French manicure with a corporate "smile" - a recognized classic. At the same time, he never loses his relevance, as he perfectly “adapts” to the requirements of modern trends of nail art. A striking confirmation of this is the French ombre manicure, which is a unique combination of classic and super modern trends in nail design.
Features
The ombre technique, also called gradient or degrad, appeared only a few years ago, but quickly gained popularity among modern fashionistas of any age. The main feature of the manicure made in this technique is the presence of smooth color transitions. Initially, this term meant a manicure with a change in color saturation from nail to nail - each subsequent was darker than the previous one by one tone. Today, so called and nail design, in which the gradient is used inside one nail.
To decorate a manicure in this technique can be like the most common lacquer coatings., and gel-lacquered, additionally decorating it with sparkles, rhinestones, stamping. As for the combination of French-style nail design with a gradient, the latter can be applied in the form of familiar stripes, and can complement the already drawn french on the nails, adding to it spectacularity. At the same time, French degradation will also differ in less strict boundaries between colors than in the classical jacket.
A manicure performed in this way looks unusually beautiful, neat and stylish.
What nails are suitable for?
Like the classic French design, a french jacket with a gradient can be applied to the nails, regardless of their length. However, the most suitable for such a manicure are medium nails. It is on them, he looks especially elegant. By the way, this option of nail design is universal, as it is equally suitable for both very young girls and a serious mature business woman. In addition, choosing the right color, you can add a wedding dress, evening silk dress, and summer beach bow.
Color solutions
The usual and usual french - a combination of two colors. One of them is the basis, the second is applied only to the tips of the nails. Colors for such a design, you can use any. The stronger the contrast between them, the more effective the manicure will look. The French in the gradient style, on the contrary, suggests using different shades of the same color range, since in this case a smooth color transition can be achieved. Most often, pastel colors are used for this version of nail art, which are considered universal.
Design rules do not limit the choice of these colors at all.If you wish, you can use any other - from the most light and warm, to the most cold and dark. At the same time, it is permissible to arrange colors not only horizontally, but also in a vertical position.
If the gradient is planned to be applied only on the tip of the nail (the one that is painted white in the classic design), then there is also a wide choice of colors and shades. The main condition is that they harmonize with each other.
How to do?
There are several options for decorating nails with fashionable and beautiful nail art in the style of degrade.
Simple option
So, to make classic gradient french manicure, will be required:
- colorless base;
- a piece of foam rubber;
- varnishes.
Lacquer coatings will need two.One is the flesh tone for the main tone, the second is white or any other color at will, to highlight the tip of the nail. First of all, a base coat is applied to the nail plate, it is well dried. Also put and dry primary color.
Then a second lacquer is applied to the foam rubber with a greasy strip. To make it as flat as possible, the sponge should have a fine-grained structure, but not be very dense. Those that are used for household needs, do not fit because of too large cells, which will greatly absorb lacquer. Cosmetic sponges, on the other hand, are very dense and will not allow the dye composition to be absorbed at all, therefore it is also undesirable to use them.
It is worth picking up something average, for example, a piece of ordinary foam packaging.
Coating is applied to the nail plate with blotting motions., slightly touching the sponge in those places where the color should be barely noticeable, and pressing it more tightly where a more saturated shade is required. The greatest problem when applying such nail art is the removal of varnish from the cuticle. So that it does not get dirty so much, you can stick a scotch around the nail plate before starting the procedure, and after everything is dry, carefully remove it. If no protective equipment is used, then remove the lacquer on your skin, you should immediately after painting the nails.
The technology of the classic gradient French manicure, see below.
Two color
This design, as a rule, involves the use of two coatings of the same color range. In addition, to create a nail art will need:
- base (instead of it you can use the lighter varnish of the selected);
- fixing composition;
- a piece of foam rubber;
- foil sheet.
Preparing the nails, they cover the base. To make the manicure brighter, the main varnish is applied in several layers. Then, on the foil, the selected varnishes are distributed in the order in which they want to be seen on the nails. Experts advise to apply a darker tone closer to the base - then the nails will visually appear longer.
Foam is applied first to the foil, and then they lightly paint the nail on it. The more approaches, the more intense the color will be (the three times application is considered optimal).
At the same time, it is impossible to press hard on the sponge or sponge so that there are no imprints of their cells on the nail plates. Lacquer on foam rubber is recommended to be updated after each nail, so that it is equally bright on all nails.
With a multi-colored tip
Another way to decorate claws in an original way is to design using two different colors at the tip. To create it, prepare:
- base coat;
- stencils for french;
- palette and foam rubber;
- varnishes (depending on color preferences).
After applying the base on the nails gently stick stencils for french. In order to achieve the desired effect of color transition, the selected varnishes are first applied to the palette, where the border between them is erased with a toothpick or a small brush. But without this procedure it is quite possible to do and apply the coloring compositions immediately to the foam rubber. To do this, both varnishes draw strips on the sponge, placing them very close.
To transfer varnishes to the tip of the nail, the sponge is positioned so that the colors are set vertically. Perform coloring easy rolling movement, trying not to go beyond the boundaries of the stencil, so as not to spoil the manicure. For greater brightness and color saturation, the procedure is repeated, after which the stencil is gently removed with tweezers and the nails are covered with top.
For greater originality and brightness of the manicure on each nail, you can use combinations of different colors.
Other gradient application options
You can also create a refined jacket in the ombre technique using an airbrush. This device allows not only to evenly spray paint, but also to adjust the spray density - the closer the nose of the airbrush to the nail, the richer the color will be.Through the use of such equipment manicure turns smooth, with neat transitions.
