The nail service industry today turned its eyes to the almond-shaped nails. They are considered not only fashionable, but also feminine. In addition, it is an excellent basis for different manicure techniques. Our article is devoted today to one of the best methods of nail design - french.
Nuances of form
A special feature of almond-shaped nails is the smoothness and roundness of the lines. Today, these nail plates are treated, trying to maximize smooth sharp corners and irregularities. The ideal shape of the nail should look like almond, although it may tend to lengthen. On short nails to recreate the desired shape is problematic, because the tip should not be too sharp.
Ideally, the free edge of the nail should be at least half a centimeter. It is not easy to create an almond shape yourself, because it should be the same on all ten nails. To do this, take into account the proportions and try to stick to the smoothness of the form. In general, almond-shaped nails are great for any fingers. It not only refines them, but also creates the effect of lengthening and thinning.
Varieties of french
French manicure may be different. In the classic version, this is the flesh background of the base and the white arched strip framing the top edge. At the same time today the shape of the bow can be very diverse. On almond-shaped nails, it is usually thicker than on the same straight ones, because it looks more aesthetically pleasing. The trick of the classic jacket is the fact that due to the naturalness of the main pigment, it looks neat for a long time, and therefore does not immediately require correction when it grows.
There is also the so-called wrong french or design using color solutions that go beyond the natural color of the base. For this design can be used all the colors of the palette, including pastel, neutral and juicy groups. The only thing that is not welcome today is the acid french, so sharp neon colors are extremely rare in design.
Antifrench - another type of French manicure. On the almond shape, this option looks especially beautiful, because it visually ennobles the shape of the nail plates. In fact, this is a reverse french: a smile in it is not located on top, but at the base of the nail, in the cuticle area. Such a jacket is sometimes confused with a lunar manicure, but the two techniques still have differences: in an anti-coat, the frame surrounds the nail plate, while in a manicure with holes, it creates the effect of a regrown nail.
Features of expressiveness
Often today you can see a jacket, generously sprinkled with all sorts of decor. This approach to decorating the main technology is erroneous. According to the latest fashion trends can not complicate the design, and even more to decorate all, without exception, the nails of the hands. From this manicure becomes variegated, but loses its status.
The abundance of monotony brings boredom to the female image instead of ennobling it. The case will not save the use of either expensive hybrid varnishes, or mind-blowing decor. In order not to make mistakes, you can look closely at the exemplary designs of experienced craftsmen who lead their channels in the YouTube space. Top designs do not have more than three or four accents.
Moreover, if the master chooses a design for the design, he does not complicate it with a scattering of loose decor.No need for impressive layering of one material to another, such as, for example, using more than 10 layers of multi-colored pigments for an accent nail. It is necessary to understand that the basic principle of expressiveness is based on the unity of the correctly chosen tone, small design and feeling of air. In other words, everything is superfluous.
Design options
Expressive french on almond-shaped nails can be created in different ways:
- You can take the body color as a base, spray it on the upper edge with mother-of-pearl, and decorate the accent with a simple pattern;
- the reverse type french service performed under the gradient in related colors will look beautiful;
- You can create a reverse type french-dress using small rhinestones or tiny crystals;
- You can make a jacket in the method of negative space, maintaining the effect of a smile with unpainted arms;
- the jacket with asymmetrical design of a smile will look beautiful;
- Classic design option can vary the accent with acrylic sand and crystals;
- the version with a nude base and black color of the handle, adorned with sparkling decor and a simple pattern, will look gorgeous too;
- reverse french can be distinguished asymmetric lower bow and emphasize its dotted pattern;
- In the search for new solutions, you can arrange a smile as a transverse line in the center of the nail plate, with accents in the floral theme.
Types of materials
Today, for the french, you can use different "nail" products. The most relevant, ensuring the durability of the coating, are special gels and gel polishes. Beautifully look in the designs of various types of matte and glossy pigments. Jelly, chameleon, magnetic, temperature varnish varieties are suitable for decoration.
Today's fashion is considered matte gel polish. It can not only have the usual frosted effect, but also reproduce the illusion of fabric. For example, this feature allows you to turn even the most concise design of almond-shaped nails into a chic evening manicure with high status. You can buy products under suede, velor, satin and velvet.
How to decorate?
Decorate each design, based on the characteristics of its purpose, the selected types of coatings, the size of the nail plate and the style of clothing, which adheres to the woman. Decorate french today fashionable:
- various drawings;
- transfer stickers;
- manicure foil of transfer type;
- bouillon and kamifubuki;
- rhinestones or crystals;
- ready stencils or stamping;
- acrylic sand or flock powder.
One of the best options for decoration today is rub, which is a manicure pollen powder with a variety of effects. This substance is remarkable in that one powder on the nails of different colors looks completely different. It gives mother-of-pearl to the light tones of a color palette; it can give a pearl effect to white color. On a black or dark base rubbing allows you to create the effect of holography, mirrors, mermaids with modulations, northern lights. Powder of this type with the effect of flakes can be used instead of the traditional smile.
French on the almond-shaped nails can be issued in the method of the gradient. It is better to use light pigment for the edges of the nail plates. You can combine a jacket with a “veil”, “broken glass”, a powdery accent or a powdered pattern on one of the nails. Drawings can be created not only on a regular basis, but also on top of a rub-in.
You can create a smile and sparkles, although in this case you need to find a coating with an abundance of sparkles, otherwise the appearance of the nails is unlikely to be like a French jacket. You can make a fantasy smile, depicting on accent nails instead of it words, letters, and also seasonal drawings. For example, it may be autumn leaves, pandas, snowflakes, flower buds, beetles, wings of butterflies, kittens, bears.
You will learn more about how to make a french on almond nails in the next video.