Beige manicure with any decor: sequins, rhinestones, painting or without it always looks elegant and is almost universal, as it suits any style and image. However, it cannot be called boring. Shine, which can be different, creates character, attracts attention.
General recommendations
Beige glitter manicure can be used for everyday or evening outings. Glitter adds a touch of mood and emphasizes the purpose of the manicure. For the evening, you can choose bright glitter or rhinestones, for a casual option, you can use a pearl light shine or a top coat with fine glitter.
It is very important to choose the correct shade of beige varnish. Natural manicure or nude, as it is now commonly called, has been very popular for several seasons in a row and is loved by women of any age. You can vary the beige finish in tone and decor and get different options from restrained to bright and stylish manicure and all in one basic color - beige.
But this color must be chosen correctly so that it is in harmony with the skin tone.
The beige palette is quite variable, despite the fact that at first glance it does not seem so. Nude shades include tones from light milky, almost white, to light brown. The mass of shades between these options have their own characteristics and are combined in different ways with skin tone. The table below shows the characteristics of a beige shade of varnish, suitable for a particular skin tone.
| Skin tone | What shades of beige should you choose | What shades of beige should not be chosen |
| Very light, translucent skin |
| Light beige will not work for such skin, as it will make it faded and give a painful look |
| Medium skin tone |
| You need to be more careful about the pink subtone of the varnish, as it can give a cheap look to the manicure. It is important to combine a cold skin tone with a cold polish tone and vice versa. |
| Dark skin |
| Dark beige will make your manicure heavier. |
To create a beige manicure with dull glitters, designed for everyday wear, you can use a special top coat with glirrer, which will give a soft, pearly shine to your nails and preserve the elegance and restraint of style.
For an evening out, you can use decor in the form of rhinestones, sparkles, shiny sand or powder. In addition, the beige tone of the varnish is combined with almost any decor option and with all colors and shades with the right combination.
The most advantageous combinations of shades for a nude manicure:
- with white varnish;
- with gold;
- with light gray;
- with silver.
For a bright beige manicure, you can combine a flesh tone with the following colors:
- brown;
- red, burgundy;
- Orange;
- eggplant;
- purple or lilac;
- dark green, protective.
Beige manicure with sparkles with or without decor can be done on any shape and length of nails. It is important to understand that on a short length it is worth choosing more delicate and minimalistic patterns or decor.
A stylish and elegant decor option for a beige manicure is a French or moon manicure, when a hole stands out at the base of the plate. Further details about the techniques and decor that are suitable for a nude manicure.
Techniques and methods
Beige glitter manicure can be done in several techniques with some additional decor.
For instance:
- Nude monochrome finish with glitter top.
- French or moon manicure with edge or hole highlighting using rhinestones, glitter or kamifubik.
- Floral or fancy decor with rhinestones highlighting one or more nails.
For a monochrome manicure with a slight shine, you need to choose the right tone of varnish or gel. This design can be done with acrylic gel, base with a tone that matches the skin or chosen as desired. Making this manicure is pretty simple.
In order to make the most discreet and most elegant beige manicure with glitter, you need:
- primer;
- acrylic powder (if it is necessary to strengthen the plate);
- base;
- acrylic gel or varnish of the desired tone;
- top gloss finish;
- ultraviolet lamp.
To do this:
- Before you start applying the products, it is worth doing a good manicure in the usual way and giving your nails a shape.
- Degrease the plates with a primer. You can use rubbing alcohol.
- If necessary, apply acrylic powder to strengthen the plate. Dry in a lamp.
- Apply a thin layer of the base, rubbing in. You can give the desired shape (tubercle) or flatten the plate, applying the base more densely. Each nail should be turned over with the pad of the finger up and then dried.
- Apply a colored layer of varnish or gel, dry.
- After the final layer, cover the nails with a top with shine and dry.
This is a variant of an elegant everyday manicure. The shine here is very delicate and natural.
You can make an evening or brighter beige manicure using rhinestones, kamifubiks, mirror paste or acrylic with glitter. As an option - a jacket with sparkles. It is carried out using the technology of French manicure, but the border is highlighted with rhinestones or kamifubiki. It can also be painted with acrylic with glitter.
Additionally, any graphic or floral design on beige nails can be complemented with rhinestones on one or more nails. A beige base will not allow such a design to look too pretentious, smooth and give elegance.
Ideas for a solid color manicure
When performing a monochromatic monochrome manicure, it is important to choose the right polish tone in accordance with the skin tone, especially for the beige shade, since it is quite tricky and may not be beneficial to emphasize the hands if the choice was not correct.
A beige monochromatic manicure is good for everyday use and for the evening. For the evening, you can decorate it with a light glitter, rhinestones or glitter. Jewelry for hands with such a manicure can be chosen in gold or silver with the addition of any color of stones or enamel. The most safe option would be white, green or red enamels, stones in jewelry.
Options in different shades
Bright tones or a combination of several contrasting colors look elegant on a short manicure. Beige in one decor can be combined with any color, the main thing is to choose the right or cold or warm shades. You can paint in separate tones for 1 or 2 nail plates or make a gradient with a color transition.
To make a gradient, you need:
- Choose 2 shades so that they are in harmony.
- Prepare the necessary material: a sponge, cream or a special product to protect the skin around the nail.
- Apply the base to the nail plate and dry.
- Cover the skin around the nail with a special protective agent.
- Apply 1 color to the nail at the base and the second color at the free edge.
- Use a dabbing sponge to mix the colors on the nail plate. Dry and repeat so that the color is applied in 2 layers. Dry and remove the protective agent.
- Cover with top and pat dry.
You can combine shades to create a graphic or floral pattern. These options are still popular and loved by the fair sex. An important rule of elegant manicure is not to use more than 3 shades in 1 design.This must be observed, then the legs will look beautiful and stylish, become part of the image and complement it.
Matte manicure
A feature of a matte manicure is that you need to wear it with extreme care, otherwise there is a risk of creating the effect of a dirty or not neat manicure. The matte finish must be professionally applied, very even.
The beige color of the matt lacquer is particularly prone to this requirement. Matte can be combined with gloss or with any kind of decor. Such a design is more suitable for the day than for the evening, otherwise it risks looking boring.
Although you can complement matte nails interspersed with glitter or lace openwork, floral designs. A matte manicure is created by applying a special matte top. Otherwise, the technique is no different from the usual glossy options.
Variants with patterns and drawings
Graphic, floral or fancy designs look amazingly beautiful and stylish on a beige base. This decor is good on long and short nails, the main thing is to maintain proportions and not overload with details.
Patterning techniques can be different:
- stickers;
- painting with varnish or acrylic;
- applying volumetric patterns with acrylic paste;
- stamping, stencils.
On a beige base, you can use any option. There are patterns and techniques for applying them that are suitable for everyday manicure, but there are also those that should only be chosen for a special occasion. Graphic designs can be made using foil strips or tape, stamps or stencils. Mono to combine several techniques in one design.
Decor ideas
Decor options are relatively new and still popular:
- with foil;
- with rubbing;
- with acrylic powder with glitter.
These ideas are more appropriate for an evening out or for everyday décor, thinned with minimal sheen.
To create a design with foil, you must first prepare it. The foil is sold as a strip in rolls. It needs to be carefully cut into small pieces of different shapes, you can do this with small scissors. Let the pieces be of different sizes, but not too large, you can cut it arbitrarily.
Pieces of foil should be applied over the undried last coat of color. Then you need to dry in a lamp and cover with a transparent base and top, you can in 2 layers. If rubbing is used in the design, then it is applied to an already dried coating layer and then fixed with a top.
Acrylic powder allows for different designs. It can be applied to the entire nail plate, highlighting 1 or 2 fingers, or make drawings, draw holes or edges in French and moon manicure.
Any of the described designs can be complemented with a top with glitter or rhinestones in moderation when it comes to evening manicure. It is advised to cover volumetric designs, rhinestones and foil with an additional layer of base or top to fix the decor and make the plate smooth.
Fashion trends in 2019-2020
Despite the fact that the beige version of the manicure has long been popular and widely used, in 2019-2020 it is in demand again. Due to the general gravitation in fashion for naturalness and naturalness, any design based on this color looks fresh and relevant.
This season will be popular nail forms such as:
- almond;
- rounded square;
- round shape for short nails.
Sharp and pronounced edges of the nail plates and sharp geometry fade a little into the background. Femininity in shape and color, naturalness and naturalness in the coming season reign supreme.
No radically new techniques have appeared recently, the classics remain in vogue.
French gets a second wind and rises to the peak of popularity. Together with a beige base, you can use white or bright colors to highlight a border or hole (like in a moon manicure).The border is becoming more and more thin and graphic, not as wide as it was previously popular. A light gradient is another technique that is popular today. Beige and white in this design option are simply irreplaceable.
On short nails, monochrome manicure can be considered more popular. You can also use several colors for it, for example, beige and burgundy, cover 2 nails in one and 3 nails in a different tone. You can decorate 2 or 3 nail plates with gold (powder, acrylic paste or shiny varnish).
Moderation, naturalness and nobility can be considered the main trend for 2019-2020, and beige manicure fully meets these properties. A beige manicure with fine sparkles is a modern trendy variation of monochrome designs.
If you use small noble sparkles, then you can apply them to all nails in one design or select 1-2 nail plates with a larger glitter. This will correspond to modern trends in the style and design of manicure.
Video about beige glitter manicure
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