Do you want to make a dark jacket? Do not delay the realization of your desire for a long time. A few more months will pass and this trend will be irrelevant. If the standard French manicure is considered a classic today, then its variations become fashionable for a maximum of six months. What are the most fashionable trends in nail design today? Combination of matte and glossy finishes. Look for interesting manicure ideas below.
Mat and gloss
This variation is suitable for girls with any long nails. Even if your nails are very short, you can still make a dark jacket on them. How to implement this interesting idea? There will be no problems even for beginners. First you need to do a manicure, and then file your nails with a buff, removing the glossy coating from them. Apply the next layer of base and dry it. Color should be applied in two layers. In order to make the manicure interesting, you need to use a matte top. Apply it on your nails and dry. The final touch is the creation of a French manicure. Stick on dried nailsspecial stickers, and then paint over the tips with black varnish using stencils. Remove them and dry the result. To fix the manicure, you should use the finish.
You can upgrade this design variation. For example, make the design not in black, but in blue or burgundy. You can also draw simple geometric patterns or glue sliders. But when decorating a manicure, remember that minimalism is in fashion today, so do not try to fill all your nails with drawings. Focus on one or two fingers.
Glitter French
Do you have a holiday coming up? A beautiful dark jacket can be easily made interesting by simply decorating it with sparkles. How to create such a design? To do this, you will need special strips for manicure and sparkles. File your nails with a buff, and remove the sticky layer from the plate. Apply and dry the base. If your nail plate is uneven or has a non-uniform color, then you should apply not a transparent, but a camouflage substrate. Stick stencils on the dry layer. Create a black French manicure with a brush and dry it.
Apply nail polish in two thin coats. Do not try to immediately paint over the space with a thick layer, otherwise it will chip off very quickly. Remove the stencils and use flat synthetics to apply glitter to half of the nail. It is advisable to make a smooth stretch so that the sparkles in the middle of the nail plate come to naught. If desired, you can use decorative dust, adhesive tape or various rhinestones. Choose a design variation depending on yourmoods and activities.
Gradient
An interesting take on the French manicure is found in gradients. If you want to make a non-trivial design, then take a closer look at this option. To create such a French manicure, stickers are not needed. What will need to be done? File your nails and remove the sticky layer from them. Apply the first coat of camouflage. If there is no such varnish in your arsenal, then first use the base, and then paint over your nails with a neutral color. Choose the varnish that will be the main one in the manicure. This year, ultraviolet is in trend, so be sure to take a closer look at it. Using flat synthetics, apply varnish to the tips of the nail and stretch the color to the middle. It is necessary to achieve a smooth transition, in which the color will fade to nothing by the middle of the nail.
If this design option is not to your liking, then you can make your nails in a more classic style. For example, make the border of the gradient flow not in the middle of the nail plate, but in the upper free part of the nail.
Gold French
Do you like non-standard manicure options? French in dark colors can be created without any problems if you use stencil foil for this purpose. What will you need to do? First, file and degrease your nails. Then you need to apply a transparent base. Try to distribute the first layer as thinly as possible. This will extend the life of the manicure. Apply black in two coats. If you wish, you cancover the glossy surface of the varnish with a matte top. When the substrate is dry, you can start designing.
Take French manicure foil blanks and glue them to your nails for a small amount of finish. You need to arrange the stickers so that their width is the same on all nails. After drying, cut off the excess parts of the stencil and cover with a finish. Particular attention should be paid to the ends. Dry the finished work. Such a manicure can be supplemented with rhinestones or a simple pattern.
Foil
You don't have time for a complex dark manicure, but you want to get an interesting design? Then you should use a special foil for manicure. With it, you can achieve a variety of effects. How to make an interesting design? First you need to prepare your nails for work. File and degrease the nail plates. Next you need to apply the color of the substrate. It can be transparent or neutral. On all nails, except one, stick templates for French manicure. Paint the tips of your nails black. The varnish should be applied in two layers. Do not remove stickers. When the substrate is dry, carefully print the pre-prepared pieces of foil on it. She will leave some of her paint on the nail. Create the desired design according to your desire. After that, it will be possible to remove the stencils and cover the result of your work with a finish.
Sliders
An interesting dark manicure can be done even by those girls who are not at allare able to draw. For their creativity, ladies need to purchase sliders. Special nail stickers are sold with a variety of patterns for every taste. How to create an interesting manicure? The first step is to file and degrease the nails. After that, you need to apply the base. Next, you can make a dark jacket with a pattern. To do this, take the sliders and cut them according to the shape of the nails. Place each sticker in turn in a glass of water for 15 seconds. Dip the sticker on a napkin and place the image on the nail. When the design is ready, cover the nails with a finish. After the first drying, cut off the excess details of the pattern from the ends of the nails and seal the stickers with a finish again.
White stars
You can make a dark jacket in this version. Even those girls who are just starting to master the art of manicure will be able to create this design. To repeat this design, you will need a base, dark and white varnishes, special stencils for French manicure. The first stage of work will be preparatory. File your nails and degrease them. Apply a base on the nail plates. Stick stencils on your fingertips. Paint over the free edge of the nail in any dark shade of your choice. After drying the varnish, the stencils can be removed. Armed with a thin brush at the junction of the base and the dark strip, you should place small dots. And in the corner of the nail you need to draw something like a snowflake or an asterisk.
This manicure has many variations. You can do a maroon jacket with gold stars or silver trim.
Rhinestones
One of the very easy ways to decorate a dark jacket is to decorate the strip along its edge with rhinestones. But such a design will not look advantageous. The option presented above looks impressive due to its unusual decor. How to repeat a similar pattern? A dark jacket with rhinestones is created according to the following scheme: the nails are filed and degreased. Then stencils are applied, and the free edges of the nails are painted over in black. Rhinestones of different sizes are glued to two nails, and then thin strips are drawn down from them. One of the nails can be completely decorated with a pattern. It can be either a stamp or a slider. The finished design should be covered with a finish. On nails with rhinestones, the finish must be applied twice. If desired, you can stick rhinestones on nails with black stripes. This manicure will look original.
