Gray color is one of the most popular in manicure. It is universal: it can be combined with any colors and such a manicure will look beautiful and stylish. Gray color looks noble, restrained and elegant. It can be chosen for the design of nails of any length and combined with any style.
Shade combinations
Gray manicure can be done using other colors to make it look even more impressive.
- White color is a classic combination. The manicure is gentle and sophisticated. This combination looks especially beautiful in a “knitted” manicure.
- Pink is also one of the popular combinations. The design is feminine and elegant, these two colors complement each other perfectly, and the manicure looks aesthetically pleasing.
- Black is also a classic combination in nail design. But it should not be selected for light and romantic dresses, because these two colors belong to dark shades. The black-gray combination is most often done using the ombre and veil techniques.
- Silver and gold - adding these shades makes gray color more vivid and effective, and manicure - more festive.
- Bright colors on a gray background look even brighter, which makes the manicure more original. To make the design elegant, it is best to choose a minimalist style.
The combination of colors in gray manicure allows you to make the design more vivid and effective. But it is important that other shades emphasize the beauty and depth of the main shade. Then the design will be harmonious. The gray color for manicure for short nails needs to choose dark shades - they will look neat. You can decorate them with a simple pattern. But on long nails, lighter shades of gray will look good.
Elegant French
French is now fashionable to do not only in its classic version, but also in other colors. For a gray jacket, black or silver color is ideal - the manicure will turn out to be graceful and elegant:
- Use gray as the background. You can also prefer a combination of different textures. Therefore, use a matte finish for the background.
- Draw a thin line of "smile" with black glossy varnish - this is ideal for short nails.
This gray manicure is perfect for everyday and classic style. He does not look defiant, but restrained and stylish.
Add sparkle
A gray manicure will look more festive if you add rhinestones or sparkles. The nails will have a beautiful flicker, similar to the sparkle of precious stones:
- For background coverage, use gray.
- Apply sparkles at the base of the nail plate. To do this, use a coating with silver glitter or shimmer. You will get a beautiful ombre effect.
Such a manicure looks impressive and feminine, and the sparkles make the gray color more vibrant and deep.
Marble design
Marble design can be done in several ways. For this you can use a special varnish. This is the easiest way to get a beautiful marble design.
You can use water technology. Only for this you need to gently mix the desired shades to get a similar pattern. To do this, you will need white, dark gray, light gray and black shades. Use a thin brush or toothpick to mix them together to create a marble design.
Masters can draw such patterns on the nails with a thin brush. But for this you need to have artistic skills. You can make such a design on all nails or only on a few. And on others, make a plain coating of a calm shade. You can decorate your nails with a strip of gold foil to make the manicure look even more stylish.
Laconic design
Gray manicure can be supplemented with a simple, but neatly made picture. You can use bright colors as well as black or white. For this manicure you will need a matte varnish:
- On several nails, make a dark gray background, and on others, make it lighter or pastel.
- On one fingernail with a thin brush with black glossy varnish, draw a thin stalk and leaves.
This gray manicure looks elegant, it can be combined with any style. A laconic drawing emphasizes the nobility of this shade.
Lace design
A manicure in gray-pink color is as popular as in combination with black and white. In modern nail design, you can use various additional decor or interesting textures. For example, "velvet sand":
- On some nails, make a gray background coating, and on others - soft pink. Sprinkle “velvet sand” on top of one fingernail with soft pink color.
- Against a similar background, use a thin brush to draw gray lace patterns. On top you can sprinkle them with friable spangles or "velvet sand".
- You can decorate the base of one of the nails with a small amount of rhinestones.
The result was a luxurious gray-pink manicure, and "velvet sand" adds a nice texture to the picture. This design goes well with evening dresses.
Ice kingdom
Gray color in manicure is most often chosen for the cold season. But to make the design not too gloomy and boring, it is complemented by other shades. A beautiful manicure can be done with the addition of white and a small amount of sparkles and rhinestones:
- Use gray as the background.
- With a thin brush from the base of the nail plate, draw white stripes to the middle of the nail.
- Apply a shimmer coating over these lines.
You have a beautiful gray manicure that looks stylish and elegant.
Reviews
Everyone who is interested in fashion trends in nail design does not consider the graphite shade too boring and unsuitable for a bright nail design. Girls like gray because of its versatility: it can be combined with other shades and styles. And to make the design more spectacular, it is complemented with rhinestones or a pattern. Fashionable women prefer to adorn the dark gray manicure with golden or silver sequins. This design looks very elegant and spectacular. But all the girls believe that a beautiful manicure is one that is done carefully.