- August 8, 2018
- Nail care
- Tina Timofeeva
Two bright summer colors, blue and yellow, always go together. This is a classic. But how can it fit into a manicure and won’t it look ridiculous? A blue and yellow manicure will certainly attract attention. This combination would be appropriate on vacation, but there are options that will also fit harmoniously into an everyday look.
Manicure
Today manicure is an immense creative niche. In light of recent inventions in the field of nail services, it is very difficult to clearly single out one thing. Even when choosing a blue and yellow manicure, you will be faced with a million options! Currently, blue can have up to 100 shades. And yellow is not far behind in the richness of the color palette. Gold and noble blue, delicate blue and playful lemon - you can endlessly combine these two basic colors with each other. Such a manicure can be both summer and everyday, both strict and comic, cheerful. The main thing is that your manicure should be done carefully, and the polish should lie flat, without streaks or gaps. Only in this case will you win.
Few people nowadays paint their nails with regular polish. Modern formulations are more durable. They ousted their predecessor from the market of manicure materials. Today we make shellac and gel polish, which allow us to walk around with perfect nails for more than one week, which is completely beyond the capabilities of regular nail polish. In addition, most decorative elements are used in these two options. This will not work with regular varnish.
Combination of blue and white
The combination of these two contrasting colors is very popular in 2020. This manicure looks great on short nails, both in winter and on warm summer days. The blue and white coating fits well into everyday, festive and formal looks, and also gracefully complements them. Among the most popular execution techniques, the leaders are such as French, gradient, pattern painting, thematic drawings and much more. White color complements blue manicure with lightness, freshness, and femininity. That is why this combination is loved by many fashionistas.
Fashionable new
In general, a yellow-blue manicure is associated with summer, the sea and the sun. However, this option can be beaten. Today, blue is not just a color in its classical sense, it is a whole range of amazing shades that also harmoniously combine with amazing yellow options.
It's boring to just paint your nails blue or yellow when there are thousands of ways to make it unique. All kinds of decor are used and, of course, the wonderful properties of gels, which will allow the manicure to stay on the nails for two to four weeks.
Original nail design: blue French with stones
In order not to look like a prude with a new manicure, a girl can ask the master to diversify the design with stones or rhinestones. Scattering them will make the blue French manicure elegant and solemn.
It will no longer look restrained, but will take on a luxurious and chic look. The color of the stones can be in harmony with the shade of the stripes. Design options in which stones and rhinestones contrast in color are also acceptable. They can be red, black, green, purple and crystal clear.
Layout of decor is another issue that is open for discussion. A girl can wear even strips of stones on her nails, or prefer a chaotic arrangement of rhinestones on the surface of the nail plate. The main thing is that the result looks aesthetically pleasing and visually attractive.
A color scheme
Blue has always been combined with yellow, and it would seem that what else can you come up with? But a huge palette of shades comes to the rescue! Bright blue, ultramarine or discreet noble blue. Sea green, matte indigo and bright glossy shades are also in fashion. The color of the sea in sunny weather or the sky before rain goes perfectly with bright yellow, dull lemon, pastel yellow, with a barely perceptible shade. They also combine rich dark colors of yellow.
A blue and yellow manicure will look appropriate if the shades are combined with each other. Do not mix ultramarine with nuclear yellow. This is too revealing an outfit for your fingers. Let one color be brighter than the other. It’s better if both shades presented are distributed unevenly over the nail plate. More blue, one yellow nail is a trendy combination this season. You can also make dark nails and apply a light design on them.
Interspersing white and black varnish into the design will help smooth out the activity of the colors. They will soften the severity of transitions in active images. We'll look at blue-yellow manicure ideas below.
How to make a yellow jacket
To create a yellow French manicure, the familiar technique of classic French manicure is used: the nail plate, after preliminary treatment, is covered with a base coat of a delicate shade and a neat hole is drawn on the edge of the nail.
You can use a stencil if you have no drawing experience. The color of the base varnish can be absolutely anything: from colorless to rich pink, depending on the tone of the jacket itself. You should choose the color scheme carefully - pay attention to your skin tone.
To diversify your manicure, you can change not only the color, but also the shape - it all depends on the girl’s mood. If you wear a conservative jacket, it's time to change it to something bright and unusual.
Yellow color harmonizes with any clothing, lifts your spirits and is a great reason to smile. It’s simply impossible to be sad with such a manicure! Let's consider the technology of applying French with yellow varnish:
- prepare the nail plate: trim, file the nail, give it the desired shape, remove the cuticle;
- Apply a thin layer of base coat. Dry it;
- if you plan to do a contrasting manicure with bright varnish, apply and dry it thoroughly. If your plans include a colorless nail and a bright tip, you can proceed to the next stage;
- manually with a convenient brush or using a stencil, paint the free edge with yellow varnish;
- Be sure to cover the manicure with a topcoat.
Your beautiful yellow jacket is ready!
Festive manicure
Yellow is not always a nuclear solar color. This spectrum of the palette may include gold sparkles. Such inclusions are already a festive option. But you shouldn’t cover every nail that sparkles with ultramarine with them. If gold sparkles are used, then the noble dark shade will go well with them. Blue should not be shiny. He must be discreet. Gold leaves its reflections on it.
Blue-yellow nails in this case look neat and restrained. And, of course, this is not a beach option. This manicure would be appropriate for a celebration, anniversary or wedding, as well as at a New Year's party. Neat colors in this case will also look appropriate at work in the office. This manicure option is not provocative, not flashy, and at the same time it can be called festive and even classic.
Blue Gzhel
In addition to various decor, designs using the Gzhel technique have recently become increasingly popular. Original floral patterns can be made in several ways. When creating luxurious blue floral curls by hand, you need to use a thin brush. A simpler solution would be to use stamping technology. Well, and finally, the easiest, but no less amazing effect is obtained when using stickers. Most often, several accent nails are made with Gzhel. At the same time, the remaining nails are done in a rich blue tone. The painting looks great on a white surface, and can be done with either regular varnish or glitter. Very often there are options with all fingers painted with Gzhel. This manicure will not leave any girl indifferent.
Classic manicure
Another festive, but more classic option is a manicure with elements of discreet decor. This option without decorative stickers will be relevant in everyday life. A manicure with blue and yellow flowers is unusual here precisely in the choice of color.
As in the previous version, the blue is saturated, noble, and moderately bright. And it is the delicate yellow, closer to pastel, that makes it so neat and elegant. Using a decorative sticker to match the main blue color adds a romantic touch, and a modest rhinestone can hint at the significance of the event for which this option is intended.
A very neat combination, elegant decor, rich shades - this is exactly the noble classic that will be appropriate in any urban event in your life. For a frivolous beach, of course, such a manicure is too serious.
Nail design 2018: French blue in the shade “Baby blue”
In 2022, Pantone reports named “Baby blue” as one of the main colors of the year. It can also be used in nail design, if desired, to create a gentle, flirty and cute manicure.
The heavenly shade of blue will look great on a beige, peach and dusty pink base, giving your nails a complete and stylish look.
This design should be performed on a natural-shaped nail plate, the length of which is minimal. In other cases, the result may be disappointing, and after leaving the beauty salon the girl will be upset.
painting
Painting is a long task and requires the skill of a master. So if you decide to decorate your nails using this technique and choose a blue and yellow manicure for this, you must be confident in your master. Painting in the wrong hands can look sloppy and completely ruin the impression of a manicure. The painting must be clear! If this is high-quality work, then it will favorably emphasize your craving for the unusual and will leave a pleasant impression on others.
One of the painting options is an unusual mesh.
The main color should be deep blue. An option with a darker shade will look no worse. Yellow in this case acts as an ornament, and this pattern covers each nail. Due to the comfortable length and fairly neat design, the manicure does not look vulgar. Such a complex composition is more suitable for a monochromatic outfit, be it blue or yellow. This painting is already a decoration. You should not add additional details to such a manicure in the form of complex hairstyles, unpredictable patterns in clothes and a rich color palette of skirts. This applies to any manicure where painting covers each nail. If such an ornament is applied to one finger of the hand, the choice of wardrobe may be more extensive.
Unusual in manicure
“Buffoonery” and funny drawings are not in fashion today, but there will always be girls who want to attract attention in this way. If you work as an animator or directly with young children, then the next option is quite suitable for you.
These famous characters from the popular cartoon are the basis of a manicure in blue and yellow tones. Bright, cheerful, funny, but very, very doubtful for an adult. A little girl can't get a manicure like this. It’s also unlikely that they’ll let you into school with nails like that. Not appropriate for an institute either. But if you work in the entertainment industry, with children, then such a drawing will greatly amuse your little friends.
Complex design
The fun manicure presented above, of course, belongs to one of the complex designs. This is a painted work on which a lot of time and imagination was spent. However, there are options that also take a lot of time, but cause a completely different reaction.
One such complex implementation is a manicure with blue and yellow polish, painted on the nail and covered with gel.
This ethno-style manicure looks very unusual and fashionable. Each color is applied very carefully with a brush to maintain clear geometric shapes. Such an unusual option will definitely attract attention and will not cause tenderness, as in the previous case. In this manicure, these rich shades of yellow and blue, diluted with the naturalness of natural nails, are combined perfectly. The main thing in this work is the accuracy and professionalism of the master.
As for the appropriateness of this option, it can be called a creative choice. This manicure is suitable for a bright and extraordinary girl who is not afraid of experiments either in her appearance or in her clothes.
Match your manicure not only to your outfits and lifestyle, but also to your state of mind. It is very important. After all, it is color, like nothing else, that reflects our inner state and mood.
Yellow manicure for short nails: new design ideas
The year dictates the fashion for the French crescent, there are many options for its execution, so you can create an individual manicure. The technique of performing this manicure is to paint the entire nail plate, but leaving the natural color of the hole.
For this manicure, it is recommended to use brighter and more eye-catching shades of yellow so that the unpainted area stands out more clearly. It can also be decorated with stones, rhinestones or foil. Usually it is not painted or additional elements are applied.
However, if you want to stand out and experiment with your manicure style, just stick a few small crystals on one or two nails to add zest and charm to your look.
A reverse French manicure also looks interesting on short nails. For it, it is better to use a rich, expressive shade from the yellow color palette, and for the smile line choose a bright and interesting color so that they are harmoniously combined with each other.
Since this technique is an inverted French, the smile is drawn not at the edge of the nail, but closer to the moon, so to highlight it, it is necessary to add contrast to the manicure. In this case, such a manicure can be complemented with lace, rhinestones or sparkles. It will look interesting and quite original.
