The subtleties of creating an oval shape of nails and stylish design ideas

Oval nails are considered classics of any technique. Today, this shape is one of the top three favorites of nail fashion trends, so those who are trying to be on the crest of a fashionable wave need to know what the subtleties of creating the perfect oval are. The material of this article will tell you how to correctly make such a shape and decorate it in the best ideas of the season.

The oval shape is unique in itself, feminine and elegant. Having appeared many years ago, it does not lose its relevance, while visually ennobling not only the nail bed, but also the fingers. You can do it on your own and extended nails, and all manicure techniques are available in an oval shape, from the classics to "broken glass" and powder. This form can be chosen by almost any woman, regardless of her age and commitment to a certain style.

Oval nails allow you to create a manicure for any purpose, from an option that fits into a strict dress code to an evening dress. Ideally, the shape of the upper edge of the oval nails is a mirror image of the arcuate zone of the cuticle or socket. Their only drawback is vulnerability to mechanical damage. Unlike other forms, they are prone to brittleness and chipping.Their owner will have to handle her nails more carefully, protecting them from any clues.

If you approach this issue from the point of view of nail service professionals, they will say with confidence: an oval shape will look best on nails, the base of which (with the exception of the nail plate of the thumb) will be oval. So the shape will balance the nail bed, which will eliminate the visual heaviness inherent in the wrong choice. In addition, it will allow you to create a natural manicure design.

It is impossible not to note such a landmark as the ratio of the side walls to each other. If they are parallel, the oval is the best shape. At the same time, there will be no need to mask the visual imbalance of the nail plate, if it is far from ideal. In addition, the oval shape is suitable for trapezoidal nails. However, in this case, to create visual balance, you will have to choose at least an average length, because short in this case is a taboo.

If we consider the issue from the point of view of the shape of fingers and hands, it is worth thinking here, because too thin and long fingers in tandem with long nails will look ugly. And also hands with long oval nails will seem bony. If the nail bed is naturally elongated, then with a small length, such a shape on thin fingers will look quite harmonious. When the hands and fingers are plump, the oval, in principle, will soften the situation. But the length in this case will have to be limited to average, in order to prevent disfigurement of the hands and fingers. If you ignore this nuance, hands with long nails will look aggressive, they will lose their femininity.

You can make oval nails not only in the salon. Today, modern women have a lot of opportunities to shape the oval at home. The approach to this issue begins with the performance of a high-quality hygienic manicure, because without it, the manicure will not look beautiful, and most importantly, it will not be well-groomed. Let's go over the main steps of the oval shape technique step by step.

In the work, you will have to use a file, nail scissors or a scissors (tweezers for removing cuticles), an orange stick, a pusher with a spatula. In order not to injure the skin and protect it from irritation as much as possible, it is advisable to purchase a special oily cuticle remover. It is a clear product that prepares the skin for painless removal. It does not corrode the skin, but softens, thereby simplifying manicure.

Carefully opening a bottle of cuticle remover, it is applied in a thin layer to the skin around the nail bed, excluding the area at the top where the nail grows. As soon as the product is applied to the nails of one hand, they are softened in a bath of warm water. It is desirable that the temperature is at least +40 degrees, since cold water is harmful to bones. After 4–5 minutes, the bath is removed, the fingers are wiped and the excess skin is peeled off. To do this, take a pusher (a metal tool with a spatula), first move it aside, and then raise the cuticle.

Further, with careful movements, the excess skin is turned upward, thereby forming the line of the future cut. It is cut off with a scissors or scissors, trying to remove it in one line. Getting rid of excess skin from the nail allows you to visually lengthen the plate, which is especially important for short and wide nails. After the skin has been cut off, check the quality of the scrubbing using an orange stick. It is carried around the nail. If at the same time something rises from the cut up, the flaws are immediately trimmed.

The length is chosen according to the shortest nail. It is important to take into account that it should look the same on all marigolds. You will have to use your own eye, you can not spare too long nails and leave them, even if only one is broken. You will have to use a file in the work. Moreover, its movements should be directed only in one direction. Ignoring this nuance will lead to delamination of the nail and quick chipping of the applied coating. The file is pressed with the flat side in relation to the nail and moved in the direction from the base of the nail to its edge, while trying to ensure that the movements of the file are delicate.

First, the sides of the nail plate are filed, only after that they begin to round. As the rounding proceeds, make sure that symmetry is observed on both sides of the plate. You can focus on the base of the nail bed. It will not be superfluous to check the quality of the work by turning the nail away from you with the upper edge up. The sharpness of the upper edge of the oval should not be equated, because the sharpness of the little finger and, say, the thumb of the hand will differ. A narrow and small tip can feel sharp, while a wide and large one can feel like a soft square. In order to avoid errors when working with a file, it is worth paying attention more often to the base of the nail being treated.

After the nail is filed, it will need to be protected from possible breakage. This is done by decorative manicure. If it is not yet provided, you can apply a soothing cream to the skin treated areas. It is possible to buff the nail plates only before the direct application of the gel polish. It is impossible to saw them with a coarse abrasive; for this, use a soft grinder.

There are a few tips from the professionals worth taking into account.

• If oval-shaped nails break off, they need strengthening. This is done by means of a special composition for thinned plates or by the method of building up. However, you need to understand that not only the form can be vulnerable: the built-up material also does not like mechanical shocks.

• To prevent the manicure on oval nails from chipping, you need to try to avoid frequent steaming of your hands. You need to wash the dishes with rubber gloves, long steaming is excluded. To keep the shape as long as possible, it is preferable to choose a medium length: it is not so susceptible to brittleness. Ideally, the length of the overgrown edge should not exceed 5 mm.
• When performing an oval edge, it is important to take into account that the saw cut is carried out not only on the sides of the nail plate. The entire line is drawn, it is not partially created.
• To prolong the durability of manicure on oval nails, you do not need to choose an overly voluminous decor. He will cling to anything, thereby provoking brittle nails. It is especially undesirable to glue such decor on the edge of the nail plate.

Today, it is difficult for fashion to surprise women who are sophisticated in nail design with something. And yet, she offers a lot of fresh ideas through which you can manifest the feminine principle, without resorting to unnecessary pathos and shouting. In this regard, the oval shape will play into the hands of a woman: it is smooth, natural and always attractive to the opposite sex, which cannot be said about stilettos, "ballerina" and the terrible shape-coffins. Let's outline the main trends or fashion ideas that can be used to create a unique image.

Today, it is important to show the beauty of the underlying texture, thereby highlighting the woman's sense of taste. Remembering the saying "the simpler a woman, the more difficult her manicure", it is worth getting rid of excessive shine and pretentiousness without regret. All this interferes with a harmonious women's set and complicates the choice of clothes for a specific design and decoration.The priority is the play of matte and glossy textures, as well as the use of unusual materials with the effect of textiles and animal skins. The effect is not so bright, but it is fundamentally different from the usual coatings, having velvety, relief or satin sheen.

To make the design on oval nails look beautiful and sophisticated, you need to reduce the number of accents or so-called nails with designs. Ideally, there should be two or three of them today. If you really want more, you can add another one. Variegation in the new season is considered taboo, while it is still permissible in aqua design due to the peculiarities of the technology itself.

The ideal manicure today is more often performed using two shades. At the same time, a contrasting varnish is chosen for accents, and the print on it is performed using the main (background) color. The best pastel tones are pink, blue and mint. Besides them, Marsal, wine, eggplant and emerald became trendy shades. Neutral paints of the color palette (black, white, gray, silver) are mega-relevant.

The best manicure techniques for oval nails are combined designs. For example, it can be a traditional or reverse jacket with two accents made in a classic manicure. In addition, it is fashionable to perform a French gradient using a smooth smile stretch. A jacket made on top of a vertical or horizontal gradient is also relevant. An ombre with a smooth transition of related shades from finger to finger will also become a fashionable solution.

The veil technique is very popular; it looks especially feminine and elegant on oval nails. Today, there is no need to paint an outline stroke over such a background. The design can be done over the veil itself. Let's say, lace acrylic curls and monograms, as well as verticals with a matte texture and modest inlay will look beautiful on it.

As for the lunar design, it looks amazing on the oval shape. In this case, you can beat the design with various triangular shapes, stretching them from the base of the nail plates to the very top of the regrown edge. Filled with gold or silver, they will look very impressive against the background of a laconic coating. And also here you can use the technique of negative space, in which part of the nail is not painted over at all.

Powdery designs, monograms, flowers, knitted patterns can be created by combining a jacket or moon design with classics. By painting with gel polish on a colored background and sprinkling it with acrylic powder, you can create a unique nail design that will not go unnoticed. At the same time, today it is fashionable to carry out such prints in multi-colored or with an imitation of a gradient.

You can not pass by polyester rub and spectacular mica. These materials are unique both in terms of application and in terms of the effect with which they enrich any texture to which they would not be applied. Fashionable varieties of rubbing today are "pearl dust", "northern lights", "May beetle". Mirrored and metallic options are considered heavy to design today. Lightness and weightlessness are important.

If you want to show the modernity of manicure on oval nails, you should refer to the design belonging to a specific season. For example, with the first steps of winter, it's time to replace pictures with autumn leaves with decor in the form of snow powder, snow-white snow flakes, which, by the way, can be depicted using acrylic sugar. Next, the time will come for frosty patterns, mittens, snowmen, deer, bullfinches and snowflakes.In the spring you can please yourself with a manicure with the first flowers, in the summer you can generously decorate your nails with juicy fruits, insects, flowers, plants, leaves.

Nothing indicates a trendsetter trend like any geometric design. These can be triangles, circles, ovals, polygons, rhombuses, or even ordinary straight lines with points of different sizes located on them. Sometimes the shapes are hollow, sometimes filled with contrasting colors, with or without outlines. A distinctive feature of modern geometric design is its simplicity and emphasis in gold or silver.

Lace, monograms and flowers are mega-popular. The boho trend is gaining popularity with its characteristic brightness of shades and a variety of ethnic ornaments. In addition, mehendi patterns and point solutions created by means of dots are in fashion. The use of animalistic pictures in the design was a pleasant surprise. Other options that ennoble manicure on oval nails were their decoration with stripes and polka dots.

The most expensive design today is hand-painted nails. It can be done in different techniques, among which watercolor painting is especially popular with clients. In addition to her, the priority is the slider design, which, in addition to decorating, perfectly strengthens the nails. Stamping, powder, rhinestones and crystals are popular. Regarding the latter, it is worth noting: they should be dosed and positioned pointwise. You can give it an oval shape and decorate your nails with colorful confetti, stickers, water-based manicure.

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