Sharp nail extension design
Spiked sharp nails always attract the attention of others with their expressiveness and originality, and the design has certain features. The technique of drawing, suitable combinations of shades, interesting ideas, new trends in fashion and useful tips, discussed below, will delight many fashionistas.
Peculiarities
Sharp nails look bold and extravagant. Not every woman decides on nail extensions that look like cat's claws. It is not uncommon for sharp nails to be of extreme length. Elongated triangular stilettos and peaks are great for girls for various parties and celebrations. In everyday life, they cause a lot of inconvenience.
The pointed shape of nails can only be afforded by a woman who is free from household worries. Any mechanical stress on the nail plate contributes to the chipping of the tips. Hot water, abrasive cleaning agents promote the formation of cracks in the nail plate.
Pointed nails will suit ladies with well-groomed hands. They look luxurious on fingers of medium and short length with a neat elongated cuticle bed. This shape of nails visually lengthens the fingers. On too long and very thin fingers, stilettos will look inappropriate and ridiculous.
To overly plump hands, a similar shape gives massive and vulgarity. Sharp ends are also not suitable for a spatulate nail plate.
Various techniques
The manicure created with the help of metallized tape looks exquisite. Special acrylic or velvet powder, crystal chips are perfect for creating designs on pointed nails.
Additional decor is often used:
- rhinestones;
- beads;
- sequins;
- "Liquid stones";
- acrylic modeling;
- "broken glass";
- mica;
- lace;
- small seashells.
Craquelures are made with a special multi-colored varnish with the effect of cracks formed on the nail plate.
Artistic painting on the nail surface is done with acrylic paints.
You can design with ready-made stickers. This is the most convenient way to apply an image at home:
- choose the print they like;
- keep for several seconds in water;
- use tweezers to separate a suitable fragment from the base of the slider;
- attach it to the nail surface covered with acrylic or gel;
- waiting for complete drying;
- a finishing top is applied on top.
An irresistible manicure created using the popular technique called stamping.
The stamp or stencil is pressed against the nail surface, and it prints the image. The most convenient is a transparent stamp, which is used to transfer a print from a stencil covered with colored varnish. A special scraper will help get rid of excess varnish. Sometimes a metal disc with an engraved pattern is also used.
Design Tips
Sharp nails are the epitome of femininity and elegance, but they can be pretentious. The extended nails of a pointed shape are not at all in harmony with sports and street style.
But the evening look, on the contrary, perfectly complements. Such a manicure design is combined with a magnificent festive dress, elegant jewelry, accessories, and an unusual hairstyle.
As for the color type, blondes are recommended to place a black print on a golden background. It is better for brunettes to use black and white tones interspersed with red shades.
The game of textures is gaining frenzied popularity: pearlescent, glossy, metallic, mirror, matte finish. Progressive masters combine them, apply gradient transitions. It is customary to decorate sharp nails with a golden ribbon, metallized thread. Specialists combine matte and glossy coatings, use gradient transitions.
The volumetric design is created using acrylic paints and gel. Polymer clay, rhinestones, beads also contribute to the appearance of volume. Large flowers are often made on the nail plate.
Aquarium design is done by covering any decorative elements, sand, dry flowers with transparent gel or acrylic.
Wine, cherry, bright red, scarlet, pink, purple, blue, brown colors are in vogue today.
In the new season, the color of burgundy is widespread, terracotta shades are in trend. Pastel colors are still in vogue: cream, yellow, blue.
Experts believe that in spring and summer, preference should be given to turquoise, coral, lilac colors. White and pastel colors are very suitable for the warm season.
The autumn and winter periods are combined with blue, light blue, red, coffee, berry shades. The combination of black with white, red or blue tones brings a certain variety. The combination of polar colors gives the design aggression, and the image - passion and sexuality.
Interesting ideas
Graphic manicure works very well for pointed nails. Artistic painting, abstract drawings - they all wonderfully harmonize with the pointed shape.
The print in contrasting colors looks good on a delicate light pink surface. Recently, masters have harmoniously combined a classic jacket with a moon manicure.
A jacket with a colored "smile" is also extremely popular; such a multicolored wide arc attracts many fashionistas. Sometimes one or two fingers are allocated with a French jacket, the rest of the nails are completely varnished. In addition, this design can be decorated with any decor.
Also, when creating a French manicure, masters actively use sculpting and rubbing.
Nevertheless, it is worth remembering that in order to avoid cracking and breaking off the plates, do not overload the extended nails with heavy decorative elements.
Themed print is often used. In winter, snowflakes, bullfinches, deer, snow, white patterns are painted on the nail plate. In spring - green twigs, blooming sakura, snowdrops, lilies of the valley. In the summer - butterflies, beetles, spiders, chamomile, poppies. In autumn, yellow and red leaves.
Stylish and noble matte manicure is also gaining popularity. with an openwork mesh, droplets, hearts, balloons. The dotted design is great for an extended plate; polka dots, dots, specks are used here. Often, this option is complemented with bows.
Animalistic drawing has not gone out of fashion for many years. Cats, dogs, tigers, lynxes, and other animals decorate pointed nails. Leopard print on long sharp nails is a daring and eccentric solution. Leopard spots can be depicted on a bright and light basis.
Natural design is also in fashion. Natural landscapes, images of mushrooms, berries, fruits fascinate with their beauty. Flowers have always been the most demanded patterns, therefore, they are also often found on the pointed forms of the nail plate.
Geometric patterns with stripes, circles, all kinds of abstract images are loved by many women of fashion. Newspaper manicure is no less popular.
You can often see ethnic ornament, hieroglyphs, sophisticated curls, openwork patterns. The nautical theme is also in trend: anchors, steering wheel, stripes.
The most popular is the novelty of the season - nails with shimmering sequins. Glittering plates made of thin colored metal are called kamifubuki. They give pointed nails a unique look.
Kamifubuki cling to the fleecy part or the back of the brush, deeply immersed in a not yet dried layer of gel, thereby ensuring high-quality fixation. After thoroughly drying, the nails are covered with a finishing top.
In the next video, you will find even more interesting designs for sharp-shaped nails.