Fashion trends in the beauty field are subject to constant changes and improvements in each new season, and manicure is no exception. Summer 2022 provides fashionistas with an excellent opportunity to emphasize their individuality with bright colors and interesting designs, the new items of which amaze with their original ideas, and shellac is perfect for this. About the most current options for summer shellac manicure with designs, see our material below in more detail.
Fashion trends
The latest design innovations for 2022 are highlighted in the summer in several directions, which differ markedly from each other in theme, decoration methods and style. The main feature of summer design is complete freedom in choosing a color palette. Manicure can be done in any color that fits perfectly into your look. Complex decorated designs are in demand no less than light monochromatic coatings. Floral design, geometry, seasonal images in fruit and berry style, and the unusual shimmer of the rub are in fashion. As well as interesting offers of colored French manicure, ethnic style, unique nautical manicure and many other designs that deserve your attention today.
Ideas for autumn
Autumn manicure is not as bright as summer manicure. Gray, blue, marsala, fuchsia, and black tones are chosen for it. Also popular colors for autumn: yellow, orange, red. You can diversify your manicure with a gradient, rubbing, small rhinestones, and crystal chips.
Special attention is paid to nail art. In the autumn photos of shellac design 2019-2020 you can see colored leaves and trees, umbrellas, pumpkins, and imitation raindrops.
New this season will be images of women's portraits on nails. Various geometric motifs will remain relevant.
Nail geometry
Geometric patterns in shellac manicure design can look completely different. These can be stripes of different directions, lengths and widths, triangles, diamonds, circles, zigzags and much more. The “color block” technique, made in rich bright colors, patterns with thin adhesive tape, hand painting and special stencils, is relevant in this direction. The use of shiny shellacs and glitter is not excluded.
Pros and cons of shellac
Not so long ago, the most popular nail procedure was nail extensions. The situation changed radically when shellac appeared. But is he really that good?
The artificial plate is durable if you wear it carefully, but daily chores around the house, playing with children and even office work spoil any manicure, even one done using the sealing technique. Ordinary varnishes have long been out of trend precisely because of their short duration. They wear out quickly, have an unpleasant odor and take a long time to dry.
The situation has changed radically, because shellac appeared. To apply shellac, nails do not need to be extended. This is a colored coating that is applied to a natural plate.
Shellac is suitable for short and long natural nails
There is no need to extend your nails to apply shellac. This is a colored coating that is applied to a natural plate. Manufacturers claim that it has strengthening properties. In addition, the advantages include:
- a wide palette of rich colors that are relevant in every season;
- Suitable for short and long natural nails;
- allows the nail plate to grow due to the density of the coating;
- service life reaches up to 3 weeks;
- the coating does not fade over time even with constant exposure to water and detergents;
- gives nails a glossy shine;
- safety for health, since the composition does not contain harmful formaldehydes;
- There is a possibility of self-removal.
A wide palette of rich colors that are relevant in every season captivates many fashionistas The coating does not fade over time even with constant exposure to water and detergents Shellac gives nails a glossy shine
Among the disadvantages are:
- The varnish is dried only under an ultraviolet lamp;
- The coating procedure occurs in several stages;
- difficulty in doing your own manicure;
- high cost of salon procedures;
- regular correction of growing nails;
- diseases of the nail plate are caused by temperature collisions, after which the nail expands and contracts, creating microcracks in the coating for the proliferation of bacteria.
The disadvantages include the difficulty of doing your own manicure
High cost of salon procedures.
But if you master applying shellac at home, you can also make money from it. In general, shellac is an excellent choice for beautiful hands. To avoid fungus and other nail diseases, it is recommended to regularly use hand sanitizers. They get into microcracks and destroy pathogens.
Fruit and berry design
The characteristic abundance of berries and fruits of the summer period looks very beautiful in the seasonal design of marigolds, which will definitely appeal to many fashionistas. Bright, rich designs with images of raspberries, strawberries, slices of watermelon, orange, pieces of kiwi, strawberries or lime look very impressive and very fresh at the same time. You can combine similar images with a monochromatic coating or decorate with “delicious” sketches of just a few fingers.
Fashionable floristry
Chic flowering flower beds in a plot design, all kinds of twigs, leaves, blades of grass, buds and your favorite flowers in the summer are among the most popular designs in design. You can use both bright and discreet shades, decorate your nails with miniature drawings or large images. You can also complement floral motifs with a variety of glitter or pieces of foil.
Rubbed design
To create an incredibly beautiful pearlescent shine on your nails, designers recommend using various types of rubbing, with which you can get a delicate pearly or more pronounced mirror or holographic shine. This design perfectly complements a casual or festive look and does not require additional decorations. To create a super-fashionable summer shellac manicure 2022, pay attention to pastel palette coatings, yellowish or emerald shades.
Lunar manicure
The best alternative to the classic French manicure is a moon manicure. This type of nail art was popular in the last century, when only half of the nail was covered with varnish, without touching the base. In 2022, Hollywood stars brought back fashion.
The best alternative to the classic French manicure is a lunar manicure. In the classic version, a lunar manicure involves covering the lunula with black and the main part with red. However, design today has a lot of options. The advantage of manicure is that it looks impressive on nails of any shape and length
In the classic version, lunar manicure involves covering the lunula with black and the main part with red. However, design today has a lot of options. Fashion trends include, in addition to the classic design, a two-color version, without painting the hole, Negative Space, geometric, ombre, mirror and reverse.
The advantage of manicure is that it looks impressive on nails of any shape and length. You can experiment not only with coating colors, but also with textures, hole shapes and sizes.
In 2022, the combination of gold and silver with red and black is relevant.
Negative Space involves a combination of shellac-coated and non-shellac plate surfaces. The brighter the color, the better the character of the owner of the original coating is emphasized.
Negative Space involves a combination of shellac-coated and non-shellac plate surfaces
Advice! For a perfectly even shape of the moon you need to use stencils. The appearance of a stylish manicure depends on this.
Summer jacket ideas
Regardless of the time of year, French design always finds its place on the list of leaders. For summer 2022, French allows you to use bright palettes and experiment with a smile. Feel free to choose any rich shade for the base coat, or simply apply a colored smile to the tip of your nail. Such ideas look beautiful when combined with colorful decor or designs. For fashionistas who prefer the classic version of French manicure, you can diversify your nails with an openwork or double smile, decorate your manicure with pearls, bouillons or stones, which adhere especially well to shellac.
Updated ombre
An interesting interpretation of ombre can be confidently called a very unusual and bold version of summer nail design. In addition to the already well-known magnificent stretch marks in horizontal, vertical and diagonal designs, this season an interesting idea has been proposed for shellac: to make color transitions not over the entire area of the nail, but on a separate part of it, in the form of an island. This option has some similarities with the “negative space” technique and will appeal to young ladies who are not afraid of experiments.
Shellac nail products
Two weeks of perfectly smooth, durable and bright nail coverage is provided by a new product in the manicure industry - Shellac from the CND company. A hybrid of extension gel and nail polish has fulfilled the dream of all female representatives - now a manicure or pedicure will not smear, peel off or chip: it will last at least two weeks in great shape, without changing at all from the moment of application.
At the same time, Shellac is absolutely safe and harmless to nails. Shellac is something that will make your life brighter and more carefree!
Manicure ideas 2019-2020 with shellac photo
Ethnic motives
This style opens up many opportunities for turning fantasies and various ideas into reality. Ethnic style is characterized by numerous multi-colored ornaments belonging to different peoples and nationalities. The bright palette of shellacs conveys the depth of such designs as clearly as possible, including Russian, Ukrainian, Greek, Indian, Scandinavian and other more recognizable motifs that perfectly complement female images with notes of mystery.
Marine design
Summer, as you know, is the time for vacations and relaxation by the sea, and marine design is more in demand than ever, especially if you choose shellac. The coating is not afraid of damage and contact with water, and will delight you with a wonderful manicure for a long time. For sea travel, images of ships, seagulls, inhabitants of the underwater world and stripes resembling waves are relevant. Palm trees, images of leisure accessories and plain nails in shades that match your outfits look no less original.
Shellac manicure is a wonderful opportunity to turn one of the chic manicure ideas into reality. However, when choosing a design, you should definitely take into account all the details, because such a coating has the ability to stay on the nails for 2-3 weeks. Designers also advise not to use additional decor if you have chosen bright and rich colors.
Shellac manicure at home
A shellac manicure can be done in just half an hour if you have a lamp, polishes and experience. The last condition can be easily fulfilled if desired.
A shellac manicure can be done in just half an hour if you have a lamp, varnishes and experience. File your nails to the desired shape, push back the cuticles with a manicure spatula and wipe the nail plates with a napkin with a degreaser.
Next, apply a thin layer of base on four nails, except the thumb, and place them in the lamp for a minute.
To do a shellac manicure at home, you need:
- File your nails to the desired shape, push back the cuticles with a manicure spatula and wipe the nail plates with a napkin containing a degreaser.
- Apply a thin layer of base to four nails, except the thumb, and place them in the lamp for a minute.
- Paint your nails with shellac, covering the outer edge immediately. This is necessary to avoid premature chips and cracks.
- Dry the coating under a lamp. The instructions indicate the drying time for the varnish. It ranges from 30 seconds to 3 minutes.
- Apply a second coat of varnish according to the previous principle.
- Apply a protective layer for shine of nails and durability of the varnish, dry in an LED lamp.
Paint your nails with shellac so that the outer edge is treated immediately. This is necessary to avoid premature chips and cracks.
Dry the coating under the lamp. The instructions indicate the drying time for the varnish. It ranges from 30 seconds to 3 minutes. Apply a protective layer for nail shine and varnish durability, dry in an LED lamp.
- Treat the nail plates with a degreaser. It will wash away the sticky residue left after the procedure. The napkin should be used without lint so that it does not stick to the manicure and ruin it.
- Repeat all manipulations from beginning to end on your thumbs.
You won't be able to remove shellac with regular acetone. To do this, you will need a nail file with an ambrosity of 180 units. She needs to file off the coating, then moisten cotton pads with the liquid from the LED manicure kit and wrap her fingers in them for 10 minutes. To speed up the process, you can wrap foil on top. If after this the varnish does not come off on its own, you need to help it with an orange stick or a plastic scraper.
Treat the nail plates with a degreaser. It will wash away the sticky residue left after the procedure. The napkin should be used without lint so that it does not stick to the manicure and spoil it.
You won't be able to remove shellac with regular acetone. To do this, you will need a file with an ambrosity of 180 units. Cut off the coating, then moisten cotton pads with the liquid from the LED manicure kit and wrap your fingers in them for 10 minutes. To speed up the process, you can wrap foil on top. A harmonious combination of manicure and pedicure.
Advice! For a natural and beautiful manicure, it is recommended to soften the cuticle with 1-2 drops of oil.
