Purple nails Is a design that can be decorated with a variety of decors and techniques. In the photo in the article, you can see drawings, rhinestones, sparkles, glitter, foil, ombre and much more, which will help to make the manicure original and unique.
Purple manicure: fashion trends in 2019
Purple will be relevant for any season and any style of clothing due to the large number of shades: from the darkest to the lightest.
The average length of nails remains popular in 2019, but it all depends on the width of the nail plate. The wider the nail, the shorter the length should be chosen.
For a wide nail plate, dark shades of purple will become relevant:
- gray-purple;
- brownish purple;
- blue-violet;
- plum;
- eggplant;
- charoite;
- blackberry;
- purple wine;
- grape and others.
For narrow and short nails, it is better to choose lighter and warmer shades, you can give preference to nude and pastel colors, as well as varnishes with a smoky sub-shade.
If you look at the forms that will become especially popular in 2019 in purple, then they will be:
- soft square;
- oval square;
- almond-shaped nails;
- oval.
A new trend this year is the beveled shape of the nails. It is not very comfortable for everyday wear, and only true connoisseurs will be able to appreciate it.This form is especially well suited for an outrageous outfit for a festive event or photo shoot.
Color combinations typical for shades of purple:
| Shades of purple | Shades that go together |
| Light shades of violet: purple, violet, glycine, lilac, orchid. | Lilac, carnation, lingonberry. |
| Dull shades with a red tint: blackberry, purple wine, eggplant, purple, | Currant, cherry, wine, mahogany, bloody, raspberry. |
| Dark shades of violet: brown-violet, gray-violet. | Salmon, tangerine, saffron, amber, fiery. |
| Muted shades of purple, blackberry, lilac. | Warm, cold and muted shades of green: camouflage, grassy, menthol, mint, jade, mustard, olive. |
| Soft shades of violet: blue-violet, violet, blackberry, purple. | Most shades of blue: blue-green, water blue, gray-blue, light blue. |
| Shades of purple with brown, orange and black undertones. | Camel, cinnamon, dark and milk chocolate, chestnut, mustard. |
Shades of purple that will become popular:
- lavender;
- lilac;
- light violet;
- glycine;
- amethyst;
- purple;
- muted blackberry;
- grape;
- purple wine;
- muted brownish purple;
- gray-purple;
- pastel plum;
- bright and muted eggplant.
Purple manicure will help you create a wide variety of designs.
It is in harmony with many jewelry and accessories, including:
- drawings;
- patterns;
- curls;
- sequins;
- rhinestones;
- foil;
- French;
- ombre;
- casting;
- glitter;
- broken glass.
How to make a beautiful purple manicure: step by step instructions, ideas
Purple nails, designs with photos of which can often be found in fashion magazines, are decorated with:
- drawings;
- sparkles;
- glitter;
- foil;
- casting;
- ombre technicians;
- cat's eye;
- broken glass.
Matte manicure in dark and light purple tones
Purple nails, the design of which can be seen later in the article, are also performed in a matte interpretation. Each color palette will suit a specific type of nails.
Dark and muted shades of purple have the ability to visually make a wide plate narrower, so this option will be an excellent solution for owners of a short but wide nail plate.
For owners of medium and short lengths, light shades of purple are perfect, such as:
- violet;
- lilac;
- lavender;
- cyclamen;
- amethyst;
- orchid;
- purple.
Dark shades work best on medium-length nails, especially on a soft square or oval shape.
Tools required to complete a matte manicure:
- base;
- matte top;
- purple gel polish;
- file;
- freezer;
- remover;
- nippers;
- buff.
How to make a matte manicure:
- The first step is to clean and align the nail plate. To do this, you can use a file with a high abrasiveness, however, when using this tool, you need to be careful with the owners of natural nails. The nail plate can get damaged, so it's best to use a freezer.
- After removing the remaining varnish, it is necessary to process the cuticle with a freezer or remover, and then remove the keratinized skin with nippers. Grind the entire space of the nail plate with a buff until the most even coverage is obtained.
- Apply a base coat on sanded nails, and then cure in a manicure lamp.
- Apply colored gel polish on top, distributing it as close to the cuticle as possible, dry in a lamp.
- Apply a matte top coat to finished nails, and seal the end, and then cure in a lamp.
Drawings of flowers, butterflies, symbols on purple manicure with gel polish
A variety of designs are also applied to purple designs. In the photo you can see how nails are decorated with patterns of flowers, butterflies, symbols, geometry and others. It is best to use a thin brush and a special gel for drawings, which will add more saturation. The patterns are applied to the dried colored coating.
You can not only draw, but transfer patterns using the stamping technique. This requires a dense and highly pigmented gel polish and a stamping kit: plates, scraper and stamp. Treat the nail with nail polish remover, then apply varnish to the drawing with a dense drop, spread it evenly over the plate with a scraper and transfer the pattern using a stamp.
Glitter and rhinestone manicure
Sequins and rhinestones are indispensable items for decorating a manicure, as they suit any design. The sequins are glued onto a sticky layer of colored gel polish and then overlaid with a glossy top. Rhinestones can be of different sizes.
Small stones can be glued to a sticky layer, and larger stones can be glued to nail glue. Rhinestones or sequins can be used to decorate all nails or several of them, while combining them with other techniques.
Foil design
A great addition to purple manicure will be a special manicure foil, which has the property of being printed. It is quite easy to use, but you need to choose good quality foil, since cheaper counterparts can be printed in pieces, while ruining the nail art.
You need to print the foil on a sticky layer of colored gel polish or, in its absence, on a special glue. The foil sticks to the stickiness, and then comes off with a sharp movement. The colored part remains on the nail, creating a transfusion, and the thin film is removed.
There can be absolutely any pattern on the foil.Most often, it is geometry and hologram. The finished design is covered with a top coat and cured in the lamp.
Ombre
Purple nails, the designs of which are presented in a large number of different techniques, are also created in a gradient style. For the standard execution of the ombre technique, you need more than two varnishes with similar shades: from dark to lightest. The more shades you use, the smoother the transition will be.
For example, you can use a combination of varnishes:
- bright purple;
- purple;
- amethyst;
- lavender;
- violet;
- white and lilac;
- white.
Prepare your nails for a manicure and apply a base, dry it well. Cover the plate with the main color, and then gel polish is applied on the manicure sponge from the darkest to the lightest in a line. Each line must go to the previous one. The gradient is transferred from the sponge to the nail with patting movements. Then the nails are dried in a lamp and covered with a top.
Moon manicure
Lunar manicure is a kind of jacket, only in it not the smile line is painted over, but the hole near the base of the nail.
To get the perfect moon manicure, it's best to use stencils or special duct tape. First, the nails are covered with a base, then adhesive tape or stencil is glued to the place that needs to be left empty, that is, to the hole.
The rest of the space of the nail plate is painted over with purple gel polish. If desired, the hole can be painted over with a different color, for example, silver or a lighter shade of purple. The finished design is overlaid with a top for increased wear.
French
French will never lose its relevance, it is suitable for gel polishes of any shades, including purple.
The standard French technique is to use white varnish to paint over the smile line. You can paint over the free edge using a stencil or a special long brush and nail gel. Reverse French is the use of purple gel polish to paint over the smile line.
Nude
Nude manicure in purple shades is the trend of the year. The most suitable shade is gray-brown. Shades that have a pink or peach undertone are also suitable. They can be alternated with powdery and pastel colors.
The technique for performing a nude manicure is the same as for a standard application:
- Preparing the nail.
- Base application.
- Application of nude gel polish.
- Overlapping with a topcoat.
Cat's eye
Some manufacturers produce in their lines "cat's eye" in purple shades.
Tools required to perform magnetic manicure:
- standard set for manicure;
- base;
- top;
- gel polish "cat's eye";
- manicure magnet.
As with other manicure techniques, standard nail treatments are performed: removing the previous coating, softening and removing the cuticle, polishing the nail. A base coat is applied to the prepared nail plate and polymerized by the lamp, then magnetic gel polish is applied in a thin layer.
A special manicure magnet is brought to the undried coating, which must be held directly above the nail plate. The closer the magnet is to the nail, the clearer the metal path it creates. Accordingly, the further away, the more diffused the flare will be.
Casting
In order to complete the design with the casting technique, you need:
- manicure foil;
- brush;
- base;
- purple gel polish;
- top;
- black gel polish or gel.
Casting can be decorated with various decors or used in tandem with stamping.
Apply purple gel polish to the base, dry it in a lamp. Then remove the stickiness from the colored coating, and draw patterns - blanks for casting with black gel polish with a sticky layer. Cure the gel in an ultraviolet lamp. Attach a piece of foil to the drawn lines, and tear it off with a sharp movement. A foil pattern is formed in place of the lines. Cover the finished nail art with a top.
Kamifubuki
Kamifubuki is a manicure confetti that is laid on a purple gel polish with a sticky layer. With confetti, you can create a mosaic by stacking elements close to each other. Mosaic works best with rhombuses or rectangles. You can also use a chaotic combination.
Gold, silver, white, blue, red, purple, space and black kamifubuki will look great with purple. To create a vivid image, you can use multi-colored confetti, randomly placing them on the nail plate. From above, the design is overlapped by the top and polymerized in the lamp.
Broken glass
Decorative foil is required to perform a broken glass manicure. It needs to be cut into pieces of different shapes. You can make both chaotic and even geometric shapes. For example, rhombuses or triangles. The foil is applied to the sticky layer of the colored coating.
Holographic foil, as well as green, blue, red, violet, silver, will look great on a purple coating. It can be transferred to the nail using nail tweezers, a beveled brush or an orange stick. Press it well against the coating in order to avoid layering and air ingress, and then cover with a top.
Glitters
Some manufacturers produce lines of purple gel polishes, the texture of which already has a shimmer. Application of such a coating is not difficult, since you can use a standard manicure procedure. Glitter is sold separately, dry. It, like many other small particles, is applied to a sticky layer or nail glue.
The finer the glitter particles, the easier it is to stick them to the coating. Glitter can be applied both to the entire nail plate and to its individual areas, combining with other designs.
Broths
Broths are small balls that are glued to gel polish using nail glue. They go well with rhinestones and sparkles, but can also be used as an independent decor. The technique is standard: a colored coating is applied to the base, a top is applied over it, and then the dried design is covered with glue, on which broths must be glued.
Purple nail designs have a variety of techniques, and you can see various photos with mixed styles online.
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How to make a beautiful purple manicure with an airy pattern: