Neutral manicure for every day (60+ photo ideas)

Every day a girl plays a hundred roles: a good wife and caring mother, a sympathetic friend, sister or daughter, a successful businesswoman or the best chef. This requires a lot of strength and internal reserves; in addition, maintaining external attractiveness in the hustle and bustle of everyday life is a task that not everyone can handle. In the office or on a business trip, at family gatherings or a romantic date, a beauty should look impressive and well-groomed. And manicure is a litmus test and the main indicator of careful attention to your appearance. A calm, neutral manicure in light, muted, pastel colors is an excellent solution for active young ladies. And the ProstoNail guide is ready to provide you with more than 60 options for implementing a unique nude design.

Peculiarities

• The short length calls for avoiding mixing several (3 or more) colors in the design. Even if these shades are quite muted, the manicure still runs the risk of becoming overloaded.

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• Neutral nail art, like any other on short nails, requires moderation in decor. If you rely on drawings, then you should not oversaturate them with small details and an abundance of color. When choosing rhinestones, it makes sense to select small decor in a minimum quantity.

• To visually lengthen your nails and fingers, use pastel-colored polishes with a warm temperature. A win-win solution would be a nude palette.

• Short fingers are perfectly suited to oval or rectangular nail shapes, while long fingers are best suited to the current “soft square” option.

• If you want to visually lengthen your nails and fingers, just push back the cuticles.
• Often it is not enough to simply cover your nails with clear varnish to create a well-groomed look. Professionals advise using a product with a light tint that is close to the color of the nail plate. It is usually a light beige, pinkish or light blue pigment.

• It is best to perform a manicure with gel polish. It will not allow the decor to move out of its proper place, and will also delight you with its durability for several weeks.

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Pastel palette - choosing colors for everyday manicure

Beautiful, well-groomed nails do not at all mean bright, predatory stilettos encrusted with rhinestones or strewn with glitter. Sometimes simplicity and conciseness are a more pronounced sign of excellent taste than the external flashiness of nail art. Fortunately, the direction of modern fashion declares naturalness in everything - a good confirmation of this is the simplicity of the cut, the naturalness of the fabrics and the asceticism of general images aimed at emphasizing the natural female magnetism. It is absolutely logical that the same metamorphoses are observed in the field of nail services. After all, deliberately long claws covered with fuchsia gel polish have been replaced by short nails in pastel colors.

We have collected the most trendy and unusual colors ever mentioned by the old man Pantone in order to show that pastels are not at all as monotonous as many critics seem to think.

A gentle manicure also has a number of advantages and disadvantages that you should know about in advance. Of course, ProstoNail did not stay away from the problem, but weighed all the advantages and disadvantages of this type of coating.

Advantages:

• a wide palette of shades both among simple varnishes and in the shellac assortment. Which allows you to experiment with color at least every day;
• nude manicure is relevant not only for office workers. In addition, it does not attract undue attention to the hands, which means it allows you to see all the details of the outfit;
• a delicate manicure can easily be transformed into a wedding manicure with the help of a pair of monograms or a scattering of rhinestones;
• the ability to transform the cherished nude from romantic restraint to daring expressiveness. All you need for this is: a couple of bright ideas borrowed from our article Manicure Trends 2018 and a high-quality brush;
• It’s easy to apply a varnish of a calm shade at home, because any defects in such a coating are practically invisible and unremarkable;
• variability of neutral coverage with different types of makeup, accessories and clothing;
• high durability provided that the varnish you purchased is of good quality and all steps of the technology are followed.

Flaws:

• light varnish, as well as dark, must be applied with special care, because all the bald spots and “gaps” of such a coating are especially noticeable, which visually spoils the appearance of the manicure;
• pastel colors are very capricious to work with, they need to be layered and carefully monitor the degree of fluidity;
• fashionable nude is not very practical - it gets dirty quickly, especially under a matte top;
• try to thoroughly polish the nail plates using a special polishing buff, since the light shades of the gel emphasize all the unevenness of the relief.

We hope our tips have given you confidence that such a trendy pastel manicure is definitely worth trying and, moreover, you don’t need to frantically make an appointment at the nearest salon. It’s quite possible to implement a simple and laconic design with your own hands right now, the main thing is to get the right amount of inspiration that awaits you below.

The most fashionable colors

We have selected the top most current shades in manicure that correspond to the latest fashion trends. Meet these heroes:

• gray goes well with pastel colors;

• steel blue is combined with turquoise shades and creates an airy image;
• biscuit - a classic of the French manicure genre;

• Mountbatten (dirty pink) looks interesting and goes with many tones;

• lavender – a stylish embodiment of tenderness;

• From the pink range, the cool shade “rose quartz” is relevant;

• transparent coating breaks all records for popularity;

• A rich nude palette is also trendy.

Sequins

A neutral manicure does not at all exclude shiny decor as such, but it presupposes restraint and moderation in its use. Our photo selection can be your cheat sheet for creating an elegant yet modest design.

The light shiny coating does not go beyond the strict style and at the same time amazes with its magnificence. This technique is recommended for use on a light, monochromatic coating with a matte or glossy texture.

Another stylish idea is to decorate the base of the nails with glitter. This way you can add accents to a neutral design and give it some chic.

Matte texture

For several seasons in a row, the leadership position in the nail industry has deservedly belonged to matte coating. It began to compete with gloss quite recently, but it quickly won its place in the sun.

The matte finish is the perfect complement to a neutral design. It makes the manicure more restrained, strict and noble. Also, the matte top dulls the brightness of the base coat.

The hit of the 2022 season is a matte finish with colored or shiny dots. The main secret of this design is to draw neat and small polka dots that do not clutter up the entire design.

Note! On short nails, a matte texture rarely goes well with voluminous and abundant decor.

You can add a touch of enchantment to your everyday design using a strip of foil. It is better to place it on one nail and leave the rest in a laconic monochrome.

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Stripes

Graphic stripes are a trend that has not given up its leadership position for several seasons in a row. It clearly demonstrates how a simple contrasting line can add zest to a plain coating and make it more expressive.

In the 2022 season, fashionistas love to experiment with the color, location, number and shape of stripes. But still, on short nails, they most often choose thin vertical lines that visually increase the length. Horizontal lines in the center of the nail look stylish, but at the same time visually expand and shorten the plate.

Light manicure for short nails: 50+ photos

Light-colored gel polish on short nails looks cute and calm. This year, the trend is delicate shades of brown, pink, yellow, and blue. You can combine them with sparkles, simple designs, and shiny ribbon. It is also fashionable to combine light gel polish with accent polish.

See the ideas and get inspired!

Transparent manicure

Now fashionistas hold simplicity and minimalism in all its forms in high esteem, so the relevance of transparent manicure is a completely natural phenomenon. External brevity is not a reason to doubt the lack of style; on the contrary, it is a reason to emphasize it.

If you want to diversify the transparent base with a pattern, stock up on the following tools:

• a needle or toothpick will be useful for neat drawings;
• a dots or ballpoint pen will add stylish dots;
• a fan brush is indispensable in creating imitation of various textures;
• For drawing small details, a brush with thin bristles that tapers towards the bottom is ideal.

Flowers

A desirable attribute of a feminine and elegant manicure is floral motifs. Today in the nail industry one can observe a rejection of complex multi-colored compositions. More and more fashionistas are choosing laconic and discreet designs. This decor goes perfectly with a delicate nude or transparent finish.

Another popular technique is to focus on 1-2 nails in the form of patterns of flowers or twigs.

If you want to add more color to your design, there is one way to stay neutral. We are talking about a light base and miniature drawings. The options in the photo show how elegant this combination looks.

Shade chart to make it easier to choose a fashionable gray manicure 2022-2023

The neutrality of gray is a huge opportunity to make your image both not too provocative and at the same time extremely stylish.

By the way, the fashionable gray manicure 2022-2023 has many shades, so today you have the opportunity to choose gray nails in a light design, which will be most appropriate for the spring-summer season, or prefer a dark gray manicure, which can be reproduced on nails in cold weather.

You can see the tones of the palette in the photo in the table of shades of the gray spectrum below...

Abstraction

Beautiful manicure in the “abstraction” style is still on the crest of success. Despite the abundance of details, this design looks surprisingly harmonious and stylish on short nails. It allows you to use several bright shades and techniques at once and get an extraordinary manicure as a result.

Interesting! Abstraction is the most fashionable way to show your creativity in manicure. It is advisable to select several nails to decorate with complex compositions, and cover the rest with a single-color varnish and draw minimalistic dots on them.

French

This is always a great idea for a neutral short nail design. But today it’s unlikely to surprise anyone with a classic French look, so masters never tire of coming up with new ideas to diversify the usual nail art.

For example, they like to decorate a couple of nails with minimalist designs, monograms or decorative moldings. Also in trend is a smile of a non-standard shape and its color variations.

Gray nails and abstract design

Abstraction will decorate the fashionable gray manicure 2022-2023 with the originality of its design. Mixing the neutrality of gray with the unusualness of abstract images, you get beautiful nail art for especially striking looks.

Abstraction can be represented by a stretch of color, a combination of color blocks, a combination of figures, gel polishes, negative space, and other incredible combinations of elements.

Remember that you can only perform an abstract gray nail design as an accent, thereby neutralizing the excessive catchiness of the abstract design.

heart

If a plain color seems too boring for you, you can complement it with a charming heart on one finger as an accent. This neutral manicure for short nails is ideal for school or work where there is a strict dress code. But for a business woman it is better to choose a less infantile option.

The contrasting red heart pairs amazingly with a nude, beige, transparent or milky finish. The texture can be either matte or glossy.

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Our photo selection presented you with the most current options for neutral manicure on short nails. Any of the proposed designs will suit an active fashionista who, in different circumstances, wants to look appropriate, stylish and well-groomed.

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For a special occasion

Everyday life with natural manicure is always simple and hassle-free. But what to do if, among such everyday life, a very important and significant event happened that requires chic and brilliance? In this case, a neutral manicure with appropriate decor will save you.

In the photo below you can see interesting options. The manicure is diluted with sparkles and neat stickers to match the main color. Don’t forget that any addition to a classic manicure should match the main color scheme.

A gold ornament will look very harmonious with a gold dress, and silver sparkles will fit perfectly into a wedding look. Snowflakes will decorate you at the New Year's party and in the following winter days. In any of these cases there should not be too much decor. Limit yourself to decorating one or two nails on one hand. Even snowflakes on each finger will be appropriate if their color is a couple of shades lighter than the main varnish, so that this winter fairy tale is not too noticeable.