Expert Approval
Sadie has been working as a nail technician for a long time. Now, during the period of self-isolation, she does not have as many clients as before, so the expert usually spends her free time on social networks. Sadie liked the new trend. She believes that caramel nails are a versatile option because they suit any time of year and any weather. In contrast, for example, to the same bright acidic shades, which are appropriate mainly in summer and on vacation.
Here are some manicure ideas that you can surprise your girlfriends with after quarantine.
Shades of brown manicure
Among everyday manicure options, you can often find brown colors on nails. This is no accident. After all, different tones of brown are very practical and can become universal assistants for creating manicures for different purposes (work, study, celebrations, etc.).
Brown manicure in different styles
Choosing dark or light colors is a purely individual matter. Each shade has its own advantages, which will help you choose the best brown option for your manicure.
Chocolate shade
An elegant, minimalist solid color or an intricate nail design will look luxurious in a manicure for any nail length. Chocolate shades can be divided into several categories:
- dark chocolate (dark brown shades in cold and warm tones);
Manicure in “dark chocolate” color - milk chocolate (lighter chocolate shades in cool and light colors). Nail design in milk chocolate color
The presented shades look impressive in a glossy solution, but the trend is to use matte finishes. They can be harmoniously combined with contrasting shades of brown: beige, coffee milky shades. But other combinations are not alien, for example, chocolate tones go well with pastel shades of pink, blue, light green, and yellow. Classic combinations are chocolate tandems with white, red or black.
Chocolate shades in manicure
To decorate nails coated in chocolate tones, you can use anything, because such a brown manicure can be played up in different ways: playful youth nail art with broths and kamifubuki or a laconic style with several rhinestones.
Beige
Exquisite beige will effectively decorate the nails of any beauty. This shade is suitable for both a young schoolgirl and a mature lady. A correctly chosen design will make a beige manicure a lifesaver for various life events that can overtake a woman unplanned: a sudden date, a business trip or going to an exhibition.
Beige manicure Beige nail design
A light beige shade can be similar in tone to a nude one, and a dark one – like coffee diluted with milk. These and other intermediate color solutions are suitable as a background for beige manicure using the French, moonlight, gradient transition techniques, etc.
Coffee color
The dense brown color with a black tint suits a variety of nails, especially in a matte solution. Coffee color goes well with calm tones, rich and pastel shades. With it, it is important to create a bright, bold design, classic manicure techniques, as well as newfangled options such as sand or velvet manicure.
Casting techniques, using rubbing, creating liquid stones, etc. are ideal for coffee color. Deep shades of coffee brown are suitable for decorating nails for everyday wear, special occasions, etc. Simple monochromatic nail art looks impressive, but with the right choice of decor you can create a truly luxurious manicure.
Chestnut
A rich brown color with a slight reddish tint will look great on the nails of those with tanned skin. Also, a chestnut manicure will look ideal on red-haired beauties with fair skin. But these recommendations will remain so for modern fashionistas who, using chestnut color, create excellent nail art for any style of clothing and for any occasion.
Fashion trends suggest the use of golden decorative elements in chestnut manicure, then the design looks harmonious and stylish. Among the possible color combinations one can highlight gold varnishes (liquid foil), as well as warm colors: yellow, red, orange with all possible tint options. For an interesting contrasting design, it is also possible to use cool colors: purple, blue, green, etc.
Sand
Light tones of brown, which are close to a sandy shade, do not stand out much, but at the same time they ennoble the nails. The sandy shade of the manicure will perfectly fit into the everyday rhythm of life, and, if necessary, will become a universal option for outfits in different colors.
Sand manicure goes harmoniously with any warm shades of varnish and golden decor. If you do a sand moon manicure, then for the hole it is optimal to use transparent varnish or classic colors - black, white, red.
Copper
This bright shade of brown makes the manicure very bright and eye-catching, and if a metallic polish is used, the design really resembles copper. The copper shade of brown can be harmoniously combined with restrained dark shades of blue, black, and green. It also looks impressive with red, white, dark brown.
Copper manicure does not go well with a large number of rhinestones and sparkles; tandems with golden sparkles and decor are also questionable. For design, it is better to use velvet, sand, powder, and liquid stones. Then the design will look harmonious and stylish.
Color combination with brown manicure
Brown goes with almost all colors. But the result depends on the shade of the brown itself. Cold tones harmonize with cold colors, warm colors do the same.
Brown lacquer with gold
It is very difficult to come up with a more harmonious tandem, because brown in any shade goes perfectly with gold. The combinations can be any: French, lunar nail art, painting, etc.
Brown and gold manicure
Brown with white and light tones
The combination of white with any color is doomed to success. Designs with this color look beautiful in different qualities: white painting, hole coloring, smiles, stamping, etc. Trendy combinations of gloss and matte, as well as decor to match the manicure.
Brown manicure with light shades
Black-brown and dark colors
A brown-black shade can look harmonious with other dark colors: burgundy, dark blue, dark green, etc. There is such a nail art that you can’t see any special boundaries between the shades, but this gives the manicure zest and uniqueness. An interesting design can be obtained by combining matte and glossy varnish.
Black-brown manicure
Pink tones
A pink tint goes well with a brown manicure, and the intensity of the pink can be any. Light colors look calm and feminine, while bright shades will add a touch of boldness to your manicure.
Brown-pink manicure
Brown-gray manicure
A very stylish combination of brown and gray will decorate any nails; any shades of both colors can be used. The combination of matte shades, as well as the use of matte and gloss in one nail art, are harmonious.
Brown-gray manicure
Pastel French
All subtle shades are good for designing French nails. If the “smile” lines are in pastel colors, then the design will not look banal, since the French style in manicure is distinguished by a variety of forms: classic, beveled, double French and others.
Trendy caramel paintings: notes of autumn and lollipops
Caramel manicure is ideal for the off-season. To lift the mood, add a fall design or simply paint your ring finger gold. Nail artists advise not to limit yourself to brown, but to mix emerald, burgundy, purple or soft blue. A unique caramel palette is created by combining brown, beige, and pink shades. Photos of caramel manicure are a great source of inspiration.
Salted caramel, camel color, various sweets – there are enough brilliant manicure ideas for a whole year. And he will not leave anyone indifferent.
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Ombre
This type of manicure, known as ombre, is becoming more and more popular. Today, such a gradient can be made using an airbrush, but if you don’t have one, don’t worry, use a sponge or brush.
Transitions from dark to lighter colors look very advantageous on a girl’s graceful fingers.
Casting
Casting is one of the more complex manicure techniques. Despite the complex name, the technique is simple. On a drawing made with ordinary gel paint, a special foil is glued to the sticky layer. When you abruptly remove it, the design on your nails immediately turns gold or silver!
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