Manicure for small nails - more than 70 photo designs

Current color combination

The color palette for manicure 2021 depends on the time of year.

In spring and summer, it is better to cover your nails with bright colors:

• green;
• yellow;
• blue;
• pink.

To add lightness to the look, these rich colors can be combined with pastel and nude shades, as well as floral or fruit prints.

In autumn and winter, it is better to paint with cool matte shades.

This year the following will be especially relevant:

• brown;
• blue;
• deep greens;
• wine

Beautiful design of sharp nail extensions

The fact that sharp extended nails will be in trend in 2021 has become clear from numerous fashion shows.

For many, this shape of the nail plate seems provocative and uncomfortable, however, modern technologies make it possible to make it practical. Pointed nails do not have to be very long; it is enough to sharpen them a little at the edges to get the correct almond shape. Let's consider the most popular trends of 2021.

• Matte varnishes. Sharp matte nails are a unique solution for any everyday or evening look. The design can be monochromatic or more original. To decorate the matte finish, use flowers, vintage patterns, glitter or rhinestones.
• Chic elements and precious stones. This year's trends recommend using precious stones and sparkling sparkles in manicure. When getting ready for a celebration, cover your nails with a delicate matte varnish and decorate with pebbles. For the New Year holidays, sharp nails can be decorated with shining rhinestones and glitter. They will cheer you up and create a festive atmosphere.

The size of the rhinestones and sparkles should be small, otherwise the manicure will turn out pretentious and will look inappropriate.

• Minimalist style. The main novelty of this season is sharp nails and minimalism. At first glance, these concepts are too contradictory, but together they look very original. Minimalism on nails is realized with light and unobtrusive designs, laconic patterns, geometry, stripes, dots, sophisticated curls, gold and silver ribbons. This manicure will add originality and style to your look.
• Nail decorations. A beautiful design of extended nails can be created using patterns and 3D images, harmoniously combined with sparkles, stones, foil, and rubbing. You can add tenderness to sharp nails by applying bows, polka dots, knitted and openwork patterns, and themed seasonal designs to them.

Each season has its own thematic style, so for manicure you can use colors that contrast with the main tones or original author’s designs.

Important! Despite their popularity, sharp marigolds are not for everyone. This shape is suitable for graceful long fingers.

Tools and materials

• The first thing you need is an ultraviolet lamp in which you will dry your gel.

Then you need to purchase the following tools:

• A metal cuticle spatula, which is used in trimming manicures.

• File for gel, low hardness.

• Forms or tips for future nails.

• A cutter is a tool that cuts tips to the required size.

• Buff – for polishing the nail.

• Glue for tips.

• Tweezers.
• Brushes for extensions.

And of course the material itself:

• Antiseptics for treating hands and tools.
• A dehydrator is a liquid that helps dry the nail plate efficiently.

• A primer is a product that is applied first to the nail and helps the gel adhere better to your nail.

• Bonder.

• The gel itself can be colored or colorless.

• Finish coating or top.

• A product for removing the sticky layer from gel.

Ideas for short length

In 2019, extended nails of any length will be in fashion, so ladies of all ages will be able to give themselves a bright manicure. As a rule, short nail length is most often found among people who value practicality and convenience. Especially for such women, nail designers have developed many original manicure ideas. Let's look at the most popular ones.

• "Negative space" This manicure looks stylish and relaxed. Holes, geometry, and matte inserts are added to it. You can add laconicism, mystery and charm to your look with the help of a full matte finish, which will be relevant in any season. Short nails, decorated with designs and rhinestones, will look original in both everyday and festive looks.
• Marble covering. This pattern is valued for its unobtrusiveness and originality, and on short nails it generally looks very stylish. Designers advise doing it on individual accent fingers, complementing the pattern with foil and other decorative elements. It is important not to overuse the marble design, because in this case the manicure will come out simply ridiculous.
• Ombre. Ombre looks great on short nails. This design of extended nails can be made two-color, linear, and performed only on a small area of ​​the nail plate. Each of these designs is worthy of special attention. Now ombre fans have a lot of options to get a manicure in their favorite style.

Acrylic nail extensions

There are several options for extensions using acrylic. This is an extension for forms and tips. These types of extensions are quite strong.

Nowadays extensions onto forms are more common. Because it looks more natural. And you definitely won’t “leave your manicure on the minibus.”

Using rhinestones, rubbing

The combination of textures is one of the hottest trends this year, so rubbing will be especially popular. Designers claim that it looks best on almond-shaped, elongated nails. It perfectly highlights matte finish, powder, sand and even regular glossy manicure. Today, rubbing allows you to create mirror, metal and pearl surfaces on your nails.

2019 brings back into fashion the golden shine that only rubbing will provide. Despite this, it is better to use it on a maximum of two fingers, especially if the manicure contains artistic painting or textural contrasts. The rub goes well with rhinestones and kamifubuki.

The 2021 trends will definitely please rhinestone lovers as they are very popular this year.

Designers offer fashionable manicures with stones for every day, special occasions and a chic dinner party. Inlaid with stones will make any manicure amazing and stunning. Its owner will bask in the attention of others all evening. But in order not to lose with this idea, you should use only high-quality materials.

This year, rhinestones in the form of:

• bows;
• charm hearts;
• cones;
• pearls.

Pixie crystals and traditionally shaped rhinestones do not lose their popularity. The only drawback of this manicure is impracticality. Due to the bulk and uneven surface, there is a risk of stones catching on clothing and damaging them.

Rhinestones can be combined with:

• regular coating;
• matte finish;
• rubbing;
• drawings;
• geometry;
• French

Finding original photos of manicure on extended nails will not be difficult.

Aftercare

At the end of all manipulations, the safety of the manicure largely depends on the careful wearing and adherence to the nail care rules. If your nails are of short length, you should pay attention to these tips:

• Carry out the correction twice a month.
• Do not overload your nails with an abundance of decorative elements, so as not to expose them to destruction.
• Do not use acetone-based nail polish removers, which can damage the gel material.
• In between extensions, strengthen your natural nails with special oils, creams and baths.
• If you have brittle nails, removing the gel should be done very carefully using medium and soft abrasives.
• Avoid sudden temperature changes on your hands.
• When washing dishes and using various household chemicals, use protective gloves.

You need to take care of the extended artificial material carefully, just like natural plates. Then the manicure will last as long as possible and will remain with a perfectly smooth surface.

French and moon manicure

Moon manicure has long become a classic nail design, so it looks equally good on the nails of women of any age. This manicure is best done on narrow, not long nail plates in the shape of an oval, almond, rounded square or semicircle.

In 2021, designers did not deprive lunar manicure of attention and developed many interesting options.

• With patterns and monograms. This refers to lace patterns, as well as white, black and gold intricate monograms. Nail design is limited only by the imagination and skill of the nail artist. In order not to ruin your manicure, it is recommended to paint no more than two fingers on each hand.
• With geometric elements. The combination of triangular holes and geometric blocks, lines and stripes looks very original. What’s new in this manicure is the combination of not only shapes, but also colors.
• Lunar matte. This manicure looks good both with a single-color coating and with various decorative elements: monograms, rhinestones, sparkles, chains. For special occasions, you can do a moon manicure with silver or golden sparkles.

Minimalism is also relevant in French. But this does not mean that when choosing such a design it is forbidden to use additional elements.

The decor should be minimal, but very bright.

This effect can be achieved using:

• matte and mirror surfaces;
• embossed foil;
• sand and powder;
• volumetric elements.

This season, the base for a white “smile” can be lilac, blue, peach, sand, or olive.

In spring and summer, you can experiment a little and make the base light and the “smiles” colored. Use a new color on each finger, and then your nails will give a powerful charge of positive energy not only to you, but also to those around you.

Recommendations

• You cannot apply a sudden change in temperature to your nails, as this will affect the rapid detachment of the gel from the original nail.
• Once every three weeks you will need mandatory nail correction, which is carried out in almost the same way as the extension process described above.
• If you use aggressive detergents, it is recommended to wear gloves.

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Wedding options

Every girl wants to look perfect on her most important day, so she pays attention not only to her dress, but also to her nails. Today it is very fashionable to complement a wedding dress with blue, red, turquoise and even black details. To make the look even brighter, your nails can be made to match the color of these additional elements.

In addition to the classic white jacket, you can use a plain coating in nude shades, decorated with stones or patterns. If the wedding will take place in a certain color scheme, the nails can be coated with varnish of the corresponding shade.

Don't be afraid to experiment! But keep your sense of style. And then your manicure in the new season will be stunning.

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