Features and design options for matte black manicure

Matte black manicure is one of the most relevant types of nail art today. Despite the fact that neutral black does not have an emotional connotation, it can look different with different decorations or adding a contrasting color. What are the features and design options for a matte black manicure, we will find out further.

Matte black is a special tone of the color palette. The matte texture of the varnish looks restrained and noble, it gives off a special status and aristocracy. This year, matt finishes are considered the most relevant among other varieties of hybrid varnishes. They are unique in that they suit nails of different lengths and shapes. Every modern fashionista can decorate her nails with a matte finish, choosing one of the well-known techniques for performing manicure.

Black matte varnish is also good because it can be used by women of different age groups. In addition, black manicure today is not considered something extraordinary: it can be worn not only by fans of the gothic subculture. It is great for complementing women's looks of different styles. Depending on the type of decor used and the design theme, it can decorate:

• bow of an urban fashionista;
• the image of a shocking personality;
• business woman style.

Matte black manicure has a number of its own characteristics. For example, varnish may have a different texture, which may not be combined with the planned decoration of accent nails. It can be satin, velor, velvety or with a suede effect. Each type of varnish has its own characteristics and even looks differently.

Black pigment can give off blue, gray, chocolate or purple undertone. You need to take the option that is most suitable in temperature for the clothes or accessories available in the wardrobe (bags, shoes, jewelry). It differs in matte varnish and density, due to which it can strip or not overlap the nail plate even after three layers applied in thin layers on the fingernails.

So that the color of a dark manicure does not age a woman, you need to choose contrasting colors especially carefully. For example, silver and white contrast are great companions for black. In addition to the fact that they change the perception of black, making it visually lighter, due to them, it looks better and is more harmoniously combined with most items of women's wardrobe.

Gold is already perceived differently. This is necessarily a luxurious bow. Red contrast cannot be called a good complement to a black manicure. Today, the color palette is much wider, so instead of combinations with red, it is better to use a duet with Marsal, completing black accents using the veil technique.

Black looks noble and status, coupled with purple, dark blue and emerald tones. Due to the matte texture of the coating, the combination looks soft, such color schemes allow you to refine evening bows. If you want to use black manicure for everyday looks, you can combine the main pigment with beige, nude tones.

For special occasions, you can complement it with soft contrasts with an effect of versatility in tone, rubbing into the black base of some nails a special fine powder (rubbing) with various effects. So the black tone of accent nails can acquire a color under the mirror or the shell of the May beetle. Multi-colors on a black tone are allowed, but only dosed and by further decorating the matte surface.

Today, black varnish with a matte texture can be used in different techniques, which allows you to diversify the design of nails, opening up a lot of possibilities for decor. Let's briefly outline the nuances of each.

A classic black manicure with a matte gel polish texture looks incredibly impressive. Often the coatings themselves are so beautiful that the use of further decor becomes inappropriate. If you decorate such a coating, then only with a monochromatic accent contrast, which will unobtrusively emphasize the status of the varnish product used. For example, you can sprinkle one of the nails with acrylic powder, which is now considered one of the trendy ways to decorate a design.

A black jacket is an interesting topic, because in this case, you can create the design of nails with a smile in different ways. For example, you can use the negative space technique without painting the nail plate and only mark the smile in black. It is fashionable, besides, this design looks easy, despite the black color of the main pigment. A jacket looks beautiful with a silver smile, and today it can be not only arched, but also asymmetrical and even diagonal.

An inverted jacket in black can be called one of the best design options to date. It is made popular by the fashionable technique of highlighting the cuticle area, which today gives out not only a beautiful manicure, but also the design of nails, taking into account fashion trends.It is fashionable not only to outline the lower part of the nail plate, but also to designate it with sparkling decor, as well as special manicure foil.

Hole designs today can be done in both traditional and geometric ways. For example, not only an unpainted hole looks beautiful against a black matte background, but also a design in which it is made with silver or bronze glitter. You can accentuate the holes in the form of triangles, supplement with secondary bows. For festive occasions, these accents can be indicated with small rhinestones.

Of course, the contrast of the matte and glossy textures of the varnish used allows you to create chic designs that, without too much cry, hint at the status of a woman and her sophistication. Drawings of this type can be created in different ways. For example, it can be simple painting with glossy varnish on a matte base, as well as using acrylic powder with further staining, or even working with a modeling gel. Matte-glossy contrasts look beautiful in addition to the silver sputtering pattern.

If a nail artist has the skills to paint, he can create a unique design on a laconic matte black base. For some, a thin brush, modeling gel and imagination are enough for this. Someone creates patterns with special pens with acrylic pigments. Black color is unique in that even ordinary stripes or peas can look stylish and effective on it. For example, dots can indicate a hole or a jacket bow.

If the hand of the master does not tremble and the lines turn out confident, such a design is able to compete with stamping. At the same time, often enough silvery pollen or a pair of rhinestones of the smallest size to highlight the pattern. Glamorous designs (for example, gold lips, crowns, stars) look beautiful on a matte black base. The seasonal print (snowflakes, feathers, leaves, ears, flowers) is no less expressive against such a background.

One of the best options for a pattern on a matte black base is a monogram. Various lace patterns, cunning weaves will look exquisite in the “veil” technique, as well as in a winter snow-covered design. In addition to lace and various nets, ethnic patterns, prints of golden or white dream catchers, dandelions, stylized animals are fashionable. The theme of geometry occupies a special place in design; today such drawings are considered ultra-fashionable.

Sequins and black manicure are one of the trends of the new season. Despite the fact that fashion today strives for minimalism and ease of design, it allows for appropriate arrangement and bright decor. Let's look at some illustrative examples.

• Stylish and effective design for an outrageous fashionista's evening out shows the harmony of the combination of matte pigment with gold and sparkles.
• This example shows how you can use glitter to make a chic gradient of two accent nails from a regular matte finish.
• Glitter acrylic powder allows you to change the perception of black manicure.
• Glitter on a matte base creates a reflective effect. This design looks unusual and impressive.
• Multicolored shiny varnishes on a black background look cosmic. Such a manicure will receive rave glances from others.
• A chic solution using glitter on accent nails will appeal to every fashionista. The dosage of the design and the use of soft contrasts give the manicure a showiness and nobility.

In addition to the fact that matte black lacquer can be combined with other coatings of the line, including glossy, shimmery, chameleon, magnetic, temperature, it can be supplemented with the smallest sparkling elements. Of course, their number has been reduced to a minimum today, because, unlike light tones, any sparkle on a dark background looks sharper.However, with a competent placement of accents, such decor can significantly refine the design in matte black textures.

For example, the same rhinestones can connect two contrasting pigments on one nail plate, masking their joint. They can also be used as drawing elements. For example, the accent design with a flower, the middle of which will be made of tiny rhinestones or kamifubuki, will look beautiful. The difference between rhinestones and kamifubuki is volume: sequins are flatter than sparkling rhinestones.

When combining matte black lacquer with sharply opposite tones of the color palette, one must take into account that such a neighborhood often needs a smooth transition from one color to another. Therefore, for accents in this case, usually two nails are used on each hand. If, for example, the accent nail is painted white, it is worth softening the sharp contrast for the eyes with a simple black pattern. On the second nail, the black print should dominate, thus connecting the white pigment with the main background.

Pay attention to the color of the pattern and the tone of the accent nail. For example, a stamping butterfly made in a turquoise tone will look more harmonious in design than its turquoise pattern on a nail. If in the first case the print can be supplemented with glitter spraying, the second design is doomed to a fashionable failure: a turquoise nail will look too sharp among the rest of the black ones. Consider the style of the print - stylization on a black background looks more advantageous.

To make a manicure in black not only beautiful, but also fashionable, you can take into account several useful recommendations of professional masters in the field of the nail industry.

• Do not overcomplicate matte black varnish with a complex decor. This may result in the loss of the expressiveness of the texture of the pigment used.
• For the beautiful texture of the pigment, you need to select the appropriate companion. A cheap and poorly pigmented polish won't look good on an expensive backdrop.
• It is necessary to carefully select the theme of the pattern, taking into account the style of clothing. A manicure should match the woman's inner feeling.
• To keep the design from being rotten, it is important to pay attention to the design idea. Gothic tricks are certainly good, but the skull and bone print can get boring quickly.
• It is not worth getting into occult images. Such a design looks aggressive, it does not even fit outrageous bows, since it destroys all the feminine principle.
• The color and texture of the matte varnish are selected taking into account the wardrobe items. The undertone of black should not get out of the general picture of a woman's bow.

Examples of photo galleries will help you evaluate the aesthetics and luxury of a manicure with a matte texture of the coating.

• Brutal design of long nails in the moon technique with accentuation of one nail plate under a leather belt.
• The most delicate solution in the veil manicure method looks great when decorating several nails with the "May beetle" rub.
• A play of contrasts of matte texture and gloss. Using glossy pigment to create lace patterns, replacing rhinestones with glitter.
• Luxurious decoration for an evening out. Decoration of nails with gold foil with an imitation of a reverse jacket.
• Perfect application of glitter. Combining the veil technique and the technique of negative space. Stylish and eye-catching design with glitter, bringing a touch of luxury to the image.
• Voluminous design of long nails for fans of gothic bows. Creative combination of incompatible.

• One of the finest and most delicate gradient and veil solutions with the skillful use of kamifubuki. Adding blue contrast to the design.
• A laconic solution using foil-clad gold tape. Play of matte texture and gloss.
• Stylish and effective dandelion manicure. Dosed design accent with neutral tones.
• The original interpretation of the jacket in the form of a gilded bow. A good option for every day for long nails.
• Application of gold acrylic powder when performing the nylon technique. Skillfully matched print to the oval shape.
• An unrealistically cool lace-up manicure plays with the hole design technique. A combination of matte and glossy black and silver textures to simulate metal.
• One of the most stylish designs today in black with an imitation of a jacket and a mesh pattern.

For information on how to make a matte black manicure with your own hands, see the next video.