Red gradient on nails - unusual and bright solutions
Nail art is one of the most popular nail designs today. By mixing different colors and producing smooth color transitions, it is possible to achieve an amazing effect. One of the most contrasting and daring combinations is red with a wide range of shades.
How do they do it?
Thanks to the technique used to decorate nails, you can quickly and effortlessly achieve a unique design. Gradient nails look elegant and effective. Even a beginner can cope with the task, since the coating does not take much time. As a nice addition, you can use a gradient manicure as a platform for decorations. Newspaper equipment, butterflies and birds, rhinestones and other elements look picturesque on red.
For a manicure at home, you will need materials and tools such as:
- base color;
- three color coordinated varnishes for gradients;
- sponge;
- clean towel;
- paper;
- transparent nail polish.
The sponge should be small so that it is convenient to mix and shade the colors. At the very beginning, the base color is applied, that is, red. The nails must be completely dry before applying the gradient. On a piece of paper, you can experiment and make a few sketches with a sponge to determine how many colors will be used, in what order. The necessary varnishes are mixed on a small piece of foil and blotted with a sponge. Only then is it applied to the surface of the nail plate. The sponge is slowly moved up and down.
So several layers are applied to achieve the desired gradient. Everyone should dry completely before applying a new one.When everything is ready, details are added, for example, drawing, sparkles, rhinestones. A top layer of clear varnish must be applied on top. It helps to preserve the decorations and keep them from coming off.
It can be difficult to master this technique, but the result is always pleasing. It is not easy to achieve a smooth transition at first, but the longer you practice, the less time it takes to create the gradient. It is best to use this technique on long nails as the coverage is larger. It will take more patience and attention to get a neat short manicure. Brightness of red gives a zest to decorative design, great for summer.
Choose a gradient or ombre?
The color red on nails has become especially popular this year. It is very diverse. This is not only the color of scarlet poppies, but also such as:
- Bordeaux;
- crimson;
- terracotta;
- strawberry.
If the tips of the nail darken slightly or, conversely, lighten, then this technique is called ombre. You can make a transition from one shade of red to another, or even use three, four tones. Combinations of different colors just look great, for example, red with black and yellow.
Transition options
The easiest option to try when creating a manicure at home on your own is to go from red to other shades. You will need five varnishes of different tone, which cover the nails from thumb to little finger.
If it is not possible to buy that much, you can mix one with different amounts of white, but calculate so that it is enough for two hands. The first finger is covered with a burgundy color, then each next one is lighter in tone. Already by the little finger, the shade should become pale pink.
There are other options for making nails look attractive using one technique. Red ombre manicure offers you to familiarize yourself with several directions for applying a transition.
- Horizontal harder to do as the sponge touches most of the skin around the nail. A line is drawn from the cuticle to the end of the plate. To make the transition smoothly, you need to be patient. When the transition is contrasting, for example, from red to black or white, the design attracts attention and acts as the main accent in the image, so you shouldn't overload it with additional details. Such sharp combinations are extravagant, this color looks great with gold or pink.
It is easier to work when strips of different shades are applied to the sponge, only then to the nail, and not vice versa. The wizards make the transition using a thin brush.
- Vertical ombre is done from one side to the other. Most often, up to five different shades are involved, contrasting, bright tones that, it would seem, cannot be combined with each other look especially impressive.
- For creating geometric gradient you will need special stencils in which cells are provided. Each is filled with its own color. You can fantasize for a long time about how the gradient will look if you use more colors.
Important! Recently, red and black manicure has been very popular. To create it, the nail is covered with two colors in half, the border is smeared with a toothpick, and then passed with a small sponge. The combination looks especially impressive in the matte version.
Popular ideas
Girls are not used to being satisfied with what has already been achieved. In fact, this technique allows you to experiment, create something new. Today it has become popular to make a gradient from the center of the nail plate, which looks unusual and stylish. Depending on whether the shade brightens or darkens towards the edges, the visual perception also changes.
Unusual, but very sophisticated, it turns out when using two contrasting tones and a jacket.For example, from the cuticle the nail plate is covered with black, then a transition to red is created, but the composition ends with a dark crescent. Such a French manicure cannot be called restrained, the combination of two techniques allowed to create something incredible.
It has become very popular to use chrome details in manicure, this also applies to the gradient. Mirror chrome looks gorgeous from the base of the nail with a smooth transition to bright red.
An easy way to create a gradient on your nails is described in the video below.
