Beautiful manicure is an ornament of well-groomed hands. It is not necessary to make a complex design, one of the fashion trends is naturalness and concise design. Especially good in this design look almond-shaped nails, they look elegant and neat.
Appearance
The shape of the nails "soft almonds" looks feminine and elegant. She is the most popular in nail design. The main feature of this form is smooth rounded lines. The tip of the nail plate is made slightly narrowed, which visually makes the entire nail narrower and more elegant.
This form is suitable for everyone, especially for owners of chubby fingers, because visually makes the fingers more elegant. Almond-shaped nails are considered classic in nail design, any manicure looks beautiful and elegant. Another advantage of such nails is that they are comfortable to wear, so you do not need to make frequent corrections.
Almond nail extension is one of the most popular nail design procedures. But even on short ones this design looks feminine and neat. The almond-shaped shape of the nails is universal because it looks good on nails of any length and makes the manicure more noble and elegant.
Recommendations
How to make almond shape nails? Some consider this to be the simplest form. But there are professional subtleties that need to be considered in work. You need to saw off quite a lot from the nail plate, but the main thing is accuracy. If you cut too much, then you will get not a neat smooth line, but a pointed shape.
All nails should be the same. They should have the same length, and the tip should be neat. If you take these recommendations into account, then you will get nails of a classical form.
Instruments
How to make almond shape nails? To do this, you will need the following tools:
- nail scissors;
- nail files;
- grinder;
- polisher.
You need to choose a file depending on the condition of your nails. If you have natural nails, then you need to use only a soft, fine-grained nail file so as not to injure the nail plate. If you have extended nails, then a stiff nail file is ideal for working with them.
Preparatory work
How to make almond shape nails? To do this, you need to prepare your fingers for creating a manicure. Prepare a moisturizing bath with warm water for your hands. This will soften the nail plates and cuticles, and it will be easier to work with them. Use olive oil, aromatic oils, and relaxing and disinfectant herbs for your bath.
With the help of an orange stick, you can move the cuticle. You also need to remove the burrs. Then apply moisturizer to your hands and nails. When the nail plates become dry, you can start cutting.
Instruction manual
How to make almond shape nails?
- Manicure scissors need to carefully trim the protruding edge of the plate. So your nail will become square. The main thing is that the length of the nails is the same. You can use nippers.
- File the corners of the square so that you get a narrowed trapezoid. But the trapezoid should not turn out to be peaked, because the feature of the almond-shaped shape is soft smooth lines.
- Then the corners of the trapezoid are processed to the desired almond shape. It is best to use the softest nail file for this.
The main thing is to make a shape similar to almonds. If you make it too narrow, then you get nails, "stilettos." And if it is not narrowed enough, then they will turn out to be simply oval. Then polish the nail plate and you can make an interesting nail design.
Work with extended nail plates
How to make almond shape nails on extended plates? For this, it is worth using nail files with a tougher surface. You need to work with such nails in the same way as with natural nail plates. But nippers for artificial plates do not use.
Which design fits
Almond-shaped long nails do not look vulgar, but refined and elegant. Therefore, in a manicure it is important to emphasize their femininity, softness and smoothness of lines. With bright colors, you need to be careful so that the design does not turn out vulgar.
An ideal option for manicure on almond shaped nails is a jacket or moon design. The Chinese painting will look original and elegant. You can decorate the almond-shaped nails with rhinestones, it will also look beautiful.
How to make french manicure
French can be made using stencils or draw with a thin brush. You can also purchase a special set to create a French manicure. In the classic version, pale pink and white are used.
- Apply a base coat to your nails. Top with a background varnish.
- When the varnish dries, stick a stencil to paint over the protruding edge of the nail plate with white.
- Apply a top coat over the manicure.
Fashion trend is a bright jacket. For a background covering you can use a varnish of bright color, and draw a line of a "smile" in white or another shade. You can highlight one or a pair of nails with a beautiful pattern.
Ombre
Almond shape design variant - gradient or ombre. Its feature is a smooth transition between shades. You can use varnishes of different colors, as well as shades of the same gamut. This will make the gradient even smoother and the color saturated. If you want to make the nails visually longer, then darker shades are placed at the base of the plate.
- Apply a base coat to your nails.
- Cover the nail with several shades of varnish that you will use for the gradient.
- Apply these shades on a piece of sponge and transfer the gradient to the plate with soft patting movements. Apply a top coat over the gradient.
You can apply a coating with glitter or shimmer to make the manicure even more spectacular.
Moon manicure
In this manicure, not the protruding tip of the nail, but the area of the hole is highlighted. The classic version of this design is a red background coating, and the hole is left transparent. You can use other combinations of shades, decorate the area of the hole with a pattern or highlight with rhinestones.
To create a moon manicure, you can use a stencil or a thin brush. But such a design should not be done to the owners of short nails, because it will visually make them even shorter. Moon manicure looks elegant and stylish.
The almond-shaped form of nails is classic, it goes well with any style, you can make it on nails of any length. You can make any manicure, it will look beautiful and spectacular. The main thing is that the manicure is done carefully, and the nails have the same length and shape. Then your nails emphasize the beauty and well-groomed hands.