Any color scheme in a fashionable manicure requires special attention and the right combination. Not only real masters, but also fashionistas who follow annual new products and advice from stylists are inclined to this opinion. Today's theme is a unique and delightful orange manicure. What position does this varnish color take in manicure 2020?
Fashion trends and trends in orange manicure
A large number of shades have an orange varnish color. With their help, unique manicure options are created. This season there are amazing solutions for combining bright colors with completely opposite color schemes. An abundance of combinations of textures and designs have become characteristic of 2022.
Plain
A plain orange manicure can beautifully highlight your individual look. Bright and juicy shades of orange can be suitable for the summer, but more delicate and cold ones for the winter.
Yellow-orange manicure in 2022
We all know that the color orange has a perfect harmony with the yellow tint. Most often they are used when performing ombre. This color combination looks shocking and catchy from the outside. As additional elements, craftsmen apply ornaments in the form of butterflies, lace and flower buds to the nail plate. For those who don’t like drawings, you can decorate your manicure with rhinestones, stripes of glitter or holographic tapes.
#2 Orange manicure with white and rhinestones
White color is often used as a complement to such basic shades of gel polish as red, black, blue, green. White allows you to create visual volume, create drawings, geometry, floristry and other simple patterns.
Orange and white look great in one tandem. The trend is monochromatic nail art with alternate coloring of nails orange and white, gradient design, French manicure and moon manicure. The combination of white and orange looks beautiful in a matte finish. Use pure white for your manicure, not milky. This will allow you to create a spectacular, youthful manicure.
Black and orange manicure is in fashion in 2022
For eccentric and determined girls, there are no barriers in modern fashion. You can even say that it is for these people that the most original and extravagant types of nail designs are first invented. In 2022, stylists tried to use as much orange and black as possible in manicures. The black color of the varnish in this case plays an important role, because it acts as an amplifier of brightness and contrast for the orange varnish. What do you think of this design option? Are there small black polka dots evenly spaced on an orange background or orange holes on a black French manicure?
Orange manicure ideas
With drawings
As for drawings, it is now impossible to single out just one fashion trend.
Everything is in fashion: leaves, flowers, stripes, animals, birds, fruits, lace, etc. The orange design goes well with blue sea patterns, cocktail beach theme, floral and ethnic designs. The photos of an orange manicure published below will clearly demonstrate the variety of options for a now fashionable manicure with a pattern. Abstraction
Monograms and patterns
Ethno
With flowers
Perhaps the most fashionable technique now for painting flowers is watercolor. Special paints are used for it. You can also mix shades on the palette by diluting the gel polish with a top coat or mixing it with gel polishes of other shades. A design with orange flowers will look great on a white background. For express manicure, as mentioned above, you can use dried flowers. Another interesting option could be a flower-shaped glitter design applied to orange nails. To highlight the border, you can use gel polish in a base shade (black or white).
Step-by-step instructions for performing a manicure with orange flowers on nails
With glitter
Sequins and rhinestones are our everything when creating express designs. It is enough to apply a vertical or horizontal silver stripe to the nail to make the design sparkle in a new way. They use glitter to decorate the nail, cover the entire nail, and even use it as a base for designs. The latest trend in nail art is bright designs on glitter. First, the entire nail is covered with a thick layer of glitter. Then a white backing is made for the future pattern. And only then the picture is drawn. It turns out to be a very interesting design. A floral design with orange gel polish will look great on silver glitter.
Matte
Matte textures have recently experienced their second wave of popularity. They are often combined with sand, gold casting, rhinestones, silver stripes on self-adhesive, etc. A manicure with orange gel polish with unpainted areas, the so-called manicure with negative space, looks good. To speed up the process, you can use small self-adhesive stickers in the shape of an animal’s paw, a leaf, a heart, etc.
French
French design in bright colors is perfect for summer. You can use orange gel polish to decorate the free edge or, on the contrary, make a rich design by covering the entire surface with orange, drawing a thin white stripe on the tip. You can also make a gradient jacket, which is now fashionable, in orange using stencils and an airbrush.
With rhinestones
A bright orange manicure does not need to be decorated with anything, it is beautiful and attractive in itself. Unless you glue a thin strip of rhinestones in the form of a hole or a simple pattern. Often the design with rhinestones is made in the form of a wide strip strewn with stones and microbeads on the ring finger. And so that gaps are not visible, the area where the rhinestones will be fixed is first painted with gel polish with glitter or rubbed with a mirror rub.
Ombre
A beautiful gradient for the summer can be created using orange gel polish, combining it with neutral tones: white, beige or light gray. To create a gradient, you can use tools such as air puffing or a grooved gradient brush. Designs with a reverse gradient stripe dusted with shimmering translucent powder are trending, as are any types of geometric designs with an ombre effect.
Rubbing
Orange rub is quite rare in stores. For orange gel polish, pearl or mirror pigment, northern lights rubbing or chafer may be suitable. A translucent rub can be applied to the orange color itself, after first removing the stickiness from the gel polish or top coat, but denser pigments are best used separately, covering individual fingers with them.
cat's eye
A festive manicure or design for the occasion can be done using gel polish with a cat eye effect. You can apply the varnish directly to the nail, but the coating looks brighter and more interesting on a black background. You can add volume and depth to the design using stained glass gel polish, which is matched to the tone of the “cat” and coated on top. It is better to use dark orange stained glass to make the design look more dramatic.
With gold
You can make a golden manicure in different ways. Apply a design with gel paint and stamp foil on it, sprinkle the design with gold powder, use gold kamifubuki or glitter, etc. It is better to choose dark shades of orange gel polish for a gold design, in this case your manicure will look more noble. A beautiful gold design is achieved on a matte surface. You can see a photo of orange nails decorated with gold below.
Geometric
There can also be a lot of options for geometric patterns. Starting from simple stripes on a translucent camouflage base to a combined design with flowers on white and orange stripes. For short nails it is better to use simple designs so as not to overload the design, but on long nails you can complicate the patterns.
Delicate nude
A gentle manicure in orange tones will be appropriate in summer and winter; it is suitable for both a special event and business everyday life. For this option you should choose:
- A combination of bright orange and peach shades
- Various peach tones
- Combination of orange and camouflage varnish
A nude manicure can be varied with a French manicure, moon manicure or delicate painting. A gradient with a transition from beige to bright orange will look original.
Neon manicure
If muted orange shades are a great option for lovers of the classics, then neon tones will be just right for bold fashionistas. They are presented in monochromatic and multi-colored manicures, with stripes and in combination with a calm palette. In general, it is recommended to evaluate the number of additions needed, and optimize the appearance of the nails for the occasion or style.
Gradient
The brightest gradient is made in three cheerful colors: red, yellow and orange. An interesting, but calmer option is obtained from two shades. The accent color here can be orange - use along the tips of the nails. Plus, rhinestones, for example, can complicate the design.
Abstract
These glossy shellac manicures are decorated with pops of milky orange and black and white lines. If you look closely, there is a negative line that runs diagonally across each nail.
With flowers
The flawless almond shape of these nails is just one detail in their design. Yellow-orange polish is the perfect shade for spring. In addition, the flowers replicate all the beautiful plants that begin to bloom in the spring. The yellow-orange center of the flowers will pair beautifully with your other nails.
Graphic
A checkered background and a little orange on top - it's so simple. We're kidding, this nail design requires talent and a steady hand, so you may want to leave it to a professional.
Electrified
If you prefer elongated nails, then this is a great option for you. The color looks like it came straight from a bright sunrise onto your nails.
French
This orange nail design is fantastic. The nails are square in shape. First, a varnish with a pink tint is applied. After drying, tangerine varnish is applied to the tips of the nails.
Nail art
What is the color orange primarily associated with? For some, it resembles a juicy orange fruit with an alluring citrus scent; for others, orange is the personification of a peaceful sunset on the ocean. Draw any designs on your nails, the main thing is that contemplating them gives you pleasure and joy.
In a manicure with oranges, use drops of a transparent top that will convey the freshness of this fruit. More often the orange is depicted in cross-section, which makes the design brighter and fresher for summer.
As for drawings with a sunset, the best addition to such nail art will be palm trees, the seashore and other attributes of a beach holiday. Here black color will come to your rescue, which, as we said above, makes the design much richer and brighter.
With insects and animals
Lovers of cute animals and insects are not deprived of attention. Especially for them, living creatures are painted on their nails in a cartoon or ethnic style. Instead of a picture, you can glue stickers or transfer the picture through a stencil.
With pumpkins
Most people associate orange with autumn. And the symbol of autumn, of course, is the pumpkin. This vegetable looks interesting and unusual on nails. And most importantly, looking at such a manicure, you create a warm, relaxed and slightly playful mood.
In glamorous style
It would seem that glamor had become obsolete back in 2010, but its loyal fans remained. Especially for them, manicurists purchase sparkling rhinestones of various sizes and colors. Glamor classics include bows, hearts, rhinestones and pink shades, but black and orange manicure is also an excellent background for attaching rhinestones, which shine especially under the bright sun.
Excellent orange manicure in matte finish
Most girls simply cannot imagine a manicure without a matte design. After all, it is he who is able to create an incredible and mysterious look, especially for sharp nails. Modern masters are developing more and more manicure ideas with a matte finish every year. In 2022, this decoration technology touched upon the orange shade. A rich and vibrant color is best covered completely with a matte topcoat. But for those who like to experiment, you can simultaneously combine the matte and glossy sheen of the fixative.
#3 Orange manicure with butterfly and rhinestone design
Summer themed designs, such as fruits, floristry, butterflies, etc., are usually placed on an orange background. These designs go especially well with the orange background and the image as a whole. Butterflies on nails are a light and airy pattern that looks stylish in summer looks. From a psychological point of view, butterflies do not mean anything, but at the same time they do not cease to look incredibly gentle and light.
The choice of butterflies as the main pattern is also due to the ease of creating the pattern. Even a novice master who has just begun to master manicure brushes can draw a butterfly. In addition, butterflies are presented in numerous stamping kits. Butterfly wings are the best place to decorate with rhinestones. It is these light wings that are usually decorated with a scattering of small rhinestones, glitter, bouillons and other shiny decor. It is better to place the drawing on 1-2 fingers of the hand with a stretch of several nails. You can see examples of stylish nail art with butterflies in the photo below and in the large photo selection at the end of the review.
Orange jacket with flowers
Floral motifs in white, yellow and blue colors look harmonious and summery in combination with an orange French manicure. These can be large sunflowers, large white flowers or part of them, white neat daisies, fluffy cornflowers. Flowers are painted on the tip of the nail, along the inner line indicating the French, in the middle of the nail, on one or two nail plates.
