A gentle manicure looks great on tanned hands, so most often it is done on hot summer days. On pale skin, pastel tones are usually combined with brighter colors or add a shiny glitter coating. Each color has its own delicate shades. Especially popular this season are combinations of light gray and pale pink, as well as lilac and peach. Manicure of gentle shades can be both monophonic and with a picture. Usually it is a geometric ornament or delicate flowers with Chinese painting. Pastel shades can be combined with an acrylic powder called sugar.
In the article we will consider several original ideas of manicure of gentle shades on long and short nail plates. Let us explain the method of performing the work, the techniques and the technique of applying additional decorative elements, which become the accent point of the decor. Before starting work, you need to carefully consider photos of samples of this type of nail art in order to compare the result with the original.
Peach solid rivet manicure
A gentle manicure looks beautiful even in a plain design. A pleasant peach shade gives freshness to the appearance of the hands. You can focus on one selected finger. Often the choice falls on the ring finger.
Round metal rivets were used for decoration in this sample. To keep them shiny and perfectly visible on the nail, try to use special cosmetic glue with which the masters attach rhinestones. If you do not have it, then you can’t get anywhere, you will have to cover the surface with transparent varnish and place the rivets in the correct order in its thick layer. And after drying, cover the surface with another layer of fixative. Of course, the gloss will be a little less, but the small elements will be firmly fixed.
Pink manicure
For long nails in the form of a "ballerina" fine pink gel polish is perfect. The matte finish of most nails is more than complemented by a sequined fingernail.
For this purpose, you can use silver glitter with the smallest particles. Apply them to the prepared nail with a wide brush on a layer of background varnish, and then only dry it under ultraviolet light. Drown the glitter in an even layer, otherwise the nail will scratch and cause the hostess inconvenience. If the surface still remains prickly, cover the spangles with top gel polish and finally dry the nails.
Geometric nails
Beautiful manicure in delicate shades can be decorated with simple stripes. To work on the nail on the ring finger, as in the photo below, you will need stationery tape. First, a large triangle is glued at the base of the nail, and the remaining open surface is covered with the main color, in our sample it is pastel peach.
Dry the nails under the lamp for 2 minutes, but be sure to remove the adhesive tape first. The next step in creating a drawing in the style of geometry will be the gluing of most of the nail. Leave a small isosceles triangle at the base. To cover this area, use white gel polish, which highlighted the little finger. After drying, the entire nail is protected by a top layer of fixative.
Multi-strip option
Three-color manicure of gentle shades for short nails, as in the photo below in the article, looks incredibly feminine. They make it similar to the previous sample, but do not leave unpainted surface areas. Thin pink stripes can be drawn with a brush or dots ball.
It is interesting to put emphasis on one selected nail, and you can perform a drawing on each finger.
Fashionable combinations of gray with pink
Manicure with gel polish of delicate shades can be decorated with no less exquisite flowers in Chinese painting. Light gray combined with nude or pale pink shades are very popular this season. To apply fine lines of painting you need a brush and dots with a tiny metal tip.
Usually they draw three thin stems of different heights with the remaining small details - leaflets and rosebuds. A neutral white color is chosen for the colors so as not to cause disharmonies in the color scheme.
The use of camifubics
Manicure of gentle shades can be made of several gel varnishes harmoniously combined with each other. After hygienic treatment and the base layer, each nail is covered with a separately selected color.
Adds gloss to the presence of sparkles of various shapes. Kamifubiki choose from multi-colored foil. A brilliant layer is applied with a brush on the top layer. It looks pretty colorful and fun. This nail art is suitable for girls on warm summer days.
Using acrylic powder
Acrylic fine powder, called “sugar” among the masters, was fond of fashionistas for their voluminous structure and tenderness. She looks soft and comfortable on her nails. Most often it is used to make a knitted sweater pattern, usually fashionistas make such manicures in the winter season or on New Year's holidays.
However, fluffy flower petals look beautiful on gel polish of gentle pastel colors. The powder is selected either in the same shade or in a contrasting color. Manicure in the first stages is performed according to the usual scheme. After hygienic processing of the cuticle and giving the nails a beautiful rounded shape, the base layer is coated. After drying, the selected gentle shade of gel polish is applied and dried under the lamp for 2 minutes. For a deep tone, it is advisable to re-apply this varnish.
When the surface has dried, the next stage of the manicure begins. The drawing of the petals is applied with a base layer. Then it is most convenient to apply powder by dipping a fingernail into a jar of sugar of the selected color. Dry your nails and gently brush off any excess small particles above the cling film. Attach a rhinestone in the center of the flower. To do this, it is best to use a special cosmetic glue. It is impossible to cover powder with a top layer. It should remain voluminous.
Summer manicure on tanned hands.
Such a manicure is suitable for women of any age who want to look spectacular. It will look great both on short square-shaped nails, and on pointed long nails. Each nail is painted in its chosen pastel shade. Leave the ring finger for a separate job.
The flowers are applied to the dried base layer, using dots of various diameters for this purpose. Petals have a round shape, so just dip a metal ball into a drop of varnish and put an imprint in the right place. The middle of the flowers are made voluminous with the help of small round rivets. After drying the flowers, strengthen the surface of the nail with top-coat varnish. For the petals use the same delicate shades that cover the plates of the remaining fingers. First, large elements are placed on the surface, and voids are filled with small flowers.
In the article, we examined several varieties of manicure popular this season using gentle pastel shades of gel polish. Try it and you can make any of the samples proposed in the photographs yourself. Step-by-step instructions will help you cope with the task without any problems. Good luck