Two-tone manicure with gel or regular varnishes became popular due to the simple possibility of combining only two shades. Plain staining looks boring and outdated, and the manicure in question is an actual trend.
This article contains a photo of a two-color manicure and color combinations that look most advantageous. To create a stylish and high-quality manicure, you need to know the compatibility of colors, types of design and how to create it. The article also presents photos of a two-color manicure, step-by-step instructions for its implementation, various types and detailed explanations of the combinations of shades.
Color combination
Shades of varnishes should be combined, and the texture of the coatings should complement each other. In a two-tone manicure, the combination of shades is the most important. There are several different types: contrasting, related-contrasting, related, monochrome.
- Monochrome view. This is a combination of shades of the same color (located in the same color range). One of the simplest and most harmonious.
- Contrasting view. The colors in Itten's color wheel are opposite each other.
- Related contrasting look. Shades are united by the same color, but they are located opposite (in one half of the color wheel).
- Related view. The colors of this type are in one quarter of the color circle, they are in harmony due to the fact that they are located next to each other.
Absolutely all colors are combined with white and black, the combination of white with blue, black and red looks the most harmonious. In a two-tone manicure, they often use the neighborhood of beige and burgundy colors, gray in color with various pastel shades. Any color looks good with golden or silver varnish. Saturated colors of berry shades are combined with light muffled ones, such as milky white, lavender, apricot. Soft pink can be complemented with sky blue, coral or light green.
Warm colors (with a mixture of yellow) are combined only with warm, and cold (with a mixture of blue) - exclusively with cold.
Two-tone manicure ideas
Unusual and creative manicure gives originality to the image as a whole. Over time, the technique of applying varnish, creating an unusual pattern is improved. Manicurists come up with the latest ways to decorate nails, a special design.
- A type of manicure is popular, where on each hand one or several fingers are painted in a contrasting color, relative to the main one. The ring and middle fingers are more often isolated.
- Multi-colored jacket. This type of French manicure differs from the classic one in a more diverse and non-standard color scheme, as well as decor.
- Ombre. This name is a manicure with a two-color gradient. It is based on a smooth transition of nail polishes from one shade to another, while blurry fuzzy borders between shades remain.
Two-color gradient
The gradient for a two-color manicure is of different types. Here are a few options:
- a fuzzy transition of two similar tones from light to dark and vice versa (for example, from blue to blue);
- a blurry transition from bright to white;
- smooth transition of two completely contrasting colors (for example, from red to green).
French manicure
This type of two-tone manicure is combined with any way, absolutely any type of clothing, accessories and shoes. The technique for performing such nail art is many, some more complicated and others easier. It may have a special design, complemented by complex details. But with all this, he remains one of the classic types of manicure.
French - two-tone gel manicure. To create a French manicure at home with gel coatings, you need a UV or LED lamp.
- To begin with, the nail plate is sanded with buff, degreased with a liquid to remove the sticky layer. All this will ensure good adhesion of the varnish to the nail plate, remove excess moisture and dust particles.
- A thin layer of nails is covered with a base, dried. Drying time for different lamps is different. So, they dry for 2 minutes under a UV lamp, and about 20-30 seconds under a LED lamp.
- Then the sticky layer is removed and colored varnish is applied. Light pink, beige or transparent are more suitable for a jacket. It should be remembered that when applying varnish you can not go beyond the cuticle. The first layer is dried and stained with a second.
- After the second layer has dried, the tips of the nails are covered with white varnish - a horizontal concave line, taking into account the shape of the nails and fingers. This coating is also dried, and then a second layer is applied in the same way. The last layer of white varnish is dried under a lamp.
- At the end, the top is applied, dried, and the sticky layer is removed.
Moon manicure
This two-color manicure technique is similar to a reverse jacket, since the base of the nail is painted in a semicircle, and not its free edge. Using two contrasting color tones, you can create interesting options for a moon manicure. In the performance, it is much more complicated than the service jacket, but it also looks quite impressive.
With decor
Manicure with geometric patterns. Among the many different patterns, it is easy to choose anything: horizontal or vertical stripes, geometric patterns, diagonals, dividing the nail into several parts, and much more.
A popular acrylic molding is done in order to achieve a voluminous decor. This type of design is currently the most complex and expensive. It looks gorgeous with proper execution. Most often these are laconic flowers, roses, leaves, some fruits, lace, and other interesting patterns.
Accent design
Manicure with an emphasis on one nail. The accent can be created with gold or silver varnish with sparkles, make a chic modeling with acrylic on it, stick rhinestones, draw a picture or just paint it in a contrasting color. Adding a rhinestone will emphasize the elegance of manicure and give a special charm to the whole image. Floral and animal prints look cute, especially in the warm season, because such drawings look very bold even on one nail. The actual classic jacket can also be accented with geometric patterns.
Current trends
Fashionable manicure implies a creative approach, which means that even extraordinary solutions look spectacular. Design with a gradient, French and moon manicure, nail art with patterns, acrylic sculpting and drawings, with rhinestones and stickers are relevant for today. Manicure with gel polish and shellac is becoming more and more popular. Very often, minimalist drawings and patterns are used in manicure. Delicate and concise manicure can be original due to the original acrylic sculpting.
How to do two-tone manicure at home
Gorgeous manicure can be done on both long and short nails of an oval or square shape. If you know how to correctly combine the shades of colors and apply varnish, there will be no difficulties in the process of manicure. To decorate the nails, it is better to first present the design or create a sketch of the picture.
An integral part of a successful manicure done on your own is a good fantasy. It is not necessary to purchase a lot of bottles with varnishes, expensive tools and brushes. It is enough just to understand the process of work, its competent implementation and mood.
There are varnishes that themselves look self-sufficient, and they do not need any design. This is a chameleon varnish (it changes color depending on temperature), shocking neon, craquelure (small cracks appear after drying) and sugar varnishes, which form a rough texture resembling velvet.
Mirror rubbing creates a smooth foil effect on the nails, a sparkling effect or overflow from one color to another. The rub is applied to the nail with the applicator for shadows covered with base, varnish and top.
Fashionable ombre is also made at home. To do this, use an ordinary sponge, mixing varnishes on it so that a transition from one color to another is obtained. Then it is firmly applied to the nail and pressed. The gradient can only be fixed with the top.
How to make a water manicure at home? First of all, cover the skin around the cuticle with a fat cream. In a convenient container with warm water add a drop of colored varnish.
After a drop of varnish spreads over the surface of the water, forming a circle, they drip another, but of a different color. Toothpick neatly draw patterns. Then the finger is dipped in water so that the varnish with the pattern carefully pick up on the nail. In the end, it remains only to consolidate the result, covering the nails with the top.
You can try at home to do the usual manicure, red nail varnish on the middle and index fingers, and the rest - black.