The very effective “snake on nails” design is gaining popularity. And it doesn’t matter what technique you use to make a beautiful snake - bubble, stamping, slider or freehand. In any case, the manicure will look relevant, correspond to trends, and attract attention.
This patterned nail art can be combined with different shades. For example, red, black, gray, beige, brown, blue, green, white and even transparent. The colors will transform the design, revealing all the advantages of the snake image or snakeskin effect.
Snake designs on nails can be treated differently, but denying the fact that they will be present in a manicure is pointless. We see this print on the catwalks all the time. We invite you to look at new photo ideas for stylish manicure with the image of a snake.
Snake design on short nails
Short nails are undoubtedly held in high esteem by girls. And the snake design is amazing both in glossy and matte versions. In the photo example, the option is complemented by a hand-drawn snake. As for other techniques, to create a snake pattern, craftsmen often use adhesive-based sliders, which are covered with any elastic top. And stamping design. Moreover, today it is difficult to say right away exactly how the snake nail design was made. And which option is most relevant. The choice is up to the master and you.
Manufacturing methods
Nail artists' manicure ideas are not limited to snake designs. You can create an imitation snake skin in various ways. One of the most spectacular designs is created using rhinestones on the nails. For design, stones of oblong indefinite shape are chosen in natural colors, for example, blue-green or brown. They are glued onto a backing of a contrasting color, for example, white or black, tightly to each other, forming a reptile skin pattern.
For a voluminous and realistic snake skin effect on your nails, you can use a special gel. First, you need to draw a snake design on the nail, and then apply drops of gel to each “scale.” After polymerization of the gel in a lamp, the pattern becomes voluminous.
To imitate snake skin on nails, you can use slider design, special stencils, and stamping. The easiest way, characterized by neat results, is gluing a slider design. In this case, it is important to successfully select the colors of the sticker and the base coating.
A voluminous scaly design can be created using nail sand. First, a pattern is created, and then sand is poured onto it. The material must be the same shade as the gel paint that was used to draw the drawing.
You can create an imitation of snake skin using a fine mesh. It is stretched on the nail so that the cells are of different sizes. You can move the mesh a little by placing it on the nail plate at an angle. For manicure, use at least 2 shades, for example, white and green. The nails are first coated with green gel polish, and then white gel polish is applied to some nails through a mesh, as if through a stencil.
Another simple way to create an imitation of snake skin is to use craquelure varnish. Its peculiarity is that when applied to the nail it cracks, creating a beautiful pattern reminiscent of reptile skin. If you use green, blue or brown craquelure, you will get realistic snake skin on your nails. It is better to use a white, beige, light blue base as a base.
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Long nails with a snake
Long nails are now often seen on celebrities. However, excessive length should still be avoided. If you want a nail design with a snake, make a contrasting design on a calm surface so that the pattern looks as attractive and charming as possible. Alternatively, the drawing can look quite voluminous and colorful - this way you will add the necessary accent. We have collected the most interesting ideas with exotic animal print and a drawing of a mysterious reptile in the photo selection below.
Stripes
The trending motif in manicure for the 2022 season are stripes in various variations. Such elements can be implemented using tape, foil or regular varnish with the obligatory use of stencils for perfect clarity of lines. On short lengths, it is recommended to draw vertical stripes - they will visually lengthen the plates and make them more graceful. The natural length also encourages you not to get carried away with complex designs - just a couple of lines on both hands will be enough to create a harmonious and stylish manicure.
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Beige nails with snake
Nude colors in manicure effortlessly create a harmonious nail design. But here, too, bright images of a snake, golden, silver (made with foil) will help to diversify the manicure - this will add style, uniqueness and novelty to the image. In addition, colored rhinestones will help you realize this design. For example, on a translucent background of nails in combination with a French coat.
Sequins
Glitter accents are one of the leading trends for the 2022 season. However, not every use of sparkling decor will be considered equally relevant. Thus, the most in demand is dosed decoration made of sparkles, which act as exquisite accents. For example, you can limit yourself to varnish with shimmer in the composition - this coating will give your manicure a festive mood, which is now appropriate to create even on weekdays.
An interesting move is to add beads or rhinestones to the image of a snake. With this approach, you will get a fairly restrained design that does not dazzle with radical inlay.
Black manicure with snake
By rhyming this pattern with the classic black color of the coating, they achieve a more restrained and everyday manicure formula. When the image should have few active details. A pattern or snake print in black tone is best suited to everyday and even business attire. Options with metallized decor and rubbing are possible.
The black and white combination, on the contrary, is very bright and expressive. Especially when the snake design moves from one nail to another.
Different colors
An extremely stylish idea for the 2022 season is the use of contrasting varnishes on the right and left hands. With such an experiment, however, you need to ensure that the selected shades are harmoniously combined with each other. For example, they can both be the same temperature, representatives of the natural range, or different tones of the same color.
Matte manicure with snake
Masters continue to develop trends inspired by matte nail polish. Many have already played enough with cow print, now the next trend is a snakeskin pattern, which goes perfectly with a matte background. As shown by stylish interpretations - in dark and light colors. Patterns can be made by hand, but other techniques and styles are also possible, adding elements with shiny decor.
Watercolor
The watercolor technique that is fashionable in the 2022 season has enormous inspiring potential. Previously, it was used exclusively to depict landscapes - but such a technique has already lost its relevance. But the masters decided not to say goodbye to the beautiful technique, but adapted it for more modern motifs. For example, watercolor motifs are successfully used to depict a minimalist marble effect or a mysterious haze.
Manicure with reptile eye
Many girls experiment with provocatively bright designs on their nails. These include the image of a snake’s eye on the nail, which is used as a bright accent. What is relevant, does not give up its fashionable positions at all. The main thing is not to overload it with shades, textures and decor.
Best color combinations
For a manicure with a snake pattern, you can use any color scheme. The colors that look most advantageous in this design are those found in the natural coloration of reptiles: brown, green, blue, sand. For everyday manicure, you can use 2 – 3 shades of coating, for example, the trio “beige, brown and white”, “blue, light blue and black”.
If you are creating a festive manicure, you can add glitter of gold or silver, holographic foil, glitter, and stones to it.
A predatory design can be achieved by using red and black colors. The drawing of a red and black snake looks very expressive on white gel polish. And don't forget about the matte top. With it, all shades of gel polishes are transformed and look completely different. A matte top will give you an even more stylish result.
Nude
A nude manicure with a snake can be a great option for everyday wear. It uses translucent bases and delicate cream shades of gel polishes. Nail art looks equally good on both oval and square nails.
White manicure with snake
The snake looks expressive on a white background. If you choose white as the main color of the manicure, you can use any colors of paint to depict a snake, even very bright ones, such as orange, yellow, red. To balance the composition, you can cover several nails with gel polish of one of the colors used in the design.
Light blue
Blue snake scales look beautiful against a light blue background. This design will not be too bright and is suitable for every day. A light blue manicure can be complemented with a snakeskin pattern in white. This nail art will turn out even more delicate. The drawing can also be created using watercolor techniques or applied using an airbrush.
Transparent
The image of a snake in fragments looks impressive on a transparent substrate. A part of a reptile is drawn on each nail, and if you line up all the nails in a row, you can see a complete design. For design, it is better to use rich colors that will stand out against the background of natural nail plates.
Red design
A black snake can decorate a red monochrome manicure without making it pretentious or too vulgar. This manicure will look very stylish under a matte top.
Gold snakeskin looks beautiful on red. It can be created using gold gel paint or foil. The design can be complemented with rhinestones and bouillons, but it is important not to overload your nails with decor.
Black
An interesting design can be made using black gel polish. It is applied to all the nails of one hand, and on the other hand a snake is drawn in black. As a background for the picture, it is better to use nude shades or bright colors that contrast with the black coating: yellow, red, orange. Depending on what color is chosen for your nails with a pattern, you can get either a calm manicure for everyday wear, or a bright and spectacular design.
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Volume
To add volume to the design, you can use a transparent base for gel polish. It is applied with a thin brush on top of a pattern or drawing of a reptile and polymerized in a lamp. After the base hardens, you get a convex image of a snake or realistic scales.
With rhinestones
Rhinestones can enhance the expressiveness of a manicure with a snake pattern. They can be placed on top of the design, laid out in smooth lines, imitating the silhouette of a snake, or used to create snake scales.
Dark green
Dark green gel polish is often chosen for autumn manicure. This coating looks especially beautiful under a matte top. You can complement the design with the help of a snake silhouette drawn with a thin brush and black gel paint.
Useful tips
Snake manicure, although quite simple to perform, requires a certain style and approach to its creation:
Classic version of snake manicure
- a manicure that imitates reptile skin looks best in a classic style, formal evening with fairly simple but sophisticated dresses, as well as in everyday looks using absolutely simple basic things;
- for snake manicure, it is best to use dark and natural shades, as close as possible to natural ones; a bright snake manicure looks out of place, but too light is very exotic, you should approach its choice with special attention, carefully thinking through your entire image;
- You shouldn’t regularly do a “reptile” manicure, since this design looks very bold, and sometimes this mood should be “diluted” with other images.
