In recent years, in the field of nail art is gaining increasing popularity neutral manicure for short nails. Bright red long nails do not surprise anyone, often they look very defiant, and such a manicure is not suitable for every girl. But calm design in neutral colors looks very elegant and natural.
Manicure features for short nails
Short nails look inconspicuous, but this is their highlight. Neat, well-groomed, educated, intelligent - just such a woman with short nails and a light everyday manicure looks like. In addition, this length allows you to easily do household chores, do office work, attend sports activities.
Creating a manicure on the nails with a short length, you should follow a few rules.
Women with taste will not cover short nails with bright bright colors and rhinestones, neutral transparent shades look much prettier at this length.
When using additional decorative elements (rhinestones, sparkles, stickers) it is worth using a minimum number of them.
Pastel nude shades visually lengthen the fingers.
Long fingers are more suitable form of nails "soft square", short - an oval or rectangle.
To make the fingers look longer, you need to remove the cuticle in a timely manner.
For brittle nail plates, hot manicure using warm oil or cream is recommended. And also for short nails relevant European, or unedged, manicure.
Performance techniques
Foil. In the case of everyday manicure, foil is sufficient to use on one or two fingers. It is better to choose calm shades that are not conspicuous: with their short marigolds they look very nice and well-groomed.
Matting This is ideal for short nails. Pastel colors look very neat, especially pink, gray, peach. Solid manicure is quite suitable for everyday use.
Transparent. Fashionable in recent years technique. During the execution of the manicure the master leaves some part not made up. Rather, instead of color coating causes clear varnish. You can make your nails completely transparent - this is a very natural, unloaded version. People around have the impression that the woman herself has achieved such perfect healthy nails, without the help of a master.
You can use a transparent base when performing a jacket.
French manicure. Wonderful dim option for short lengths. This year it is fashionable to shade a border that looks elegant, dignified, modest and not defiant.
Confetti. This technique does not lose its popularity over the years. One of the options for short nails is to cover the plates with a pale blue lacquer. One of the nails is left transparent and some shiny circles are put on top. It looks calm, gentle, and at the same time somewhat mysterious.
Glass. By focusing the glass on a pair of fingers, the girl complements her image with some magical charm. All other nails are covered with any pastel shades. The glass on a transparent coating looks very modest and cute.
Geometry. Several transparent lines on a white background will look very gentle and neat.By the way, if the choice is made in favor of geometric patterns, then for short nails, use vertical or diagonal lines: this will visually lengthen the fingers.
Picture. The image created by skilled hands of the master, can look no worse than decorative elements. Even on neutral and transparent nails it is allowed to draw a modest heart, a neat bow, an unpretentious cat's footprint. Such a design will not add to excessive brightness, but it will emphasize the softness in the character of a woman.
Design options
Monophonic. A great option for everyday manicure. The main thing - do not perform it in bright colors. Well suited pastel colors, clear varnishes, light shades. It is better to use matte coatings. In this case, you can wear any jewelry. As well as plain colors, it is easy to combine with everyday clothes.
Drawings on manicure. It is better to give preference to simple straightforward options like peas, dots, berries, hearts, stars. It is very beautiful to combine pastel, but contrasting shades. Naturally, if a manicure is performed for a daily look, then 1-2 fingers should be used for the drawing.
You can draw images yourself or use stencils if it is, for example, about geometry.
Classic french The most common option for short nails. It can be performed on a transparent basis, which is now fashionable to cover the nail plate, and on pastel. If you want your nails to look as natural as possible, then the smile line at the edge of the nail should be done in the traditional white color. It is always a win-win option for both daily use and unexpected events.
Ombre effect. More often bold women turn to this design, combining the most unusual bright combinations in manicure. But for the working version you can pick up beautiful and calm tones. For example, a combination of pink and white, peach and transparent, blue and yellow shades will look gentle and unobtrusive. Any pastel and pale shades will harmonize perfectly and look feminine on short nails. This design is well combined with office clothes.
Moon manicure. Very popular option for short nails. The nail plate is covered with some colored lacquer, and the hole remains in natural color. Great for everyday wear. The triangular shaped well looks especially beautiful on a short length: it visually lengthens the fingers.
It is better when using lunar manicure to use matte tones.
Patterns. Gentle and romantic option. White lace on a transparent background looks especially beautiful and feminine. If you want to bring a special feature to everyday manicure, you can make neat black patterns on a classic jacket.
Winter. Actual manicure, which is perfect for a winter landscape. It may include white patterns, interesting patterns, blue snowflakes, the use of several sparkles and rhinestones, but for the everyday version of the picture should be only a pair of fingers. All other nails should be covered with a monotone neutral color.
Pale blue, gray, peach shades will look good.
See an example of a dim manicure for short nails in the video below.
