A beautiful manicure is the same addition to the image as jewelry or makeup. For girls who follow trends in this direction, it is important to know what nail design will be relevant in the next season. Manicure in dark colors is at the top.
Fashionable shades of dark manicure
The phrase "dark manicure" is often associated with black, informal design in women. But there are many dark shades in the palette of varnishes from different manufacturers. Finding the right option for a romantic, business or casual style is not difficult.
Fashionable shades of dark manicure | |
| The black | Elegant, discreet and at the same time deep color. Combines in nail art with rhinestones, sparkles. You can add a certain style or mood to black nails using contrasting designs and patterns. You can dilute a dark manicure with 2-3 nails painted in a lighter shade. Black, like white, can be combined with almost any other color. |
| Violet | Purple shades look more feminine and luxurious. This color is suitable for women of all ages, combined with everyday clothes. Variations of a manicure with a cat's eye effect and a gradient in eggplant color looks especially good. |
| Burgundy | Burgundy, marsal, wine shades have been popular in nail art for several seasons. They can be easily combined with autumn looks, included in Christmas ideas, and used in everyday life. By adding other warm shades, splashes of gold, interesting patterns, you can give the burgundy manicure any mood. |
| Green | The color on which the cat's eye rubbing technique will look good is deep green. Dark green tones look noble and fresh. Against such a background, there are many options for the creations of the nail master, since the green color goes well with floral patterns, sparkles, rhinestones, and a gradient. A manicure that imitates malachite looks unusual. |
| Brown | Chocolate-colored nails will suit both a festive look and an everyday one. Additional decor and combination with other colors (cream, gold, red, gray) will make the dark brown manicure original. Brown colors work well for all skin tones, women of all ages and lifestyles. |
| Gray | Dark gray shades are an alternative to black manicure for those who are afraid of too bold decisions. The versatility of the gray color makes it suitable for both everyday wear and special occasions. You can combine these shades with any others, but monochrome and gray-pink nail designs are especially good. This also includes a metallized rub, which gives not only a gray color, but also a noble shine to the nails. |
For a dark manicure, not only a monochromatic coating is characteristic - a combination of contrasting shades looks better on extended nails. For small nails, it is better to choose designs with a solid color for each nail, but with different colors.
Ideas for dark manicure
There are many options for decorating nails in the dark style, and each will suit one form or another of nails, images, life style. To decide on a specific design, you can explore the most suitable ideas for a dark manicure.
On short nails
Nail design in dark colors will look beautiful on short nails, if you do not overload it with a lot of jewelry (especially rhinestones). Dark colors visually reduce the nail, so use them carefully. But this design will help to correct the wide shape of the nail, give harmony to the fingers.
To make the nail visually longer and more accurate, you can use geometric patterns directed vertically. For example, it can be both simple straight lines and triangles directed at an acute angle to the outer edge of the nail. The same actions are done with decorations - rhinestones are glued vertically in a row.
On long nails
Long nails are a field for the creative activity of the nail master. In this case, it is convenient to do ombre manicure, “cat's eye”, detailed painting. Dark tones on such nails should be compensated for by a combination with lighter shades or contrasting patterns and patterns.
Black nails with white inscriptions on them look interesting.
Large rhinestones and other jewelry will fit perfectly into the design of long nails. But do not stick too many of them, so as not to lose the harmonious shape of the nail and the refined look of the manicure in general.
You can use 2 different colors on one nail not only as a gradient transition - clear lines and contrasts are now in trend. Geometric shapes can be drawn not only on one nail - each of them can become part of a whole pattern.
Everyday manicure with a matte finish
A gloss-free finish will look good on both short and long nails. Its advantage lies in visual originality and versatility at the same time.
For dark tones, a matte effect lends greater depth. A velvety feel is created. At the same time, in tandem with sparkles, rhinestones, elements of a glossy coating, such a nail design looks more festive.
To achieve this effect on nails, you need to purchase a special top with a matte effect.
Technique for creating a matte finish on the nails:
- The nails are degreased, an ultrabond is applied to them (a special adhesive coating).
- A base coat is applied, the edges of the nail plate are sealed.
- Color gel varnish is applied in 1 or 2 layers, the end of the nail is tinted.
- A matte finish is applied.
- The sticky layer is removed with a special tool.
- Each applied layer is carefully dried under a special lamp.
After the top dries, the nails become perfectly matte. The rest of the decorative elements are added last. To add glossy stripes and patterns, a simple top is gently applied to the finished nail, then dried.
There are common matte finish varnishes that also have darker shades in their color palette. In this case, you can also apply a matt topcoat for conventional varnishes.
Glossy finish
Classic glossy gel polish on nails will suit any girl. A manicure made in dark colors will add mystery and charm to the image.
On a glossy surface, various nail decorations acquire a special chic.
Various rub-ons, glittering powders, foil stickers are combined with it. A properly created highlight on a glossy nail can dramatically transform the entire look. To create such a manicure, you will need a standard set for gel polish.
Technique for applying gel polish on nails:
- The nails are given the desired shape, the cuticle is cut or pushed back.
- A base layer is applied to the plate.
- After the base has dried, gel polish is applied to the nails. Dark shades are usually dense enough to be applied in one coat.
- Each layer of varnish is dried under a UV lamp.
- The last step is to apply a glossy finish, which is also dried.
To create a neat manicure with gel polish, you must carefully take care of the nail plates, the skin around them and the cuticles. This will help special moisturizing oils and various manicure tools.
Dark French and moon nail art
Nail designs in dark colors are not suitable for everyone for daily wear. But you can use such shades in different ways, for example, to create a French manicure and a moon design.
Classic French manicure is done in white, but it can be played up in a new way by applying dark shades. Such a manicure looks especially good on short, neat nails.
On an average length, the jacket can be beaten not only by the eyeliner of the outer edge of the nail, but also by its stroke along the entire contour.
Moon nail art is combined with a jacket. Dark wells on a lighter background can visually correct the shape of nails and fingers. And the laid out "smiles" at the base of the nail with rhinestones against the background of a dark gel polish will help create a festive or evening look.
With drawing
To create a unique nail art, there are water stickers. They are used on a single-color coating, preferably with a contrasting color scheme of the image.
Stickers most often depict various natural objects (flowers, stars, leaves), animals (cats, hares, fish), contain inscriptions or ordinary patterns.
Stickers with light images - golden or silver will look good on dark gel polish.
Water stickers are applied over the top, and after it dries, they are covered with another finishing layer - then the picture will hold firmly, and the nail plate will turn out to be perfectly glossy.
With sequins
The most popular nail decoration option is glitter.
Several different materials can be attributed to this concept:
- small and large sequins;
- rhinestones;
- glitter;
- kamifubuki.
Sequins with a metallic sheen, contrasting varnish on the nails, will help make the design bright and festive. For the effect of a mysterious flickering, jewelry should be chosen in shades close to the color of the varnish.
Rhinestones and sequins can be placed on each nail at the base or edge, completely covering several plates with them in combination with the rest of the solid dark nails.
With rub
Rubbing is a powdery material that gives a shiny finish. The finer the powder, the more uniform the resulting flare will be.
Depending on the type of rub, you can get different effects:
- solid or iridescent gloss;
- holographic effect;
- mirror surface;
- shimmery coating.
The technique of applying the powder corresponds to its name - it is rubbed into the base coat of the nail or onto a layer of varnish, then covered with a top.
The shades of the rub may be different. It is important to combine them correctly with the color of the chosen gel polish, especially in dark colors.
With foil
An alternative to sequins and rhinestones is thin nail art foil. This material can be used to cover the entire nail plate or to create a “torn” effect using pieces of foil.
Foil for nail design can have a classic metallic or multi-colored shade. A light foil coating will look good on a dark manicure.
Cat's eye
There are gel polishes with a "cat's eye" effect. To achieve such a coating, you need to apply not only a special varnish with metal particles in the composition, but also a magnet to it. Depending on which magnet is purchased, the pattern can be striped, zigzag, wavy or oval.
The "cat's eye" effect is only used in dark shades. This coating can be applied to all or several nails. But in the latter case, it is important to correctly combine the colors of the varnish - they should be as similar as possible in order for the design to look harmonious.
This design will look best on long nails.At the same time, it is worth using shiny jewelry carefully, it is important not to overdo it - the "cat's eye" coating itself already shines and shimmers.
Gradient from dark to light
Nail designs in dark colors can be diluted with a gradient - a transition from a dark shade to a light one or vice versa. In combination with glitter, matte finish, rhinestones, such a manicure will look mysterious and noble.
Ombre can be made with a smooth transition from the little finger to the thumb, while using the minimum amount of additional decorations - this will show exactly the beauty of the staining technique.
The gradient is made either with contrasting colors (black-white, black-red, brown-pink), or shades of the same color (blue-blue, burgundy-red). To darken the design, the darker shade is stretched over the lighter shade.
Drawings on nails
Experienced nail art masters paint the nails. For this, varnishes of different colors and thin brushes are used.
Popular topics for drawings on nails:
- geometry;
- floristic motives;
- animalistics;
- thematic or seasonal drawings.
You can choose a design according to the season or personal preference. The advantage of painting on nails is that the design in this case turns out to be unique - even the same master will not be able to repeat the drawing exactly.
Choosing a dark tone in nail design is a bold and relevant decision. Such a manicure is able to create the desired image for any girl - daring, romantic and calm, passionate or mysterious. Correctly selected nail jewelry will add special charm and originality.
Video with a selection of different types of nail designs
Which design is suitable for dark nails of different lengths: