Korean manicure is different natural nail shape and their short length. In this design, preference is given to several types of jewelry, rather than a monotonous coating. The correct combination of color and decor elements allows you to perform an attractive and neat, at the same time, stylish and fashionable manicure.
Stylish ideas and designs of Korean manicure in 2020
In Korean manicure, masters do not give preference to clear lines or the same design on all nails, but to careless drawings that look like children’s - Korean women consider this cute and what gives charm to the nails.
Any accessories that are at hand can be used to decorate the nail plate - from beads, rhinestones, markers to pens, glass and remnants from CDs.
Korean manicure for nails is performed preferably in light shades, which shows the optimism and cheerful attitude of its owner. A combination of different matching colors can also be used.
For short nails
In most cases, Korean women prefer a short manicure, which is more practical. But even at such a length, girls place several decorative elements. The preferred shape is oval.
Popular designs for short nails:
- mini-drawings;
- decoration with stones, sparkles and rhinestones;
- execution of a gradient;
- stickers;
- wire, foil;
- volumetric drops.
Korean women prefer to decorate any manicure with sparkles, even simple designs are made with a bright accent. Glitter can be applied by a master on 2-3 nails, and the rest will be decorated with drawings.
For medium and long nails
Long nails are rare in Korea, but if a girl decides to grow a manicure, she will choose the maximum length. Korean women prefer to apply a lot of accents on medium to long nails. A new trend in fashion is aquarium design using real dried flowers.
The following color and design solutions are also popular:
- inscriptions;
- sequins, rhinestones, beads;
- colored tapes, liquid metal;
- threads, wire;
- a combination of bright colors - blue, green, orange, pink;
- stones of different sizes.
Instructions and tips for creating a Korean manicure
Korean manicure is performed in the following sequence:
- First you need to remove the old coating in a convenient way.
- Next, you need to process the free edge of the nail, and then - its surface.
- The next step is to cut the cuticle using the usual technique.
- Then you need to degrease the nail plate and apply a dehydrator.
- Next, you need to cover the nail with a rubber base and dry it in a lamp designed for this for 30 seconds.
- Then you should start covering the nails with gel polish and making the design.
- At the end, the nail needs to be covered with a top.
It must be remembered that no matter how stylish a manicure is, you should monitor the condition of the skin of the hands and cuticles... If the nails are covered with popular fashion designs and the skin is dry and cracked, the appearance of the hands will be hopelessly ruined.
With stones
Manicure decorated with large and medium-sized stones, Korean women perform not only for the holiday.Rhinestones and jewelry are classics in the Korean nail art industry. The stones can be placed on a solid or glossy pastel gel polish.
Also popular are gel polishes with a cat's eye effect, which allow you to create a space design, overflows or a picture of the starry sky.
The Korean design trend is glitter. But how much of it will be present on the nails, the owner of the manicure chooses on her own. If a girl is afraid that the design will turn out too bright, she chooses a polish with sparkles or placing bright elements on 1-2 nails.
Gradient or ombre
The gradient in Chinese manicure creates the impression of a veil, and not just a stretch of color along the nail plate. Girls prefer to combine a bright shade with a transition to a natural color. Thus, when the nail grows back, the color difference is not conspicuous.
The following colors are popular:
- blue;
- Violet;
- blue;
- red.
Also, a gradient and ombre can be performed with a transition to a lighter tone. In this variation, the dark part can be both the base of the nail and its free edge.
With wire
Wire is an interesting design element that Koreans love very much. It allows you to make a three-dimensional drawing of a unique shape. For work, you need a metal thread with a diameter of 0.3 mm, it is sold in stores among handicraft goods.
Korean wire nail manicure is done as follows:
- First, you need to twist the material into a specific shape - eyes, lips or a flower, and check the size of the resulting pattern by applying a wire shape to the nail. It is important to ensure that the edge of the metal does not go beyond the boundaries of the nail plate, otherwise it will cling to clothing and fall off the nail, detaching itself.
- Next, you should perform a manicure and correct the shape of the nail.
- Then you need to degrease the nail plate and apply the base, which must be dried in a lamp for 60 seconds.
- Next, gel polish should be applied to the nail or the design should be made in color, after which it is necessary to dry it in a lamp for 45 seconds.
- The next step is to apply a thick base or a drop of gel to the nail, place a wire on it and dry it in a lamp for 60 seconds.
- At the end of the procedure, the nail should be covered with a top in 2 layers, each of which should be dried in a lamp for 60 seconds.
If a wire is placed on the nail, then the Korean women choose a gentle manicure in pastel colors or a soft gradient.
Aquarium design
Korean manicure using the "aquarium" technique allows you to create an intricate, bright and unusual design on your nails. It is performed in such a way that glitter, feathers, mica and other materials are laid out on the base from the base, and then these elements are covered with transparent varnish or gel.
This technique allows you to create a volumetric design that is, as it were, under glass. The advantage of this application is that the nail plate remains smooth after covering with the top, and the design elements do not cling to clothing.
Aquarium design is performed mainly on long and medium length nails.
The following solutions are popular:
- voluminous flowers surrounded by small sparkles;
- large drawings decorated with stones, pearls, rhinestones;
- sequins and kamifubuki of various shapes, creating a certain pattern.
Rubbing
Loose pigment was first used in Korea, after which this trend was picked up by the masters of other countries.
In Korean manicure, the following designs using rubbing are popular:
- pearl color over the entire surface of the nail;
- rubbing gradient;
- decoration of a shiny nail with pearls;
- the use of a rub with the effect of "chameleon", followed by the decoration of nails with drops of transparent gel.
Abstraction
Korean women prefer abstraction designs when they want to add mystery to their outfits.As a rule, such a manicure is a work of art that shows the creative side of the person.
In Korean manicure, this technique makes asymmetrical lines that do not repeat on different nails. This manicure looks simple but tasteful. Sometimes it looks like a drawing of a child, but this is exactly what girls like.
Minerals
Many Korean women like manicure, the design of which is made by analogy with the texture of natural minerals.
For this, girls use the following techniques:
- transition of shades;
- stretching color;
- haze effect.
Nail service specialists combine shades, obtaining the most unusual color solutions. Small drawings or stickers can be used to decorate nails.
Water drop
Stucco molding is not in the trend of modern nail art, but many girls ask manicurists to make a design with "water drops". Typically, emphasis is placed on 2 fingers. To do this, the master covers the nails with pastel-colored gel polish and a rub, on top of which a translucent drop is placed.
Also, other drawings can be performed with volume in the same technique:
- heart, towering above the surface of the nail plate;
- flower petals;
- ladybugs or other insects - the drop emphasizes the volume of the pattern;
Diamond nails
Diamond manicure is a festive nail design option. These nails look like precious stones. Their beauty is accentuated by strong brilliance. In combination with "diamonds", pastel light shades are used on 2-3 fingers.
Silver foil is used to give nails a shine like a diamond.
The "diamond nails" technique can be performed in the variations shown in the table:
| Method of forming a "diamond" | Technique and description |
| During the formation of nail architecture | A rhombus cut from transparent plastic is laid out on a drop of gel, the same length as the nail plate, and smaller rhombuses are placed on the lateral parts of the nail. This creates edges on the nail plate, which, after drying and removing the plastic, look like the sides of a real gem. To enhance the effect of volume, a drop of gel can be pre-mixed with glitter. |
| Small pieces of silver foil are cut in advance | After covering the nails with a base and drying, the cut parts of the foil are laid out on a wet transparent gel polish and fixed in the lamp by drying. Next, the architecture of the nail plate is formed using a medium viscosity top in 2 layers. |
| "Diamond" is formed from foil the size of a nail plate | In this technique, it is necessary to cut out a piece of foil in the shape of a rectangle in advance and attach it to the nail - there should be a free distance of 1 mm around the "diamond". Then the foil must be folded the maximum number of times, aligning the corners diagonally - these will be the edges. Further, after completing the manicure and covering the nail with the base, a shimmer or gel polish with sparkles is applied to the plate. Then, without drying, foil is placed on the wet varnish and fixed in the lamp by drying. Next, the nail should be covered with a top in 2 layers. |
Nails over the foil can be coated with colored stained glass varnish or colored gel varnish without white undertone (translucent), mixed with a base or gel. In this way, "diamond" nails can be given a shade - pink, blue, gold.
The disadvantage of "diamond" nails is that if the nail plate is improperly processed, the foil will lag behind. To solve this problem, you need to carefully check if there is a distance between the foil and the edges of the nail plate - it should be about 1 mm. This is what will allow the top to secure the material.
Futuristic nails
Futuristic design involves the exit of decorative elements beyond the nail platinum, for this, the following elements are used in Korean manicure:
- metallized adhesive tapes;
- piercing rings;
- wire wrapped around your finger.
The disadvantage of this technique is the short wearing time of such a manicure in domestic conditions, since the elements that go beyond the nail can be erased, cling to something or deteriorate in the process of life of the fair sex.
Nails with "negative space"
Korean manicure for nails using this technique involves not covering the entire area of the nail with color. This design is suitable for owners of wide nails, it allows you to visually narrow the plate and draw attention to its central part.
To complete the design, a strip of colored gel polish is applied to the middle of the nail, and the rest of it is covered with a transparent material. The manicure can be decorated with any elements at the discretion of the girl, which are also placed within the color coating.
Cuticle accent nails
Instead of the classic moon manicure, Korean nail aesthetists offer clients to highlight only the cuticle area. To do this, they use gold or silver sequins, varnish or kamifubuki.
The technique of performing such a manicure involves applying an accent along the cuticle. The rest of the nail can be coated with clear or colored gel polish.
Also, special cuticle stickers can be used to complete the look. Usually, masters choose a light color for the stickers that will complement the overall appearance of the manicure.
Half nails
The trend among Korean women today is the technique of staining nails with 2 colors, and the coating can be performed both along and across. Fans of bright and unusual designs use up to 20 shades of gel polish in their manicure. The halves of the nail can be separated by a straight, curved or zigzag line. Manicure is performed on both short and long nails.
Design Features:
- a variety of color combinations;
- the design can be supplemented with patterns;
- you can choose colors taking into account feng shui;
- manicure can be complemented with sparkles or rhinestones.
Shades for coating can be selected in a chaotic manner or taking into account the color wheel. With the help of 2 options, you can get a more concise manicure. So, for any tone in the color wheel, the corresponding shade of the selected palette (from lighter to more saturated) is selected, as well as the colors of the neighboring sector.
Nails with "tattoos"
“Tattoos” are stamps that are used to create an accent on 2-3 nails or design on all nail plates. The advantage of such a manicure is quick execution, since there is no need to wait for the gel polish to dry.
Stickers, stamping, or brush art can be used as "tattoos". With this tool, the manicurist can also make inscriptions.
Korean manicure is a special design in the nail industry. Nails made in this style look original and unusual. They are designed to reflect the inner world of the owner, so a wide variety of objects can be used to create an image - from ordinary foil and beads to feathers and wire.
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