If the nails of dark or very bright colors are not for everyone, then a manicure in light colors is completely universal. Not very bright varnish is suitable for any age and image, any season and for every occasion. In addition, it is a delusion to think that light varnishes are boring and monotonous. With their help, you can create any manicure.
Features of light polishes
All nail polishes can be divided into several types. These are varnishes with and without a shimmer, as well as varnishes with large sparkles or mother-of-pearl. Also, varnishes with a dense coating and translucent can be distinguished separately. If light translucent shades are extremely easy to apply, then you will have to tinker with dense ones.
The denser the polish and the brighter the shade, the more difficult it is to apply. It will most likely go in stripes and bald spots, and it will be quite difficult to cover them even with several layers of varnish. So, the most difficult to perform is a white matte manicure. Light tones of nude shades with a small shimmer lay downmuch smoother. Therefore, if you are a beginner, choose varnishes that are less dense, with a small shimmer, gel texture (these are easier to apply on the nail and tend to self-level). Also pay attention to the brush - the easiest way to work is with a wide flat brush.
Nude
Perhaps, nude manicure is one of the most popular options for light manicure. Perfectly matched nude lacquer will make your hands well-groomed and elegant, it goes perfectly with any look. However, the nude must be chosen correctly. The shade should go well with your skin tone, it should not be too pink or have a pronounced yellow undertone. But a varnish that completely matches the color of the skin of the fingers is also not the best option - from a distance it will give the impression that there are no nails.
Nude allows you to create a neat manicure in light colors on short nails, but it also looks very interesting on long stilettos.
If just a natural noble color seems boring to you, add some sparkle by decorating the middle finger nail with a scattering of sequins or a large rhinestone.
Pastel shades
This is another option that allows you to create a manicure in light colors - delicate, bleached shades of pink, lilac, green, blue or yellow. These polishes are great for spring and summer, they make your fingers longer and thinner and look amazing on tanned skin. But if your skin is pale, with a bluish undertone, such varnishes are betteravoid, as they often have a cold range. If you still want pastels, choose warm peach shades.
Pastel polishes blend well with each other, so they can be used not solo, but in combinations. For example, make a pattern of several shades or even paint each nail with your own color.
Classic French
This has been one of the most popular manicure options for many years. French means a natural pink-beige nail plate and a free edge painted with white varnish. This is the perfect everyday manicure in light colors, and with the addition of jewelry and painting, it becomes the most popular wedding manicure.
Rhinestones, sparkles and different shades will also help to diversify it. A classic jacket can be modernized by making the free edge not white, but, for example, pastel yellow or hot pink.
Moon Manicure
This version of the manicure resembles a jacket, but in this case, the entire surface of the nail is covered with colored varnish, except for the hole at its base.
This hole can be a natural pink-beige color, or it can be a contrast to the main tone of the nails. Lunar manicure in light colors allows a combination of pink and white, yellow and blue, beige and pink.
Negative space
This version of nail art has become popular recently. In the Russian version, you can often find the name “naked design”, which means that colored varnish and unpainted areas are combined on the nail plate, in which a “naked” nail is visible. It looks especially impressive in combination with geometric patterns.
Creating such a design is easy, you only need special stencils or adhesive tape for nail design. Stick it on the prepared nail and cover it with a light varnish on top. Peel off the stencil until the varnish is completely dry, so as not to damage the edges of the pattern, dry the nail. Then cover it with a transparent top and your Negative space manicure is ready.
Geometry
We have already mentioned the geometric pattern in the description of the naked manicure, but not only with it you can use straight lines and stripes. Also, using a stencil, you can apply two different varnishes to the nail, for example, pink and blue or white and silver.
Stripes can also be painted on top of the main varnish with a thin brush. You can also find on sale special foil adhesive tapes in different colors. A piece of such a tape is glued to a painted, but not dried nail and fixed on top with a layer of top. It is important to paint over the sides of the nail plate well so that the tape does not protrude at the edges.
For a more complex ornament, it is betteruse stamping (this is a technique in which any pattern can be transferred to the nail with a special tool), stickers or decals.
Ombre
Another version of a light manicure that looks very unusual and attracts attention. Ombre or gradient is a smooth transition from one color to another.
Different shades of pastel polishes go well together, and a manicure in light pink tones combined with white looks good.
Creating such a manicure is easy - two varnishes are applied to the sponge in the desired sequence and immediately imprinted on the nail. Due to the porous structure, the sponge blurs the border between the varnishes and creates the desired smooth transition.
Light color manicure with pattern
Various patterns have always been an integral part of nail art. And they are the best complement to a light manicure, since such a varnish is an excellent substrate for any pattern.
Drawings can be drawn by hand or use ready-made stickers. So, for a romantic look, you can use stickers with the image of flowers or with floral ornaments.
A popular design for a winter look is a knitted manicure.
The pattern is made using acrylic powder, which creates volume and imitation of a knitted surface.
