120+ of the best new manicures for 2021 - both delicate nude and bright ombre

A complex and bright nail design is not always a fashionable manicure. After all, a simple and light pastel classic of varnish is a very versatile and stylish choice for different seasons of the year. Thanks to various prints and color combinations, you can enjoy a light, delicate nude manicure. In 2021, proposals for choosing a nude coating will be fashionable, which we will consider in more detail below.

Combined manicure 2021

In a combined manicure, several coating options can be used at once. The master uses a matte top gel with regular gloss; he can also highlight one nail with a rub and apply foil.

A universal approach would be to make a double-color coating, where the shades of varnish differ from each other by one or two tones.

Trendy nail designs for the 2021 season: fresh, relevant ideas

This season's nail design is characterized by an abundance of color and many ideas.
Among the current manicure options for the 2021 season: expressive ombre, the most delicate nude manicure, and restrained minimalist geometry. If your soul requires new, expressive shades, don’t limit yourself!

And yet, what nail design will be top in 2021?

By analyzing the best shows of leading designers, you can determine the most successful manicure options for your favorite nails in the new season.

The pinnacle of popularity of the new season, of course, is manicure using nude varnishes. Among the trendy design options, manicure in the style of “minimalism” and designs with unusual geometry will retain a strong position.

Pearl rub 2021

Rubbing in more than any other coating can cope with the task of a delicate nude manicure. Moreover, it gives the nails a shiny look, as well as a pearlescent shimmer of the varnish. The rub can have soft cream, white, blue, gray and other delicate pastel shades.

Nude manicure with glitter winter 2021 2020

The choice of sparkles, glitter, star dust helps to diversify the delicate pastel design to suit your taste. Don't be afraid to experiment, use acrylic powder or ombre color shifts. You can make very original overflows using rubbing. We are confident that you will be more than satisfied with the result.

Geometry in nude manicure

Yes, you will be in trend and under the close attention of others who look at your nails with interest. If you make yourself an attractive and stylish nail art with intricate geometric patterns. The simplest option is triangles or squares. The design looks very unusual with colored patterns and dot patterns of different diameters.

Amazing Gradient 2021

The nude gradient is a very complex and very beautiful coating. Here the master applies varnish in a horizontal or vertical position. Typically, two colors are formed on the nail, coming into perfect harmony with each other.

But in a more fashionable interpretation, the gradient manicure is done in the form of small stripes that create a holographic effect on your nails.

New Year's fashion manicure

New Year's mood largely depends on how we look. Using a New Year's manicure, you can create an image for yourself to celebrate this traditional holiday.

The holographic effect will add a festive sparkle or mysterious shimmer. To do this, you can cover all the nails or one or two on each hand with this varnish.

Covering options for the New Year:

"Glass Tips" France offers its own style for the holiday. Metallic glitter is used for decoration in several colors. This gives stained glass and originality to the design.

A “knitted” manicure is very cozy and professional. It is created using acrylic-based powder and varnish, which only a specialist can handle correctly. This technique should be performed exclusively in a beauty salon.

Under “velvet” - a new product for the New Year holiday. It is quite possible to create a velvety feeling yourself, using multi-colored small fibers (flock), which are sprinkled on a fresh varnish coating.

Nude classic

A classic French manicure done in a nude form allows you to create a delicate but stylish look. With such a manicure, your nails will always look well-groomed and attractive. The nude jacket is famous for the fact that it goes well with different clothes, which allows you to create different looks with it.

Classic French

It is the jacket that has long become synonymous with femininity and tenderness. Nude shades and French seem to be made for each other.

  • Idea #4. The photo below shows a classic design with a white edge made using pastel colors.

Stylish nude jacket

  • Idea #5 . A manicure looks interesting, where the French manicure is complemented with a neat picture.

Classic French jacket with a pattern

Also, nud French goes well with rhinestones and glitter.

Stylish nude jacket with rhinestones

  • Idea #6. The moon jacket looks no less attractive and natural.

Today, the combination of a hole with a classic version is extremely relevant. Particularly popular among fashionistas is a manicure with a hole highlighted with glitter or made using the negative space technique.

Lunar French in combination with negative space technique

Flowers in nude style

2021 is no exception when it comes to applying floral patterns to your nails. But in a nude manicure, your flowers should have a delicate, airy pattern. Your drawings don't have to be small. Flowers can have large buds, but their design should have delicate and pastel colors.

Features of nude manicure

Marigolds with such a simple and laconic design look great in tandem with clothes of any stylistic direction. Calm and restrained colors highlight the natural attractiveness of the hands, allowing you to create an elegant and sophisticated look.

Nail design in nude colors

Since the main trend of 2021 is naturalness, the most fashionable will be a nude manicure for short and medium-length nails (the length of the nail plate is no more than 4-6 mm). As for the shape, oval, almond-shaped and square nails with rounded corners will look best.

Nude manicure on short nails

And in order for your manicure to look 100% perfect, you need to take care of the appearance of your hands, nails and cuticles. It is best to base a nude design on a European or classic edged manicure.

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Manicure with glitter

The easiest way to make a delicate nude finish more festive and solemn is to apply glitter to it. There should not be too much glitter, because this way you can oversaturate the manicure.

Nude geometry

2021 offers us stylish geometry made on a nude finish. Simple stripes, light webs, geometric shapes are the main elements in creating nude geometry.

Fashion trends 2021

In 2021, lilac-beige and gray-pink shades are at the peak of popularity. Milky and beige translucent bases remain very popular. This nude monochromatic manicure is especially beautiful under a matte top. It is often chosen by fashionistas for everyday wear.

A plain manicure is the simplest solution. For lovers of interesting designs, nude colors also remain relevant. They will become successful “companions” for other colored coatings. It’s worth choosing a companion shade, focusing not only on personal preferences, but also on the season:

  • in summer, nudes will be beautifully complemented by bright turquoise, blue, yellow, orange, and acid green;
  • for spring, it is better to choose pastel colors for nude: peach, lilac, khaki, lavender, mint, soft pink;
  • in the fall, burgundy, dark green, rich blue, and brown will look harmonious with nude;
  • for winter design, in addition to nude, you can choose light gray, emerald, black, white, blue-green, red.

As for decor, the most modern and trendy designs are created precisely on the basis of a nude palette. Fashionable ombre designs, liquid metal, gossamer, stamping and other nail techniques can most often be seen on a nude finish. We have collected the most fashionable new nude manicures and their photos for you below.

With glitter

A design in nude colors with sparkles will be a harmonious addition not only to a festive manicure, but also to an everyday one, if you observe moderation when using decor. You can use kamifubuki, glitter, Yucca flakes, and glitter dust to decorate your nails.

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Glitter can be applied to one or two nails with a thick coating or use a stencil. Shiny stars, circles or hearts, drawn using a stencil, will become an interesting decoration for a manicure and will not make it pretentious.

With foil

Against a nude background, the shimmer of foil becomes even more expressive. The neutral coating does not interfere with admiring the design and only enhances its shine. Shining silver or golden “islands” of foil look beautiful on beige nails. Even a novice master can make such a design.

The “Liquid Metal” design is a little more complicated, but much more effective. In combination with nude gel polishes, silver, amber, and soft pink “droplets” of metal look beautiful. To make the shine of the liquid metal even more spectacular, the nail with the design is covered with a matte topcoat.

With rhinestones

Rhinestone designs will never go out of style. It looks luxurious, impressive and bright. If you complement it with a floral design or monograms, it turns into a real work of art and decoration of the image.

It is not necessary to use round rhinestones of silver or gold color. By using stones of unusual shapes and shades, you can get a stylish design. On a nude background, gray, dark green, and blue rhinestones will sparkle with colors.

With rubbing

One of the most popular modern designs is made using shiny fine powder - rubbing. It can have a holographic, mirror or pearl effect, shimmer in different colors like a chameleon or create a subtle glow.

The rub combines very beautifully with nude finishes, revealing its color. You can use the rub to create a manicure for short nails; this decor is not picky about length. The design is simple and minimalistic, but at the same time effective and unusual.

With geometry

Lovers of minimalism and laconic forms choose manicures with geometry. Simple lines, triangles, squares and their various combinations become the main “heroes” of geometric design.

Geometric designs also use dots of different sizes and colors. Most often, in addition to nude, black, white, blue and gray colors are chosen for manicure, but bolder, brighter solutions are also possible.

Gradient

Using soft nude colors, you can create a delicate gradient manicure. Color stretching can be done from creamy to coffee or from light pink to brown pink. This ombre on the nails looks calm and is suitable for everyday wear, even for girls whose work requires a strict appearance and the absence of bright details in the image. A gentle gradient in nude colors will be an interesting alternative to boring French and monochromatic designs.

From nude you can make a gradient stretch to any other bright color. Nude combines beautifully with khaki, orange, terracotta, lemon, light green.

With stripes

Stripes are the simplest, but at the same time very effective element of nail art. Just 2 – 3 carefully applied stripes can turn a boring manicure into a stylish addition to your look.

Stripes on a nude background can be done with colored gel polishes or gel paints, made using spider gel or glued to the surface of the nail. In the latter case, thin tapes have an adhesive layer. The most successful design with stripes will work on square nails, but it can also be applied to oval or almond-shaped nails.

In nude manicure, white, black and silver stripes are most often used, but absolutely any color scheme can be used. The stripes can also be made transparent, creating a negative space design. To perform it you will need stencils or adhesive tapes. They are glued horizontally or vertically on the nail plates, and after covering the nails with nude gel polish, they are removed. As a result, transparent stripes remain on the nail.

With gold

A manicure with gold does not get boring for girls and does not lose popularity from year to year. A variety of gold decor is in the arsenal of any nail artist. Against a calm nude background, gold will not look too vulgar and pretentious, so with this combination you can’t go wrong and definitely don’t risk being accused of lack of taste.

Nude can be supported with gold foil, ribbons, and glitter. A beautiful design can be created by covering your nails with a delicate, creamy gel polish and randomly placing golden strokes of glitter on them. Another simple and effective design: apply light caramel gel polish on your nails and stamp gold foil on the tips of your nails.

With inscriptions

You can create a bold and trendy nail design by having a nude gel polish and black gel paint on hand. A catchphrase or a couple of “sharp” words, carefully written on your nails with a thin brush, and your manicure will attract the attention of others. Express your mood or talk about your preferences through a manicure.

With an image

You can draw any drawings on a nude background. Patterns made with white gel paint will look especially gentle and delicate, while black ones will look expressive and precise. Nude gel polish is an excellent neutral background that does not distract attention from the design.

The pattern can be complemented with either a plain nude coating or a classic French manicure or a moonlit French manicure in a soft beige color scheme. To make the drawing expressive, you should outline it with a black outline or use bright colors for it.

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The subject of the drawing can be any:

  • cartoon drawings look playful;
  • Animalistic motifs do not lose their relevance: animal drawings, animal print;
  • Floral patterns look especially beautiful on oval and almond-shaped nails;
  • stylish solution - silhouette designs and prints with polka dots or hearts;
  • Simple patterns made with multi-colored gel polishes using stamping are gaining particular popularity.

With pink

Beige gel polish combines beautifully with shades of the pink palette. It can be combined with both a bright raspberry coating and a delicate light pink. You can add a third color to the design - white or black. With its help, you can place small nuances - dots or lines on all or several nails.

A festive manicure can be done using pink and sand gel polish and rhinestones. All nails can be covered with nude gel polish, and 1 - 2 nails with pink. As a rule, the nail of the ring finger or little finger is decorated. You can glue rhinestones in the lunula area on all nails.

With black

You can combine contrasting nude gel polish with black using the principle of color blocking. The nail is divided into sections of arbitrary shape and size and covered with gel polishes.

Another option for combining beige and black colors in manicure is painting with black paints on nude gel polish. The subject of the drawings can be any. The most popular are geometric shapes, prints, animal silhouettes, and inscriptions.

Plain

The soft square shape combined with a nude finish is a simple and universal solution. At times when you are pretty fed up with designs and just want a neat manicure, this option will be very appropriate. The main thing is to choose a beautiful shade of coating. By the way, this option can be done for school on short nails.

Transparent

Naturalness, naturalness and femininity - these qualities are united in a transparent manicure. This is one of the most popular designs for fall 2019. To prevent it from looking too boring, you can draw geometric patterns, ethno-patterns, stripes, cells, circles and dots on a translucent background. Nails with floral designs will look delicate. They can be done using paints or using a slider design.

With a cobweb

Having appeared in the arsenal of nail artists, the Gossamer gel made their fate easier when creating complex patterns and geometric designs. Spider-gel has one distinctive feature - it stretches like a spider's web behind the brush and allows you to draw the finest, neat lines.

On the beige surface, patterns made in both black and white “Cobweb” and color variations look beautiful. Nude and white combinations are often used by brides for wedding manicures, and nail art with a black “Cobweb” is chosen as an everyday option by lovers of minimalism and laconic designs.

Matte nude

Matte manicure is the most fashionable solution for fall 2021. Nude matte gel polish looks very gentle and laconic. Ash pink, milky, caramel under a plush top take on an incredibly stylish look. And to make your manicure even more interesting, you can supplement it with the following “tricks”:

  • add texture contrast by complementing matte nails with glossy or shiny elements, for example, small areas of the nails can be covered with a glossy top, draw a pattern with silver glitter or experiment with foil;
  • complement the manicure with pieces of foil, creating a “broken glass” design; under the matte top you get an imitation of an aquarium design;
  • geometric designs look beautiful on a nude matte background, they will be an excellent choice for fashionistas who prefer minimalism.

Advice!

If you have a long trip ahead or simply won’t be able to get to your nail technician for a few weeks, get a nude matte manicure for short nails. This is one of the most practical designs that will provide a neat appearance to your hands for 3 to 4 weeks.

cat's eye

Cat eye gel polishes in beige and sandy pink tones are the choice of romantic and calm girls. The effect of precious stones is achieved by adding tiny sparkles to the gel polish, which, under the influence of a special magnet, are attracted to certain areas of the nail and create interesting patterns.

Gel polish "cat's eye" in manicure can be combined with conventional coatings. To get a calm nude design, you should choose coatings that are similar in shade.

Matte nude

A matte nude finish will be fashionable this year in any design. Monochrome will help you create a stylish and versatile look that can go with different clothes. Matte with added decor is the best choice for a special event.

Matte nude looks great with white lace, silver, gold, multi-colored rhinestones, beads and yuca flakes. The nail shape can be absolutely any, the most important thing here is the matte tone.

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