Large checks are relevant not only in clothes, but also on nails

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This fall-winter 2020-2021 season, not only bright colors are trending, but also prints. One of the most trending prints this year is large check. It is found mainly on outerwear, skirts, jumpers and scarves. But masters of the nail industry suggest expanding the boundaries and transferring the cage to the nails.

Full review: Fashionable colors and prints fall-winter 2020-2021.

Checkered manicure: TOP 5 geometric design ideas

A checkered pattern is, in essence, a banal geometric intersection of straight and diagonal lines, but there are many variations of this original and extraordinary pattern.
The checkered pattern is one of the trends in recent seasons, where increasingly floristry is giving way to laconic geometric nail art. A checkered manicure can be considered a universal way to decorate nails. This pattern looks great in office and everyday nail art, and can be present in the fashionable look of a young girl or woman 50+.

A checkered manicure perfectly masks imperfections of the nail plate and looks discreet and unusual.

What it is

A checkered manicure is quite often associated with the rigor and sophistication of British chic. The checkered pattern is a real hallmark of punk culture, but skilled nail art masters have found use for this simple print in manicure. They easily combined these polar trends, resulting in an original checkered design.

The variety of checkered coverings has no boundaries. The tandem of parallel, perpendicular and diagonal lines on all kinds of colored substrates attracts with its diversity. Your nails can display laconic minimalism with a classic gingham check, a voluminous quilted manicure with rhinestones, a pattern of non-existent clans, or a luxury print from Burberry in fashionable colors.

Varieties of design

For you, we have collected several prints and current ideas for manicure with a cage:

Design type	Image	Distinctive features
Gingham	Straight intersecting lines form an even cell on a white background.
Scottish cell	Various intersection of colored wide and thin lines on a red background.
Burberry	Noble checkered print of white, black and red stripes on a beige-brown background.
Quilted	A relief manicure that repeats the texture of the upholstery fabric of an expensive sofa or pillow.
Tweed	Design with discreet stripes with a worn effect.
Chess square	A smooth black and white checkerboard forms a classic texture on the surface of the nail.
Crow's feet (houndstooth)	An unusual black and white pattern that slightly follows the outline of a broken cell. This design can only be done using stamping or sliders.

A few secrets

Our tips will help you create the perfect finish on your nails:

• you can experiment with lines, add diamonds, stripes of different widths and lengths, dotted lines, make a colored background;
• each cell can be painted in different colors and outlined;
• Diamonds and broken lines can also form an unusual checkered pattern;
• remember that lines along the nail visually lengthen it, and lines across it, on the contrary, shorten it;
• try to choose harmonious shades that combine with each other when creating a checkered design;
• To draw stripes, it is best to use thick gel polishes, gel pastes or gel paints.

Fashionable checkered manicure 2019-2020: a classic pattern that is always in fashion

Fashion trends and tendencies are rapidly replacing each other and sometimes even avid fashionistas cannot keep up with stylish new items. Among this dynamic fashion cycle, there is one constant classic - the checkered pattern. The cage is not afraid of fashion trends and trends; it always looks laconic and stylish.

If you want your look to always look appropriate and stylish, then be sure to add checkered items to your wardrobe. Just look at the iconic trench coat from Burberry, which is in the wardrobe of almost every fashionista. These are the things that speak of a girl’s good taste.

As for checkered marigolds, they can also be classified as a classic decor option. Checkered nail art is a real treasure trove of imagination, because the color and arrangement of the stripes can be absolutely anything. Let's look at several main types of checkered patterns that will be relevant this season:

• Scottish cell
• gingham
• chess square
• tweed
• quilted pattern
• houndstooth
• Burberry and others

Beige manicure with a pattern and sparkles

Soft and discreet beige is an excellent basis for applying designs of various colors, sizes and contents. In this case, the emphasis is transferred from the nails themselves to a beautiful original design that attracts special attention. It can also be a bright sticker, the range of which today is very large and varied. Small shiny accents are added to some elements of the design on the nail plate, which allows you to make the design not only bold and beautiful, but also shiny.

#1 Manicure in black and white Glencheck

Glencheck is a simple intersection of black lines with white and gray splashes. This version of the check was created by the legendary Coco Chanel in the 1920s. In black and white, the “glencheck” looks the most attractive and discreet, like everything that has ever been created by the Chanel brand.

Another option for a black and white checkerboard is a checkerboard pattern. This is one of the simpler plaid designs. Perform the pattern on long almond and square nails, highlight 1-2 fingers on your hand for the pattern. The checkerboard pattern is also called the argyle pattern.

Beige manicure ideas with glitter

Delicate, modest, moderate and monochromatic beige in manicure design sometimes risks becoming boring. Therefore, varied and popular glitter decoration is encouraged. It is important to decorate a beige manicure with silver glitter, covering only part of the nail or a smile, as in a French design. An unsurpassed beige manicure with spectacular shiny accents made of gold leaf, foil, silver or golden kamifubuki looks incredibly elegant and chic.

#2 Black checkered manicure

Such a laconic and restrained pattern as checkered requires the use of equally calm shades. The undoubted leaders of recent seasons are achromatic black and white colors.

A manicure in black is no longer perceived as so extraordinary, so nothing prevents you from using checkered dark nail art to create business and everyday designs. Black color is the defining color in this manicure, so there should be a little more of it than other shades.

Here are some black checkered design options:

• a combination of matte and glossy gel polish - gloss is used to draw lines
• checkerboard pattern on the nails with individual nails painted with solid black gel polish
• Houndstooth pattern - the pattern was first presented in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Audrey Hepburn. Houndstooth was also created by Coco Chanel, but today this pattern faces some discrimination. It cannot be used in clothing, accessories, or manicures of TV presenters.
• black pattern with other shades - add red, yellow, orange elements to the black pattern

Fashionable checkered nail ideas - inspired by Coco Chanel

Checkered manicure is the prerogative of not only strict and purposeful business women, but also romantic, naive and such young ladies. It’s all about the right combination of designs, and you will find the brightest ideas of nail art in our selection:

• red gingham manicure. Gingham is the simplest form of checkered manicure, characterized by the presence of strictly perpendicular stripes of contrasting shades. The ideal combination would be red and black, black and white, white and green;
• Scottish check, which will ideally complement a manicure with rhinestones and will be the best transformative factor that changes the appearance of your nails;
• A red checkered manicure appropriately complements a nude, neutral or clear polish, somewhat balancing the outer flashiness of the design;
• Burberry-style nails don’t need any further introduction, because they already look luxurious in their originality. This design can be improved by a trendy technique in manicure called logomania;
• voluminous nail art will also elegantly decorate long nails and attract a lot of attention to your neat, well-groomed fingers;
• lunar manicure and French manicure can also be easily interpreted into a “checkered” theme by creating a smile line using a checkered pattern or outlining the lunula with such a print;
• remember the design of the legendary Chanel handbags? The same quilted nail art can be easily created at home, and it will be properly decorated with velvet monograms.

A checkered manicure is a stylish idea for bright girls who are not afraid to show off their individuality. But here’s the paradox: this is also a chic decoration option for lovers of the classics. So why not quickly repeat it for both one and the other beauties?

#3 White checkered manicure

On a light background, the checkered pattern looks much more noticeable and brighter. Use delicate milky or pink colors for your design, complement them with contrasting black or red elements.

As for the pattern itself, you can also use any one you like. On a white background, glenchek, Vichy, pepita (interlacing of two-color lines), houndstooth, guineme, and argyle look great.

Pink-beige manicure with glitter

To implement such a creative manicure idea, you can choose a beige polish with a pink tint as the main color, or choose a combination of pink and beige with the obligatory moderate shiny elements. In the first case, you can cover all your nails with pink-beige varnish, and decorate some of them with sparkles in the form of simple designs, patterns, and ornaments. An incredibly delicate and beautiful manicure made using the gradient technique using beige, pink and unobtrusive splashes of silver glitter.

Pros and cons of checkered manicure

The advantages of a checkered manicure include:

• checkered design does not require high professionalism and special drawing skills
• to create a manicure you will not need any additional tools; a standard set of manicure brushes is quite enough
• checkered manicure – universal and appropriate in any look
• A checkered manicure is independent of the season. In summer nail art, use rich and bright shades, in winter - warm tones with a cool shimmer of sparkles.
• The houndstooth pattern is appropriate on both short and long nails

Disadvantages of checkered manicure:

• If you choose the wrong shades, a checkered manicure can look flashy and provocative.
• A checkered manicure when grown out looks untidy, so don’t delay going to a manicurist if your nails have already moved 3-5 mm away from the cuticle.
• Do not use overly textured coatings, such as mirror rub, foil or “broken glass”

A checkered manicure is a universal and classic design option for nails. With all the variety of techniques, check design remains in demand among women of all ages. If you haven’t yet decided what nail art to do on your nails next time, then be sure to pay attention to a checkered manicure.

Design for a special occasion

The most unusual checkered manicure options are collected in this chapter. You can refine your nails and give them a little shine with the help of our simple recommendations.

Quilted manicure

A voluminous quilted nail design in the Chanel style resembles the texture of an expensive bed headboard or a comfortable pillow. The basis of a simple manicure is a cage, which is given some volume. It’s quite easy to make this coating at home yourself.

What you will need:

• base;
• pale pink gel polish;
• manicure tape;
• rhinestones;
• top

How to make a quilted checkered manicure:

1. Treat your nails and cover them with a base coat.
2. Send to polymerize in a lamp.
3. Apply beige or any nude shade to your nails in 1 layer. This will be the backing.
4. After complete drying, glue strips of manicure tape along the entire perimeter of the nail plate diagonally and perpendicular to each other.
5. Apply 2 layers of nude gel polish, letting each coat dry.
6. After drying, carefully remove the ribbons.
7. Using a thin brush, use the main gel polish to give each diamond a small volume. To prevent the pattern from spreading, it must be periodically fixed in the lamp.
8. Apply topcoat and carefully attach rhinestones at the intersection of the lines.
9. Outline each rhinestone with a thin brush and topcoat.
10. It’s good to dry everything in a lamp and remove the sticky layer.

Any cage on the nails can look quite original and will easily elevate your manicure; examples can be seen in the photo.

Tweed manicure

The light nail design follows the interweaving of threads in tweed fabric. The coating involves very fine lines and strokes, the intersection of straight lines and cellular patterns. To create a manicure, it is better to use gel paint, because it spreads less than gel polish. With paints, the lines are clearer, smoother and neater.

What you will need:

• base;
• colored gel polishes or gel paints;
• thin brush;
• sponge;
• top

How to make a tweed check design:

1. Apply a base coat to fully prepared nails and dry the layers in a lamp.
2. Cover the design with any colored gel polish.
3. Remove the sticky layer from the nails on which the design will be.
4. Dip a small piece of sponge into the gel paint and lightly tint the substrate a little with chaotic spots so that the color is slightly uneven.
5. After drying, apply uneven strokes and lines that intersect with each other, forming a cage.
6. When drawing lines, you need to alternate their direction so that they intersect harmoniously with each other and pull perpendicular lines behind them.
7. Add some black thin lines to make the design look interesting.
8. Apply the final coat in 2 layers, dry each in a lamp.

Cashmere scarf

The simple texture envelops you in incredible comfort and warmth at first sight. An unobtrusive and pleasant option for an autumn manicure under a coat or a knitted hat. To create a cage, it is recommended to select loose gel polishes with an enamel texture so that they are clearly visible.

If your gel polish is too thick, you should dilute it a little with a base or top coat.

What you will need:

• base;
• colored gel polishes;
• thin brush;
• flock;
• top

How to do a checkered manicure:

1. Apply base coat to oil-free nails and dry it well in a lamp.
2. On nails without a design, apply a single-color coating in 2 layers, drying each one well.
3. It is recommended to use beige, milky or soft brown gel polish as a base for the design.
4. Cover your nails with a thin layer of top coat.
5. Without drying, carefully sprinkle the surface of the nail plate with flock. You need to sprinkle until the surface is unevenly rough.
6. Carefully remove all protruding particles with tweezers or an orange stick from under the cuticle and at the side ridges.
7. First you need to draw the main wide lines in a crisscross pattern with brown gel polish.
8. Dry the layers in a lamp and use a thin brush with purple (or any other gel polish) to draw a line parallel to the wide one, stepping back a little.
9. Mix brown and purple gel polish on a palette.
10. Use this shade to emphasize the area of ​​intersection (square) of two wide lines.
11. Dry everything well in the lamp and apply the final topcoat.

A simple and laconic design is ready, the checkered manicure is ready, an example of it can be seen in the photo. If desired, you can diversify it with a pinch of rhinestones, sparkles or rubbing.

Manicure in the style of Scottish check Burberry (Burberry)

This photo collection contains 50 examples of nail designs with prints in the style of Scottish tartan fabric Burberry, also known as Tartan. This is a popular color in fashion in general. This manicure goes well with a handbag, dress or scarf painted in the same style.

The main colors of classic tartan are: red, blue, green, gray and beige. In my opinion, Barbery manicure looks good in the autumn-winter season. The pattern is generally associated with the rough but warm Scottish fabric from which blankets are made.

This option belongs to the section of geometric nail design.

Red-beige, for short nails with shimmering gel polish.

Stamping design plaid red and black.

Almond-shaped checkered manicure.

Photo of marigolds against a background of tartan fabric.

Manicure from Japanese masters who used this ethnic tartan pattern for a relatively simple nail design.

Checkered nude manicure on medium length nails.

Checkered stamping design close up

Beige geometric manicure.

A checkered pattern on the nails is diagonal, like a diamond.

Very cute tartan manicure with valentines for short nails.

An example of a fashionable combination of manicure and accessories with similar prints.

Green stamping design.

Nice pink manicure.

Step-by-step photo instructions on how to correctly draw a pattern on nails in the style of a Scottish check.

Stamping design with good autumn-winter colors. It looks very nice and calming.

Shiny beige manicure for short nails

If you prefer short nails, a beige manicure is a delightful, almost ideal solution. This discreet color of the nail coating does not focus attention on the boundaries and dimensions of the nail plate, it looks natural and natural, and a variety of sparkles perfectly decorate a touching and delicate manicure. The most popular designs for beige short nails are a French jacket with a subtle smile made of sparkles, decorating several nails with liquid and dry sparkles, rhinestones and sparkles at the base of the nail, geometric designs with shiny elements.

A manicure made using the ombre technique with glitter stretch marks on a beige background looks very beautiful.

Checkered skirt, checkered nails - cozy checkered manicure

Do you want to be modern, fashionable, keeping up with the times, but at the same time show that you are not alien to individuality and the ability to skillfully swim against the tide when necessary? Line your nails with a multi-colored checkerboard.

What is it like, this always different and unpredictable cell? For your choice:

• minimum of straight lines;
• intersecting diagonals;
• small crow's feet;
• Burberry check;
• delicate patterns reminiscent of grandmother's embroidery on napkins.

Beige manicure gradient with sparkles

Beige, due to its neutrality and versatility, is the ideal partner for a huge variety of shades and colors. The most popular and beautiful combinations of beige using the technique of applying gradient or ombre gel polish with white, pink, soft coral, gray, brown, light lilac and, of course, with sparkles, modestly and elegantly decorating the transitions of shades into each other.

Classic is always appropriate

The “check” print is eternal – you are convinced of this when you read history books. Already in ancient times, people had a weakness for this seemingly simple, but so expressive design. Senators of Ancient Rome loved togas made from checkered materials. Japanese men also preferred strict lines: there is evidence that checkered kimonos were once the traditional clothing of Japanese boys and men.

The familiar Scottish kilt also falls into this category. Did you think that the people of the Scottish Highlands invented the checkered pattern? As you can see, the Scots just continued a good tradition, borrowing a cage from other peoples.

The check began conquering fashion catwalks gradually: first “settled” on skirts and trousers, it then moved on to jackets and other wardrobe details. And then there was the final chord: the cage became one of the popular patterns used by nail art masters. Today it can be seen on short and long nails of girls and women of all ages.

"Pros"

Perhaps this print has more advantages than other designs. See for yourself:

• You can do such a manicure yourself, without having any special experience in nail design or the talent of a painter;
• the simplest tools will do: a couple of brushes, a needle - there is no need to spend large sums of money on acquiring special cunning “equipment”;
• any representative of the fair sex can afford to draw a checkered pattern on her nails, no matter how old she is - 18 or 80 (and then go to any event - from classes to a social party);
• The checkered pattern can be used both in summer and winter or in the off-season.

Let the cage be bright and cheerful, multi-colored, like a rainbow, in the warm season; in autumn it shines with gold, like leaves preparing to fall; in spring it pleasantly refreshes with soft green and pinkish hues; in winter it warms with a pattern that matches the pattern of a warm knitted sweater.

"Minuses"

If the nail plates are uneven, then, unfortunately, the checkerboard can inadvertently emphasize this feature. Before applying a manicure, you should polish your nails with a soft buff so that the lines are as neat as possible. This requires patience.

If you decide to use very bright colors, it is possible that the pattern will look provocative. Therefore, experiment first by creating color compositions on paper before transferring your design to your nails.

Attention! On overgrown nails, the cage looks sloppy, so you will have to apply the pattern strictly under the cuticle and periodically correct it.

If you are a fan of various glitters, sequins and rhinestones, then you will be slightly disappointed: the use of such decorative elements in the case of “tartan” is unnecessary. The pattern will look pretentious and will attract increased attention. The maximum you can afford is one modest pebble on one nail.

Now you are armed with the knowledge of what to avoid when applying a “Scottish” manicure, which means you will be able to maintain the style. Let's move on to specifics: what can you draw?

Burberry check

The second name of this print is “tartan”. Now he is actively winning the hearts of fashionistas. Interestingly, “Burberry” can perfectly be present on several details of a toilet at the same time, helping a lady create a single, integral and complete image. So, you can apply this manicure to your nails, and match it with a handbag or scarf in the same style.

A good solution is a similar print on a dress or skirt. Just let it be just one detail! If you paint “tartan” on your nails, wear a checkered suit, put on shoes decorated with checkered bows, and pick up the same handbag, it will be a clear overkill. The combination of a cage on the nails with one part of the wardrobe or one accessory gives a piquant look to the image.

Design ideas

The cage on the nails is designed in different ways. There are several basic design options that can be easily implemented at home. In each case, the use of various decorative elements is allowed, the main thing is not to overdo it.

Sports with yellow check

A manicure with a yellow checkered pattern will be an excellent addition to a sporty look. Since the design is based on a bright shade, you need to be careful with its decoration.

You can diversify it by using different cells: one of the nails can be made with wider or narrower lines. If yellow was the background color, you can do the opposite and draw the lines of the pattern with it.

Since the design is made in a sporty style, it is better to avoid rhinestones and other too bright details.

Black

Black checkered design options:

• The black color of the cage on a red background will look very beautiful. This combination will look especially interesting if done in matte shades;
• You can make black the base color and draw thin white lines on it, intersecting each other. It is not necessary to make the cells the same size;
• It will turn out original if you make a drawing of 4 black squares. This will require matte and glossy shades. Use matte as a base;
• You can make a cage only on the top of the nail: use black as a base, and draw a fine pattern with gold varnish.

Matte

In this case, you can come up with many original combinations. Try using several shades of the same color. Choose light blue, blue and dark blue and use these colors to create squares of the same size.

The classic combination of white and black colors will look beautiful, where the first is used as a base, and the second creates thin lines. In a matte design, a checkered manicure will look interesting.

Gingham

Gingham allows you to choose bold colors and combine them. Try taking red as a base, and on it, alternating, draw lines of white and black. One strip of lines of two colors is drawn on top of the nail, and the second on the left side.

You can take a light background and draw an uneven cell of red and gray lines on it. This way it looks more original.

Scottish cell

The tartan will look special if it is done only on 1-2 nails, and the rest are painted in one of the colors that were used to form the cage or to match the color of the dress.

The pattern looks interesting, the lines of which are formed from oblique lines placed close to each other. Such figures can alternate with completely painted ones.

Burberry nails

This manicure will look bright and stylish if the cage is done on 2 nails, and the rest are painted the same color and decorated with rhinestones. A drawing made on a white background looks more stylish.

Try to concentrate the pattern on only one part of the nail, for example, at the top, and leave just stripes at the bottom.

Tweed

The lines can be fuzzy and the colors subdued, but usually this design uses at least 3 shades, which makes the nails appear quite bright. You can do it on several nails, and paint the rest in the same color as the base.

Another design option is to make a cage with the same colors on all nails, but larger on some and smaller on others. Use one shade to draw lines, focusing on only one of the nails.

The nails will be colorful, so don't add stones or other decorations.

Cashmere scarf

This pattern can be done not only in the classic version: try using lines of different widths to form a cage.

You can swap the primary colors and make the background one of those used to form the stripes of the pattern. You can add several stones to your nails, which will be decorated in the same color.

Other ideas

Checkered nails can be decorated not only with stones and lines of different colors and widths, but also with the use of different types of varnishes (matte and glitter).

If you use 2 colors, then with the shade that will be applied on top, you can form squares using a gradient: near the base of the nail they will be lighter, and closer to the tip they will be dark, or vice versa.

A cage in the form of an oblique mesh, made of thin lines, will also look quite interesting. The tip of the plate can be painted in the color of the pattern.

Manicure black with beige sparkles

A strict, very graceful and elegant combination of self-sufficient black and delicate beige sparkles with a silver or golden glow. This contrasting combination is used in various uniquely beautiful variations: matte black as the main one plus beige glitter on one nail; black and beige gloss on different nails in a magnificent combination with patterns of selected colors and with sparkles, black French with a design of sparkles in beige shades. Any design is good because it can be improved and changed almost endlessly, supplemented with new ideas for excellent and unique design.

A beige manicure with sparkles is simple, but beautiful, versatile, laconic and irreplaceable, relevant at any time of the year and for any festive or everyday event.

By choosing such a magnificent design, you will form the best opinion about your impeccable sense of taste and style.