Matte manicure is an excellent alternative to a glossy finish. The matte texture makes the design more laconic and noble. The manicure looks less rich and bright, which allows you to use bright and catchy shades.
Matte manicure looks great even in a single color, but the velvety surface looks especially attractive in combination with French and lunar designs. We invite you to get acquainted with the TOP 8 stylish ideas for matte French nail design, which will become your faithful companions in creating a stylish and attractive look.
#1 Matte French with glossy
When combining matte and glossy French, a voluminous effect is obtained. Visually, the manicure looks dynamic and interesting, even if done in pastel colors. If you prefer laconic and discreet nail art, then be sure to paint your nails with a matte and glossy finish.
Complement your manicure with silver or gold glitter, gradient, sliders with florists
Holiday Variations
As a rule, for holidays, women choose glossy nail coatings, complementing them with even more shine - rhinestones, sequins and other delights. But the current fashion for restraint and naturalness has prevailed over this “shine” and a new trend has emerged - French matte manicure with a rhinestone design. The photo below shows the most modest version of this nail art. It will be relevant even after the holiday - it will perfectly complement both business suits and casual dresses. But if you are a fan of brighter solutions, then it is not difficult to increase the number of rhinestones and decorate not only your ring fingers with them, but also other fingers. This type of manicure, although considered expressive and festive, remains discreet and chaste.
#2 Black matte French: the noble charm of dark shades
Not many girls dare to create a black nail design on their nails. For a long time, black manicure was forgotten; it was considered too provocative and pretentious. Today the situation has changed radically: black nail design has become a symbol of nobility and prosperity.
If you want to show all the beauty of a black French jacket, then do not add other shades to the design. A plain black French jacket looks great and without unnecessary “tinsel”. The only effective addition can be rhinestones or broths.
#3 Red matte French: spectacular bright nail design
As mentioned above, the matte texture visually calms even the brightest shades. Red is one of those colors that looks spectacular on nails of any length. You can experiment with red matte gel polish, which, by the way, is not recommended with black. For example:
- design with negative space and geometric elements
- combine red with black, gold, white
- combine red matte gel polish with glossy
For a matte jacket, you can use any shades of red: raspberry, scarlet, cherry, burgundy, pink and others. Matte French will look great with all these tones. In the photo selection at the end of the review you can find dozens of interesting ideas with a red jacket.
And again about the classics
There are many ideas for creating a fashionable matte manicure. In this article we will reveal one of the fashion trends: a combination of the generally recognized classic French manicure and a matte finish. Why did you choose this particular combination? But because the French jacket is universal. Combining both simplicity of execution and elegance, it has won its place in the hands of women for forty years now. To this day, French has held its position. How does he do this? The answer is very simple: it will suit ladies of different ages who prefer different styles; The images that can be created using a jacket are different. Let us repeat once again: the good thing about French manicure is that it is universal! And matte French nail design is no exception.
#4 White matte French: delicate and noble nail art
This is where you can really enjoy soft and delicate nail art. White matte French is charm and nobility itself. White gel polish is most often used to highlight the edge of the nail plate, the so-called “smile” of the jacket. As the main color you can use:
- pink
- cream
- transparent
- silver and others
Many girls still prefer to complement the white jacket with light, dusty shades. This combination produces very delicate and soft nail art that fits perfectly not only into everyday, but also into wedding looks.
Important
To avoid burns, your hands must be kept at least 20 cm above the water.
Next, the varnish should dry completely. However, this method also has a drawback. Steam can negatively affect the durability of the varnish.
A separate manicure coat can transform any glossy shade into a matte finish. The price of such a product is relatively small, but its effectiveness is great.
Many people also use cornstarch. You need to mix regular gloss and a pinch of cornstarch, then apply the resulting mixture to your nails. It is worth considering that the selected shade will be lighter. Therefore, with this method it is worth experimenting with old varnish and then the starch is poured directly into the bottle.
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Some craftsmen practice using a grinder with an abrasive of 180-220, but this requires experience. Initially, nails are painted in the standard way, and then the nail plate is polished. It is the shimmer of the polish that needs to be removed, but not the top coat itself, so the top coat should be applied in 2 layers.
When using the method with acrylic powder with a velvet effect, you need to apply varnish to your nails, then spray acrylic powder onto the still “damp” top base (it’s better to use a fan brush for this). Then the nails are dried in a lamp and at the end the excess powder is simply removed.
The method of using matte dust is also considered easy. A base coat is applied to the nails and dried in a lamp. Then apply a layer of topcoat and dry again in a lamp. At the very end, matte dust is applied to the nails with a brush and finally dried. With this method there is no need to paint your nails with colored varnish.
Despite the many life hacks, the most optimal would be to buy a matte varnish. You can find varnish either in city stores or check out the assortment of online stores, where there is a wider selection and there is definitely no problem with searching.
#5 Blue matte French 2022
Blue is one of those colors that show all their beauty and charm in a matte texture. The blue jacket looks noble and expensive. The design looks great both in a single color and when combined with white. In the latter case, spectacular voluminous nail art is obtained.
The blue French jacket does not look banal or boring. Combine a blue jacket with gold and silver decor, “sugar”, foil, foil stripes
Such a fashionable ombre
Initially, ombre gained its place on the hair of the fair sex. Now it can be found on the nails of fashionistas. Ombre involves a smooth transition from one color to another.
It can also be done in classic colors: a white-painted nail smoothly transitions into a flesh-colored base. But you can also experiment by painting a different option on your nails instead of a matte white French coat, painting the tip of the nail with a pastel shade of varnish.
#6 Matte French for short nails
There are no exceptions for matte manicure. It looks great on almond, square, oval nails, and perfectly decorates long and short nails. The only exception may be the shades used. For short nails it is better to use light shades: pink, white, turquoise, silver and others.
As for design, it is preferable to use a classic French jacket without any decoration. Firstly, on short nails it is difficult to place a complex design, such as floristry, geometry, sliders, and secondly, French on short nails looks better in the classic version.
Chromed French
This is one of the brightest and most extreme versions of French manicure. It seems modest and has a calm palette, but it looks so attractive that it is simply impossible to pass by. So, a matte French manicure, in which the base of the nail is filled with a standard nude varnish and covered with a matte top, and the tips are tinted in a metallic color and covered with a mirror rub. This design seems to have been created for young, stylish and purposeful girls. It has absorbed the tenderness of the classic French jacket and the audacity of modern fashion trends. The result was a non-standard and original mix, which has been in great demand for many years.
#7 Matte manicure with design: what to add to your manicure
The classic French manicure undoubtedly looks beautiful and elegant, but modern girls do not miss the opportunity to place stylish patterns on their nails. How to decorate a jacket so that the design looks laconic and at the same time restrained?
Matte French with geometry
Use a technique with negative space, a design with a non-standard “smile” shape, complement the classic matte French jacket with thin stripes of white, silver or rhinestones.
Matte French with glitter and rhinestones
Rhinestones and glitter are the best helpers for girls. They are able to refresh and embellish even the most laconic nail design. Complete the plain matte jacket with a layer of rhinestones and highlight the edge of the nail plate with glitter.
Matte jacket with foil
If you can’t create a neat French line, we suggest trying a stylish design with foil on your nails. Make a stamp with foil along the edge of the nail, thus imitating the “smile” of a French manicure. The design looks mega-stylish and modern.
French manicure: a variety of options
As you know, French manicure involves the use of varnishes of two different shades. Moreover, they do not have to be white and pink; experiments with colors (as well as shapes and materials) are welcome. Let's talk about the most favorite nail art options among fashionistas, which are based on the principle of French manicure.
Classics of the genre
We will give first place to the classics - the French jacket, with which it all began almost forty years ago. An option for all times. Every woman has done a classic French manicure at least once in her life. Like everything ingenious, a French manicure has no unnecessary problems - a white smile line on a pink nail and that’s it. At least to a feast, at least to the world, at least to good people. That is, you can wear it to the office (a classic French jacket does not contradict the strict dress code) and to a party. This option, which laid the foundation for all the others, allows you not to worry about the appropriateness of a manicure in a particular case, so if you don’t know how to paint your nails, choose the white and pink classics and you won’t go wrong.
Game of colors
Colored French. Most likely, someone just wanted variety - even the classics sometimes become boring. With a colored French manicure, the smile line is drawn with any varnish other than white. The base and canvas of the nail can even be transparent, but its tip should be bright in color. A bright “smile” of the nail looks bold and extravagant. A good option for a party with friends.
How to make a colored jacket
We will need varnishes of two colors, a base coat, a fixative, and a brush. First, we apply the base, the task of which is to level the surface of the nail, as well as to ensure ideal adhesion of the next layers of varnish. Then it’s the turn of one of the colored varnishes, they need to cover the smile line (to be sure, separating it with a stencil sticker from the rest of the nail), and after that, if the main varnish is transparent, cover the entire nail with it and, after waiting for everything to dry, apply a fixer. If both varnishes are colored, then first the main color is applied up to the smile line, and then the tip of the nail is painted with another varnish and the fixer comes in turn.
Millennium
This is the name for French manicure, which includes decoration with sparkles. They cover the smile line. The shimmer and multi-colored shine makes the millennium jacket an excellent option for parties and discos.
Life in style of fun
An unusual and interesting version of French manicure is the fan-french. What it is? Fan-french involves the use of various decor: rhinestones, beads, beads, sparkles, dried flowers and much more. The more unusual and beautiful the better. This manicure is very bulky, so to fix the decor you should use not a varnish, but a gel polish, which allows you to literally seal the beauty and ensure reliable fixation.
The fan jacket is not the best option for everyday life, you can’t go to the office with it, you can’t “wear it” with jeans and sneakers, its time is for special occasions.
Experiments with a smile
In the above options we were talking about the color of the smile line, but you can also play with its shape. Changing the shape of this line is the main emphasis of a non-standard French manicure. In this case, the classic arch should be abandoned in favor of a beveled, diagonal, wavy or V-shaped shape. It looks stylish and original, forcing representatives of nail art to come up with new variations of visual changes in the shape of the arc.
Matte-glossy combination
A game of textures: you can do a matte manicure with glossy tips, or vice versa.
How to make a matte-glossy French coat?
For the job we will need: base, matte varnish, fixer, stencils.
If you decide to get a manicure at home to make your hands look well-groomed, you need to perform several procedures to prepare for the manicure.
Process:
- apply the base coat, let it dry; - paint the entire nail (and its tip) with matte varnish, wait until it dries; - then separate the smile line from the main nail with a stencil sticker and apply a clear varnish (or fixer) to it; - Let the glossy tip dry, quickly remove the stencil, give the varnish time to dry and admire the result!
A matte-glossy manicure can be done using the same principle using two varnishes of different colors; you can swap the textures in places, making the tip matte and the main surface glossy.
That's how many options there are for French manicure. Experiments conducted on the basis of one style of execution give very different results, allowing you to always be on trend.
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#8 Matte French with gradient
Gradient design looks great on long nails. It is on long nails that you can place several shades at once, each of which will be noticeable. For short nails, you can only use two colors.
As for shades for ombre manicure, there are several options:
- a combination of light shades with gradual lightening towards the edge of the nail
- using several tones of the same color, for example, purple, blue, cyan
- use of bright neon shades
Many girls liked matte manicure due to its velvety texture, soft shades, and many interesting nail art designs. If you are interested in doing a matte manicure on your nails, then first buy a matte top coat, which will make your usual glossy gel polishes matte in a matter of seconds.
