What is necessary
The abundance of tools and accessories for manicure gives free rein to imagination, but also makes you wonder what is needed for each specific nail design and style. For geometric nail art you will need:
- Thin brushes
- Dots of different sizes for dot painting
- Colored foil stripes
- Scotch tape or duct tape
- Geometric sticker designs
- Geometric stencils for French, etc.
- Stamps for nail art
And, of course, ready-made ideas for a sample - a source of inspiration, and a good mood for experiments.
If you are planning to do geometric nail art in a salon, you can trust the master’s ideas or stock up on ready-made ones that you want to embody in your image.
Geometry manicure in minimalist style
Neutral colors of varnishes, clear lines and laconic patterns - these are all the elements of a geometry manicure in the minimalist style 2021.
Minimalism and geometry are the perfect combination in nail art; this type of manicure is loved by many women who are tired of obsessive nail design with many decorative elements. Patterns should be graceful, small and in keeping with the minimalist style.
Circles, ovals, French, moon manicure, polka dot pattern
Fans of delicate shapes and streamlined lines will like such ideas. French and moon manicure are classic everyday looks. A polka dot pattern in one, two or several shades will lift your spirits and add a touch of playful coquettishness to the style you create.
Circles and ovals of different sizes can become a spectacular background or decoration for nails in combination with other decorative details. With their help, you can draw spectacular nail art with constellations by connecting circles or stars with thin lines.
Round and semicircular geometry on your nails can also tell a lot about your character. If you like circles, circles, dots, you are peace-loving, sociable, and like to help others. This is confirmed by the science of psychogeometry.
To create round geometry on your nails, dots, stamps and round stickers will be the most convenient. Combine shapes of different sizes and shades in one drawing, play with contrasts.
Geometry manicure 2021: stylish ideas for a French manicure
French manicure remains trendy every season; in 2021, try diluting your favorite French manicure with geometric designs. This season, the French jacket does not have to be in the classic white color; pay attention to the colored holes: red, brown, black, pink, blue.
You can choose stylish geometric options from a variety of French manicure design ideas suitable for both short and long nails.
Squares, rectangles, triangles, stars
Sharp angles, clear proportions, graceful play of shades in large forms attract genuine interest in geometric nail art. Squares and rectangles are difficult to draw on your own and therefore it is better to resort to stamps or stencils.
Triangles located in the upper or lower corner of the nail will become the background for additional decor with rhinestones or powder. Consider manicure ideas with checkerboard, color-block direction, triangle bows, checkered designs in complementary colors.
By nature, girls who value stability and traditions prefer squares, girls who value stability and traditions prefer triangles, goal-oriented individuals who strive for victories and leadership positions prefer triangles, and sensitive and trusting people prefer rectangles.
Photo of geometry manicure 2021 for short and long nails
There are an infinite number of options for geometry manicure, so you can get lost in the choice. We have prepared for you fashionable and beautiful photos of the new 2021 geometry manicure for short, medium and long nails of square, oval and almond shape.
Geometric nail art ideas can vary greatly in complexity. Lines or shapes can be placed on one, two or all nails. Most often, the more complex the design, the fewer nails it covers.
Be inspired by our photo selection of nail designs in the geometry style and create your own unique manicure!
Thin single lines, strokes, zigzags, stripes
Extreme minimalism is for very subtle and discreet natures. If you prefer single thin stripes, short zigzags, or an abstraction of several geometrically arranged strokes in your manicure, then the ideas of geometric manicure will give you a wide field for experimentation even in such a minimalist approach.
Several lines of plain foil on a complementary or contrasting varnish, thin zigzags on a restrained background, light strokes on one nail - all this looks impressive and original, especially when complemented with the same jewelry, rings or bracelets with geometric accents.
How to make at home
Shellac
Shellac is a gel polish with a quick drying effect to preserve color for a long time. Gel polish does not damage the nail plate. To remove it, you don’t need to cut it down, unlike others.
To create a design with shellac, you need:
- Do a manicure, shape your nails with a nail file, and degrease.
- Apply a special base coat and dry it, but not completely.
- Degrease and roughen the surface of the nail.
- Apply shellac of the desired shade, dry it and stick on a stencil for the lunar design.
- Apply a different color to the hole in 2 layers and dry under a lamp.
- Finish the entire manicure with a sealer.
Simple varnish
Choose one color, do a manicure and shape your nails. Degrease the nail plate, apply a base in the form of a transparent varnish, and dry. Glue the stencil and apply the base color, leaving the hole colorless, dry thoroughly and cover with a finishing fixer.
Marine manicure, horizontal, vertical, parallel, zigzag lines
Striped pattern is a classic beyond time and trends. Marine nail art, vertical lines, zigzags, parallel stripes - it is possible to create an endless number of compositions.
Horizontal lines visually expand the nails, while vertical lines lengthen the nail plate.
You may also like the origami technique. Remember symmetry or rely on asymmetry.
A zigzag or twisted zigzag pattern looks impressive in combination with French manicure and the negative space technique - a base without color.
If zigzag is your favorite geometric shape, you love risk, speed, creativity and novelty.
Lunar manicure with gel polish: 10 options
At the very beginning, let's see what types of lunar manicure there are. Ten of the most popular designs, including classic nail designs and more creative and daring ideas for modern manicure. Recently, lunar design has undergone dramatic changes, especially under the influence of such a fashionable trend in nail art as geometry and minimalism. Sometimes, looking at a manicure, at first glance you may not recognize that this is one of the classic types of design. A lot of futuristic and non-standard drawings appeared. Although the classics also have their place.
Photo of a classic version of lunar manicure
Lunar manicure without coating
A manicure in which the semicircle at the base of the nail remains uncoated. The border where the varnish begins can be decorated with bouillons, rhinestones, small pearls or metal rivets. It takes very little time to create such a cute nail design, and if you also use long-lasting gel polish, which instantly cures under the influence of UV rays, then such a manicure is just a lifesaver for very busy girls. You won’t have to spend a lot of time on a manicure with gel polish, and your hands will look very well-groomed and fashionable.
Colored moon manicure
In general, this is a classic moon manicure, but using bright contrasting shades of varnish. The color scheme can be very different, and it is not at all necessary to match it to the clothes. Such a manicure may well be an independent unit.
Triangular moon manicure
It differs in shape. The standard crescent is replaced by a triangle. This version of the moon manicure is more suitable for long oval or slightly pointed nails. You can also do it on short nails, but this design will look less impressive in this case.
Moon manicure with gold or silver
You can create a gold or silver coating using special foil, glitter, dust, polish with a shimmering effect and other nail design products. A gold or silver moon manicure looks best in combination with black, dark blue, emerald, purple or burgundy polish. For everyday manicure, you can use lighter shades. In general, gold and silver are universal and can be combined with any colors of gel polish, and are also perfect for winter manicure.
Matte moon manicure
Not so long ago, matte nail coatings came into fashion. This new product did not bypass the lunar design. You can apply finishing varnish with a matte effect to both the semicircle at the base of the nail and the rest of it. Matte moon manicure looks better in dark colors.
Moon manicure with a pattern
Nail painting now decorates almost any type of manicure. The drawing is selected individually. You can use various stickers and applications for nails, the varieties of which are now countless. Lunar manicure with a pattern is a spectacular finishing touch to your look.
Moon manicure with 3D accessories
Any type of manicure can be varied with accessories. Recently, volumetric 3D applications for nails have become fashionable. Most often, bows are used as decoration for lunar manicure, which look very cute and flirty.
Floral moon manicure
A lunar manicure with flowers that are painted instead of the standard crescent looks attractive and unusual. This manicure goes well with light, bright summer sundresses or dresses. Fashionable this summer, floral prints will most likely remain popular for many more seasons.
Half-moon manicure design or reverse French manicure
Another variation of the moon manicure that looks great on short nails. In this manicure, the stencil shape is replaced with a more elongated one. White varnish is applied almost along the entire edge of the nail. With this manicure, your fingers and nails visually become longer and thinner. that is why this design is recommended for owners of short nails.
Lacy moon manicure
As in the French manicure, in the lunar manicure the white crescent can be replaced with lace, which is painted with a brush, applied using stamping stencils, or even glued on. The main thing is that the lace retains its arched shape.
Symmetry, asymmetry, abstraction
One of the powerful directions for generating geometric nail art ideas is abstraction combined with asymmetry. Just take a brush, a few shades of polish and combine different shapes to suit your mood. You can make this design on one nail, or several.
Consider several paintings by cubist artists - you will have many ideas for experiments in nail art, not only in terms of shapes, but also in combinations of shades.
Please note that simple patterns and combinations look more impressive. An abundance of shades and strokes can ruin the picture. Choose the most impressive elements and combine them in a balanced manner in the drawing.
Geometry manicure with sparkles: photos of new items 2021
The main secret to loving glitter in manicures is their unique ability to quickly give a sparkling and shiny look to your nails, even when used alone, without any other color of nail polish. Sequins can be of different types, colors and sizes; most often, golden or silver sequins are used in combination with geometric elements. The combination of sparkles and geometric elements will make your manicure especially festive and stylish in 2021.
Contrasting accents, negative space, transparent base
If you like to attract attention and set trends yourself, pay attention to geometric nail art ideas in contrasting colors. A light or dark background with a contrasting geometric pattern on one or more nails gives you the opportunity to play with shades. You can combine cold, warm or pastel colors of varnish and decor in one composition.
The negative space technique is extremely popular, when the base, the background, remains transparent and a varnish pattern is applied to it. This draws extra attention to the shapes. To perform this technique you will need tape, adhesive tape, strips of foil or stencils.
The stamp design on clear varnish looks good. This is a great design option for an everyday look.
Classic moon manicure colors
The favorite colors of nail art masters for lunar manicure are red, black and white. They are standard and quite universal. However, now gel polish manufacturers have such a variety of shades of UV coatings for nails that it would be a shame not to take advantage of this, especially in the spring-summer season, when you want to see bright colors in literally everything, even on the tips of your nails. Nowadays, bright blue colors, beige and green shades are very popular. One of the current nail trends is considered to be a combined design, combining different colors, textures and decorative elements.
White moon manicure
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A white manicure is often done for a wedding, additionally decorating it with rhinestones, appliqués or pearls. When choosing a white UV coating for nails, give preference to high-quality gel polishes, since cheap ones, as a rule, turn out to be of a liquid consistency and cover the nails unevenly, leaving gaps and smudges. This rule applies to the entire basic and light palette. Usually, you can save money without losing quality on colored and darker shades. Almost all manufacturers have them thicker.
Black moon manicure
Black manicure has not gone out of fashion for several years. It is always relevant. Black manicure can be done in a variety of styles: classic, gothic, grunge and others. Black moon manicure is very popular among young girls. It is best to apply a rub on black gel polish, with which you can create a beautiful and fashionable mirror finish. Black goes with any shade of polish and nail decoration, be it rhinestones, foil, mosaic, etc., so you can come up with many design ideas based on it.
Red moon manicure
A sort of classic of the genre. Red color in manicure is considered basic and goes with any clothes and makeup. Red manicure is especially popular in autumn; this color is often combined with gold, rhinestones and kamifubuki. In lunar design, the fashionable combination of black and red is very popular. If you do not want to do a very bright manicure, then give preference to cherry, darker wine shade or marsala color. There are beautiful cherry-colored shellacs in the CND palette, if you need an evening option, then the line of the ENTITY and MASURA brands contains deep burgundy shades with microglitters, and almost every manufacturer has a classic red, the OPI brand even released the original red “Coca-Cola”. Among the magnetic gel polishes, we can highlight a beautiful raspberry-red shade with a golden shimmer from the MASURA collection, which is called “Raspberry Cat”, as well as a light burgundy shade of TNL “Magnet lux”.
Lunar red manicure
Fashionable blue gel polish
Blue is the color of the fall-winter 2021 season, and any variation of it: from light shades and bright blue to deep dark color. The trend is smoky blue and a combination of blue and gray in nail designs. The blue “cat's eye” does not lose its relevance, which can be given even greater expressiveness with the help of an additional layer of transparent stained glass varnish. In general, the combination of magnetic and stained glass shellac is now very popular; a similar design option can be supplemented with rhinestones or mosaics. Well, don’t forget about the classic New Year’s lunar blue manicure with iridescent snowflakes sprinkled with shimmering acrylic sand.
Beige lunar nude design
Beige manicure is a wonderful everyday option for nail design. Powdery shades are very popular now. This spring, the TNL brand released an amazing universal collection of base colors for creating French manicures, nude manicures and other types of nail designs, called Color Base. The same brand also has another collection that has pretty golden beige shades. It's called Morocco. There are interesting beige tones in the OPI “Soft Shades” and “Infinite Shine” lines, as well as the IRISK brand in the NUDE collection, etc.
Now let’s see what can be painted on nails using beige gel polish.
In pink
Pink, just like beige, is a universal color for everyday manicure. It is indispensable for designing short nails, because... Light shades visually lengthen nails. Pink is the color of spring and summer. It goes well with floral patterns and monograms. If you wish, you can also make a geometric pattern, for example, line it with “broken glass” foil; it looks very stylish on pink gel polish.
