This season, fashion trends exalt restrained elegance and comfort. Such simple requirements are best met by a noble, aristocratic, and status gray color. It has a lot of royal elegance, elegance and airiness.
Features
The gray scale varies from anthracite dark shades to light, subtle pastel-gray tones. The universality of the gray palette allows you to use it in nail art for everyday, business and evening look. The main advantage of such a manicure is the variability, conciseness, they allow the manicure in shades of gray to harmoniously live with any ensembles and styles. In addition, gray balances the most controversial and eye-catching decor.
All ideas of design using gray color as a base or decor cannot be listed in one article. Minimalistic compositions without decor, geometric simplicity, romantic ensembles with flowers - all this can be done in the gray scale.
Perhaps many people will find the color boring, and the famous "gray cardinal" will immediately come to mind, imperceptible to others. One of the drawbacks of gray is the need for handling it. Here you need to have a taste, to know when it should and should not be decorated with a manicure, which shades are better to choose. In addition, gray quickly and very subtly emphasize all the shortcomings of the nails.
Color combinations
The ideal color combinations for charcoal and light gray are calm shades. For example, nail art looks great, diluted with pastel tones. If there is a desire to give the design expressiveness, then the best method will be to complement it with decor in gold and silver tones.
It is important to choose the right shades to create a harmonious composition.
Pink
The delicate combination of pink and gray can be ridiculous, and even vulgar. To avoid this, it is important to remember the following rules:
- pink delicate elements should not be dominant, it is better to reduce them to a minimum;
- it is important to alternate between gray and pink or perform them in the gradient technique;
- acid shades of pink, bright and flashy tones are best left for other ideas; cool, calm colors are more suitable for gray.
White
Here there are practically no restrictions: any shades of white - from warm to cold, will be ideal in such a tandem. You can experiment with drawing, textures, decor - overload gray-white manicure is almost impossible.
The black
If you use black color in the design, then the variations are also quite a few - from the most daring to laconically canonical. If you are trying to combine different shades of gray in one ensemble, black will act as an excellent bundle.
Blue and cyan
Another good choice, with dark and light shades of blue will fit into the design perfectly. Complex shades - sapphire and indigo, perfectly complemented by the calmness of gray. This manicure is perfect for the evening out.
If you combine gray with blue, be sure to think about the outfit, which should be consonant with the manicure notes. The more color in the dress, the less on the nails, and vice versa.
Beige
This duet is ideal for fans of a concise, discreet style.This combination is quite elegant, fits into any image and emphasizes the status. Even the defiant decor here will look more calm and respectable.
Dark grey
Yes, among themselves gray shades also need to be able to connect. For example, gloomy graphite is enlivened by a bright "neighbor" in the palette, decorated in silver. The darker the shade of gray, the more luxurious it looks in gloss. Also, this color will be an excellent base for a mirror coating.
Gold
It would seem that the coldness of the scale best of all harmonizes with the silvery motifs, however, and the luxury of gold gets on wonderfully with grayish shades. If we allow only small laconic elements, then gold and silver will look good even in everyday design.
Such decor looks especially advantageous if it is supported by golden accessories in a dress. A great choice is the golden french rim.
In addition to color combinations, it is important to correctly determine the texture. Matte finish today at the peak of popularity, in the gray version is a win-win choice. However, it is important that the execution of the manicure was flawless, as the matte coating emphasizes all the flaws. A very original, albeit simple solution - to combine gloss, matte and several shades of gray in one nail art. In this case, the decor becomes completely optional.
It is worth remembering that the matte finish fades the skin, so it is not recommended to use it with a very light shade of the dermis.
Fashion Design Ideas
Consider a few classic ideas manicure, do not go out of fashion, as well as a number of new products that will look elegant in gray.
French
This classic type of design has long left the scope of nude scale. Variations with a gray palette are numerous, and if you choose a gray base, then almost any border can be. If you are within the boundaries of strict style, then the gray French manicure is perfect. However, a couple of elegantly-expressive details are enough to turn a reserved French jacket into a festive one. Supporters of canonical French manicure can stay on a transparent basis and light gray edging.
Moon design
The reverse jacket has also become a classic for a long time; to highlight the “smile” in gray design is a very elegant and concise solution. Kaimu can be supplemented with a strip in the color of silver or gold, pebble. The hole itself can remain empty space or be filled with any harmonious shade.
A great way to take care of yourself is to make a hole of an unusual shape, for example, triangular, acute.
Floristic motifs
The best choice for performing a flower pattern on a gray background will be white, beige, shades of a delicate rose. To create a more nontrivial, bold design, you can use black, gold, silver and blue. Today stylized floristics is definitely in trend, so there are a lot of variations. They can be minimalist or expressive, complemented by décor in the form of sparkles and stones. It is enough to select one or two nails for drawing.
Gradient and Ombre
These techniques are on top of fashionable Olympus. The gradient effect differs from the ombra in that the smooth transition in the first is unlimited by one scale. In both cases, the main attraction lies in the smoothness of stretching shades. As a rule, such a manicure is glossy. For a successful gradient, you can take two or three shades of the above.
In the case of an ombre, the transition from darker to lighter shade has already become classic and traditional.
Stones and rhinestones
Such decorative elements are a great way to diversify the gray range and make it festive. Despite the fact that gray holds back almost any defiant decor, it is important not to overload the design with the color and size of the stones. Rhinestones will support matching image accessories.
Sometimes it is enough to select the accent finger with a luxurious radiant composition.The perfect solution is to add a drawing or an ornament to stones.
Peas
It can be quite large and not particularly different from tiny dots. It all depends on the purpose of the design and the size of the coverage area. White, black peas are ideal partners for a gray background.
Marble
The effect of marble looks very good in gray shades. In its own way, it is simple and expressive at the same time. A huge plus is that such a coating requires almost no decorative intervention.
Glitter and Glitter
Glitter will help to diversify the grayish background of any shade. Glitter gets on well with this calm color range. The effect of "broken glass", highlighting the accent finger in the brilliance - all this looks expensive and elegant.
"Cat's eye"
This design can be considered hypnotic, it is incredibly popular and beautiful, it is quite appropriate both in everyday life and in celebration. Volumetric iridescent nail art is quite self-sufficient without decorative elements. You can select the accent finger, covering it with another gel varnish, for example, blue or black.
Picture
This season, in addition to the classic floral ornament, laconic geometry, inscriptions, formulas, hieroglyphs are in fashion. All of them look great in a similar color scheme. The choice here may be limited only by taste and style preferences.
How to make a gray manicure, see the next video.
