Red is the color of love and passion. Sensual, elegant, fiery - all this is about the girl who prefers the color red both in clothes and in manicure. A woman with red marigolds can easily turn any man's head. Red color always attracts attention. Red is the most emotional color. The color of challenge, self-confidence, energy and sexuality.
If you want to radiate these emotions, if you want some spice and personality in your image, then red is what you need. Red manicure is an eternal classic, it is always relevant, it is beyond fashion and time. Today we’ll look at what colors red goes best with, what red designs are included in this year’s fashionable nail TOP, and which of these designs are best suited for different lengths and shapes of nails.
What colors does it go with?
Red color goes well with the following colors:
- with white - a noble combination, gives elegance, solemnity, brightness and freshness
- with black - an interesting contrasting combination of colors, very well suited for an evening glamorous look, creates a mysteriously sexy, dramatic, fatal image
- with beige - will make red more calm and create a romantic image
- with gold - a very effective and catchy combination, looks luxurious, festive and bright
- with silver - a bright, cold, dynamic combination that will add a solemn glamor to the image
TOP 15 fashion design trends
Every year, nail artists amaze us with their creative and fashionable new designs in red colors. And this year was no exception. Red design in this fashion season is popular both in its monochromatic design and decorated with one or several types of designs at once.
Especially popular are the combination of matte and glossy top on one hand, or even on one nail. Also, the combination of a matte finish with foil, rhinestones and sparkles is very fashionable and effective.
For the second season in a row, red French and marble design have not given up their fashionable positions. In addition, every season in a row, an immortal classic is the design with drawings of flowers, abstractions, hearts, butterflies, twigs, female silhouettes and faces.
So, let's take a closer look at the 15 trendiest red designs this year.
Red with floral patterns
More recently, abstract designs and ornaments were at the peak of popularity, but masters managed to come up with unusual solutions using floral patterns. A red coating with floristry as decoration will look romantic and attractive. Flower design can be done using aquagel, aeropuffing, stamping, graphic and air flowers techniques. What is fashionable and relevant in 2022.
Matte
Matte design is the most popular design this season. And of course, red gel polish looks especially beautiful and stylish under this velvety coating. Nails made in a single color red, or using additional colors and additional types of designs, topped with a matte top, look very beautiful.
Red matte nails decorated with rhinestones, bouillons or sparkles look very stylish.
In addition, various patterns of twigs, flowers, abstractions or geometric patterns look very impressive, combined with a matte design.
Moreover, the matte design looks amazingly beautiful on both long and short nails.
The red design, additionally decorated with white or black elements and covered with a matte top, looks very impressive. For example, these could be drawings, geometric shapes, or just a few marigolds highlighted in a different color.
How to create a matte effect on your nails
To make the varnish matte in non-professional conditions, you can use some feminine tricks, where kitchen utensils are perfect for help. One of the easiest ways to solve this issue is to apply a matte top coat to the regular coating, which will quite easily and without much effort give your nails a matte look.
To do this you need to follow the following steps:
- Make sure you have all the necessary tools and varnish in advance.
- The next step will be to treat and degrease the nail plates with a specialized product; you can use antiseptic hand gel.
- Then apply primer and base if gel polish is used. Then apply colored varnish in several layers to give clarity and brightness to the manicure. The coating should be chosen in a single color, without unnecessary additions of metallic or mother-of-pearl.
- After drying, a matte top is used, but before that you need to make sure that the design is perfect without visible flaws. This is necessary in order to identify all existing imperfections that will begin to appear when covered with a matte top.
At the end of the work, you need to dry the nails in a UV lamp.
With designs of flowers, twigs, hearts and butterflies
The second most popular this season is red manicure with various designs. This is the most sought-after and desired combination - beyond fashion and time. As we know, most of the fair half of humanity loves red marigolds, and no less of them prefer designs on marigolds.
Drawings of flowers, hearts and butterflies are popular among romantic people. Such designs look best on a white, milky or nude base. Drawings of roses, tulips, poppies and various other beautiful flowers look very elegant and romantic.
Designs can be applied to nails in several ways: using sliders, stamping, or drawn by a master using a brush and gel paint. All of them are unusual and unique in their own way. The pattern gives the manicure a special charm.
In addition, designs of small red, white and blue flowers look very beautiful and gentle, in combination with red gel polish.
Red gel polish looks very stylish and modern in combination with a white stamping design applied to a transparent matte nail.
Heart designs look cute and romantic when combined with a red design. As a rule, red or black hearts are applied to a white or nude background, on one or more nails. In addition, this design covered with a matte top looks very beautiful.
Drawings of butterflies in combination with a red design look unusual and interesting.
Hotter and more passionate people choose lip, fire or chili pepper designs combined with a red design.
Drawings of twigs and leaves look stylish and neutral. This design is suitable for any time of year.
The bright red color goes well with the contrasting patterns of white and black.
Also, this year, drawings with abstract silhouettes and faces remain very popular. They can be combined with an "different hands" design, covered with a matte or glossy top, and decorated with foil or glitter.
Drawings of fruits and berries look very beautiful and original in combination with a red design. But, this design option is more suitable for a summer manicure.
Drawings of Mickey Mouse or a ladybug look original and fun, combined with a red design.
Choosing a nail design
Beautiful designs on the nails will add originality to a matte manicure. However, it is worth remembering that the color of the nail polish should correspond to the current season.
- In summer, for example, butterflies or inflorescences painted on the nail plate will look great.
- In winter, you can use snowflakes or painted patterns.
Leaf paintings are good for fall. On the other hand, in spring almost all bright colors and patterns are acceptable. This time symbolizes awakening from hibernation.
All kinds of white flowers (for example, cherry blossoms, sakura, snowdrop) and subtle, light geometric prints look great against a red background.
For example, classic red and white checkered or thin stripes. All these options have been tried and tested by more than one generation of women.
Today, both minimalistic patterns and some more catchy prints are popular. For a more discreet manicure, patterns made in a minimalist style are suitable. Just a couple of stripes on your nails or a small flower will look amazing.
If the manicure itself is bright, then it is better to limit the pattern to only one finger. For example, a lace pattern is best suited for an evening manicure.
Red French
The third place in popularity is occupied by everyone's favorite red jacket. This year it will be popular, as in its classic version - with a red smile line and a nude nail. And in several new versions of it - in combination with a matte top, in combination with other designs, and in unusual color combinations.
One of the fashionable novelties of this season is unusual new formats for combining colors for a jacket. For example, when the colors change their usual places, and the white color moves to the base of the nail, and the smile line is painted red. Or when the base of the nail is completely painted with red gel polish, and the smile line is painted with white. This French jacket looks very bright and original.
Another novelty of this fashion season is the combination of several types of designs. For example, the combination of a single-color red coating of several nails with a classic white jacket has become very popular. Or a red jacket with white abstract patterns.
A French jacket looks very beautiful and elegant in combination with gold and silver sparkles or red rhinestones to match the manicure.
The French jacket looks stylish and elegant in combination with designs of flowers, twigs, hearts, Mickey Mouse or some inscriptions. Under a matte top, this design looks simply chic.
Another new product is a combination of a glossy top on the tips of the nails and a matte top on the base. Moreover, these can be either completely red nails or a combination of a red base with a white or black smile line. Look how unusual and stylish different versions of such combinations look.
Techniques and methods of red manicure with gel polish
Red manicure with gel polish can be combined with different design techniques, which do not require professional tools. These are polka dots, holes, geometric lines, French, flowers and monograms (photos are presented below).
- "Peas." After applying the base color layer to your nails, you can add polka dots on top of it. For this, craftsmen use dots, which have tips of different sizes. But at home, you can use a ballpoint pen, a toothpick, a match, a bobby pin, an ear stick, a crochet hook, or a tailor’s pin. The main thing is to choose the appropriate polka dot size. This design can be done on several nails, or on all of them at once. “Polka dots” can be either the same size or different. This design will look most harmonious on oval nails.
- Lunar manicure. For this design, round or arc-shaped stencils are used. However, you can cut out such stencils yourself from self-adhesive paper or draw holes with a brush. They can be painted white or black, or left colorless.
- Geometry in manicure. Geometric lines can be drawn with a brush or using stencils. Here stencils can even be replaced with tape. The main thing is that the lines are drawn evenly and then a clear geometry will be drawn on the nails. Transparent triangles at the base of the nail or ordinary colorless stripes in combination with red will look beautiful. Of course, you can combine other colors, but it is better not to combine more than three shades.
- French. French manicure is a “classic of the genre.” This design always looks advantageous, and most importantly, does not lose its relevance in any season. It is performed using special stencils or a thin brush.
With rhinestones and sparkles
The fourth place in popularity is occupied by the red design with all kinds of rhinestones and sparkles. Probably all girls, without exception, love to shine and be the center of attention. Therefore, this type of design regularly takes one of the leading places in the fashion TOP.
As for rhinestones, it can be either one nail completely covered with rhinestones, or one or two nails with a neat small pattern of rhinestones. Everything will depend on your mood and preferences.
Gold, silver, red and black rhinestones go very nicely with the red design. See what beautiful designs you can get using different colored rhinestones.
When it comes to glitter, minimal glitter designs are all the rage this year. For example, it could be one or two nails decorated with gold, red, silver sparkles or kamifubiki.
In addition, a red design combined with one shiny silver or gold colored nail looks very stylish and beautiful.
Also, the combination of a red design with a streamer of silver or gold sparkles is very popular.
Patterns made of sparkles look interesting and unusual. They look very nice in red and black, red and white, red and gold or red and silver.
And of course, this year the trend for elegant minimalism in jewelry continues. This also applies to sparkles, which is why designs with small, almost imperceptible sparkles evenly distributed over the entire surface of the nail are very popular.
How do you draw patterns on your nails?
The nail art industry is developing so quickly that it is very difficult to keep track of the techniques for creating nail designs. Who would have thought that the popular method of applying a design to a nail would be water based. But you shouldn’t underestimate the more familiar methods.
You can create patterns on both natural and artificial nails. Learning to draw complex patterns and ornaments with simple tools is not difficult, you just have to have patience.
Thin brush
A thin brush gives you more chances for high-quality nail painting. With its help you can create an unusual floral pattern and neat thin lines. You can especially go wild on long nails.
To start painting with a brush, you need to cover the nail with the main color (white, colorless, red, pink, black, multi-colored varnishes, including gradient manicure). The coating must dry completely. Then the pattern is applied with a thin brush. You can do this with regular painting brushes, but it is better to use special brushes with nylon fibers. To achieve different effects when painting, you may need other brushes with different thicknesses.
The most convenient way to apply beautiful patterns is with a brush. Its fibers hold enough varnish or acrylic paint to draw a long line without additional addition.
Regular needles
To make a drawing with a needle, you need at least two colors of varnish (more is possible, depending on what kind of design is intended). One is for the base (this layer must be completely dry before starting to apply the drawing), the second and then for painting. There are many options for creating simple but effective drawings. Nail designs made with a needle do not require much time or additional costs.
The following effect on nails can be done with a thin dot tip, but the easiest way to do this is with the sharp end of a needle.
Option for designing nails using a needle and two colors of varnish
The technique of applying a design with a needle is accessible even to those who have never done nail design before. The main feature is to have time to apply a beautiful pattern before the varnish on the needle dries. And if the drawing is done pointwise, then until the drops of varnish dry on the nail.
If you paint with a needle, the line you draw will be thin. You can also use a needle to outline the contours of the design.
The result of drawing with a needle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56cGQcjEFPA
A regular toothpick
A toothpick is a great tool for applying designs to your nails. The technique of applying a pattern with these tools requires care, since a large amount of varnish is wrapped on the wooden base of the toothpick and then rolls off unevenly, which interferes with the work.
Nail decoration can be done on a dried or wet basis. The effect of this will vary.
The toothpick leaves a significant mark on the nail. She is comfortable drawing monograms, flowers, abstractions, etc., but it is almost impossible to achieve a thin line from her.
Using a toothpick, it is optimal to draw large elements, and then draw them with a thin brush. After finishing work, it is better to apply a protective transparent coating.
Using dots
The result on your nails, if you paint them with dots, will be similar to what is done with a needle. Only using a dot for painting is more convenient - such an amount of varnish is wrapped around the tip ball that it does not interfere with the work (it does not roll off in large portions and it is more convenient to apply straight lines without “blunders”).
Select the color for the base. The design is applied with a “ball” that is dipped in varnish of the desired color. If you need to change the color, you can simply wipe the tip of the tool with cotton wool or a napkin moistened with nail polish remover.
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With foil
Fifth place this year went to the red foil design. This design looks very stylish and beautiful under both a matte and glossy top. In addition, you can complement this design with glitter to match the foil, brush strokes, or a beautiful gradient on one or two nails.
Gold, silver or red foil goes well with the red design.
"Negative space"
The fashionable manicure technique with the original name “negative space” is gaining momentum in popularity every day and, in tandem with the red palette, looks incredibly interesting and extraordinary. The matte varnish is especially impressive in this design. Transparent elements can be located on each nail or highlight one or two fingers. These can be either unpainted areas on any part of the nail plate, or a completely transparent nail with bright elements.
Ombre
The sixth most popular design is the red design with a gradient. Delicate transitions from red to white, from bright red to pink-orange, from dark red to bright white, from purple to red-scarlet, or from bright red to dark red look stunningly beautiful. They are all good in their own way.
The red-black gradient looks intriguing and mystical.
Also, ombre decorated with rhinestones or sparkles looks very beautiful and elegant.
In addition, red ombre looks beautiful and original in combination with a stamping design, with stickers, or with an “different hands” design.
Red nails - add richness to the look
As the science of human feelings says - psychology: red shades in manicure are chosen by emotional, creative individuals, passionate and self-confident. Sensual and strong people who know how to achieve their goals and are not afraid of difficulties on the path to victory. Such ladies will never get lost in the crowd, finding a way to attract attention to themselves. There is an opinion that such a psychological portrait of a person actually has a high accuracy of reflecting his character, and it’s up to you to believe in it or not.
Surely you have heard that every living creature is unique, original and inimitable. The same can be said about the extensive color palette of red. There are a million and one variations of the fiery shade, so your manicure will always be original.
| shade of red | Its characteristics |
| Madder | Rose-red with a distinct purple undertone like taupe |
| Scarlet | Bright red with orange undertones |
| Titian | Noble, muted brown interspersed with red pigment |
| Solferino | A beautiful, blood-scarlet color, named after the tragic battle on the shores of Italy. Literally – “cruel sun” |
| Carrot | A cheerful and eclectic eye-catching shade with a pronounced orange undertone. |
| Ruby | A deep, magnetically attractive color that has absorbed the soft reflection of the jewel of the same name. |
| International Red | The only and most accurate interpretation of "pure" red |
| Sangria | A winey, berry-raspberry shade named after a traditional Spanish drink |
| Coral | A mixture of orange, red and scarlet. Catchy and expressive shade |
| Sharlah | Mixing classic red and solferino pigments |
The design options are as extensive as the depth of the red color palette. Even if you decide to repaint your claws weekly in predatory shades of scarlet, you will never have the same undertone for the rest of your life. And scrolling through our pictures, it’s so easy to get inspired for such adventures.
Choose your perfect red here
Marble
Seventh place in popularity is occupied by red marble design. This year it is especially popular in combination with a matte top. If you want to add a little more brightness to the image, then simply add glitter or foil to the marble stains.
Geometry
Eighth place in popularity is occupied by red design with geometric patterns. Geometry, which has been winning a huge army of fans for years in a row. Geometric designs are very popular under matte tops this year.
Also, the geometric design in red and white, red and black and red and blue looks very fashionable and stylish. These can be various geometric shapes combined with stripes, dots, sparkles and rhinestones.
With inscriptions and monograms
The ninth place of the fashionable nail top is shared by a red design with inscriptions and monograms.
The red and white design with black lettering looks very beautiful and interesting.
Also, red marigolds look very stylish and gentle in combination with several milky or nude marigolds, on which inscriptions in black or red are applied.
As for the design with monograms, the priority here is to decorate a red or transparent nail with white patterns. Also, the combination of glossy and matte top in this design looks very beautiful and stylish. Plus, you can additionally decorate your nails with sparkles or rhinestones.
Stamping
To make a spectacular red manicure more delicate and sophisticated, nail designs using the stamping technique, offering cute and unobtrusive designs on the nails in an ethnic, geometric or floral style, will allow you to do so. A stamping design can be done on a couple of nails, creating delicate notes in a fashionable red manicure.
Different hands
The tenth most popular design is the “different hands” design. This year, the good old “different hands” design entered the fashionable TOP again, only with small new items.
The first new product is a combination of the “different hands” design with a matte top. Moreover, one hand, as a rule, should be red, and the other can be white, blue, black, green, milky, nude or any other color that goes well with the shade of red that is applied to the neighboring hand. This design looks very original and stylish.
And the second novelty is the use of a matte top on one hand and a glossy one on the other. Also an interesting new product, worthy of attention.
The “different hands” design looks very nice, when the nails on one hand are completely covered with red gel polish, and on the other - white, nude, blue, green or black. The red hand is usually left without a design so that there is no feeling of overload, and the design is applied to the second hand. Look how original and unusual this design looks.
General recommendations for red manicure with gel polish
Red gel polish will suit any girl. Red gel polish design. Photos of manicures of various designs on nails of different lengths.
However, it is worth considering the following tips:
- Determine the appropriate shade of red based on your skin color. For girls with visible blood vessels, pink shades of gel polish are not recommended. Rich and bright shades of red are suitable for dark skin tones. And for fair female representatives - warm ones.
- Consider the shape and length of your nails. Those with long nails can choose any color they like. For girls with a medium or short free edge of the nail, you can apply gel polish in one continuous line in the middle, leaving small side parts of the nail unpainted. This method will visually narrow and lengthen the nail plate.
- Choose the right shade of red, taking into account the individual characteristics of your hands. For those with short fingers and small palms, it is recommended to apply cool shades of red - wine or burgundy.
- Monitor the condition of the gel coating. Red nails are a bright accent in any girl’s look. Therefore, in such a prominent color, unlike natural and “nude” shades, all errors and chips will be immediately visible.
- It is better to cover the unevenness on the nail plate with a leveling base, creating a perfect oval nail. And only then cover with the main color.
- It is better to apply the color in 2-3 layers to make it denser and more saturated.
Negative space
The eleventh most popular design is the red design with negative space.
The most popular negative space design option is the clear hole design. They can be on all nails, or only on a few. Also, the negative space of the nail, decorated with rhinestones, sparkles or bendable shiny stripes, looks very beautiful and stylish.
With cobwebs and rubbing
The twelfth place in the fashionable nail TOP is shared by a red design with cobweb and rub decoration.
White, black, silver or gold cobwebs go very beautifully with red marigolds. The web can be applied to both a transparent nail and a red nail. Also, on the nail where the cobweb is located, you can add several foil prints, or a couple of stickers with twigs and flowers.
As for the red design with rubbing, mirror and pearl rubbing are leading this year. They can be applied to all or just a couple of nails. Plus, you can complement this design with rhinestones, a gradient or a beautiful pattern.
Also popular are rainbow and golden rubs in combination with red marigolds.
Slider
A modern red manicure can be playful, flirty and daring. To do this, just use bright and effective slider stickers with your favorite comic book characters and superheroes, which will transform red nails and charge their owner with positive emotions and a great mood. You can use themed sliders in a red manicure, for example, in a fashionable New Year's nail design.
With bendable tape
Thirteenth place in popularity is occupied by the design with a bending ribbon.
The red design in combination with gold or silver bendable stripes looks very stylish and elegant. This design looks great under either a glossy or matte topcoat. In addition, it looks very beautiful in combination with rhinestones or sparkles.
With animal prints
Fourteenth place in popularity is occupied by designs with animal prints. Red designs combined with prints imitating the skins of predatory or herbivorous animals are actively gaining popularity. For example, among predatory prints, a print imitating leopard spots or snake skin is very popular.
Among herbivorous animal prints, prints that imitate the striped skin of a zebra or the spotted skin of a cow are very popular. This design in combination with red gel polish looks very bright and original.
Manicure in red tones: who is it suitable for and how to wear it
Red varnish has many shades, each of which has its own purpose, gaining its popularity according to the season:
- in spring – light and soft;
- in summer - bright and bold;
- in autumn - deep and rich;
- in winter – cold and reserved.
Bright nails themselves are associated with success, power and energy. This option fights depression by eliminating bad mood. Suitable for passionate and self-confident people.
It goes well with top decor: bouillons, rhinestones, foil, kamifubuki, etc. The most popular techniques are slider design, geometry, French minimalism and stamping.
Plain
Fifteenth place in popularity is occupied by a plain red design. This stylish and noble design is perfect for girls who are tired of multi-layered and overloaded designs. Look how simple yet noble this fiery red design looks. It looks equally good under either a glossy or matte topcoat.
Stylish ideas for short and long nails
For those with short or very short nails, a red design with a small amount of sparkles or rhinestones, or a neat design on one or two nails, is suitable.
Also, on short nails, a red jacket with a white or transparent base looks very beautiful and elegant.
A matte top looks very stylish and impressive on short square or oval shaped nails. Moreover, you can cover the nails on both hands, or only on a few fingers.
For those with long nails, any type of red design is suitable. It can be a noble monochromatic red design, or a design with various patterns of abstractions, flowers, hearts, butterflies, cats or Mickey Mouse.
You can decorate the red design with rhinestones, sparkles or foil. Also, long almond-shaped, oval, square or sharp-shaped nails under a matte top will look very beautiful and noble.
I hope that the TOP of the most fashionable red designs will inspire you to choose the perfect one for your nails. A selection of stylish and beautiful ideas for short and long nails will help you choose them to suit your fashionable look and mood.
Which design from the above has already become your favorite? I wonder which design will get the most votes! Write your answers in the comments below.
How to create a matte effect on your nails
To make the varnish matte in non-professional conditions, you can use some feminine tricks, where kitchen utensils are perfect for help.
One of the easiest ways to solve this issue is to apply a matte top coat to the regular coating, which will quite easily and without much effort give your nails a matte look.
To do this you need to follow the following steps:
- Make sure you have all the necessary tools and varnish in advance.
- The next step will be to treat and degrease the nail plates with a specialized product; you can use antiseptic hand gel.
- Then apply primer and base if gel polish is used. Then apply colored varnish in several layers to give clarity and brightness to the manicure. The coating should be chosen in a single color, without unnecessary additions of metallic or mother-of-pearl.
- After drying, a matte top is used, but before that you need to make sure that the design is perfect without visible flaws. This is necessary in order to identify all existing imperfections that will begin to appear when covered with a matte top.
- At the end of the work, you need to dry the nails in a UV lamp.
