Modest but beautiful manicure options
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Well-groomed, neat and beautiful nails can become an important and stylish addition to your bow, and shabby manicure and ugly cuticles, on the contrary, spoil even the most fashionable look. However, not every girl is ready to decide on original experiments with her nails, painting them in bright neon colors, covering them with rhinestones and sparkles. This is not necessary.
There are a wide variety of ways and methods for creating a beautiful, but modest and discreet manicure.
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What colors should I use?
First you need to decide on the color scheme for nail design. To create a neutral manicure, you should stick to discreet pastel shades. The most popular of these are the following colors:
- beige;
- White;
- light pink;
- Brown;
- blue;
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- light green;
- Gray;
- dusty yellow;
- powdery;
- nude;
- lilac.
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These colors can be used independently (as a base coat) or combined with each other.
Ideas for decoration
Do not think that a restrained and modest manicure must necessarily be boring and uninteresting. This is absolutely not the case. The main thing is to find and choose the most suitable design method for you. Today, nail service masters offer a great variety of options. Let's consider the most trendy ones.
Marble nails
In fact, this design is an imitation of marble stone, which is applied to the nails using several basic shades. Moreover, most often the basis is white, which can be combined with gray, black or other shades.
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French manicure
French manicure is a timeless classic. You can decorate it in traditional colors (beige or light pink finish and white accent line) or experiment with a combination of the shades listed in the previous paragraph.
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Shine
Nails coated with clear varnish will gain extra shine, but retain their natural beauty and natural neatness.
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Gloss and haze
Using any of the neutral shades, you can create a solid finish with a matte or glossy texture.
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Neat stripes
The trend of the past few years has been to apply fine lines in gold or silver to the base coat. So, for example, you can combine a gray base with silver lines. Moreover, these stripes can be applied vertically, horizontally or at an angle.
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Nobility and sophistication
Not only a manicure made using light shades can be modest, but also a monochromatic covering of nails with noble dark shades. This primarily applies to dark blue and burgundy tones.
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Useful Tips
In order for a neutral and soft manicure to look stylish, neat and well-groomed, heed the advice of experts.
- Take care of the external condition of your hands and nails before proceeding with the application of the color coat. It is necessary to do a trim manicure and to process the cuticle.
- Be sure to apply a base foundation.
- Degrease the nail before applying the varnish. This can be done using specialized products that are sold in cosmetic stores and salons, or using ordinary nail polish remover.
- After the color coat is dry, apply the top fixing coat.
- Purchase and use only quality products from a trusted manufacturer.
- Pay attention not only to the condition of your nails, but also to the condition of your hands.
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Stylish and fashionable manicure does not have to be bright and accent. You can carefully style your nails using neutral shades that are pleasing to the eye. They will not become a bright detailed image, but they will perfectly complement and complete it.
How to make a jacket for short nails, see the video below.