Summer manicure for short nails: from tenderness to juicy brightness

Fashion trends of recent seasons are based on the principles of convenience, comfort and elegance. Therefore, long nails gradually gave way to medium and short versions. Short nails look well-groomed, neat, while the designer's imagination is almost not limited. However, there are certain features, knowing which it will not be difficult to create an elegant summer composition.

The popularity of manicure on shortened nails is largely due to the convenience of an active lifestyle. This design does not interfere at all in everyday life, work, household chores. The opinion that only a single-color coating looks good at such a length is no longer relevant today. If you know some of the features of such a manicure, you can create real works of art:

• in summer, the use of bright, juicy shades is allowed, in the off-season it is better to refuse such paints;
• the combination of bright contrasting shades on short nails does not look aesthetically pleasing;
• decorative elements are good in moderation, especially since there is not much space for their placement in this case;
• you should choose small decor: rhinestones, sparkles, drawings, large and catchy details on short nail plates look heavy and ridiculous;
• if there is a need to visually lengthen the fingers, it is worth turning to shades of pastels, nude colors;
• you need to pay attention not only to the length, but also to the shape of the nails, as well as the shape of the hands and fingers - only then the design will be truly successful.

Here fantasy is practically not limited by the framework of the rules, only fashion requirements and personal taste matter. Of course, the summer version of the design is lighter, fresh, bright and airy. If we analyze current trends, relevance on a short length, then in summer the following color schemes are most preferable.

This is not the easiest color for nail art, however, it is not inferior to positions at the forefront of fashion. The popularity of the gray scale can be easily explained by its restraint, unobtrusiveness, sophistication. It looks great in various design options, goes well with other shades, fits perfectly into any, even the most strict, image. On short nails, it looks especially elegant and neat.

This is a real hit in recent seasons. The green range is incredibly diverse and looks great at any time of the year. In summer, you should pay attention to more juicy, light, saturated shades of emerald. This range is distinguished by nobility and elegance. A design in emerald color always looks non-trivial and very expressive, and on shortened nails it is absolutely incomparable. This range is completely self-sufficient, so a very restrained decor is enough.

The blue range is another option for an aristocratic and refined manicure. It is great for almost any time of the year, especially for summer, when a more free play of colors is permissible. Blue looks especially good in combination with shiny decor: stones, glitter.

The pastel palette is an ideal choice for short nails, especially if the fingers are not graceful and long. In addition, the pastel range is a great solution for an airy summer design. The variety of possibilities for this color tone is very great. Pastel is not only peach, cream, nude, beige and flesh tones. This is a delicate mint, sophisticated blue, exquisite lavender, graceful rose. Almost every palette has a pastel shade option, and they will all be very good in summer design on short nails. The obvious advantage of pastels is that, thanks to its restraint, it allows you to use absolutely any decor options.

Despite the fact that too bright shades are not always appropriate on short nails, it is difficult to imagine summer design without them. Juicy, catchy shades are great for summer, so you can safely choose fruity, neon, sunny shades of nature. A bright design in a geometric style is very good, but it is better to refuse too expressive decor so as not to overload the composition.

There are a lot of ideas for the embodiment of summer manicure for short nails. Fashion trends allow the use of almost any technique. You can choose both very bright and beautiful, and the lightest and simplest nail art.

This is a real hit of the spring-summer season, because it is the floristic motives that perfectly match the mood of nature. It was previously believed that flowers look better on elongated nails, however, the fashion trends of the last season have refuted this statement. Floral manicure will perfectly fit into any summer look. It is advisable to use brighter and lighter tones for this design. Feel free to experiment with pink, nude, lilac, white, red and yellow.

The floral print will perfectly revive the manicure, give it expressiveness. In this case, it is enough to accentuate 1-2 nails with a similar pattern.Flowers perfectly complement romantic, feminine, delicate images. There are many options: you can draw one large bud or a whole scattering of small inflorescences, sakura branches, lilies, roses, Graceful petals, decorated with glitter or stones, will be luxurious in the evening nail art.

Fans of restrained design shouldn't give up floral motives., since the flower arrangement can be made in a minimalist style. Any background in pastel colors and a single thin stem with a flower on an accent finger is at the same time elegant, sophisticated and very beautiful ensemble. The floral theme is also good because it is ideally combined with different techniques: French and moon manicure, gradient, glitter.

It is practically a safe bet for short length nails. It is enough to choose a fashionable shade that suits the skin color and fits into the overall style of the image to get the effect of well-groomed hands and an elegant composition. Solid color is great for strict business looks, everyday life. In this case, there is a choice between matte and glossy finishes.

The matte design on short nails does not reflect color, looks velvety and very elegant. On short nails, both light matte options and expressive saturated colors look equally beautiful. The glossy finish can be either classic or with a mirror effect. The combination of colors of the same range with different textures looks especially interesting. For example, it is enough to apply a glossy coating on 1-2 fingers, leaving others matte, so that the manicure sparkles with completely different colors.

A monochromatic manicure allows a combination of various shades on different nails. The summer version allows even such a bold combination: cover all nails with different shades. In this case, it is better to choose one tonality, for example, pastel. Different shades of the same range are perfectly combined, for example, all shades of yellow or pink.

This hit of recent years looks great on any length of nails and at any time of the year. However, in summer, this smooth transition from one shade to another looks especially appropriate. The ombre and gradient techniques work equally well for shortened nail plates. A natural palette of warm colors is more in demand in the summer. Correctly selected colors will not visually shorten the nails. It is better to give preference to a vertical gradient. In summer, special attention should be paid to the rainbow gradient, which allows you to combine bright, rich colors.

Orange, yellow, red - all shades of these palettes are perfectly combined with each other. In second place in popularity is pastel ombre, in which exquisite delicate shades smoothly flow into one another. The technique of smooth color transitions looks luxurious in combination with a variety of decor: rhinestones, flowers, geometry, gritters. A shiny ombre is a great solution for an evening out.

The reverse jacket has not left the top of the "fashionable Olympus" for a long time. It is original, looks aesthetically pleasing, and at the same time very practical, since it does not need correction for a long time. the design of the holes can be absolutely any: contrasting color, stones, neutral. In addition, the design of holes in the form of an acute triangle is very popular today. All of these options are great for short nails.

Lunar manicure in summer allows you to experiment with luscious and light shades. Combinations of blue and pink, pastels with silver and stones, gold with white, nude with black look luxurious. There is no need to be afraid of decor - in this technique, accents of a different nature are completely appropriate: stones, glitter, flowers, a geometric print.

French manicure has long become a classic, and it looks best on short and medium nails.French has long broken the framework of the nude-white range. Today, a wide variety of border design options are appropriate: bright, rich, delicate. In order for a French manicure on short nails to look perfect, you should remember a few rules:

• light colors lengthen the fingers, so they should be preferred;
• the border should be a couple of millimeters wider than the size of the overgrown part of the plate;
• decor is preferable discreet, unobtrusive;
• be sure to consider the shape of the nail plate;
• feel free to experiment with the arrangement of the stripes, one of the fashionable directions is the diagonal.

All French options look great on short nails:

• classic, using natural, natural colors and white;
• French art, when a standard jacket is complemented by decorative elements, the most ideal choice is to highlight an accent finger;
• wedding option using decor in the form of stones, flowers, hearts, other thematic design;
• French millennium, when the border is made out with a shiny strip or glitter, is an excellent solution for a celebration;
• colored jacket, which implies a combination of a colored base and a colored border.
• Negative space

The extremely popular look of neutral design is preferred by fans of minimalism and those who are in the close confines of a strict dress code. A negative design means leaving a portion of the plate intact. You can use this technique not only in a jacket and moon design, but also in half. Its obvious plus is practicality, because if negative space is left at the end of the nail bed, correction can be done only when you want to change the design.

In the summer, you can play with the options: decorate the border and hole with catchy contrasting colors, leaving the base intact. An excellent solution for summer - colored bracelets, dot design, decor in the form of broken glass. You can also design your nails using trendy geometric shapes: triangles, circles, squares. Almost any color scheme is permissible, in summer a white negative design looks very fresh and interesting, compositions using gold, silver, colored glitter.

Manicure is recommended for adolescents from the age of 12. The design of nails in this age segment is very diverse, it allows the use of bolder combinations, bright, even acidic, shades. The following directions are very popular among young people.

Images of bunnies, cats, puppies, tigers and birds are in great demand. At the same time, the color combination can be contrasting and bold: pink and white, black and yellow, red and orange. Pay attention to the popular pandas and owls.

It is not surprising that the heroes of your favorite cartoons are embodied in nail art. Of course, this is no longer "Smeshariki" and not "Mimimishki", but anime, characters from "Frozen".

This is a great choice for real gentle princesses: flowers, bows, berries, hearts. Brilliant accents will be appropriate here.

The most popular trend is contrasting polka dots combined with drawings. Black, red, yellow, green, blue polka dots on a white background look both bright and very impressive. A variety of stripes and dots are also good.

Another popular summer destination that creates the mood of vacation, relaxation and freedom. A marine manicure is performed in a blue and white classic range. Stripes, waves, drawings in the form of seagulls, anchors, and other ship equipment will be appropriate here.

Teenage design involves a variety of techniques. Popular heroes, natural phenomena, animals, other drawings and ornaments can be performed both in a simple way (using stickers) and artistic painting.Be sure to take into account that teenage manicure does not allow long nails, so decorative elements should not be cumbersome.

For information on how to make a summer manicure for short nails, see the next video.