Delicate pink polish has always been, is and will be the main favorite among women of different ages. It makes women’s hands even more graceful and sensual, does not oblige them in choosing clothes, and when looking at it, the mood becomes more playful. There are so many soft pink shades, and you can create even more successful color combinations with them! We have prepared for you dozens of the most beautiful designs in a soft pink palette.
Anyone who wants brightness, and not just nude tones, should check out the examples of work on the pink manicure page. The resource page presents more than 100 options for ideas for pink tones. Here you can find a suitable option for any special event, as well as for every day.
Benefits of soft pink color
The color pink symbolizes spiritual joy and optimism, innocence and fidelity, the need to love and be loved. For many women, pink is their favorite color. And if its shades in the wardrobe are not appropriate for every situation, then for a manicure pink color will be universal, one might say a “neutral” option. This manicure is not flashy, it will not attract undue attention to your hands.
Pink manicure adds femininity and sophistication to the look. But this is not the only advantage of nail design in romantic colors. The advantages of this manicure also include:
- durability: soft pink gel polish is close to the natural shade of the nail plates, so when the nail grows, the border of the coating will not stand out much and correction can be done a week later;
- versatility: the design will suit any clothing style, situation and image;
- applicability for any age: delicate pink shades can be used for children's manicure, and for young girls, and for older women;
- variety of shades: you can choose the color of gel polish to suit every taste;
- compatibility with other shades of varnish and decor: cold-colored coatings perfectly complement gray, blue, light blue, silver, and for warm pink tones gold, lilac, coral, pearl will be a harmonious complement;
- Can be used for nails of any shape and length: pink looks equally beautiful on both long and short nails; in the second case, the nail plates visually look longer.
Pink color is not considered seasonal, that is, it can be safely used as the main color for manicure at any time of the year. But for greater effectiveness, it is worth choosing the right shades of pink; for example, in the winter months it is better to give preference to cool pink gel polishes with a grayish undertone. In design they can be combined with white, silver, black.
Pink manicure 2022
Undoubtedly, the color pink has a fairly wide range of shades, which allows you to experiment with design in every possible way. This year, soft pink tones are especially relevant, emphasizing the sophistication of the image. They are often combined with other pastel shades, as well as white. This combination always looks stylish and romantic. Therefore, you can often see a manicure of this type on a bride.
To make a brighter, richer nail art, you should choose the appropriate shades of varnish. It can be classic pink or fuchsia. They are combined mainly with black, purple and blue. A good alternative would be yellow, gray, blue and other shades. It is also worth noting that it looks great with a gold or silver finish. This combination turns out to be brighter and more festive.
Popular shades
There are 168 shades of pink in the color palette. These are warm and cold, light and dark shades, with orange, red, purple, brown, gray, blue undertones. Pink color can be very diverse. Among soft pink shades, the most popular are:
- creamy pink – light, with a lilac undertone;
- the color of the pink cloud is a romantic, light pink;
- pearl – with a purple tint, light shade;
- the color of lilac chalk is a pale lilac, warm shade;
- Tropical peach color is a warm, joyful shade;
- potpourri - with a lilac undertone, light;
- Creole pink – with a gray undertone, cool shade.
In a manicure, you can use either one shade of soft pink or combine several beautiful colors. A delicate design can be achieved using gel polishes of soft lilac and light pink colors.
Pink velvet
Matte pink manicure is another luxurious pink nail art idea for 2022. The versatility of the matte top gel allows girls with any nail shape to choose this color. It is not at all affected by the shape of your nails, so feel free to choose a matte, pink manicure and you will be pleased with the final result.
Designs for different shapes
Pink gel polish looks equally advantageous on nails of any shape. But the shape of the nail plates sets the character of the manicure. With a soft oval the design looks more gentle, with a square it looks more strict. In order to emphasize the shape of the nails, you can use decor in nail art. The most beautiful designs in pink tones on nails of different shapes are collected below.
For short
The shorter the nails, the lighter shades on them look more advantageous. They visually lengthen the nail plates and make them wider. If your nails are very short, feel free to use light pink and soft lilac shades. Try to give preference to decor in light colors: pearls, white foil, silver sparkles. It is recommended to place the designs on the nails vertically; this will also visually lengthen them.
On the almonds
The almond shape is considered one of the most popular in recent years. On almond-shaped nails, pink shades of gel polishes look cute and gentle. This manicure adds romance to a girl’s image. Even long, sharp nails will look less vulgar if they are covered with pink gel polish, and almond nails with a soft lilac finish will look very delicate and feminine.
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Square shape
Square nails with pink gel polish look especially stylish if you use a matte top coat. To emphasize the shape, you can use geometric patterns, ribbons, square and rectangular stones, hexagons, and triangular rhinestones in your design. On square nails, a color block design is appropriate.
For long
Long nails with pink gel polish do not look as provocative as those with bright coatings. Lovers of manicures for long nails who do not want to attract too much attention from others should pay attention to the shades of soft pink gel polishes. With them, your hands will look elegant and not vulgar.
Fashionable combinations with different colors
Pink goes well with almost all colors of the main palette, but there are the most successful options.
Black-pink
Black will make the design more strict and clear. It is important to choose the right shade of pink so that the result is not vulgar. Yoghurt, ash and dusty tones are ideal. But neon, purple, berry colors in tandem with black will look ridiculous.
White-pink
White is the second black, it gets along with all colors. The design with white can be anything - French, rhinestones, ombre, the most delicate designs, lace and anything that comes to mind. The “different hands” design or highlighting one or two nails with white on one hand looks great.
Yellow with pink
A complex but effective combination. Choose berry pinks and warm yellows and you'll have the most summery design.
Pink with gold
Gold is always relevant in nail art. It is suitable for highlighting one or two fingers, drawings on a pink base, covering the tip of the nail or the hole. Give up traditional yellow gold, choose “rose gold” - your design will be unusual and fashionable.
Pink with silver
A noble combination for which you need to choose cool, calm shades of rose. Excellent design options - silver gradient, geometric patterns, rubbing.
Gray-pink
An ideal tandem for nail design. Gray is a muted, calm color, which means the tone of the rose should match it - dusty, ash, or with notes of gray or beige.
Pink and blue
For blue, pastels are suitable - pink peach, carnation, dusty, ashen. But berry ones go better with deep blue, ultramarine.
Pink and green
A wonderful spring or summer combination. The design can be anything, but active green should only set off the rose so as not to overload the composition. The greens should be herbal, but muted and calm.
Pink-violet
Two colors close in tone. The palette contains a pink-violet tone. It is recommended to choose a coated, dim violet, combining it with an ashen or dusty rose. Another option is a combination of bright lilac and neon pink. The latter is for bold creative individuals or holiday manicures.
Design Ideas
We have collected bold ideas and stylish new manicures for 2022 for you below. If you are wondering what nail art to do for your next correction, after viewing our selection it will definitely be easier for you to make a choice.
French
Pink gel polish and a white free edge line are a classic combination for a French manicure. A French jacket with a soft lilac base and the line of the free edge a couple of tones brighter will look interesting and not trivial. Oval and almond-shaped nails look beautiful with a smooth, rounded free edge.
If you like sharp nails or a clear square, you can draw the tips of your nails in a V shape. For the smile line, you can use bright shades of gel polishes; such a jacket will turn out to be unusual and original.
Flowers on a pink background
Decorating pink nails with flowers is a win-win option. Floral designs and soft pink gel polish seem to be made for each other. You can decorate one, several or all nails with a design. If the pattern is bright, it is better to choose white gel polish as a base. The design can be applied manually or using a slider design.
If the designs are applied to several nails, it is better to do them in a minimalist style. These can be silhouettes of blossoming flowers or buds, painted with black gel paint and a thin brush. You can complement them with rhinestones, kamifubuki or glitter.
The main nail trend of recent seasons is stamping design. The variety of floral designs on stamping plates is surprising. Lush blossoming peonies, delicate rose buds, thin branches, carved fern leaves - with the help of stamping you can create interesting designs in a matter of minutes. For a pink background, black paint is most often used. When creating a delicate design, it is better to apply the design in white.
Lace
Lace patterns on a soft pink background look especially subtle and delicate. To create them, you can use not only white, but also gray, lilac, and black. A lace design can be created using glitter paint.
To apply it, you can use a stamping plate. Lace can also be painted by hand, with a thin brush and paint. You can also use dots for drawing. The pattern can be placed on the entire surface of the nail plate or only on the tips of the nails. In the first case, it is better to perform the design only on 2 - 3 nails. If the design is applied to the tips, you can decorate all the nails with it.
Ombre
Pink nails with a gradient design look very delicate. Color stretching is done using two shades. One of them is pink, and the second can be either lighter or darker. The most popular combination is pink and white gel polish. If you cover the tip with white, you will get an imitation of a French jacket. When using white gel polish on the main part of the nail plate, you can visually expand it.
If darker colors are used in the design, the manicure will be more contrasting and expressive. As a rule, additional decor is not used in it, since ombre looks self-sufficient.
Matte
A stylish manicure is obtained by covering pink gel polish with a matte top coat. Light pink shades of coatings under a matte top become even more muted, calm and look even more interesting.
With a matte top, various designs turn out beautiful. You can design with a pattern, for example, in an animalistic style. Shiny rhinestones, glitter, and foil look contrasting against a matte background. You can use foil to create a liquid metal design. A “drop of metal” of bronze, gold, silver color will shine beautifully on a pink background. Pink matte nails with this design look very impressive and laconic at the same time.
With foil
With pink gel polish and transfer foil, you can make a quick and beautiful design. It is distinguished by its versatility, as it can be performed on nails of any shape and length. These can be either long sharp nails or miniature marigolds. Foil is easy to use, and designs with it are always bright and festive.
Both gold and silver foil and holographic foil harmonize well with pink gel polish. In addition, you can use non-shiny foil in different shades. Soft pink can be complemented with white, gray, lilac decor. If you cover this design with a matte top, you will get a very stylish manicure.
With rubbing
Rubbing makes it easy to create a festive pink manicure for short nails. It can be distributed only at the ends of the nails or cover 1 - 2 nails completely. Pearl powder goes beautifully with soft pink gel polish, and silver and holographic rubbing goes well with more intense pink shades. The photo below shows interesting designs with rubbing.
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Cobweb
Nail artists have learned to create complex and very neat designs using spider web gel. These can be geometric patterns, delicate patterns of thin lines. “Gossamer” can be not only black and white, but also with glitter and color. On pink gel polish you can draw contrasting expressive designs with a black “web” or create delicate patterns with white spider gel.
Geometry
Designs in the geometry style are laconic. They are characterized by clear lines, the use of a minimal amount of decor and several colors of coatings. With soft pink coatings, white and black are most often used to create designs.
You can draw lines, dots, triangles, zigzags on one or two nails. The geometric design in the negative space style looks interesting. Individual areas on the nails are left transparent and outlined with thin lines, and the rest of the nail plate is covered with pink gel polish.
Lunar
Moon manicure has a discreet but unusual look. The holes can be left transparent or filled with any shade of gel polish. On pink nails you can draw holes with silver or golden glitter. In combination with pink, white holes look beautiful.
Knitted patterns
During the winter months, the knitted sweater design becomes very popular. It is done using acrylic powder. A special feature of the design is its volume. Braids, weaves and zigzags not only look voluminous, but also feel like that. The knitted design is especially beautiful in calm shades, such as pink, creamy lilac, and lilac.
With rhinestones
Pink nails with rhinestones are a wedding classic and one of the most popular designs for proms. This manicure looks gentle and sophisticated, goes well with evening dresses, and adds romance to a woman’s look. Designs with rhinestones can be made with sparkles, foil, ribbons. The shiny decor complements the shine of the stones well.
White and pink color
Pink color forms a delicate combination with white. A beautiful manicure can be obtained by applying the coatings alternately. Try adding rhinestones or sparkles to your design. Another interesting idea is to mix white and pink gel polish on the nail, creating beautiful stains. You can fill the holes of 2 - 3 nails with glitter, coated with white varnish, and leave the rest pink without design.
Black and pink manicure
Black drawings look very expressive against a pink background. If a soft pink gel polish is used for the background, it is better to make drawings using thin lines, without complicating them. For example, a design with pink gel polish and a neat miniature heart drawn with a thin brush on the nail of the ring finger looks cute.
Black lettering on a pink background looks beautiful. It is recommended to perform this pink manicure on long nails. Geometric patterns on soft pink gel polish are especially expressive.
Beige with pink
The latest season's trend is almond-shaped nails with pink-beige gel polish. If you cover this design with a matte top, you will get a simple, but at the same time incredibly stylish manicure. Beige and pink can also be mixed to create gradient transitions.
Gold with pink varnish
Warm pink shades will beautifully complement the gold decor. This could be a design with glitter, with foil, with stripes of different thicknesses, rhinestones or kamifubuki. Gold decor gives the manicure a festive look.
Combination with yellow or orange
Do you think combining pink with yellow and orange would only come to the minds of brave and active people? Not at all. You can create a calm manicure with these colors, but for this you should choose muted pastel colors. Bleached yellow or light orange pair well with a warm, soft pink shade. As a connecting link to the design, you can add peach-colored decor.
Combination with green or blue
A pink manicure with the addition of blue or green turns out bright and rich. Light pink gel polish can be used as a background for blue and green decor, such as foil or stones. You can add black elements to your design, such as thin lines or dots.
Floristry on pink background
Floral motifs will not leave 2022, allowing you to wear this print for any season of the current year. Floristry will allow you to decorate the plain pink coating of your nails with simple and laconic designs of flower buds.
Create designs not on just one nail, but use the technique of distributing the design, where two or three nails are involved.
Step-by-step execution
Any girl can do a simple and quick soft pink manicure on her own. To do this, it is enough to have pink varnish and transfer foil. Manicure can be done using gel polishes or simple decorative coatings. With a simple varnish, the instructions are as follows:
- cover your nails with pink polish;
- wait until the coating dries and does not “wrinkle” when you touch it with your finger, but still remains a little sticky;
- take white transfer foil;
- Place foil prints on your nails in a chaotic manner;
- Cover your nails with clear varnish to make your manicure last longer.
If you have silver glitter on hand, you can add some shine to your manicure. These can be shiny strokes or dots.
Pink manicure with decor
Decorative details in manicure are used with enviable regularity. This is because they decorate the manicure, making it more noticeable and festive. Rhinestones have been considered the most popular for several years. They are most often applied directly to the drawing, as well as to the smile line or socket. In some cases, they are used to create a thin strip along the nail, which looks very original. The same goes for glitter.
Separately, it is worth noting the foil decor. Prints most often decorate a single-color coating. Because this combination always looks elegant and feminine. In turn, adhesive tape mainly complements the geometric design. Kamifubuki is an ideal decoration for a themed design.
Pink manicure means complete freedom of choice in terms of its design. Show your imagination, use the ideas presented as a template, and then manicure will definitely be fashionable in 2020.
Shades and their capabilities
A neat, elegant manicure in soft pink tones will help emphasize your everyday, office style. This option is also suitable for celebrations, such as weddings, birthdays, and just for every day.
Its separate advantage is that this tone is suitable for women of any age, emphasizing well-groomed hands. If the skin is pale or yellow, then soft pink will naturally hide this small flaw.
The range of powdery tones also visually improves skin color, lengthens fingers, giving nails a natural look and making them look better.
Beige-pink will do a great job of brightening the skin and rejuvenating it. But pale pink counteracts redness on the skin of the hands, visually improving the appearance. Original pink is great for fair skin, and flashy pink will create a positive mood.
It is the flashy, ultra-bright colors that will be especially popular this summer.
Veil
A new technique that is based on the use of translucent pigment. It looks perfect in combination with a pink undertone. Some fashionistas call the veil “tights” because the effect is very similar to the look of nylon tights.
The base is transparent varnish, acrylic paint and pigment. The latter in this case is pink. Some masters manage to use contrasting shades in this technique.
