French manicure: design features and trends of the year

Every year, trends in nail design change, masters offer interesting and fashionable new products. However, the usual two-tone coating - French, remains popular and most in demand. He is loved for his exquisite simplicity, tenderness and versatility. You can supplement them with a daytime look, and for an evening out, just add a few rhinestones or a metallic coating with sparkles on an accent finger.

Every woman’s well-known nail design with a white stripe around the edge has been over forty years old. Despite the common name, gentle manicure did not come to us from the capital of fashion and beauty. Although everything elegant, chic and beautiful is really connected with Paris.

The manufacturer of world-famous varnishes Orly first created this nail design, which with equal success can be performed at home and in beauty salons. The main goal of its creation was the cinema of that time. It was necessary to come up with the current version of the design of nails, which would fit all the frequently changing outfits and images of actresses of that time. So a manicure was created in natural colors with whitened tips of nails.

Today, the technique of applying French manicure has not changed. Before applying the design, the nail plate is coated with a protective transparent varnish. After drying, 1-2 layers of light varnish or gel are applied: pink, pearl, peach, light coffee. Strips of milky white color are drawn on top of the tip of the nail.Recently, to create smooth stripes, special adhesive strips have been used for French manicure.

New nail design offers a wide space for experiments on nails with a classic manicure. You can simply supplement the basic version with modeling or painting on accent fingers. The youngest and the most daring use a jacket, which only slightly resembles the good old classics. Such a manicure looks fresh, stylish and original.

Let's start with lunula. In recent seasons, it is recommended to isolate it along with the tip of the nail plate. You can do this in the same or contrasting color. Often, small rhinestones, sparkles or special beads are used to design the hole. Fill the lunula with flowers or a simple ornament. You can perform the simplest techniques on every finger. If you emphasize lunula with bright accents or details, it is better to use them on several accent fingers.

The strip forming the nail and making the jacket French also underwent significant changes. It can be not only white, but also black, golden, red, neon, painted in all colors of the rainbow in accordance with the mood and the chosen outfit. Its shape also ranges from a simple strip to a triangular design, an arched shape, a trapezoid, a beveled line. In the new season, it is often made metallic. Also, lovers of luxurious design choose an ornament of rhinestones or flowers, covering or supplementing a strip of milky color. Often, the edge of the nail is not so contrasted.

The main coating of the nail can be done in a transparent color, one of the fashionable powdery shades or any of the favorites of the current season. Young girls even use elements of metallized rubbing or special neon and glowing in the dark coatings. A matte finish or gel is also often used in the French technique. Most advantageously, this option looks on neat short nails. In this case, the tip of the nail is often highlighted with brilliance or left the same color, but covered with gloss. Especially creative girls choose another option for manicure - antifrench. When it is created, the strip is not drawn straight on the end of the nail, but oval, on the opposite side of the lunula and with a slight extension up.

The foil design is very unusual and is a combination of two techniques with the opposite effect. Delicate feminine jacket is diluted with aggressive metal. The unity of opposites looks interesting and quite harmonious. An alternative to the technique using foil is rubbing and broken glass manicure. Such a design is used as a relevant emphasis on several nail plates.

Finishing with the finest lace is often performed as part of the bride's wedding manicure. The most delicate translucent patterns with interweaving are best combined with French manicure. Framing nails made in this technique looks very gentle and elegant. To imitate lace fabric of a wedding dress, colorless or silver rhinestones, gilded monograms and floral patterns are often added both in a flat form and in a volumetric design.

However, lace design is quite appropriate on weekdays. On nude beige or pink dark matte finish, black lace looks very impressive, as a reminder of attractive and sexy underwear. The lines should be especially clear and neat. For their implementation, you can use any auxiliary application technique: stencils, stickers, stamping. The lace pattern in the new season may not be repeated on different fingers.

A renewed French manicure is characterized by the manifestation of all those trends that exist in the corresponding season. In winter, we decorate a delicate manicure with white snowflakes to the tone of a strip of milk light.Add silver shine and a couple of thematic drawings to accent fingers.

In spring, the jacket blooms: unobtrusive floral motifs are located on one of the sides of the nail or along the edge of a light finishing strip. She herself sometimes consists of blooming twigs, small forget-me-nots and other vegetation. To overdo it with such a design is not worth it. French manicure should be easily guessed even in the frame of bouquets of exotic plants.

In summer, the most attractive prospects for experiments arise. Seashells, starfish, palm trees and seagulls appear on the translucent main coating. Design is becoming more realistic, more voluminous. The most daring fashionistas can choose a jacket in rich colors: scarlet, orange, bright yellow, turquoise and even black.

The latest negative space technology also begins to accompany French manicure as a completely harmonious detail. A spectacular and cute addition in the style of defenseless naked marigolds looks very good. This option is used when covering the nail with a sufficiently dense pigment of delicate color or light saturated. The ideal base is cappuccino, peach, light yellow. Strips at the tips of the nails and one or two accent nails are usually painted in a single color. Part of the nail plate is covered with a stencil, under which there remains an unfilled space in the form of geometric shapes, inscriptions, outlines, hearts and other symbols.

So, the classic jacket implies a combination of a white strip at the end of the nail and a transparent or light foundation. The color for the design of the horizontal strip is better to choose a warmer, creamier, but without yellowness. So the manicure will look more sophisticated. The main part is painted over with one of the natural colors: pink, pearl, peach, light beige.

Stylish modernly executed versions of French manicure can include all the colors of the rainbow. For delicate nude flowers, ideal partners are white, black, golden and silver. These basic tones are combined not only among themselves, but also with completely different colors.

Delicate spring nail art involves a combination of breaking green and shades of light bubbling water. Sky blue, clear blue colors, light green and mint create a feeling of freshness and look good with a transparent tone and sparse sparkles.

Light varnish is good on nails and in the winter. The combination of red and white classics framed by golden sequins and rhinestones looks very impressive.

Brown light gel polish looks good on tanned skin in summeras well as mint, simple matte coatings in pink and orange shades, as well as ripe plum and fuchsia. It is allowed to use previously incompatible shades: scarlet and pale green, violet and noble gray, orange and burgundy. There are no strict rules here. It is only important to use the law of relevance and measure. It’s great if every girl can experimentally find her the perfect shade that will be in harmony with the color of her skin and the image in general.

If, hearing the phrase “French manicure”, you still imagine natural-looking nails covered with pink or beige varnish with a classic white stripe around the edge, you should pay attention to photos of the latest French style nail designs. Fresh ideas and an unusual combination of diverse techniques can inspire you to create your own unique design.

• The French manicure harmoniously looks on nails of a square shape of medium length. To create a laid-back summer version, it is enough to draw the tips with bright rich colors.The design of the strips in the shape of an arch harmonizes the rectangular shape of the nail plate.
• At home, you can safely experiment with a variety of shades. In this way, you can find very successful color combinations. In addition to simple painting techniques, they give an interesting result.

• In the ombre style, not only nails are made out, but also parts of them. A classic strip of French manicure is highlighted with a gradient. Rhinestones or shine should be added very sparingly so as not to distract attention from the main gradient motive.
• Red color does not always distinguish a predator. The right shade can create the exact opposite effect. The coral tone in combination with a discreet strip of rhinestone on the tip of an accent nail looks more elegant than aggressive.

• A gentle girlish manicure in pink colors with modest butterflies or flowers is able to decorate the nails of very young fashionistas. A good option for the summer, although in the school year it will also not look defiant.
• Another summer idea is juicy fruit motifs in addition to a French jacket. You can do a simple drawing yourself: beginners will be helped by stencils and stickers.

• Discreet flower painting in pastel colors looks very gentle. The highlight of the image is complemented by traditional stripes on the tips of the nails, made in contrasting black.
• Bright neon colors are suitable for lovers of discos and club nightlife. The coating glowing in the dark with fluorescent paints looks interesting. The rest should adhere to the rule of naturalness in manicure.

• The popularity of 3D surround design is gaining momentum. Any figures and drawings tend to perform as realistically as possible, using the latest nail design techniques.
• Openwork wedding jacket has long been a popular manicure for brides all over the world. It looks especially gentle and elegant, complementing accessories and dress with the finest lace.

Classic French manicure is a combination of a transparent coating as a base, a natural shade of varnish and a white strip covering the tips of the nails. This option is good for applying both to your nails and to extensions. Medium in length, covered with pearl pink or peach varnish, they are considered simply universal. This design suits absolutely everyone, looks great on nails of any shape and length, making the image feminine and elegant. However, modern girls strive to look not only perfectly groomed, but also in every possible way to show their individuality and originality. This their desire is reflected in manicure as well.

Recently, there has been a tendency to create an image with a wide involvement of accent details. The design of nails also becomes such an important accessory. Stylish manicure can successfully emphasize the chosen image or give it a clear completeness. To do this, stylists offer a wide variety of versions of the service jacket. In some embodiments, this manicure changes only the traditional white color of the edge to provocative and bright shades. Often, the French style is only guessed in the design with the help of additional no less relevant techniques.

As a rule, the image should match the design of the nails. Therefore, you should choose the shape and length of the nail plate, the color and texture of the main coating and, of course, decorative elements. Thus, each woman can create an individual version of the jacket for a daily look or momentary mood.

A delicate feminine and slightly naive shade is created on short round nails or amygdala of medium length. Choose better popular nude shades: powdery, light green, sand, pink, peach, delicate beige.They are good in a glossy version, but look most impressive with a matte finish. You can complement the monochrome manicure with delicate snow-white lace, light flowers and rhinestones. A drop of luxury will add shine with a golden hue.

Very young people in fashion manicure, made in different echoes of colors. This is true for the French version. The main thing is that the shades are tender. When performing such a manicure, additional jewelry will be redundant. Polka dots or bows on accent fingers look good. You can also decorate individual nails with thematic prints in the form of animals, cartoon characters, cute symbolism. It is worth remembering that with this effect you will look somewhat infantile.

But painting in the style of negative space, especially on oval nails, will look very elegant and always appropriate. Made in delicate colors with the help of stencils, it will become the perfect harmonious companion of French manicure. Partially bare, left without gel or varnish nails look defenseless and innocent.

Older and more elegant girls can try on a variety of nail design options from the image of a fatal seductress to a strict office clerk. As a base, oval or square nails with slightly rounded corners at an average length are good.

Carefree beach or summer nail art will help to create a transparent jacket with contrasting strips of rich colors: orange, yellow, lime, red.

A particularly refined look is obtained by mixing French coating techniques and ombre. At the same time, the strip does not look clear, but blurred. Its color is not white, but is one of the shades of the selected range of transitions: as a rule, the lightest. Extravagant women can choose a black jacket. It looks especially stylish in a combination of matte and glossy coatings. A spectacular look is also observed when using simultaneously painting techniques with a French jacket and accentuation of the lunula. In this case, it is better to use pure classic colors: beige, red, black. You can add a little golden metallic or microbissor for accent nails.

In fashion, sexuality, but not aggressive, but restrained, barely visible. The desired effect will create a french appetizing flesh color in combination with a black lace pattern. This design reminds of magnificent underwear. The color of genuine leather, chocolate or cappuccino will also be successful.

The image of the fatal seductress will support nail design in black and red colors. In this case, do not go deep into rich colors. Do not forget that we are doing all the same French. Therefore, a pure red color can make a coating of one or two nails. On the rest, the same color will repeat in the coating of the tips of the nail plate or when highlighting the lunula. Such a manicure attracting attention does not need additional distracting details.

The most elegant look is the shape of nails "Ballerina". It is an oval-shaped nail plate with a tip cut across across rather long nails. Such a manicure is not very practical, but for bright events and publication, it is simply excellent. A fairly large area of ​​the nail coating will allow the master not to restrain his creative impulses.

Marigolds can be covered with all the splendor of patterns and additional accessories. For the evening version of manicure, literally everything is used: glitter, rhinestones, liquid stones, monograms, foil, rubbing. It is permissible to choose both a design in bright colors and rather saturated colors up to burgundy and emerald. Moreover, they should be as natural as possible.

Inexperienced lovers of easy solutions can complement the traditional French design on their own at home with the help of stickers, stamps and stencils. Simple graphic or abstract images on accent nails can also be done with a brush.

With humor and ease you can relate to manicure, even as elegant as French. The design of individual fingers, as a rule, of the ring finger or little finger, in comparison with the more restrained decor of the others, has been at the peak of popularity for several seasons. You can complement the manicure with upward-moving balls, the image of the Eiffel Tower or the Paris Ferris Wheel. To give realism and naturalness to the manicure, actual rain drops on the nails, made using the usual transparent topcoat, will help.

French manicure looks elegant and simple. When varnishing, accuracy and accuracy are required. Beginners can use stencils or special adhesive strips for this. The colors of the classic jacket are quite bright and clean, so attention will be focused on every possible imperfection in the manicure. Any nail design looks advantageous only on well-groomed fingers. Therefore, before performing nail art, we carry out a set of procedures for the preparation of hands and nails.

Before this, we prepare all the necessary tools for performing hygienic manicure:

• nail file will help to shape the nails (it is better to take a glass or on a paper basis, they do not spoil the nail plate) and special scissors for manicure;
• deburring tweezers or cuticles;
• an orange tree stick and a special cuticle softener.

At the first stage, we make a warm hand bath with sea salt and the addition of essential oils for 15 minutes. Then remove the cuticle in the appropriate or most familiar way. Move softened skin with a stick or use nippers. Before using the tool must be processed. We give the nails the desired length and shape with scissors and a nail file. The correct manicure is done by moving the file in one direction so that the nail plate does not delaminate.

We choose the shape and length of the nails not only based on our own preferences, but also on the structure of the nail. If it is thin and brittle enough, it is better to make a square or round shape no longer than 5 millimeters. Then the manicure will delight for a long time. Owners of strong and healthy marigolds can afford various shapes and lengths. At the final stage, we cover our hands with nails with a nourishing cream, let it soak in well.

French is applied in several stages with thorough drying of each layer. There are many design options - from classic to modern trendy. In the latter, often only the application technique and stylized strips at the tips of the nails remain from the French. The remaining patterns are done with a brush, rhinestones, sculpting, etc.

Often when performing French classics, special sets for manicure are used. They are sold in a wide assortment and consist of three nail polishes: transparent, pale pink (peach or beige) and a dense milky white coating. Also in the package can be special stickers and stencils. A few years ago, there was a tendency to use a white pencil to give the tips of the nails even more purity and whiteness. To do this, it was necessary to whiten the tip of the nail from the inside.

Several methods are known for performing French manicure. The most common are two of them.

1. After drying, stencils or strips of ordinary adhesive tape are pasted onto a transparent base. The edge of the nail plate is painted white to the stencil. It is possible in the same way to allocate space in the cuticle, the so-called lunula. Top for greater durability, cover the entire area of ​​the nail with a transparent finish. If you wish, you can add shine.
2. If the hand is firm and there is some experience in nail art, you can draw the strip yourself. For this, one or two layers of a nude shade coating are applied to the transparent base, depending on the desired density. After complete drying, put two white dots on the sides along the upper edge of the nail. Immediately with a brush we connect them in a straight line. Leave to air dry and cover with a finish colorless varnish.

According to the reviews of nail design masters, the classic two-tone coating of neutral tones never goes out of style. It is always in demand regardless of a change in fashion trends. Modern versions of such coverage are quite diverse. Now, graceful manicure is chosen not only by modest fans of a restrained classical style. French is performed using different colors, mixing techniques, adding decorative elements to accented fingers. It is distinguished by a contrasting color or gloss, rhinestones not only the edge of the nail, but often lunula. French manicure can no longer be called too uniform and boring.

Surely each of us wants to stand out from the crowd in pursuit of success and attention of the opposite sex. Therefore, the image should be not only perfectly honed and thought out to the smallest detail, but also complete, and as much as possible - individual. Original ideas and development of professionals in the field of nail art masters help to emphasize the peculiarities of women and girls.

Women of all ages love the jacket for its versatility. Their reviews are always positive, because the coating lasts a long time, looks feminine, fits any clothing. No matter what you wear, a French manicure will complement the look in jeans, an elegant dress, a formal suit or a bright designer kit. Each one can do it on their own, if they can use the special tool correctly, without wasting time and money on going to the beauty salon. Professionals can be entrusted with the sophisticated technique of a wedding manicure based on a jacket with the finest lace, delicate flowers.

On how to make the perfect French manicure at home, see the next video.