Strokes on nails: new designs
The design trend of “flowing on nails” does not lose ground, regardless of the season. When nails turn into an artistic palette, onto which strokes are randomly applied. Not only neutral and pastel shades are used, but also bright colors. Don't forget about acid stains. An interesting addition to the manicure can be a drawing using the stroke technique, glossy decor, or a matte top.
Lecture 2. “Rainbow”
You will need: base coat, 3-4 multi-colored varnishes, silver varnish, fixative.
Step-by-step scheme:
- After applying the top coat to the nails, cover them with any varnish at a distance of 2 mm from the cuticle and wait until dry.
- Apply another color at a distance of 5 mm, and do the same with all other shades.
- Take a thin brush and draw silver lines where the shades meet.
- Apply sealer.
How to combine with different colors
In the “Brushstroke” manicure technique, you can use varnishes or gel paints of any color. But manicurists recommend combining three or four colors of varnish in a design. Also, one color should be bright or contrasting, and the remaining colors of varnishes or gel polishes should be selected in the same color scheme.
You can apply strokes parallel to each other on all the nails or arrange them randomly. Here everything will depend on your mood or the wishes of the manicurist.
If you want something brighter, you can cover all your nails with red, white, black or neon paint and apply bright brushes on top. For example, you can apply neon and crimson strokes to white nails. Or neon nails can be diluted with bright red and crimson strokes. But, in the case of such contrasting combinations, it is better to use strokes of no more than two colors.
The strokes look very gentle in combination with a nude manicure or with negative space. If you make the strokes brighter, you can safely go to the party. And if you make them in pastel colors, you can go to the office or on a date with complete peace of mind.
Brush care
After we have told you what and what a manicure brush is for, let's talk about care.
Proper care is important when using any tool. Manicure brushes are no exception. The service life of your brushes directly depends on how you properly care for them. It is under no circumstances recommended to use manicure tools for anything else. Nail design only. Otherwise, sudden hair loss will begin.
Do not keep the manicure brush under water for too long. This deforms the original appearance of its pile shape.
If this happens, we recommend holding the tool under hot water for several minutes. This will help restore the original look.
To avoid the varnish drying on the bristles, the brush should be washed immediately after use. If the varnish dries, you will need acetone to remove it, which has a detrimental effect on the fibers.
Do not expose brush bristles to hot air from a hair dryer.
Before placing brushes in a special storage box, they must be thoroughly dried.
Combining the Brush Strokes Design with Other Types of Nail Designs
Very interesting combinations can be obtained by combining drawing using the “Brushstrokes” technique with some other types and techniques of drawing. This way you can get an even more unique pattern on your nails. Let's look at some of them.
Minimalist brush strokes
If you prefer a light and laconic manicure without frills in design, then “Brushstrokes” in the “minimal” style is what you need. For example, you could apply a light base to all your nails and add a couple of sharp, subtle strokes on one or two nails.
An excellent choice would be a milky manicure with small, laconic pastel pink or light heavenly strokes. Natural beige nails with short strokes of pale mint will also look good.
Strokes in combination with French
Touches in combination with a French jacket look unusual and stylish. For example, you can decorate the tips of your nails with polish of different colors, stylized as a French style. If these colors are on the tips of light shades, it will seem that you have wings and that you are as airy as a bird. With such a jacket you get a very gentle and romantic look.
Or you can create a more elegant look with a jacket and brush strokes. For example, if you add vertical black strokes on several nails to any classic French jacket. The main thing here is not to overdo it with the number of strokes; it is better to do a vertical stroke on two or three nails. Otherwise, the image may be overloaded.
Combination with Abstract Design
Abstract nail design is an equally effective and popular design technique. Often a manicure combines different techniques to create something new, unique and one step ahead of the competition. You can also use this technique and get your own unique pattern on your nails.
For example, if the strokes are made more chaotic or blurry and different lines, dots, spots, pieces of film are added to them, from the “Brushstrokes” drawing you will get an abstract drawing.
Acrylic brushes
Most often used for nail extensions. They are designed to help create the necessary bend and to model the shape.
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These brushes have a special bristle rigidity. It is very elastic and, when pressed, easily returns to its original form. The tip of this brush is very convenient for applying powder, creating a cuticle line.
How to match the Brush Strokes design to the length and shape of your nails
For those with short nails, a minimalist design with brush strokes will work best. That is, the shorter the nails, the fewer strokes there should be on the nails. Otherwise, you risk shortening your nails even more.
Girls with long nails can safely combine brushstroke designs with French, moon and abstract designs. You can also decorate your nails with foil or stickers, or add glitter.
Brush Strokes design is suitable for oval, square and almond shaped nails. This is a very versatile type of nail design.
Brush stroke design on short nails
If you decide to paint brush strokes on short nails, we recommend sticking to maximum brevity. It is the latter that will make your manicure more harmonious, discreet and elegant. Don't go overboard with the techniques or decorating options here. In most cases, to get chic nail art, you just need to play with the color of the strokes, their shape and their number.
Girls can always switch to maximum brightness, which will add mood to any manicure. But older women are advised to pay attention to more pastel shades that will gracefully emphasize your status.
The most successful option for decorating a nail design with brush strokes is glitter or foil. When used in small quantities, they can make a manicure more interesting, lively and elegant. As with long nails, do not forget about the negative technique, which will highlight the beauty of your nails.
Brush stroke design on long nails
If you want your nails to look truly stylish and beautiful, brush stroke designs will come to your aid. Here you can not limit yourself to one technique and feel free to use in manicure, for example, brush strokes + French, brush strokes + shadows, brush strokes + geometry. Decor in the form of sparkles, rhinestones or glitter will look no less original in such a manicure. Also, do not deny yourself the brightness, which can be maximally manifested in brush strokes.
You can do a manicure with brush strokes both in a monochrome manicure and in the Feng Shui style. An equally interesting option can be achieved in combination with the bare nail technique, which will add special vulnerability and sophistication to your hand. Don't forget about the best variations when creating a manicure. Brush strokes will look interesting with a glossy top, but you can get a more dramatic look by switching to a matte one.
Type of brushes
A huge assortment of manicure tools is available in almost all cosmetic boutiques. They are sold individually or as a set.
Sets most often include all the necessary brushes designed to perform various tasks. Each brush has its own purpose.
A dotted or thin brush is used when fine details need to be applied. She draws patterns well. With such a thin manicure brush, you can also apply rhinestones or glitter quite easily.
A petal brush is needed for applying simple strokes and glitter. This tool has a flatter shape, unlike a point tool, and it also has a special corner.
You will need a fan brush for manicure when applying abstractions and landscapes. She can blend shades very well. It has a semicircle shape, which makes it quite easy to apply glitter.
Using a dagger-shaped brush, complex three-dimensional drawings can be easily created. The tool has a flat, beveled end that allows you to pick up several polishes.
A wide brush is necessary when you want to completely cover the surface of the nail with varnish.
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A tool that has a short pile at the end is most often used to draw curls of various shapes, as well as leaves.
The hair is available in piles of various lengths. With its help, more complex patterns are created: ornaments, animal drawings, straight lines.
You can easily notice the visual difference in the shapes and sizes of the bristles of each of the above tools in any photo of manicure brushes.
Manicure design “strokes on nails”
Abstract design “strokes on nails”
Abstraction on nails will look no less impressive in the design. For example, in the style of black and white minimalism. And also blot vertical stripes on a milky basis in combination with the potal, dots, and thin lines of decorative “cobweb” paint. In terms of creating nail designs, manicure fashion offers complete freedom, this is not categorical. Imagination and abstraction.
Abstraction in the wet
To get a beautiful abstract manicure, you should use the following technique - painting with wet varnish. This method is based on applying a pattern with a needle, thin brush or dots to paint that has not had time to dry. The abstraction on the nails is reminiscent of water manicure models.
French colored strokes
An incredibly beautiful variation of the French manicure, where the tips of the nails are decorated with white strokes in combination with sparkles and rhinestones. This festive design looks spectacular in a bride’s manicure for the New Year. And it’s hard to ignore a French jacket in pastel colors, ideal for the spring-summer season. When choosing an original French manicure for the autumn-winter season, do not forget about fashionable gray shades with the design of snow-white “sugar strokes” interspersed with sparkles or foil.
Geometry and design “strokes on nails”
Another manicure trick for lovers of the classic style is a combination of geometry and brush strokes. You can combine these styles with clear and matte finishes on all your nails. Or selectively apply geometric elements and strokes to individual fingers. And as a result - a unique beauty design.
Nail design strokes with foil
This manicure idea, like using foil in a design, will appeal to any girl.
Silver and gold foil, reminiscent of noble metal, does not lose its relevance. They look elegant and natural, which is important this season. You can also choose warm pastel colors such as lilac, blush, peach or baby pink.
The advantage of this manicure is its versatility, because it goes harmoniously with any look. Rich dark shades of blue, green, cherry and plum look no less bright and interesting. It's perfect for a party.
To create abstract foil prints, you need to adhere to the following operating principle:
- a classic manicure is performed;
- primer and color coating are applied;
- the nail plate is smeared with glue, but not the entire surface, but its individual parts;
- the film is applied, pressed and abruptly torn off;
- a beautiful imprint remains on the surface of the nail;
- all excess film is carefully removed with tweezers;
- The result is a beautiful abstract design, which is secured with colorless varnish.
You can also make prints directly on the base or gel polish if they have a good sticky layer.
Light touches of nail polish and small sparkly accents are increasingly included in the best designs.
- Give free rein to your imagination, create a three-dimensional design,
- decorate the manicure with rubbing,
- sheet,
- rhinestones,
- glitter
- glossy paint "spider web"
- or crystal chips.
Because such bright decor looks very trendy in combination with strokes on the nails.
Colored strokes on nails
What do you think about surprise nails? For example, in the form of multi-colored acrylic strokes on a bright green background? Or gel polish, stamp mascara on clear varnish? If you like to combine different colors, design techniques, and even combine incongruous things, then now is the time to do a manicure with colorful strokes.
Bright manicure with strokes
You can combine bright colors. Or carefully select two adjacent shades from the same palette, such as red. Or paint neon patterns with neutral-toned brush strokes and a camouflage pattern. Add a drop of gold. And a chic bright manicure is ready.
Manicure “strokes with drawings”
Applying nail polish using varnishes, textured gel paste and other decorative materials allows you to make an excellent design as original and fast as possible. As a result, new ideas from leading masters are filled with manicure ideas with designs in different colors. Flowers, butterflies and three-dimensional drawings will look especially fashionable using the brush stroke technique. And a combination of brush strokes with sliders, with spray painting techniques.
Artistic brush strokes
New manicures with abstraction have not ignored such techniques as brush strokes. This is one of the easiest ways to create a unique and original pattern on your nails. The most important thing is to choose the right shades of paint so that they fit perfectly and create a unique combination. Don’t be afraid of playing with colors and bold experiments, because this is the main rule for getting a beautiful nail design.
Autumn manicure “strokes on nails”
The autumn palette is always replenished with different shades of red, mustard, brown, and blue. And often with gold jewelry. The design is as in the photo, a couple of fingers are completely in autumn shades, and the rest are made on a camouflage “nail stripe” basis. It looks very light and elegant.
French colored strokes
An incredibly beautiful variation of the French manicure, where the tips of the nails are decorated with white strokes in combination with sparkles and rhinestones. This festive design looks spectacular in a bride’s manicure for the New Year. And it’s hard to ignore a pastel-colored jacket, ideal for the spring-summer season. When choosing an original French manicure for the autumn-winter season, do not forget about fashionable gray shades with the design of snow-white “sugar strokes”, interspersed with sparkles or foil.
New photos of manicure “strokes on nails”
Holes in a new way
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Classic transparent holes in the style of Dita Von Teese have a clear graphic edge in the shape of a semicircle. If you are bored with the classics, but like the idea, take a closer look at the “torn” line of the hole. If you decorate its edge with gold leaf, a la a baguette frame, it will turn out very beautiful, expensive and noble.
A new and fashionable trend in manicure “different hands”
Manicure masters surprise again and explode this year with an unusual solution. For example, where one hand is made in one style, and the second in a completely different one. This type of manicure will make your nails unique and unique. Today’s selection contains super-fashionable solutions for you with new ideas for a beautiful manicure.
More shine to the god of shine!
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Sparkles and sequins are back in trend. This has been visible since the fall, when shimmer timidly stepped onto our nails. Now he also invited his closest friends: the effect of crumpled foil, holographic sequins of different sizes, mixing different types of sparkles - all this joyfully sparkles and shimmers, hinting at the approaching New Year. It’s too early to cover yourself in glitter from head to toe, but an elegant strip of shiny gel polish, framed by a cobweb or clear thin lines, on a matte or glossy nude is just it.
And if you’re already in the New Year’s mood, take a look at the article: Trendy manicure for the New Year: 8 ideas for beautiful design.
Immortal classic “double French”
- Whatever your look, such a manicure will always look appropriate in any situation.
- French manicure gives you a lot of room for experimentation.
- Choose any finish from glossy to matte.
- The double French manicure combines the “smile zone” and the hole at the base of the nail, allowing you to make your manicure sophisticated and incredibly feminine.
Everyday manicure made using stamping technique
Drawings on nails have always been a painstaking, long and careful technique, but stamping has come to replace it, which saves you from the long wait for the desired result. Why stamping is convenient - a girl doesn’t have to go to a nail salon for the service and can do it at home.
After all, stamping is just transferring a finished design from a stencil onto your nails using stamps. The next step is yours, choose any designs to your taste and enjoy the beauty. In 2022, stencils with comics and geometry are trending.
Bright manicure using a new nail technique using bold inscriptions
Do you want to attract attention? Turn to provocative and bold inscriptions on nails. Do them in bright or neutral colors. We will offer several options to lift your mood and those around you. “There is happiness”, “Go beyond”, “Everything will work out”, “Dreams come true” - such slogans inspire and motivate.
Unusual interpretations of marble manicure
Marble manicure is a perfect design in itself. It will absolutely suit any look. Use your imagination and create different variations using foil, slider designs, glitter or rhinestones.
