Red nails - a universal version for almost any shape and nail length. It is perfect for everyday socks and for bright festive images. There are many techniques for applying various types of coatings, but the red color and to this day remains one of the most popular.
Stylistics features
There are many shades of red: it is a cherry, wine, and berry, and a shade of mahogany, and scarlet. Not each of them will suit the concrete form, the length and design of the nail. The owners of short fingers are best to stop on the larger shades of ripe berries and reddish shades of autumn foliage. The same should be done to those who prefer to trim and to write to the nail short. Such colors visually lengthen the nail and finger, make it already and carefully.
Long nails, on the contrary, it is worth covering colder and dark shades to remove some vulgarity of bright red varnish. In this case, the shape of the nail can be both square and with rounded edges. Red varnish stands out by itself and can compete with a large number of jewelry, even if they are made of precious metals.
One of the frequent techniques that professionals enjoy To select the perfect red shade, is the selection of lacquer in the shade of the girl's skin.
- For light and pale leather, classic scarf, crimson or cherry shade, as well as all cold shades of red. Such a contrast will emphasize the hands and make them visually more well-groomed and neat.
- For the owners of a bronze tan or for dark girls, on the contrary, warm shades with gold or orange tint are suitable. It will be good to look a coral or chestnut shade of varnish, but the warm shades of red-plum color will look great in the casual wear.
- The Bordeaux color is best suited to dark-skinned beauties, and red-haired girls will be delighted with manicure in tomato shades.
Before painting your nails in red, you need to make a high-quality manicure and carefully cut the edge of the nail. If the nail plate is uneven, has tubercles or dents, it is best to pre-polish it with soft buff and apply a basic coating with gel or colorless varnish.
In order for the bright color to be not cleared and not tucking as long as possible, it can be fixed with various finish coatings or sprays. Do not try to paint a separate damaged area of varnish. If the lacquer started to barbell or erased, then it is necessary to completely repaint nail.
Types of Technician
To date, there are several coating options for nails. They include:
- ordinary lacquer, which is holding down within 2-7 days;
- gel that is removed or adjusted as nail growth (1-2 times a month);
- Gel varnish, which is a certain compromise between the usual thin varnish and strong gel; This option is about 3-4 weeks, but somewhat thinner of the usual gel and more fragile.
Fields from what kind of coating is chosen for manicure, the end result depends on the technique of its application. This technique is chosen taking into account the preferences of the client and the possibilities of the master performing manicure. They can be mixed and complemented each other, several nails can be decorated in one design, and several in the other.
- French. With this technique, the staining of the nail is covered with a lighter, transparent or matte lacquer. The "smile" zone on the edge of the plate is painted with a brighter, contrast or brilliant color. The boundary between two shades can be emphasized using various decorative elements. The only disadvantage of such equipment is its big popularity. In any team or in any company, at least a couple of girls with a similar manicure.
- Lunar. Such a design is similar to the technique of French manicure, not the bottom, but the top edge of the nail is distinguished by the top edge of the nail. This option to do a little more complicated, but there are many auxiliary tools and devices, for example, adhesive stencils that will help make the lunar coating both in a professional and at home.
- Ombre. The word "Ombre" comes from the French "shading" and means a smooth transition from the brighter color to the dark. Such a gradient, made on both long and short nails, looks unusual and festive in bright colors even without additional jewelry. Clear shades will create an option for daily socks to work or study. At home, it is harder to make it, but, having trained a bit, you can quickly cope with this nomudine art rather quickly.
- Feline eye. Such a manicure is almost impossible to make an ordinary gel or varnish, a special magnetic coating will be required, which, when applying to it, the magnet forms a strip of a lighter shade in a certain part of the nail. Feline eye looks unusually both by itself and in combination with other staining techniques. It is performed very easily in the presence of a special varnish and a small magnet elongated form, which are often sold complete.
- Water. For such an application technique, one or more colored varnishes dripped into a container with water to create a thin color film. The finger is immersed in water, the nail plate is placed under this film, after which the nail rises with it. Excess varnish is erased from the skin, and a thin film with beautiful divorces is covered with the finish.
- Lace. Such an equipment involves staining the nail through a lace tissue, while creating a characteristic pattern called "Veil". In some cases, a piece of thin lace is placed under a colorless coating, which remains on the nail the entire period of socks.
The technique is quite complex, requires some experience and is often done in professional salons.
- Stemping. For this option, you will need to special printing and several metal plates with engraved patterns. Varnish is applied to the pattern in large quantities to fill all the small parts, and the surplus is removed by a special plate. The finished pattern is transferred to print, after which printing is applied to the painted or natural nail. Thus, the drawing moves from the metal to the nail plate.
- Pictures with brush. Experts with extensive experience can create even the most real picture on the nail of the Mizinz. It all depends on the customer requests and the capabilities of the master itself.
Actual trends
This year, the manicure of many models on various shows was decorated in red colors. In various directories and fashion magazines, you can also meet brightly aliens or wine shades on the nails of oval and square shapes. The design itself is distinguished by the variety of small parts and unexpected combinations.
- Flowers of various shades on a red background - a real find for lovers of natural motives in the image. Such flowers can be combined with the tone of the main coating, and can act as a bright contrasting detail.
- Geometrical drawings are capable of visually lengthening or narrowing the nails, make their shape more rounded or, on the contrary, more acute.
- Metallized coatings created using various powder vents, in their popularity, can align only with matte and velvety coatings.
- Superactual coating, mimicing the mating sweater or scarf, is perfect for the period of cold weather. First, the coating thickness will protect thin and brittle nails even in the strongest frost. Secondly, such a manicure looks very warm and cozy, especially in combination with woolen sweaters and dresses, the pattern on which is similar to the design of the nails.
- Lrack. In fashion, there remains a volumetric manicure with large details, however, unlike past seasons, it has become more "carrier". Huge flowers and figures go into the past, giving way to a calmer embossed patterns.
- For a long time, the original design with hand painted, which can be both in a very concise form, and in the form of small, but very detailed pictures. It can be both simple monograms from contrast varnish and drawings on five nails, combined into a whole picture.
Combination of paints
Red color is quite capricious in combination with others, loves to lead and contrast. There are several classic and win-win options for this combination.
- Black and red coating - The most classic one is possible. Suitable for nail plate of any shape and length. It is easier to carry shortcomings of coatings and a gradient. It looks festive and very elegant, so it may not come up for daily socks.
- Red-white combination more relaxed and soft, but it looks better on long nails than on short. Such a coating requires more attention to detail, but it will look good with additional decorations. The thinner there will be a contrasting line, the easier it looks like a nail.
- Shades of gold and scarlet Often found in a manicure, timed to any celebration. Best gold looks in the form of decorative lines and drawings, and red in the form of the main layer. Do not wear silver jewelry with such a design of nails, as they will contrast with the gold pattern of patterns.
- Silver and red , like the previous combination, is a successful, but calmer and everyday. He's a bright and laconic, especially if silver is highlighted only one finger on hand.
Less traditional, but also successful are combinations of red with blue and beige shades. A vivid option for a solemn case can serve as a scarlet manicure with shiny or metallized elements. Do not combine red color with green, yellow and pink color, they will lose on his background.
Beautiful examples
- The combination of two and more shades of one color allows you to emphasize the neat shape and the length of the nail. The gradient looks calmly and every day, and lace patterns will give grace even in the simplest office suit.
- Not everyone will agree to such contrasting combinations. But they emphasize not only the courage, but also the delicate taste of the girl.
- Short nails look perfectly with a wine or cold raspberry coating. In this case, the shorter nail, the darker there should be varnish color.
About how to make a red manicure with a foil for the New Year's image, see the next video.