Before choosing a design for a wide nail plate, pay attention to its color, shape and length. Sometimes even long but wide nails do not look very aesthetically pleasing, so a manicure can either correct the situation or make it worse. One option is to have your nails extended, but this is a decision that is made individually - many girls prefer naturalness. Let's consider designs that are suitable in this case.
What to do if your nails are wide
It is a common misconception that only a long manicure looks impressive and sexy. Those with short nails should not be upset! Among the huge variety of current designs, choosing a design that makes your fingers cute and attractive will not be difficult.
It’s not difficult to transform a large, wide plate, add beauty and neatness to it, the main thing is to choose the most suitable length, shape and color of the coating. Harmonious design will help emphasize the natural beauty and well-groomed hands.
Oval shape
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Oval is a classic manicure shape that is more relevant today than ever. It visually narrows wide nail plates and emphasizes the beauty of naturally perfect nails. This form also allows you to hide any imperfections.
Long oval nails are the only shape on which even the brightest varnish and the boldest design do not look provocative.
How to visually narrow your nails
One of the easiest ways to visually narrow wide, short nails is to cover the middle with dark varnish, leaving unpainted stripes on the left and right. This is an effective technique to lengthen the nail, making it thin and graceful.
An equally effective method to radically transform very wide nails is to paint the edges with a deep, rich color, and, on the contrary, leave the center light (milky, creamy, coffee). Natural, translucent shades will give your hands well-groomed, and a flat and wide manicure will not attract too much attention.
When developing beautiful manicure designs for wide nails, it is recommended to actively use the trendy trend of simple geometric designs. A couple of thin vertical lines of a contrasting color will transform the created art beyond recognition.
Nail shape for wide nail plate
A wide plate has many advantages: it is easier to process, giving it the desired shape, and when choosing a design, the scope for creativity is almost unlimited.
The most suitable option, of course, would be a round or smoothly rounded shape. The round edges will be appreciated by girls leading an active lifestyle - they are not easy to break, and they will not interfere with doing what you love.
It would seem that a square and even more so sharp manicure would be too rough, but there are exceptions here too. Wide square nails are made very short - this technique will make the hands well-groomed and neat. It is not at all difficult to give the plate a square shape - the free edges are trimmed in a straight line, and the sides are trimmed with a nail file.
Length of manicure with wide nail plate
With a wide plate, a long manicure may look unsightly, but short nails will be just right! It is worth trying to grow the edges of your nails at least a little so that they protrude a couple of millimeters - extremely short, bitten ends will only worsen the picture.
When choosing the optimal length for a flat plate, you should take into account its thickness: the thinner it is, the shorter the free edge - this will prevent delamination and brittleness of the nail. It is necessary to carefully examine the inside of the plate - sometimes the skin under it thickens and it is strictly not recommended to injure this place, which will also affect the length of the nail.
Advice! You can “lengthen” the nail a little by completely removing the cuticle at the base.
Colors and decor for wide fingernails
The color of the coating can play a decisive role, visually making the fingertips small and graceful. As already mentioned, on hands with wide nails, a manicure in dark colors looks great - black, blue, purple, burgundy or green polish with shimmer is ideal. The use of unobtrusive decor is not excluded - small rhinestones and metal foil, unusual special effects such as “cat's eye”, ombre, marble or matte coating.
For short nails, a good solution would be a single-color pink polish; at the same time, an unobtrusive design is applied to one nail. A non-standard plate is not at all a reason to abandon color experiments. Several shades can be successfully combined in one design. A short manicure ideally combines gray and pink polish, blue and purple, blue and white. If you want something bright, you should pay attention to the colorful tandem of turquoise or yellow and pink. In order not to overdo it, it is enough to highlight one or two fingers in a contrasting color.
When choosing decor, it is recommended to avoid certain techniques that will further enlarge the plate:
- when we are talking about a design consisting of small details (flowers, specks), the design will be trendy if you decorate only one finger with a print;
- Wide horizontal stripes are strictly contraindicated - they will visually “cut off” a short nail. And any transverse lines are used exclusively in a French or moon manicure;
- the design, made in flashy neon colors, is more suitable for teenagers - it looks out of place on the hands of an adult girl.
Attention! A rich red tone is not the prerogative of exclusively graceful thin fingers - with careful application of varnish and the correct form, this shade can be safely used by those with a wide nail plate.
Color palette
In the design of wide plates, the color of the varnish plays an important role. As we have already found out, it is better to choose dark shades, as they visually narrow and lengthen the nail. But design in light shades is also acceptable if their purpose is to accent or block. They must be combined with other colors.
The color of the varnish plays an important role in the design of wide plates.
It is better to choose dark shades, as they visually narrow and lengthen the nail
It is also acceptable to design in light shades if their purpose is to accent or block
Options for successful color schemes for wide nails:
- A solid pink finish with an accent on one nail. It can be any drawing. Pointed images, such as a star, look beautiful.
A solid pink finish with an accent on one nail. It can be any drawing
- You can cover your nails with different varnishes. Pink and gray, blue and purple, white and blue are harmoniously combined. Select two fingers on one hand and one on the other so as not to overdo it.
You can cover your nails with different polishes
- The red color visually lengthens the nail plate. Take this fact into account and feel free to cover all your nails with it. On the nameless one, you can depict white or pink monograms decorated with 1-2 rhinestones on top of the base.
The red color visually lengthens the nail plate. Take this fact into account and feel free to cover all your nails with it.
- Black nail polish is trending. Therefore, go for a black manicure, decorated with rhinestones on some nail plates. One stone per nail is enough for a neat accent.
Black nail polish is trending
Get a chic black manicure
- If you prefer bright colors, combine pink and turquoise on different nails. In this case, additional decorations look heavy.
- The combination of yellow and pink looks beautiful on wide nails. This manicure is suitable for romantic young ladies. Decorate your ring finger nail with a small bow.
- French is considered a universal manicure and wide nails are no exception. Experiment with bright colors. Replace classic white with pink. Decorate your ring finger with a sticker or design with delicate motifs.
French is considered a universal manicure and wide nails are no exception.
- The combination of black and white is recognized as a classic. This trend can also be seen in manicure. Leave the dark shade for the base, and use the white as an accent. You can make a photo design on it. A black and white miniature photo of celebrities looks interesting. Here the choice depends on your mood. It could be Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin and even Adolf Hitler.
The combination of black and white is recognized as a classic.
When choosing the color of your manicure, consider the color of your accessories. Clothes don't have to match, but shoes or a handbag look great if they match your nails.
When choosing the color of your manicure, consider the color of your accessories.
Advice! Take care not only of your nails, but also of the skin of your hands. If it is soft, moisturized and not damaged, the manicure looks twice as beautiful.
Manicure ideas for wide nails
There are many original nail designs that can decorate short nails; it is only important to follow simple rules when choosing a suitable design:
- drawings should be placed in the center - this will distract attention from the width of the plate. There is no need to overuse large prints - it is better to limit yourself to fine, elegant painting;
- using two different varnishes on one nail, you need to separate the tones strictly vertically;
- even on a large plate you can draw a cosmic gradient, in which a light shade at the base smoothly flows to a darker tip;
- another spectacular technique is ombre, made with glitter varnish;
- Animal prints do not go out of fashion - it is better to decorate the ends with them, leaving the base transparent or plain;
- Geometric patterns and warm “knitted” patterns look especially stylish and relevant; it is better to give preference to small elements – diamonds, circles and zigzags;
- Large squares and triangles in this case will further highlight the natural shape of the nail.
For short nails, the negative space design, which is fashionable this season, is also suitable, with which part of the plate is decorated, visually “stretching” it.
Basic rules and design features
The development of modern nail art creates a lot of options for decorating wide nails for every taste. In addition, there is much more room for imagination when creating a manicure for wide nails than for narrow ones. However, certain techniques should still be avoided so that the plate does not become visually wider.
- Care should be taken when choosing prints. It is permissible to focus attention on only one nail. If a small floral pattern decorates all ten plates, the print will turn from a stylish decoration into a crude craft by an inept designer.
- You should always avoid using any horizontal lines, because they visually cut the nail, which, of course, makes it wider.
- Dark shades of varnish successfully hide excessive width and insufficient length, while bright acid colors simultaneously expose all the shortcomings of the natural forms of the plates and demonstrate the immature teenage tastes of their owner.
Features of extensions for wide nails
Gel coating helps solve many cosmetic problems. Professionally applied shellac on wide and short nails will “build up” the missing millimeters and visually improve the appearance of the plate. In addition, shellac does not flake or break - unlike your own manicure.
Proper application of gel polish on short wide nails will make your dreams of a pointed or almond-shaped manicure come true if you correctly calculate all the distances and proportions during the extension process. The protruding edges of the plate must be harmoniously combined with the shape of the nail bed, otherwise the result obtained will bring outright disappointment instead of joy.
How to choose a manicure
The selection of manicure depends primarily on the shape, color and length of the nails. Based on these parameters, the master selects suitable nail design options and coordinates them with the client. In recent years, fashion trends give preference to natural beauty, which means that extended nail plates are no longer relevant.
Wide nails are not as inferior in appearance to long and narrow nails as they might seem at first glance. The positive aspects of such a structure should also be considered. For example, any specialist will say that it is best to work with this form. Many girls consider wide and short nails a real problem, but an experienced master can easily solve it by offering several win-win design options.
Photo of manicure for wide nails
As you can see in the photo, on wide nails a classic French manicure looks appropriate and elegant. As on nails of any other shape and length, the jacket can be made multi-colored, complemented with interesting designs and unusual decorative elements.
The design looks original, in which the smile line is drawn diagonally - such nail art on a flat plate looks fresh and incredibly stylish.
In the photo gallery below there are a lot of beautiful, fashionable, extraordinary designs - you just want to put them into practice as soon as possible!
Secrets from stylists
Sometimes the following little trick is used to visually lengthen it: the master paints with dark varnish only the central part along the entire length of the plate, but does not touch the edges at all. Interestingly, you can dilute the excessive width of the nail in a completely reverse way, when the varnish is applied only to the edges, and the central part remains completely untouched or painted in a different contrasting shade.
All experienced professionals in the salon have this and other useful knowledge about manicure techniques for wide nails. For every girl there will certainly be several dozen of the most suitable options for the design and design of the plates, from which all that remains is to choose the one you like.
