Oval manicure is always in demand, as it is universal and suitable for any occasion. There are different ideas for the design of oval nails, with which you can demonstrate your good taste and adherence to fashion trends.
Form features
Oval is considered a form for nails, the closest to the natural. Due to the streamline of the lines, this form acts as a repetition of the cuticle outline, but differs in evenness and softness. Although the oval nail plate is considered natural, it is accompanied by difficulties in the creation and requires care when performing. Harmony and symmetry will be required.
The oval will look good with any types of nail plates, however, on wide nails you will need a proper “stretching” of the side faces. Creating an oval shape, you will need to sharpen its free edges in an arc. There are two types of performance.
- Traditional. It is a universal oval shape that will repeat the natural outlines of the nail plate. Similar performance will suit almost every woman and actually looks when creating any image.
- Oval-square. It has straight side portions. This design can be used as an alternative to square marigolds. The equipment equips marigolds with additional durability, since there are no auxiliary loads on the free edge. Due to this, the nail plate will not break, unlike the traditional form of execution.
A competently made oval shape will act as a mirror reflection of the cuticle and will create a harmonious balance of the marigold.
Advantages of manicure with the shape of the oval.
- Versatility in the application. With a similar manicure, you can go to work, a formal event or use for everyday look. The oval will look harmoniously on the hand of a young girl and a more mature woman.
- Practicality. The free edge of the marigold is different sharpened, so it will not cling to clothes and other things.
- Uniqueness. Such marigolds can easily be transformed into another shape, changing the level of sharpening.
- For oval nails, you can choose the design of any direction.
Choice of nail length
The oval shape fits to the nails of any length. Short nails with a similar shape look gentle and touching and belong to the category of the safest. This version is often chosen by people with specialties such as: masseur, culinary specialist, medic. Also, such a manicure would be appropriate among athletes and young moms. On the nail plate with an average length, the oval will look feminine and sophisticated. The combination of this form with the length most like men. Due to the well-chosen design, such nails can look very impressive.
Long oval-shaped nails belong to the category of bold options. However, the oval will not look so outrageous, compared to other forms. When choosing a design, special attention should be paid to the style so that the manicure does not look too vulgar. The length is a bright element in manicure. Too long plates, even in the form of an oval, should not be loaded with unnecessary decorative elements. However, for short nails, you should consider an option with bright decorative additions to make them more spectacular.
Design options
Manicure with oval nails can go well with any ideas. This version looks beautiful with different techniques ranging from classic and ending with inverted versions, moon manicure and ombre. Often there are variations with floral illustrations, along with images of different animals. They give the nails not only fashionable, but also a cute look. Delicate applications in the form of lace images are suitable for any event. Ideas with prints, which are combined in color and texture with the girl’s outfits, look original. For the celebration you need to choose bright variations of marigold with stones, glitter and rhinestones.
French
On classic marigolds always looks good french. His tenderness is in harmony with the smooth outlines of an oval shape. Regardless of how long your nails are, the white color should completely cover the free edges, so the width of the jacket can vary in size. Fans of experiments with color variations can also make a color french. The rounded shape is relevant not only for pastel colors (blue, lavender, pink, mint, floral), but also for combining with a rich palette (dark cherry, black).
Moon manicure
This beautiful design is often found on manicure with oval shapes. Here focusing attention on the root holes prevails, so the oval is perfectly combined with the elegant curves of the manicure. Just like when choosing a jacket, in the moon manicure there is a wide list of ideas for execution. The nail hole is allowed to be covered with white lacquer, and the plate itself can be painted in any tone of pastel color. With this combination you can get a gentle and feminine manicure. If a bright tone is chosen as the main color, white peas will look beautiful on it. Due to this performance, you can become the owner of a fun and playful image.
Bottom hole does not have to be painted white. You can use contrasting tones (black or red), thereby emphasizing the girl’s determination and courage. Some masters offer their clients a solution, where there is a combination of moon manicure and classic jacket. When choosing such an idea, it should be remembered that the well bend and the “smile” should correspond to each other. Another design is in demand, in which the hole is colored with a transparent top. This option will be optimal in a pair with drawings, decorative elements or ornaments along the edges of the nail hole.
Ombre
Ombre has managed to gain popularity among lovers of fashion manicure. Masters of nail design can offer their customers a variety of variations of performance, which have a bright contrast or soft color scheme. Faint transitions in colors, horizontal directions or vertical are welcome. On the oval ombre, the ombra can cover all the fingers or can be used as an emphasis on only one. Regardless of the technique of execution, ombre is considered to be a design with which any nails become bright and showy.
With drawings
For oval-shaped nails, it is preferable to use drawings with rounded endings. Most often you can find a design with motifs of different colors. Attractive looks stemping technique, which is an abstract image. Applying lace lace is often used to create a wedding manicure. On oval marigolds, images with fruits and sea notes for the summer period will look original. In winter, you can draw snowflakes and Christmas trees. Manicure with curls and monograms looks expensive and stylish.
You can experiment with the oval and try to paint stucco, volumetric decor to create a casual look.However, it would be better to look at a softer relief of the relief, where the image on velvet sand or the use of felt is used. Light relief paired with a transparent varnish will also be well combined with oval nails.
With rhinestones and glitter
Glitter seeks to occupy a leading position in the list of trend variations in the world of manicure. On the nail plate in the shape of an oval, any glitter will look original, ranging from large and expressive and ending with imitation of broken glass, mother-of-pearl and other variations. Oval needs softness in outlines. Therefore, on a similar form will not effectively be ordinary rhinestones, and the decor, built in the form of soft lines that follow the contour with natural curves of the cuticle and the oval end of the nail. It is not recommended to completely cover all plates with rhinestones. The emphasis should be on one or two legs.
Stylist tips
Make a spectacular manicure can be due to well-chosen design. The oval is good soil for creativity. Thanks to the soft edges and the free tip, you can embody a lot of design ideas. Most of the masters when choosing complex designs of the decor choose the oval shape of the marigold. To show your good taste and style, you should follow the fashion trends from the world of manicure and choose the options that fit the selected image. To make the right choice, you should study the recommendations of stylists on the selection of design for the oval-shaped marigold.
Now in the world of manicure there is an unspoken rule that the free edge of a nail should not protrude more than a couple of millimeters. Such a requirement is not the only one, due to which marigolds acquire a natural look. The color scheme should also be endowed with naturalness. However, this rule is not mandatory, therefore, different solutions are provided in oval form.
To date, stylists recommend to pay attention to the following options.
- The use of dark color solutions. Previously, this option was considered defiant, but currently there are many tones that will look noble and sophisticated. Stylists recommend to pay attention to the maroon, wine, dark blue and black colors. You can use dark varnishes as an accent of a pair of marigolds or for all fingers. Due to the fact that in the oval form there are no clear lines with corners, during the application of the dark varnish there will be no noticeable errors when creating the form.
- Nude shades have recently become popular. When choosing a total nude solution for an oval, you may encounter the illusion of blurred borders. Therefore, it is better to pay attention to the nude with bright accents. This design can be used to go to the office or for everyday look.
- Using a velvety texture paired with a matte finish or combining with decorative sand can become a new classic design in the manicure world. For an oval shape, you can choose dark color solutions that will look sophisticated. Velvet design will look beautiful on all legs and on separate ones. It is best to use a variation of the velvet pattern on a glossy surface or on contrasting colors.
- The volume design decorated with bright colors or various patterns enjoys great popularity. Many girls resort to the technique of "knitting", which resembles in its appearance the pattern on a sweater or mittens. Knitting is elegantly combined with an oval shape, and all stylists recommend using this style specifically for these marigolds.
- Pearlescent nails, despite the fact that they are no longer among the trends, will look stylish paired with an oval shape. Oval is the only option with which mother of pearl can get a very fashionable look.When choosing such a solution, special attention should be paid to the shade, which is combined with the fashion trends of the season.
- Art painting on the nails, which in its color scheme and patterns is similar to porcelain, is considered a novelty of the season. He is gaining his popularity and may in the future become a new classic solution for manicure.
- For a moon manicure paired with an oval shape, you can resort to adjusting the usual forms of the nail hole. You can make it in the form of a triangle, a rectangle or just elongated.
- The presence of negative space in an oval manicure is a hot new item. Such a solution is the presence of an open area on the nail. This trend will look attractive with any designs. For example, you can use a monochrome coating, and leave a “window” of any shape in the center.
- When learning to decorate marigolds should begin with an oval shape. It is able to mitigate all missteps with drawings and uneven distribution of decorative elements. Hone skills on the oval, you can then move on to more complex forms. However, oval nails will always be popular and be among the trends.
How to make an oval nail, see the following video.