Red manicure: stylish ideas and a variety of techniques

Red nails - a universal option for almost any shape and length of nails. It is perfect for everyday wear, and for bright festive images. There are many techniques of applying various types of coatings, but the red color to this day remains one of the most popular.

There are many shades of red: it is cherry, and wine, and berry, and the shade of mahogany, and scarlet. Not all of them fit the specific shape, length and design of the nail. Owners of short fingers are best to focus on more juicy shades of ripe berries and reddish shades of autumn foliage. The same should be done to those who prefer to cut and file the nail shortly. These colors visually lengthen the nail and finger, making it narrower and narrower.

One of the frequent tricks used by professionals for the selection of the perfect red hue, is the selection of varnish on the skin tone of the girl.

• For light and pale skin is perfect classic scarlet, crimson or cherry hue, as well as all the cool shades of red. Such a contrast will emphasize the hands and make them visually more well-groomed and neat.
• For owners of bronze tan or for dark girls, on the contrary, warm shades with gold or orange tint will do. Coral or chestnut shades of lacquer will look good, but also warm shades of red-plum color will look great in everyday wear.
• The burgundy color is best suited dark-skinned beauties, and red-haired girls will be delighted with the manicure in tomato shades.

Before you paint the nails in red, you need to make a high-quality manicure and gently file off the edge of the nail. If the nail plate is uneven, has tubercles or dents, it is best to pre-polish it with a soft buff and apply a base coat with a gel or colorless varnish.

To date, there are several options for coating nails. They include:

• ordinary varnish, which lasts for 2-7 days;
• gel, which is removed or adjusted as the nail grows (1-2 times a month);
• gel polish, which is a compromise between the usual thin varnish and strong gel; This option is worn for about 3-4 weeks, but a little thinner than the usual gel and more fragile.

Regardless of which particular coating is chosen for the manicure, the final result depends on the technique of its application. This technique is chosen based on the preferences of the client and the capabilities of the manicurist. They can mix and complement each other, several nails can be decorated in one design, and several in another.

• French. With such a technique of staining the nail is covered with a lighter, transparent or matte shade of varnish. The “smile” zone at the edge of the plate is painted in a brighter, more contrasting or brilliant color. The border between the two shades can be emphasized with the help of various decorative elements. The only disadvantage of this technique is its great popularity. In any team or in any company there will be at least a couple of girls with a similar manicure.

• Lunar. Such a design is similar to the French manicure technique; only the other shade is not the lower but the upper edge of the nail - its “hole”. This option is a little more difficult to do, but there are a lot of auxiliary tools and devices, for example, adhesive stencils that will help make the moon cover like a professional and at home.

• Ombre. The word "ombre" comes from the French "shading" and means a smooth transition from a lighter color to a dark one. Such a gradient, made on both long and short nails, in bright colors looks unusual and festive, even without additional decorations. Quieter shades will create an option for everyday wear for work or school. At home, it is harder to make it, but after practicing a little, you can quite easily cope with this simple art pretty quickly.

• Cat's eye. Such a manicure is almost impossible to make a regular gel or varnish, you will need a special magnetic coating, which, when presented with a magnet, forms a strip of a lighter shade in a certain part of the nail. The cat's eye looks unusual both by itself and in combination with other coloring techniques. It is performed very easily with a special varnish and a small elongated magnet, which are often sold in the kit.

• Water. For such a technique of applying one or more colored lacquers drip into a container with water to create a thin color film. The finger is immersed in water, the nail plate is placed under this film, after which the nail rises along with it. Excess varnish is erased from the skin, and a thin film with beautiful stains is covered with a finish.

• Lace. This technique involves dyeing the nail through the lace fabric, while creating a characteristic pattern called "veil". In some cases, a piece of fine lace is placed under the colorless coating, which remains on the nail for the entire period of wear.

• Stamping This option will require a special seal and several metal plates with engraved patterns. Lacquer is applied to the pattern in large quantities to fill all the small parts, and the excess is removed with a special plate. The finished pattern is transferred to the print, after which the print is applied to the painted or natural nail. Thus, the pattern is moved from the metal to the nail plate.

• Brush drawings. Experts with extensive experience can create a real picture even on the nail of the little finger. It all depends on customer requests and the capabilities of the wizard itself.

This year, the manicure of many models at various shows was decorated in red. In various catalogs and fashion magazines you can also often find bright scarlet or wine shades on the oval and square nails. The design itself is distinguished by a variety of small details and unexpected combinations.

• Flowers of various shades on a red background are a real find for lovers of natural motifs in the image. Such flowers can be combined with the tone of the main surface, and can be a bright contrast detail.
• Geometric patterns can visually lengthen or narrow nails, make their shape more rounded or, conversely, more sharp.

• Metallic coatings created with the help of various powder-rubbed, in their popularity can argue only with matte and velvety coatings.
• The superactual coating imitating the knitting of a sweater or scarf is perfect for the period of cold weather. First, the thickness of the coating protects thin and brittle nails even in the most severe frost. Secondly, such a manicure looks very warm and cozy, especially in combination with woolen sweaters and dresses, the pattern on which is similar to the design of nails.

• Modeling. A voluminous manicure with large details remains in fashion, however, unlike last seasons, it has become more “wearable”. Huge flowers and figures are fading, giving way to quieter relief patterns.
• For a long time, there was and remains the original design with hand-painted, which can be either in a very concise form, or in the form of small, but very detailed drawings. It can be as simple monograms from a contrasting lacquer, as well as drawings on five nails, combined into the whole picture.

Red color is quite capricious in combination with others, likes to lead and contrast. There are several classic and win-win options for this combination.

• Black and red finish - the most classic of all. Suitable for nail plate of any shape and length. Easier to tolerate coverage flaws and gradients. It looks festive and very elegant, so it may not be suitable for everyday wear.
• Red and white combination more calm and soft, but it looks better on long nails than on short ones. This coating requires more attention to detail, but will look good with additional decorations. The thinner the lines of a contrasting color are, the easier the nail looks.

• Shades of gold and scarlet often found in manicure, dedicated to any celebration. Best of all, gold looks like decorative lines and patterns, and red as a base layer. You should not wear silver jewelry with such a nail design, as they will contrast with the golden color of the patterns.
• Silver and red, as well as the previous combination, is successful, but more calm and everyday. It is moderately bright and at the same time laconic, especially if only one finger on the hand is highlighted with silver.

• The combination of two or more shades of the same color allows you to emphasize the neat shape and length of the nails. Gradient looks calm and casual, and lace patterns will add elegance even in the simplest office suit.

• Not everyone will agree to such contrast combinations. But they will emphasize not only courage, but also the delicate taste of the girl.

• Short nails look great with a coating of wine or a cold crimson hue. In this case, the shorter the nail, the darker should be the color of varnish.

To learn how to make a red manicure with foil for a New Year's look, see the following video.