Nude palette
First, let's figure out what is generally included in the concept of “nude nails,” otherwise this term has long been accompanied by a bunch of prejudices.
Nude (translated from English as “naked”) means the most natural color of nails, close to their natural shade. Only girls know how to do makeup so that no one understands that you are wearing makeup. The same story applies to the nude color on your nails.
Of course, today this term is no longer treated so strictly: all over the world they do nude manicures with designs using youth trends and bright colors. That is, the task of “hiding the fact that there is something on my nails” is no longer worth it. In 2022, nude manicure usually covers three shades: cold pink, warm beige, cocoa.
Cool pink
This is the same color that is used as the background for a French manicure. This also includes a translucent light tint base for nails and its derivatives with a more saturated color. Another association - light blush - is the same cool pink shade. Of all the possible nude options, this one allows you to create the closest to the natural look of your nails.
Warm beige
Warm beige nude is when you take yellow, pink and lots and lots of white, mix them together and slightly reduce the saturation. Many girls associate a warm beige shade with the color of their foundation. This nude option will look especially good on girls with yellow undertones.
Cocoa
Cocoa is the darkest shade of nude. If you want to get away from endlessly light colors, but stay in beige, choose it. Cocoa is somewhat reminiscent of the shade of “dusty rose” and looks especially beautiful on light, aristocratic skin.
Why did nude become a trend?
Today (like several years ago) we hear from all sides about the relevance and versatility of nude nail design. Let's briefly tell you why everyone likes him so much:
- Versatility. A nude manicure will suit anything - from a strict business style to a cheeky youth style. It will never look vulgar or not fit into the image.
- Naturalness. As we already wrote above, the nude color of nail polish repeats the natural shade of the nail plate, adding to its owner’s well-groomed appearance.
- Elegance. Whatever one may say, nude is an eternal classic. It's hard to imagine a different shade on the nails of women from the British royal family, for example. This is the simplest, but at the same time speaking volumes, color of varnish.
Despite the eternal relevance of this color scheme, there are many trendy and stylish options for nude nail designs, which we will discuss below.
What are the features of natural manicure?
A manicure in natural tones differs significantly from others in that it is very simple both in the design of nails and in the perception of others. Any representative of the fair sex - from a little girl to an older woman - will not look funny or ridiculous if a neat pattern of calm tones flaunts on her nails. The correct shape of the nail plate will only add sophistication to the overall look.
Current nude manicure 2022
It's time to talk about the hottest trends in nude manicures. Now we will look at 7 current trends that definitely won’t look old-fashioned. If you are looking for nude manicure ideas for 2022, the following sections of the article are for you.
Silver and gold
It is difficult to come up with a more effective combination than nude shades with gold or silver. The thing is that a delicate nude balances the bright look of shiny flowers, and they, in turn, look even cooler against such a noble background. With this tandem you don’t have to be afraid of looking too elegant or inappropriate.
French
When it comes to nudes, one cannot help but mention French manicure. This sweet couple cannot exist without each other: traditionally, nude translucent shades were used specifically for a jacket, so you can thank this design for revealing the beauty and grace of nude shades to the world. Today, a French coat does not have to be done in its classic form: dilute the nail art with an unusual “smile” line or a bright color.
Drawings
Self-expression through appearance is actively encouraged in all areas today, and manicure is no exception. If desired, you can create a work of art on your nails - for example, by depicting an abstraction, making a multi-colored design in nude shades, or painting a full-fledged picture. Drawings in 2022 look especially beautiful on an almond nude manicure, the length of which allows you to “walk around”.
Rhinestones
And again, delicate nude shades give us an unexpected advantage - the ability to use the most daring and original solutions with them without fear of “overdoing it”. In this case, one of the trends for the coming seasons in nude manicure is stones, sparkles and rhinestones. You can decorate all your nails with them at once, or highlight just a couple of fingers. The sparkle of rhinestones looks especially impressive against an elegant beige background.
Ombre
Most often, the gradient effect is done with nude shades - pink, beige or cocoa. With the help of ombre, a beautiful nude manicure can be created in almost any color, from bright neon to muted black or burgundy. Often girls prefer to do a mixture of French manicure and gradient: using an airbrush or brush, they make a smooth transition from nude to white. It turns out very gentle and stylish. Take note!
Lunar
Speaking of nude, one cannot fail to mention moonlit manicure. In its classic version, the “holes” themselves are made just white in order to emphasize the natural color of the nail in this area. Lunar manicure looks stylish and fashionable in almost any color, but it is with nude shades that you can achieve a very harmonious and elegant combination.
Combination with other colors
Nude is an excellent background for many colors, but if we select the top 5, then the best companions of pink and beige are:
- Red. The combination allows you to introduce a bright accent, but at the same time remain within a discreet framework.
- Silver and gold. Here the principle is the same - we add brightness and fun, and nude skillfully muffles and balances the whole thing.
- Brown and shades around the nude range. The combination of beige with different shades of brown looks very beautiful, and pink with shades of burgundy closer to red. The main thing is to choose colors according to the principle “warm with warm, cold with cold.”
- Black. Day and night, yin and yang, light and darkness. If black and white are already quite banal, then this tandem looks fresh today.
- Rich shades like emerald. They stand out against a nude background and immediately attract attention.
We recommend going beyond the limits and boldly experimenting with other colors. In the end, nudes are those shades that “make friends” with a large number of colors.
Performing a natural manicure at home
To get beautiful and neat hands, you don’t have to constantly visit a manicurist. Each girl can do this on her own at home, having previously prepared the necessary tools and products to be applied. In addition, for greater beauty, you need to take care of your hands and fingers, which we will tell you about.
Preparing the necessary materials
Before you start treating your nails, you should decide exactly how to do it:
- Ordinary - using manicure tools.
- Mechanical - using a special apparatus that has several different attachments with their own purpose.
Let's take a closer look at the list of tools and items used during non-hardware manicure:
- a bowl of a size sufficient to accommodate the fingers of both hands, in which they will need to be held for steaming;
- files for filing the edges of the nail and polishing its surface;
- an orange stick, which is used to push back the cuticle;
- nippers, used if there are hangnails;
- scissors - will allow you to shorten the nail if necessary;
- hydrogen peroxide – needed after accidental damage to the skin;
- cotton pads that will be used to remove old coating;
- nail polish remover, which will remove old nail polish;
- varnish or varnishes that will be used to create a new design.
Nail preparation
To get a natural-colored manicure, you should definitely completely remove the coating that was on your nails before. Therefore, we take the removal liquid and soak a cotton pad in it. You should not use regular cotton wool because some of its fibers may remain on your fingers and nails. It is better to take a more expensive liquid that does not contain acetone, because... it has a detrimental effect on the nail plate.
After there is no trace of the old varnish left, the fingers need to be steamed, for which a bath is made. It can be just fairly warm water, but it is better to add sea salt or natural olive oil to it. Squeezed lemon juice also works well. You need to keep your hands in this bath for at least 10 minutes, and preferably 15.
Immediately after the bath, you can shorten the length of your nails, but polishing and filing should be done after they are completely dry.
If the edges of the nails are wet, filing them will lead to delamination.
It is important to remember that you should always move in one direction, and not from side to side.
Now apply a softening cream to the skin around the nails and after a couple of minutes push back the cuticle with an orange stick. Now we remove it and the hangnails using wire cutters. It is important not to make sudden movements or pull the skin to avoid possible wounds. Although most often the skin of the fingers is damaged, the damaged areas are treated with peroxide.
Applying varnish
This stage must begin with degreasing the nail surface and applying a base coat. Its purpose is to level the plate and ensure longer wear of the varnish. After the base has dried, you can proceed directly to applying the base varnish. It’s worth choosing a color in advance so that you don’t have to remove it and apply everything again.
While working with varnishes, some girls make one mistake - they apply it from the base of the nail. This must be done starting from the central part and gradually moving to the sides and edges. Usually each nail is coated with the base color twice so that the natural nail does not show through.
After the thoughtful design has been completed, you need to cover the nails with a finishing, fixing agent. There are many different sprays to speed up drying, but there is always the usual way - waiting. It is better not to wet your hands for the first couple of hours, because... Often varnishes take longer to dry than expected and may wrinkle.
Review of delicate nude varnishes
If you want to make a nude nail design for an almond, square or oval shape yourself, it is possible even with a minimal set of tools. Today we will look at several must-haves from proficosmetics.ru and L'Etoile, which received the best rating from lovers of delicate nudes.
ESSIE Nail polish
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Over the years of existence on the market, the Essie brand has established itself as a reliable and high-quality manufacturer of budget nail polishes. If you need stylish shades with excellent durability at a budget price, this is your option. The wide palette of shades deserves special attention, of which numbers 05, 08, 09, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 23, and 79 can easily be classified as nude.
COLLISTAR Gloss Nail Lacquer
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This nail polish from Collistar is a clear example of cool pink and warm beige nude (shades 512 and 511). In one layer it will create a light transparent haze. By gradually layering it, you can achieve almost minimal transparency. Brand representatives place special emphasis on the ease of application of the product.
BURBERRY Nail Polish
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If your goal is to buy not just a nude polish, but a real work of art, take a closer look at this bestseller from Burberry. The volume of varnish is small - so you can use it almost completely before it thickens - but what a stylish lid! Shade 105 is exclusively available at L'Etoile, so we advise you not to delay (especially while it's at such a steep discount).
MAGNIFIQUE nail polish
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Nude can be not boring - at least thanks to the addition of shiny elements to it. Lovers of the pearlescent effect should pay attention to this varnish from Magnifique. Small sparkles will hide unevenness on the nail, visually making it smoother, and will beautifully highlight the natural shade of the skin.
SolarGel Polish professional nail polish
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This gel polish from SolarGel Polish will give a glossy shine to your nails for those who don't want to apply gel polish. Many beauty salons choose this product, and for good reason: SolarGel Polish promises the highest quality, long wear and quick drying of the product.
Important! An elegant and natural nude manicure cannot be achieved without careful care and proper hygienic manicure. The Salu cuticle remover, a lifesaver of the most top professionals, will help remove all excess skin.
Nude manicure for all seasons
Shade differs from shade to shade, so it’s worth considering different options for fashionable nude nails 2022 for each season. When you need to decide on a nude nail design for just one season, the task looks easier, don’t you agree? With our cheat sheet you can easily figure out what manicure to do next time. Below we talk in detail about the latest and trendiest ideas for nude manicure for short and long nails 2022 and accompany each of them with a visual photo.
Brilliant winter
Winter is a time of sparkling snow, frosty breeze and long-awaited holidays. All this can be skillfully displayed on nude nails with a design. And here are some trends in winter light manicure that can be highlighted:
- Colors - more metallic, silver, gold, sparkles. Let's cheer up before the holidays!
- The combination of beige and red in any of their manifestations looks good.
- The most obvious trend in nude manicure 2022 for long, almond nails is drawings and abstractions. We use geometry and animal print with all our might.
- Themed elements like snowflakes or hearts are a great idea.
- You can choose dark shades of nude (dark beige, light brown, gray tone) and combine them with each other.
Winter nude manicure 2022 for short oval nails is, first of all, glitter, ombre (will help to visually “stretch” the nail, if there is such a need), foil.
Tender spring
After long cold months, we want the tenderness and warmth that spring gladly gives us. I want to convey this lightness and calmness in manicure, so here are the points you should pay attention to in nail design with nude shades in spring:
- We choose the lightest shades of nude - cool pink with a translucent undertone looks best.
- We use thematic elements - of course, flowers, thin lines, abstractions.
- We use white and blue.
- In spring, you don’t want to “overload” your manicure, so we recommend limiting yourself to the design of one or two fingers against the background of the rest of the same colors.
- Among the designs in spring, jackets, holes, and matte top are often used.
A manicure in nude tones seems designed to be worn in the spring. If you have long wanted to try calmer and more delicate colors, it is difficult to imagine a more suitable season.
Bright summer
In the summer you just want more brightness and drive. And this won’t stop us from doing a nude manicure - just this time it will be combined with the brightest designs and rich colors. We talk about trends in summer nude nails with a bright accent:
- It is worth paying attention to neon - in any shade it looks good against a beige background.
- The most trendy “companions” of nude in summer manicure are blue, pink, blue, orange, yellow.
- Try doing a variety of nail art on a beige background, and if you want a more discreet look, no one forbade using only one unobtrusive bright element.
- Marble design does not lose its relevance and looks especially cool with bright stains.
- Try a summer jacket with a bright “smile” and a nude background.
Explore new things and experiment more often - this is a must in the summer! We show nude manicure ideas with a bright accent below.
Discreet autumn
In the fall, we switch from a fun mood to a more restrained and formal style and are happy to start wearing our favorite trench coats, straight-cut coats and rough boots. Nude manicure ideas 2022 for this season combine a classic mood and bold decisions:
- It's time to use dark shades of nude - beige, brown, sand and so on.
- A matte top in autumn looks very appropriate and practical, especially on dark colors.
- Actively use gold elements and designs.
- If you wish, you can always decorate your nails with decorative sand, crystals or rhinestones - just be careful with tights!
- Animal print is becoming trendy, but floral elements (mostly spikelets), abstraction and dots are not going away.
Manicure 2022 in nude shades can look either discreet and elegant, or dynamic or super-trendy. Don't limit yourself to ideas by choosing the same color scheme every time, and look for ways to express yourself through your own style.
Advantages of natural manicure
- Suitable for girls of any profession. There are a number of professions that are prohibited from having long nails or wearing bright manicures. But is it possible to refuse well-groomed nails and a beautiful manicure because of this?! Even medical workers can afford a natural manicure, as long as it is done on short nails.
- Ideal for a young mother. This is due to the fact that a natural manicure is much faster to complete than any other intricate design.
- Versatility. Natural manicure goes with absolutely any look and suits women of absolutely any age and status.
- Visually increases the length of nails. Since a natural manicure is done with light shades of varnish, this makes the nails visually merge with the fingers and appear longer.
- A stunning option for a wedding. A natural manicure will perfectly complement the bride’s image. After all, the bride personifies all the tenderness, beauty and naturalness of this world.
