In the world of actively developing areas of fashion industry and beauty service, all sorts of combinations of styles, shades and textures of women's wardrobe attributes are becoming increasingly actualized. In the female image, absolutely everything - from hair dyeing to the shape of heels - should be ideally combined into a single correct composition. This applies to clothing, and accessories, and makeup, and even manicure.
Recently, current fashionistas have paid close attention to the care of hands and nails. And one of the most popular tinting solutions in nail design is currently considered to be dark red manicure. Photos of numerous variations of the nail decor using this amazing color, dazzling on the pages of leading nail art magazines, are direct proof of this. But what is the secret of this success? What is the reason for the popularity of this saturated bright color? Dark red manicure (a photo of the classic version is presented below) has won the hearts of contemporaries for more than a season, and the secret of its eternal relevance lies in the features of the presentation.
Fashionable shades of dark red
Speaking more specifically about the coating of nails with dark red varnish, about manicure in a similar color style in general, it is worth mentioning the existence of three main shades that belong to this tonal group and are actively used by lovers of rich dark red pigment.
- Deep scarlet - is considered a warm shade of dark red color, which is preferred by lovers of red details. Catchy red lipstick, expressive manicure to match it and an element of dressing chosen in the same color scheme as a belt on a dress or stripes on trousers - all this helps to create the perfect tandem of those accents in the image of a woman who set her apart from others with refinement, a sense of taste and style.
- Marsalovy - this amazing cold shade of dark red in manicure and on short nails, and on an elongated nail plate looks stylish, fashionable, relevant. Being a trend for more than one season, he was fond of many girls by his belonging to a darker shade group, which gives depth and magical appeal to the nail design.
- Bordeaux - named after red wine from a region in southwestern France. This shade has amazing abilities to hypnotize women who prefer rich juicy color schemes in manicure, and men who can appreciate the subtleties of a female image.
Dark Red Gloss
In addition to the tint group, it is important to consider the texture of the manicure created in dark red tones. Photos of dark red marigolds, presented to the attention of the target audience in each thematic beauty blog in the public domain, put forward in the front rows two main options for designing the nail plate: glossy finish (polished) and matte (velvet). It should be noted that the dark red color of the nails looks quite expressive both in the gloss playing with glare and in the restrained luxurious mat.
If we talk about glossy scarlet or burgundy manicure, it is worth noting that it is more preferable for short or medium length nails. In this case, the shape should be either square or almond-shaped. Sharp long nails, as well as pike-shaped artificially extended plates or stilettos, look in the gloss of this color not only vulgarly, but also defiantly. A similar combination of color, shape and length is now generally considered to be actually bad manners, a sign of bad taste.
Dark red mat
The rough surface of the mat behaves somewhat differently. Its restrained velvety texture, unable to reflect the glare of ambient light, as can be seen in the case of gloss, somewhat muffles the screaming color of dark red manicure. Varnish, gel polish or shellac with a rub, giving the nails a notorious dullness, give a certain amount of nobility and elegance to the design as a whole. Therefore, many girls when modeling a specific nail art on their nails using the described shade give preference to a matte texture.
Some people choose a balanced approach to decorating their nails in this style: you can combine a velvet coating with a polished French manicure composition. So, the dark red matte base of the jacket, taken as the basis for manicure, is ideally combined with burgundy glossy smiles along the cut line of the nails. It is worth noting that such a design is used not only when choosing this tonal group, but also when using other shades, because the result is a rather original effect.
Step-by-step instruction
What does it take to create a similar manicure at home? In principle, this is a fairly easy task. For its implementation, you will need a burgundy matte and charcoal-black glossy varnishes, a decoration element in the form of gold spangles and black decorative pebbles. The phased design of the "Lady Peak" manicure, for example, is modeled through the following steps:
- The surface of the nail is degreased so that the material lies flat on the plate.
- If the texture of the varnish is thick, but soft, and it lays evenly, you can use one layer of nail polish. If not, you will need two layers of burgundy varnish to get a dense coating.
- After the first color on the nails is dry, half of the peak mark is displayed on the nail of the ring finger with a thin brush.
- On the nail of the middle finger, its continuation is displayed - the second half of the peak element.
- After drying the black varnish along the line of its contour, golden spangles are formed.
- Black rhinestones are planted on the nails of the thumb and little finger in the dotted area of the lunula.
- To consolidate the result, the nails are covered with a finish.
Short Nail Manicure
The short length of marigolds today is that symbol of elegance, naturalness, aesthetic beauty, which all modern women of fashion aspire to. Despite the fact that many of them continue to wear artificial nails (extended with the help of additional elements of the nail aesthetics or strengthened with natural gel), everyone is trying to bring the length closer to the natural level of growth.
It is important that such nails perfectly convey the expressiveness, depth and richness of flashy pigmented shades, ranging from bright scarlet to dark black. Therefore, short nails can be coated with any color, even in the usual plain plain color, without diluting it with either additional decorations or a different color, without fear of a flashy gloss combined with a catchy color. In any form, this length allows you to focus on the beautiful color and complement the image of a charismatic and confident woman.
Long Nails Manicure
Speaking of long nails, it is worth noting that here you need to remember the balance of color, length, texture and decor of the plates. If a girl decided on a manicure with dark red varnish, gel polish or additional elements of nail decoration in a similar color scheme, she should remember that the design should not be oversaturated with excesses in an incorrectly composed manicure composition. But there are also advantages in nail art on long nails: their area makes it possible for the nail service master to find a new space for embodying his fantasies and ideas regarding the design of the intended decor, which is quite difficult to do on short nails.
Pattern design
One of the options for decorating marigolds with burgundy coating is painting. Creating all kinds of drawings and images using acrylic paints makes it possible to decorate nails and give a twist to the manicure as a whole. What should be remembered when decorating Marsala marigolds with a pattern?
- The color of the paints should preferably be exclusive. In the case of a burgundy base, two or more shade additions will be superfluous: there is a risk of getting the wrong color combination, which can lead to a tasteless result. Therefore, it is enough to create a light pattern with white or cream colors on a deep burgundy background.
- It is not at all necessary to simulate an ornament on each nail - today minimalism is especially appreciated by women. It is enough to apply a few turns on the nail of the ring finger (or supplement the composition with a picture also on the middle nail) in order to add a touch of originality to the manicure and give it expression.
Rhinestone design
The option of decorating nails of dark red color with rhinestones is considered quite popular and popular today. Many people like the layout of a certain likeness of the crown in the region of the lunula of the nail of the nameless marigold and little finger. And someone prefers to decorate the basal zone with a pyramid of rhinestones neatly laid out by a triangle.
Fresh trend of the present - textured inlay of stones on the nails. In the case of burgundy manicure it looks especially fashionable, since the nobility of this color and the luxury of the imitated precious frame of the nails together make it possible to create a truly chic nail design.
Glitter Design
In the design of dark red manicure, many girls like the combination of the base saturated Marsal color with burgundy sparkles recessed under a transparent gel. Of course, this option is used only in a glossy texture. Modeling the matte surface of the nails is complemented by an external overlay on the nail plate of glitter or shimmer. In this case, preference is given to either a golden or silver shade of sparkles, since these two colors are ideally combined with burgundy and give it even more high cost.
A color scheme
Continuing the theme of the compatibility of the saturated dark red color of nails with other tinted solutions in manicure, in addition to gold and silver, it is worth noting a few more combinations of colors that can exclusively decorate the design as a whole, but not spoil it. What combinations are we talking about?
- Blood with milk.
- Dusty pink and marsala.
- Beige and burgundy.
- Dark red and yellow.
- Scarlet and anthracite.
Ombre
Quite often, a nail design using a dark red color is performed today in the style of an ombre. The soft measured transition from blue-black in the root to the deep Marsal shade looks incredibly attractive, surprisingly organic and elegant. Gradient color mixing on the nail plate in this case is better to use on its elongated basis, since this will make it possible to make the color stretch more smooth, accurate and sophisticated. In addition to black, a plum shade, pigmented blue, violet, and crimson color can be used as one of the components of the scarlet gradient design. The ombre looks great on such a plan both in a polished glossy finish and in a muffled velvet mat - the effect is amazing in any case.
Abstraction
Today, there are a huge number of various substrates, adhesive tapes, stickers, blanks, confetti, beads and many other working tools in the nail aesthetics, thanks to which you can create an extraordinary interesting design with a dark red base. But due to the fact that this color is considered completely self-sufficient and does not require a large number of decoration elements, you can use the abstract modeling technique to decorate nails. For example, you can apply the design technique in the style of “cat's eye”, apply an adhesive base or holographic foil, as well as supplement the burgundy base with kamifubikami, pearls, broths or acrylic molding on one or two nails so as not to overdo it in creating a full-fledged manicure image . It all depends on the imagination of the master and his ability to balance the right combination of decor elements.
Brocade manicure
One of the favorite designs for many girls is the so-called brocade luggage. Incredibly beautiful golden or silver curls as a pattern on the dark red color of the base (be it matte or glossy) is an ornament of imitated brocade on the nails. However, it is worth remembering that this kind of nail art, for example, as a manicure, is not intended for every day, because due to the textured painting in gold or silver, as well as the saturation of the combined colors, this design represents a more solemn presentation appropriate to holiday event or social event.