Tri-color manicure can be gentle, combining pastel colors, or bright, flashy, attracting everyone's attention. It all depends on its relevance, the nature of the wearer and, of course, the combination of colors. There are shades that look great together, but there are incompatible with each other. Such a three-color manicure will look tasteless and sloppy.
To prevent this from happening, you need to carefully consider color combinations before applying gel polishes and drawing on nails. You can make a manicure from one primary color, such as white or black, and add two shades of another, such as baby blue and blue. It is interesting to paint each nail separately with a monochromatic varnish or combine them on one plate with stripes, using the ombre technique or in a pattern.
The article will discuss interesting ideas for a three-color manicure with photos and a detailed description of the work. An approximate scheme of color combinations is presented to the reader's attention in order to achieve the correctness and compatibility of the color scheme. Even bright andflashy manicure should be done in style and taste.
Nail Color Compatibility Chart
The combination of colors and their shades in a three-color manicure is shown in the sample diagram below. These are all bright colors that should be used with care. Smooth transitions from one color to another in an ombre manicure will look interesting. It can be horizontal or vertical.
Use these examples for a stylish application of gel polishes on the surface of one or all nails at once. You can, as in the sample above, add the main color, in our case white, and already make a drawing from gel polishes that are compatible with each other.
Delicate manicure
Pastel colors of the same color are suitable for everyday manicure. A bright accent can highlight one of the nails, for example, on the ring finger. For warm tones, gold glitter polish works best.
This three-color manicure will look great on both short and long nails. It is not difficult to make it even on your own at home. It is enough after hygienic treatment of the plate, trimming the cuticle and giving a beautiful shape to the nail, apply varnishes of selected colors. For richness and depth, you can paint your nails twice.
Classic Manicure
Tri-color glitter manicure, which has two main colors - black and white, is considered a classic. A bright accent nail of golden color is covered with a rub. This is the smallest powder that needs to be sprinkled onprepared nail, smeared with a base layer of varnish, and carefully rub the powder into the depth of the layer. This can be done with a wide brush or just a finger.
The combination of shiny white polish with matte black looks interesting. Solemnity is added by large rhinestones, attached in descending order of the diameter of the pebbles. At first glance, such a manicure looks simple, but it looks incredibly impressive and festive.
Manicure with dots
Tri-color manicure for short nails is easy to do with a dots, a metal stick with ball-shaped tips on both ends. They have different diameters, so you can use them to apply large and small dots. In our sample, all nails are covered with a solid base color. For a beautiful combination, black and red varnishes were chosen. Dots are easy to use, just dip the end of the stick into the polish and touch the chosen spot on the nail plate.
To use a different color, wipe the ball with a tissue and dip further into the drop of the selected gel polish. All that remains is to dry the drawing under a UV lamp and cover it with a fixative. From the points you can make a very different geometric pattern, placing them in a triangle or rhombus, broken lines or simple stripes, as in our sample. You can cover the nail completely or only one part of it.
Making strips
The original idea for a three-color manicure will be the arrangement of flowers in horizontal stripes, and placescolor connections are covered with strips of adhesive tape. It is sold in reels of any color. There are silver and gold, black and white, you can pick up any ribbon. Apply strips on the nail in layers. First, the entire plate is covered with a pale pink color, which is visible at the base of the nail. After drying, you need to seal the first strip with adhesive tape, and cover the remaining nail with a pale lilac gel polish. Before drying, remove the adhesive tape, and only then dry your nails under ultraviolet rays.
To add blue, cover the rest of the nail with tape. When the strips are dry and the nail turned out to be striped, you need to cover the small bumps at the junctions of the colors with duct tape. Stick it on the side on which the sticky layer is located. Gently smooth it with your finger, especially along the edges of the nail. Cut off the excess with scissors. To keep the strips well, cover the surface of the nail with top varnish and finally dry the manicure under the lamp.
Geometric pattern
This stylish manicure is created from triangles using cut-out stickers. First, cover all your nails with different colors. For those nails where the drawing will be placed, it is best to take the main white as the background color.
Stickers for creating triangles are attached several times, for each color separately. Be careful when removing the tape. If the gel polish spreads a little, touch up the edges of the triangles by wiping with a napkin or draw even lines with a brush. Then dryand start working on triangles of a different color. This is a bright, summer manicure, but a similar one can be done in the cold season by choosing other shades of varnish.
Ombre Manicure
Ombre suggests a smooth transition of the selected varnishes. The shade compatibility table presented above in the article will help you choose the right combination of colors in a three-color manicure. If the desired colors are not in it, then you can safely combine any varnishes by choosing between them the main white or black color.
Smooth transition of varnishes is achieved by blotting. In nail art stores, purchase a special sponge, smear three strips of different varnishes on its surface in the correct order. It remains only to wet the sponge on the prepared nail. Make a print several times so that air bubbles do not remain in the varnish layer. For each nail, the strips are applied to the sponge repeatedly. Wipe off excess with a napkin, only then dry the varnish under the lamp. The fixer will add smoothness and shine to the manicure.
Stylish manicure
The combination of black, yellow and white polishes looks elegant and beautiful. All nails are made in one color, only the ring finger is highlighted. This drawing is made in the style of geometry. A thin brush was used to apply the pattern.
The pattern looks beautiful both on short nails and on long ones. It will be difficult to make such an ornament on your own. It is better to use the help of a master in the salon or at least an experienced girlfriend.
An extravagant combination
For such a manicure of tricolor nails, bright saturated shades of gel polishes are selected. Three fingers are made in one color, the main work is done on the middle and ring fingers. First, blue gel polish is applied and dried under ultraviolet rays. Then, thin strips of adhesive tape or masking tape are glued onto the nail of the ring finger, located diagonally towards each other. The check marks of the voids are painted over with a bright white gel polish. It should have a thick consistency, and be applied in a thin layer so that after removing the stickers there will be no leakage.
After drying, apply a base layer near the base with drops, they contain rhinestones of different sizes and colors, lined with triangles. To prevent the pebbles from falling out, you can cover them with a fixative from above, applying it abundantly directly on top of the rhinestones. Then they will be drowned in the gel polish and will not fall out quickly.
The article presents several interesting options for tricolor nails. Choose the one you like and try to make a manicure yourself. Good luck!
