Fashion is always on the move, and the beauty industry is no exception. It also has its own fashion trends, styles and trends. Despite the new items in nail art for the spring/summer 2022 season, French or French manicure remains at the peak of popularity. Moreover, both its usual, classic version, and a slightly modified version, painted in bright colors and new forms.
In any case, French manicure in each of its designs always looks elegant, organic and romantic. It is versatile, elegant and feminine, and speaks of the good taste of its owner. Thinking that French is boring has not been relevant for a long time. After all, fashion trends in manicure say just the opposite: French nails have become a real trend for summer 2022, and spring too.
It can be either classic and restrained, or bright, catchy and even shocking. You will see photos of new fashionable versions of this deservedly popular manicure in the article.
- 1 History of appearance
- 2 Fashion trends 2017
- 3
- 4 Current classics
- 5 Fashionable colors
- 6 Short nails and French manicure
- 7 Gradient French
- 8 French with images
- 9 Striped French manicure
- 10 French manicure with dots
- 11 Current trend: frame
- 12 French with slider
- 13 French manicure with gel polish
- 14 Colored French manicure
- 15
History of appearance
This manner of painting nails appeared in the seventies of the last century in Hollywood, despite its name, and not in one of the French cities. His appearance was spontaneous: the fact is that actresses often simply did not have time to change their manicure for each of the new looks and clothes, which they needed to quickly get into and change into. In order to look organic while filming in any outfit, a special series of neutral polishes was released.
To create such a universal manicure, the nails were shaped into a rounded square, painted pink or light beige, and the tip of the nail was covered with white. And this nail design got its name from fashion models, who loved it dearly for its versatility, because it goes perfectly with any clothes. And now for more than forty years, French manicure, or in other words, French, has been decorating the fingers of women all over the world.
Classic white jacket
More than 30 years ago, the American entrepreneur, owner of a cosmetics company, Jeff Pink, came up with a very original idea for a unique manicure that would fit perfectly with any women's outfit - from elegant evening to everyday city. This design appealed primarily to Hollywood actresses - after all, until this day they had to repaint their nails several times a day, depending on the chosen outfit.
French is a universal design because it is suitable for all occasions
This manicure is not demanding when it comes to choosing clothes. French manicure looks elegant and makes hands look well-groomed.
The idea of a new type of manicure was as follows: the pale pink nail plate was covered with transparent, beige or light pink varnish, and the tips of the nails were decorated with a bright white rim. Fashionistas all over the world simply gasped with delight when they saw how feminine and elegant the nails, designed in this way, turned out.
This type of manicure received the name “French” a little later, when Pink, before a fashion show in Paris, suggested that one of the models shade the tips of their nails with a bright white color. From this day on, the position of the French became even stronger. Today, white French manicure, like the little black dress, has become the standard of femininity and impeccable style.
The original look of the French manicure looked like this: the pale pink nail plate was covered with transparent, beige or light pink varnish, and the tips of the nails were decorated with a bright white rim. Fashionistas all over the world simply gasped with delight when they saw how feminine and graceful the nails, decorated in this way, turned out Today white French manicure, just like the little black dress, has become the standard of femininity and impeccable style
Advice! Before applying clear polish to your nails, try whitening them with a special pencil. With regular use, the minerals included in the composition will additionally strengthen the nails.
Fashion trends 2017
Nail design 2022 suggests combining various techniques in one manicure, that is, the French manicure is used as a base, and various graphic images, sliders, stamps, rhinestones, sparkles, shimmers, etc. are added to it. The most important fashion trends are naturalness and naturalness.
They are the ones who determine what shape and length the nails should be in a fashionable manicure. After all, no matter how stylish and trendy nail art is, without properly designed, neat nails there will be no desired effect.
As for the length of nails, this season the trend is short nails, as well as ultra-short ones: the tip of the nail plate should extend beyond the edge of the fingertip by no more than 4 millimeters. This is enough to ensure that the nail does not look too short, but still looks quite long. The shape of the nails should be oval, almond-shaped or rounded square.
Pointed, cat-like claws are a thing of the past. So those who were worried about the inability to comply with fashion trends due to their dislike for this shape of nails will certainly be happy.
Trendy nail design with French manicure for the spring/summer 2022 season has the following distinctive features:
- artistic painting;
- French jacket with a pattern;
- complex patterns;
- uneven lines, zigzags, geometric shapes;
- pastel palette;
- bright, natural, summer colors.
Current classics
Based on the main trend of this spring-summer season, namely naturalness, the classic French jacket will continue to be on the wave of popularity. A manicure without a base coat at all, only with painted nail tips, will become relevant, in which it is necessary to pay special attention to high-quality cleaning: removing cuticles, hangnails, giving the same length and shape to all nail plates. Hands and nails should look as well-groomed as possible. This nail art looks natural and sophisticated.
Another version of the classic French jacket is a beige base and a white “smile” line. If this design seems a little boring, you can dilute it by combining it with a moon manicure. Moreover, do it either on all fingers, or only on a pair. In addition to beige, you can also use a soft pink shade for the base. When combining French with lunar, you can highlight the base line of the nail with a slightly darker tone of the same shade as the edge of the nail.
How not to get lost in this diversity
The times when French manicure was represented only by white tips and a pinkish nail plate are long gone. Today, the entire nail design has changed significantly: new photos and French photos can be seen below. More and more new variations are being invented, and the most popular ideas from stylists are:
- Classical. This option is good in any environment and any time of day. It is assumed that you will paint the plate in a neutral tone, and apply a darker color to the tip, for example: white, red, blue.
- Color. Several colors are mixed to create a unique look. Combinations of red, green, gold and lilac, blue, and silver are popular.
- Lunar. The smile line is painted over with white varnish, and it is not necessary to choose only this tone. A scattering of sparkles, black, blue, red are in fashion.
- Millennium. The base here must be transparent or light. A huge amount of glitter, pearlescent varnish, and powder are applied to the ends. The model is ideal for parties and looks great on long nails.
- Floral. Despite the cold outside, your nails can remind you of warm spring and hot summer. It is enough to use funny cornflowers, wild violets, delicate orchids - flowers can be drawn or glued at the tip of the plate.
- Art. If you know how to draw, this option will definitely suit you. Instead of the traditional white varnish, whole designs are applied to the tips - tiger stripes, stars, abstract models. Special stickers are often used.
- Twist. It is similar to the previous option, with the exception that the base is always made in a transparent or neutral color. It creates the feeling of bare nails, decorated at the edges with flowers, prints, and designs.
Fashionable colors
The shape and length of the nails are the basis, but the materials used and, of course, the color scheme make the manicure bright and unusual. The trend for summer 2022 will be pastel colors, namely: cream, beige, fawn, creamy, powdery, salmon, and milky shades. All of them are good not only as a basis for a Hollywood-style manicure, but also as an independent coating.
But in addition to the classics, the spring/summer 2022 season also suggests paying attention to another trend : colored jackets. Firstly, it is difficult to imagine a fashionable image of decorative manicure for such a hot season without bright summer colors. And secondly, the year of the fiery rooster dictates its own rules, in particular regarding color preferences. So for a French manicure in bright colors you can freely choose:
- red;
- green;
- yellow;
- orange;
- blue.
And, of course, all sorts of shades of these colors. But you shouldn’t do a manicure that is too flashy, because it will contradict the basic rule: naturalness. Remember the combination of feathers of the owner of the year according to the Chinese calendar; these are exactly the color combinations that nature dictates. Also, both matte and glossy coatings can be used simultaneously in one design.
Short nails and French manicure
Another big trend in 2022 is short nails, and all designs are created keeping this length in mind. This is due to the fact that for a classic French manicure, a nail with a protruding edge of about 2 millimeters will not be enough; a smile on such a nail plate will only make it visually shorter and wider, as a result of which the fingers will appear thicker. But this is not at all the effect that every girl wants to achieve: she wants a manicure to make her hands more graceful.
But there is a solution to this problem: a fashionable colored and non-standard French manicure. Owners of especially short nails should avoid overly contrasting color combinations, choosing to create such a jacket colors from one or a similar palette of shades that gently resonate with each other and do not create sharp transitions. For example, you can combine purple with lilac, blue with blue, and so on.
Interesting techniques and details
If the classics seem boring and uninteresting to you, complement your manicure with bright strokes and interesting designs. Those around you should be fascinated by your nails, gel polish will do an excellent job of this: check out the design in the photo of 2022, new French nails and photos of the best nail artists. You can see unusual ideas right here. For example, the following techniques have not lost their relevance:
- use of stickers;
- decorative elements or other colors for the ring finger;
- blurring two colors to achieve a smooth transition;
- use of overhead elements;
- gluing foil and colored paper;
- rhinestones for the smile line.
And although short nails are appreciated today, the popularity of long nail extensions is not going to lose ground. The main thing is that the manicure is well-groomed. A real taboo is cracked varnish, chips, fallen rhinestones, in general - any elements that can compromise you.
Striped French manicure
Stripes are relevant in all nail designs in 2022, and French is no exception. The edge of the nail can be painted in a standard curved way, that is, with a smile line, or with a clear, even stripe. In addition, it is encouraged to draw a vertical stripe on the nail plate, which will divide the nail into two different or identical parts.
This can be done in the same color as the edge of the nail or in a different color, but not too contrasting to it and the base. Or, for example, make a stripe with golden varnish, rhinestones, sparkles for special, festive occasions. In this case, you get a French style in the Hollywood style. If you are doing a French manicure with a stripe yourself, use a special adhesive tape that will allow the stripe to be perfectly even.
Lunar French design 2022: new colors
The popularity of the French jacket is due to its versatility, because it fits not only with every type of clothing, but will also be appropriate in different situations, be it a romantic dinner, a work meeting or a friendly party.
But an ordinary French jacket rarely appears these days. More often it is made in the form of an inverted or lunar manicure, decorated with rhinestones, broths, sparkles, beads and other components.
The classic French jacket will certainly be fashionable in the new year, because the main style in the design of this period is naturalness. But new options for French manicure will also be presented.
French manicure with dots
New for summer 2017 - designs and edges of the nail in a French style with dots. This season you can do anything with them: simply draw them in a chaotic order on the nail plate or arrange them in a specific pattern, make them plain or multi-colored, of the same or different sizes. You can use dots to draw lines, geometric shapes, and floral designs.
Or draw a smile line, creating an unusual, original Hollywood manicure. In this case, the tip of the nail is shaped as a standard in the form of an arc or a square or triangle. You can do this with shiny dots, then you will get a festive jacket. On a color base, black, white or any bright, contrasting colors look most advantageous.
Dots as a decorative element
To turn a standard French jacket into something original, you can make a smile line from dots of the same or different sizes. In this case, you can create not only a semicircular smile line, but also a triangular and square one. To do this you will need a special tool - dots. To create this design at home, you can use a cotton swab or toothpick.
Current trend: frame
If all the previously listed trends have in one way or another been used in manicure before or come from past seasons, then designing a French manicure with frame graphics is an innovation in nail art. It is performed as follows: the edges of the nail are drawn with a very bright, rich, dark color. As a result, the effect is created as if the nail is in a picture frame. This design looks impressive on a jacket in soft, pastel shades. For a bright French manicure, the frame should be painted white.
French with slider
Sliders are a real salvation for those who do their own manicure, but at the same time like to follow fashion trends. You don’t have to know how to use dots or paint with a manicure brush to get beautiful designs on your nails. It is enough to make a classic French manicure and diversify it with a slider design.
If you are planning a party and creating a design appropriate for the occasion, then the stickers can be applied to all nails without exception. For everyday life, it is best to use sliders only on some, for example, on the ring fingers.
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This manicure is similar to the classic version, only here glitter is used instead of a white “smile”. For an important event, such a manicure will come in handy. Sequins of different sizes are suitable. It is necessary to fix them well with a colorless gel. This French manicure looks respectable and is an excellent option for winter 2022. As an addition to sparkles, it is permissible to use rhinestones and even pearls when decorating. 2022: fashion trends, photo below.
Using beautiful colors and original materials for manicure will help make your nail style sophisticated and unusual. When choosing what kind of coating will be, you need to take into account its compliance with the final image. Look at the photo of a French manicure.
French manicure with gel polish
French gel polish is a salvation for those who have little time to regularly renew their manicure. After all, it’s no secret that ordinary varnish fades quite quickly, especially from contact with water or from mechanical damage, the coating is damaged and peels off. With gel polishes this problem is solved, because they maintain shine, smoothness and durability for at least two weeks.
In addition, a manicure with gel polish helps hide defects in the nail plate, such as unevenness and cracks. It also protects nails from harmful influences, for example, dishwashing detergents, strengthens nails, due to which the manicure lasts longer.
Ombre 2022 with foil and sponge
This option is recommended for beginners, since it allows you to achieve a gradient transition without special skills.
- Paint the nail plates with gel polish of the lightest color and dry under an ultraviolet lamp.
- Spread two gel polishes of different colors onto a piece of foil and make a “ladder” with a toothpick along their border.
- Take a damp sponge, dab it into the foil polish and apply it to your nails. Move the sponge slightly up and down to blur the colors along the edges.
- Wipe the skin around the nail with a cotton swab, after moistening it in solvent.
- Dry in a UV lamp for 2 minutes.
- Apply the finishing coat and dry again under the lamp.
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Colored French manicure
For those who, although they like French, still find it somewhat boring, its colored counterpart will suit you. It looks bright, unusual and summery. The following color combinations will be the trend for 2022:
- nude, that is, almost flesh-colored background and bright rim;
- the base and edge of the nail contrasting with each other;
- a brightly highlighted hole and the tip of the nail of the same color, applied to a base of a contrasting shade;
- a French jacket with a pastel-colored base and a bright straight line on the edge of the nail plate, with a vertical stripe drawn at the same time;
- negative space, a fashionable design that is also relevant for use in French manicure: the main part of the nail remains unpainted, and the edge is decorated in red, orange, black;
- a combination of pastel shades with deep dark tones: blue, burgundy, purple, black, marsala;
- French manicure a la vampire, when the background is made milky or black, and the edge of the nail is red;
- festive option: a combination of black and gold, and their arrangement can be changed: use both colors both as a base and for a smile;
- combination of matte and metallic chrome coating. The metal tip of the nail on a matte base, especially black, looks impressive. This French style is also relevant because gothic style is currently on the crest of a fashionable wave, and this nail design fits perfectly with it.
Whatever French manicure design you choose for a festive or everyday look, it will definitely decorate your hands and emphasize your taste and style.
Ombre 2022 with brush
Mixing colors with a brush requires certain skills, but after mastering this technique, the time spent on ombre will be spent much less than with the first option:
- After painting your nails with the lightest shade of gel polish, apply one of the gel polishes to your nails, which will be in the middle of the nail, and blend the bottom border with a thin brush.
- To ensure a smooth transition and the colors retain their saturation, wipe the brush with a napkin as often as possible.
- Dry under the lamp for 2 minutes.
- Apply the brightest color to the edge of the nail, blend the transition to the middle color with a brush. Dry for 2 minutes.
Then also apply a topcoat, which hides minor imperfections and provides shine.
