of white or silver color can be placed along or across, to create incredible geometric shapes. Such a manicure looks fresh in the summer.

Sand or sugar manicure is not only beautiful, but also durable. Grains of sand, clutching with each other, give a more practical coating.

Cool manicure is the best suited for teenage design. Everyone loves animals, cats, owls. Such nails will definitely not go unnoticed. It is better to put a picture on one or two fingers, most often they choose the middle and the ring one for this.

Ombre manicure with a smooth transition of colors looks great at any time of the year. The main thing is not to overdo it with color. The transition from dark to light color looks stylish and discreet.

Lunar manicure, represented by a combination of any warm shade with a white base is an eternal classic, delicate and sophisticated. The use of discreet color makes a manicure appropriate for daily wear to school.

Workshop on creating a school manicure, see below.