Bright and gentle ideas of combining purple and white in manicure
The violet color has many shades - dark, light, close to blue or almost maroon. And among them you can always find the one that suits you personally. One of the most gentle shades was recently declared the color of the year by the American agency Pantone. This ultraviolet shade (Ultra Violet, 18-3838) differs in inconspicuousness, it is perfectly combined with white color and can be suitable even for office manicure.
Classic technique
The most elementary version of the manicure - monochromatic with a full coverage of the nail plate can be varied, having painted some nails with violet varnish, and others white. If this option seems too boring, you can diversify it with rhinestones, stickers and other special decorative elements.
You can also make drawings in the form of white flowers on a purple background or, conversely, purple flowers on a white background. The last option, of course, easier to implement. And it is enough to buy appropriate stickers on the nails - they will significantly save time and simplify the process if you do the manicure yourself.
You can also draw geometric patterns, circles, leopard or tiger pattern.
The latter in a purple-white version will look especially unusual.
And you can also add other colors, such as gold lacquer or gold loose sparkles. A fashionable and unusual combination of purple lacquer with white craquelure or cat-eye effect.
French version
Traditional French manicure is a nail plate, covered with a transparent varnish and a white stripe along the edge. He gained popularity primarily for its simplicity, versatility and relevance for any, even the most strict dress code. But since the advent of the French manicure, designers have created a huge number of unique variations.
With a purple base, French manicure loses its simplicity and inconspicuousness.as this color even in the brightest version remains very noticeable. However, it turns out very original. In addition, the white stripe gives a tangible color contrast, adding to the nail design spectacularity.
As an experiment, you can also make a white stripe not exactly along the edge of the nail plate, but at an angle, or even transfer it to the base of the cuticle.
Ombre
Ombre is a very popular lacquering technique. Externally, the result of this technique is similar to drawing with watercolors. What, at first glance, it seems unusual, because nail polishes have a completely different consistency than honey watercolor.
However, such a manicure is done with ordinary polishes or gel polishes with a sponge or similar means. And in the case of a combination of purple and white, the final version will be very impressive. So much so that no additional decorations will be needed and even unnecessary.
Shades of coating and color types
Choosing the color of lacquer, do not forget that you are also holding the skin of a certain shade and subtone. And in the case of a manicure color type will also play a role. Maybe not as significant as make-up, hair color and clothes, but it is also worth taking it into account. Moreover, we usually do a manicure as part of a whole image.
There are only 12 color types and all of them are divided into 4 season groups - winter, spring, summer and autumn. As mentioned above, among the shades of purple there are very different - you can always find the right one for your color.
Purple is a combination of blue and red.Accordingly, for cold color types, it is better to choose purple with a predominance of blue. These include ultraviolet, dark indigo, Persian blue, violet. All of them, except the last, belong to dark and saturated shades, therefore, they are most suitable for “winter” colors and “deep autumn”. Spring, summer and other types of “autumn” should be treated with caution.
Bright fuchsia, cyclamen and the like are the favorites of the “bright winter”. For this type and white - color must have.
If you belong to the "bright winter", then the showiness to you to face, and the best option would be the version of the French manicure with visible white stripes.
Warm types can pay attention to the eggplant, dark purple - it's all shades with a red subtone. Purple is also for you - it’s not for nothing that this royal classic is often mistaken for a shade of red. And you can experiment with dark purple, it is in the color wheel exactly on the border of blue and red, being quite advantageous. And in the case of the “warm autumn” version of dark purple in its saturated form will be the most successful.
Delicate types of "spring" and "summer" can pay attention to light shades. These include light purple, lavender, violet, pale purple. You can also take a shade darker - for example, amethyst.
On how to make your own light purple manicure with rhinestones, you will learn from the video below.
