Well-groomed hands can spoil your entire carefully thought out and embodied image. And the first thing that you usually pay attention to when looking at your hands is your nails.
THE FORM
As before, at the peak - an oval-almond-shaped form of nails. "Square" nails are almost out of fashion. But most importantly - the shape of the nails should look natural. Apparently, for this reason, the “stylet” form has lost its relevance. Nail extensions also ceased to be as demanded as before, now nails are increased by no more than 2 cm.
COLOR, COMBINATION, SHADES AND PR.
The most fashionable is close to the natural. The most relevant shades are delicate and relatively light: peach, flesh, powdery, blue, light emerald, milk, light cream, light gray, soft pink, the color of a faded rose, etc. In the style of "nud" in any flesh shades .
Matte and translucent varnishes are more popular than glossy and even more so with sparkles, rhinestones and other sparkling elements. The latter are appropriate at parties, especially youth, but not in the office. The main trend of the season is a transparent manicure with a moderate gloss, emphasizing healthy nails. By the way, matte varnishes look good only on a perfectly flat surface, therefore, before applying a matte varnish, it is advisable to smooth the nail plate, covering it with several layers of colorless varnish. It is also fashionable to apply transparent over a matte varnish - a very beautiful effect is obtained.
Bright varnishes are no less relevant, and they are selected mainly in the tone of lipstick. This does not mean that the color of the varnish should exactly match the color of the lipstick, however, it should ideally be combined with it. In general, the color of the varnish should successfully fit into your image as a whole, therefore, choosing a varnish, pay attention to the color of the dress, because how often we take such a winning pose as "putting the pen on the barrel ..." Or with the color of the shoes - you can, as if by chance, sitting on a chair, touch your ankles with your fingers: a very effective seductive gesture. And, of course, pay attention to how your varnish is combined with the color of the bag. Especially if it is a handbag - a clutch.
However, he likes to experiment with the color of nails this season, "all (to) art in hand." Blood red, cherry, burgundy and fuchsia, plum blue or sky or sea blue, emerald green, lilac, purple, orange and even lemon.
A noticeable trend is metal (gold, silver, bronze), mirror varnishes and mother of pearl. The most fashionable options from designers that were instantly picked up by fashionistas: metallic either completely smooth or with a pattern resembling fine engraving on jewelry, a combination of gold and matte black lacquer.
Milk-white varnishes and white mother-of-pearl are also in fashion, which fashionistas will surely “paint” with various drawings and patterns, decorate with rhinestones and small beads. The easiest option is to stick a piece of white lace on white varnish. The most fashionable option is a small black ligature on a milky white background.
MORE MANICURE OPTIONS
French manicure is still relevant, especially the "moon" and "French". Moreover, the classic - pink plus white - gives way to other combinations, for example, gold and matte black, purple-pink and black, silver and white, white and two- or three-color pattern or moire, jacket with patterns and rhinestones.
If you want to attract attention to yourself, try manicure "degrade". This is a manicure in which you use at least 3 different shades on one nail or switch from one gradation of color to another from finger to finger. The main thing is that the varnish coating on each nail should be of the same density.
A simple, but widely adopted by the "street fashion" variety of degrade is the painting of the nails of one hand in different colors.A more refined “sub-option” is to cover the nail plate with colorless varnish, and cover only the end of the nail or the hole at the base of the nail with different varnishes.
Another fashionable version of manicure this season is “black caviar”. In fact, it is usually not black, but multi-colored, just the small beads that are glued to the nail plate resemble small eggs. A variant of such a manicure is that all nails are covered with a smooth monophonic varnish and only one finger is strewn with beads. Interestingly, this trend has penetrated lipstick and even eye shadow.
Geometric patterns on the nails are in fashion. You can make them at home, dividing the surface of the nail into squares, triangles or circles (you can use stencils), and then carefully paint each element with its own color. Ideally, in addition, draw between them equal dividing lines with a dark colored varnish.
HAND CARE
And finally: they say that nothing betrays a woman’s age like her neck and arms. Often, women, caring for the neckline as well as facial skin, forget about their hands. But the skin of the hands, being exposed to the most aggressive environmental influences, needs even more care than the neckline. Therefore, do not forget to wear gloves when cleaning the house or washing dishes, regularly make nourishing baths for your hands and lubricate your skin daily with moisturizing and nourishing creams.
Photo: PR; catwalkpix.com; Boyko; Shemetova; burdastyle.ru.
Material prepared by Elena Karpova
