A few years ago, short nails of natural length came into fashion to replace extra-long peak nails. The laconic design was offset by a wide variety of varnishes used. Matte, glossy, velvety, shimmering like a mineral, sprinkled with sparkles and imitating craquelure nails have become a stylish and practical decoration.
Long nails are making a comeback this season, albeit not as fancy as the ones that were once popular. The main shape for both long and short nails is pointe shoes, almond-shaped, oval and rounded-square nails.
Features of manicure for long nails
Long nails are striking in themselves. Sequins, modeling, rhinestones in excessive quantities will give them a vulgar and defiant look. Moderation and a sense of style is one of the most relevant trends of our time. The shape of the nails should be selected individually, taking into account their length, as well as the shape of the fingers, and not be guided blindly by fashion trends.
Features of manicure for short nails
Short nails are an almost universal choice. They are suitable for energetic, practical women, leading an active or sporty lifestyle, and for young mothers, and housewives, and office workers.
However, manicure for short nails has its own nuances:
- on very short nails, you should avoid dense bright, especially neon shades of varnish (with the exception of summer design);
- it is not recommended to overload nails with decorations.
You can add length to nails without building up using nude shades of varnish.
Blue nail polish is a versatile option for both long and short nails. It is suitable for a holiday photo, and for everyday manicure, it will look elegant solo and will be an excellent basis for original design ideas. And the richness of shades of the blue palette will allow you to choose the perfect color for any occasion and age.
However, the blue color will sharply show all the flaws, such as unevenness of the nail plate, burrs, overgrown cuticles, so it requires an ideal manicure, shape and condition of nails. The best shape for blue nail polish is the short, square shape.
Who should choose light and dark blue and when
The design of blue nails (a photo on the Internet gives a complete picture of the richness of this palette) will remain relevant throughout 2020 - both in the spring-summer and in the autumn-winter period.
In winter, it is associated with cold, snow and New Year's holidays, and in summer it fully fits into the marine theme.
Women of warm appearance color types (Spring, Autumn) are more suitable for warm shades of blue, cold (Summer, Winter) - cold shades.
Neon and light shades should be preferred in a household setting - on vacation, in a disco, for every day. And the dark blue range will perfectly fit into a business, office style.
| Warm shades of blue | Cool shades of blue |
| hyacinth | azure |
| gray | cobalt |
| dark azure | Navy blue |
| denim | royal blue |
| turquoise | dusty blue |
| dark blue | electrician |
| sea wave | cornflower |
| Prussian blue | sapphire |
| blue-green | indigo |
| topaz | ultramarine |
| Black Sea | iris |
| steel | heavenly |
Matte or glossy?
Both of these surfaces are extremely popular in the new season.
The advantage of a matte finish is that it is easier to apply due to its thick consistency, it lasts longer on both short and long nails, and the shine-free texture allows you to use the brightest shades and not look vulgar.
The gloss looks brighter and more expressive. It literally gives shine to even the most modest nude shades. Great for youth party, evening and wedding manicure. It dries very quickly. And the latest generation of gel polish allows you to do even without a base and top, without reducing its durability.
French in blue
A classic blue jacket is a blue-white, blue-beige range, or a transparent varnish as the main one and blue to draw the edge of the plate. Such a modest design can be diversified with a small amount of rhinestones along the border of flowers.
A dots-style jacket looks very elegant and expressive, since blue shades perfectly set off points of any color - be it a restrained combination of white and lilac colors or a bright spring palette of green, yellow, blue and pink dots.
One of the most stylish types of service jacket is French manicure, combining matte and glossy varnish of the same shade, such as denim. This design will be appropriate for both evening and business style.
Blue manicure gel polish
The indisputable advantages of gel polish are its decorative effect, durability, protection of nails from breakage and damage, an incredible number of applied techniques and designs. With the help of gel polish, you can build up the nail plate and create an exclusive design on short nails.
Gel polish gives a neon, matte, glossy, reflective surface and serves as a first-class basis for the most extreme beauty ideas.
The blue chameleon varnish, for example, with the “peacock tail” effect, also looks extremely impressive. Blue nail design in gel polish has one distinctive feature: the darker and richer the pigment, the longer it takes to fix it. In an LED lamp with a power of 36 watts and above, the drying time is at least 1 minute.
For blue glitter and magnetic varnish, this time is doubled. However, the result will be a flawless manicure that will last for more than one week.
Blue shellac manicure
Shellac is only a brand of gel polish. It has nothing to do with the natural resins from which real shellac is made. Manicure shellac is a gel polish from Creative Nail Design (CND).
Its main difference from other brands of gel polish lies in the Power Polish formula, which combines regular polish and a UV mixture, so that the nail does not thicken, and the coating leaves easily when removed and the surface under it is not damaged.
Other advantages include hypoallergenicity and naturalness, rich pigmentation and even texture, durability... Shellac manicure is ideal for girls with very sensitive skin and fragile nails. It will allow you to create no less spectacular manicure than using gel polish without damaging your nails.
Ombre, gradient in blue
Technically, this is one of the simplest types of manicure. It is very easy to do it at home - with a sponge or fan brush. Blue nail design (the photo clearly confirms this) often represents a transition to black, purple, green, but transitions of blue to lighter shades, up to white, are also possible.
Gradients within a blue palette or ombre with sparkles look spectacular. The gradient with magnetic cat-eye varnishes looks very unusual on the nails.
Blue manicure with gold
Gold looks great with any shade of blue. This manicure is suitable for both everyday and holiday manicure. Most often, monograms are displayed in gold on a blue background, the edge of a jacket or moon manicure, geometric, floral and abstract patterns are drawn.
The blue-gold range goes well with the dots technique, ombre, nail plate foiling, casting, rhinestones and a contrasting accent of one nail in a monochromatic design. One of the most unusual designs of this year is matte blue jeans with a chrome gold frame around the entire nail plate. The contrast of colors and textures makes an amazing impression.
Blue with silver
All of the above is also true for the combination of blue and silver. Blue-green-silver holographic confetti using the kamifubuki technique looks interesting on the nails.
White monograms on a blue background are well set off with silver varnish.
An important difference between the silver-blue range and the blue-gold range is the fact that silver is more closely associated with winter design. She is like no other suitable for a New Year's party or a winter wedding.
Blue glitter manicure
Blue looks good with sparkles. They can be combined with the main tone, or they can contrast with it - the design, in any case, will look very interesting.
Stretching with sequins
An elegant and delicate design can be created using the sequin stretch technique. You can do it in the direction from the cuticle or make it look like a jacket and start it from the edge of the nail.
The blue base tone harmonizes well with contrasting gold and silver sparkles. To create a matrix effect, use green or black glitter.
Sea of sparkles
For this design, varnish and glitter are used in the same color scheme.
In this case, blue:
- Cover the entire nail plate with blue varnish. You can use a blue "cat's eye", but not add a highlight. Allow the base to dry.
- Apply a thick transparent base or top with a middle layer and, without letting it dry out, sprinkle the entire nail with blue sparkles. It is important that after applying them, the nail is well dried!
- Brush off excess sparkles.
The design of blue nails, the photo of which has filled the entire Instagram, does not have to be performed completely in this technique. Sequins can be applied in stripes, french or dotted. In this case, you can use glitter in other shades of blue and just other colors. And every time the design will look different.
Blue manicure with rub
Using rubbing, you can create a variety of surfaces - chrome, pearl, mirror, matte, with a chameleon effect.
It is very important that the nails are painted over with gel polish neatly and evenly, without irregularities, hairs, crumbs or dust, since the rubbing is transparent and, when applied, will immediately highlight all defects.
Rub in can be combined with rhinestones, matte surfaces, sparkles, patterns, ombre effect. This is one of the hottest designs for the 2020 season.
Blue manicure with rhinestones
The blue color looks great with rhinestones. They set off its depth, and the severity of the blue palette successfully emphasizes the brilliance of the stones. Rhinestones can be a sparkly accent in a monogram design. They are often used as part of a moon manicure, when rhinestones are pasted in a semicircle instead of a drawn crescent on the cuticle.
Or, by analogy, they are used for the edge of the nail in a blue jacket. Rhinestones are often used to create monograms, geometric or floral designs. They can even be used in glitter designs, where a large rhinestone pops out over the fully glittering surface of the nail like a boulder in the sand.
And one of the most unusual trends of this year is the stone nail. The nail plate is completely covered with large rhinestones imitating a solid crystal.
Blue manicure with foil
A fairly simple technique allows you to create a stylish and laconic design even at home.In order to make a manicure with the help of foil, a thick, well-pigmented black varnish is applied to the treated and coated nails with a base, and it is thoroughly dried. Foil can cover all the platinum, butt, edge - it all depends on the imagination and the general idea of the design.
A piece of blue foil with the matte side is pressed firmly against the nail with your thumb and abruptly torn off. The foil is applied in small areas, the gaps between the sectors covered with a blue sheen will give the design depth and uniqueness.
The result can be consolidated in different ways:
- matte finish;
- glossy finish;
- stained glass and top.
Blue manicure with monograms
The monogram design in combination with the “cat's eye” varnish looks great. It can be used simply as a base for contrasting varnish or "seal" the monogram in a layer of magnetic varnish. One of the most popular designs is considered to be voluminous monograms of white or dark (several shades darker than the base) color, as well as classic gold and silver ornaments.
Blue manicure with kamifubuki
The funny word "kamifubuki" in Japanese means "paper storm", that is, "confetti". A scattering of circles, hearts, rhombuses and squares is made from different materials: paper, plastic, foil.
They come in a variety of colors and shades, matte and glossy, and allow you to create striking designs effortlessly.
Kamifubuki can be combined with rhinestones, sparkles, ombre, rub-in, used as an accent for a monochromatic manicure, applied on nails of any length and shape. One of the most stylish beauty trends of this year will always look bright and relevant.
Manicure blue "cat's eye"
This catchy varnish appeared just 10 years ago, but instantly became popular. It allows you to quickly and easily create a spectacular manicure. You don't even have to go to the salon for this, since you can use both gel polish and ordinary magnetic varnish for the "cat's eye" design. True, he will only last a few days.
The magnetic coating looks beautiful both in itself and as a basis for a more complex design, such as a moon or a jacket. The big pluses of blue "cat's eye" varnish include a rich palette of shades presented in stores - from dark blue to heavenly.
At home, you don't have to buy a special magnet to get a glare. You can use a regular fridge magnet. If you bring it to the opposite side of the nail, you can achieve a different effect.
Fashion ideas, new items
This year, designs are popular in matte and glossy versions, with sapphire and sparkles, ombre and geometric patterns, moon manicure and flower arrangements - there are a lot of options for every taste and length of nails.
Blue with pattern
One of the funniest and most unusual designs for a blue manicure is "Keds":
- paint over the edge of the nail on the base blue varnish with a white crescent-shaped varnish;
- with a toothpick or a dots brush on a blue background, put 6 white dots (3 in 2 rows)
- put a nested black point inside them;
- draw a black line with a thin brush along the inner edge of the white crescent;
- connect 6 points with each other in a criss-cross with lines, imitating lacing;
- cover the drawing with a top.
Blue with black
The combination of blue and black works best for gradients (both as a standalone design and as a basis for other techniques), casting or monograms.
It looks exquisite in Chinese painting or laconic flower drawing. The black and blue range looks advantageous in the craquelure technique or in the form of sparkles or blue foil on black varnish.
Blue with white
In addition to a jacket or moon manicure, the blue and white range is an ideal choice for a lace pattern. A complex pattern is created very simply: covered with blue varnish and dried out nail is tightly wrapped with a piece of lace and painted over with white varnish.
After complete drying, the lace is removed, and the nail is covered with a top. For a more subtle design, you can change the colors - use white as the base and blue for the pattern.
Blue with beige
The blue and beige palette is the base for a blue jacket and moon manicure. It also looks good in the technique of Chinese painting, as well as for creating a geometric pattern. This combination, quite cold in tone, will be especially appropriate in winter, especially for wedding manicure.
Blue with gray
Gray and blue are the current shades of the 2020 season. The cool, restrained palette is suitable for business style and everyday manicure. Even a painting made with this color scheme looks rather modest.
And the combination of dark blue with deep green undertones of glossy or matte nails with a chrome-plated metallic accent in the form of one nail or stripes in the main color will become a catchy and effective option for an evening manicure.
Wedding manicure in blue tones
Blue is a very fashionable shade for wedding manicure of the season 2020. It suits girls of all color types, you just need to choose the right shade, and it goes well with the most complex and spectacular techniques, not to mention a jacket, moon manicure or girly delicate blue and white floral ornament.
The choice of techniques is not limited here: gold casting on blue, voluminous patterns, rhinestones, foiling and glitters (pearl rubbing is best for wedding designs), sparkles and monograms - all of them will be appropriate for such an important day. Traditionally, blue colors in wedding manicure are combined with various white or nude shades.
Evening manicure in blue tones
This season, a combination of warm gold tones and rich blue is relevant for an evening manicure. This can be a chrome edge around the perimeter of the nail plate or gold glitter all over the nail, in the form of stripes or a crescent at the cuticle or the edge of the nail. Any color combinations or constant play with textures and techniques are suitable for evening nail art.
Combinations of matt and glossy finishes of the same or different colors are very popular.
Blue nails are extremely popular this season. The amazing variety of designs, techniques and colors can sometimes be confusing. However, in this case, professional advice and photos from the Internet will become a good advisor, which will help you decide on the most suitable option.
Author: Chernyshova Oksana Alexandrovna (sana2015)
Article design: Anna Vinnitskaya
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