A beautiful manicure is an adornment of well-groomed hands. It is not at all necessary to make a complex design, one of the fashion trends is naturalness and concise design. Almond-shaped nails look especially good in this design, they look elegant and neat.
Appearance
The soft almond nail shape looks feminine and elegant. She is the most popular in nail design. The main feature of this form is smooth rounded lines. The tip of the nail plate is made slightly narrower, which visually makes the entire nail narrower and more elegant.
This form suits everyone, especially those with chubby fingers, because it visually makes the fingers more elegant. Almond-shaped nails are considered classic in nail design, any manicure looks beautiful and elegant. Another advantage of these nails is that they are comfortable to wear, so you do not need to do frequent correction.
Almond shape nail extension is one of the most popular procedures in nail design. But even on short ones, this design looks feminine and neat. almond-shapedthe shape of the nails is universal, because it looks good on nails of any length and makes the manicure more noble and elegant.
Recommendations
How to make an almond nail shape? Some consider this to be the simplest form. But there are professional subtleties that need to be taken into account in the work. Quite a lot needs to be cut off from the nail plate, but the main thing is accuracy. If you saw off too much, you will end up with a pointed shape instead of a neat, smooth line.
All nails must be the same. They should be the same length, and the tip should be neat. If you follow these recommendations, then you will get classic-shaped nails.
Tools
How to make an almond nail shape? To do this, you will need the following tools:
- manicure scissors;
- nail files;
- grinder;
- polisher.
You need to choose a file depending on the condition of your nails. If you have natural nails, then you need to use only a soft, fine-grained nail file so as not to injure the nail plate. If you have extended nails, then a hard file is ideal for working with them.
Preparatory work
How to make an almond nail shape? To do this, you need to prepare your fingers for creating a manicure. Prepare a moisturizing bath with warm water for your hands. This will soften the nail plates and cuticles, and withthey will be easier to work with. For a bath, use olive oil, aromatic oils and relaxing and disinfecting herbs.
Using an orange stick you can push back your cuticles. You also need to remove the burrs. Then apply moisturizer to your hands and nails. When the nail plates become dry, you can start cutting.
Instructions
How to make an almond nail shape?
- Manicure scissors need to carefully trim the protruding edge of the plate. So your nail will become a square shape. The main thing is that the length of the nails is the same. You can use wire cutters.
- File the corners of the square so that you get a narrowed trapezoid. But the trapezoid should not turn out to be pointed, because the feature of the almond shape is soft smooth lines.
- Then the corners of the trapezoid are processed to the desired almond shape. It is best to use the softest nail file for this.
The main thing is to make a shape similar to almonds. If you make it too narrow, you will end up with "stiletto" nails. And if it is not narrowed enough, then they will turn out to be simply oval. Then polish the nail plate and you can make an interesting nail design.
Working with extended nail plates
How to make an almond nail shape on extended plates? To do this, use nail files with a harder surface. You need to work with such nails in the same way as with natural ones.nail plates. But cutters for artificial plates are not used.
Which design suits
Long almond-shaped nails do not look vulgar, but sophisticated and elegant. Therefore, in manicure it is important to emphasize their femininity, softness and smoothness of lines. With bright colors, you need to be careful so that the design does not turn out to be vulgar.
The ideal option for a manicure on almond-shaped nails is a French or moon design. Chinese painting will look original and elegant. You can decorate almond-shaped nails with rhinestones, it will also look beautiful.
How to do a French manicure
French can be made using stencils or painted with a thin brush. You can also purchase a special kit for creating a French manicure. In the classic version, pale pink and white are used.
- Apply base coat to nails. Top coat with background varnish.
- When the nail polish is dry, apply the stencil to cover the protruding edge of the nail plate with white.
- Apply top coat over manicure.
The fashion trend is a bright jacket. For the background coating, you can use a bright-colored varnish, and draw the "smile" line in white or another shade. You can select one or a pair of marigolds with a beautiful pattern.
Ombre
Almond shape nail design option - gradient or ombre. Its feature is a smooth transition between shades. You can use varnishes of different colors, as well as shades of the same range. itwill make the gradient even smoother and the color more saturated. If you want to make your nails visually longer, then darker shades are placed at the base of the plate.
- Apply base coat to nails.
- Cover the nail with a few shades of polish that you will use for the gradient.
- On a piece of sponge, apply these shades and with soft patting movements, transfer the gradient to the plate. Apply a top coat over the gradient.
You can apply a coat of glitter or shimmer to make the manicure even more spectacular.
Moon Manicure
In this manicure, it is not the protruding tip of the nail that stands out, but the area of the hole. The classic version of this design is a red background coating, and the hole is left transparent. You can use other combinations of shades, decorate the hole area with a pattern or highlight with rhinestones.
To create a moon manicure, you can use a stencil or a thin brush. But such a design should not be done by owners of short nails, because it will visually make them even shorter. Lunar manicure looks elegant and stylish.
Almond shaped nails are classic and go well with any style and can be done on nails of any length. You can make any manicure, it will look beautiful and spectacular. The main thing is that the manicure is done neatly, and the nails have the same length and shape. Then your nails will emphasize the beauty and well-groomed hands.
