A wedding is an important event in the life of every girl, so preparation for it — the choice of dress, hairstyle, and the organization of a holiday — begins long before the celebration itself.
Traditionally, the focus is on the bride's dress, as a symbol of purity and tenderness. But do not forget about the details. One of these details is the bride's manicure, with the right choice of which the image of the bride will look complete and harmonious.
Wedding Manicure Tips
The first thing you need to pay attention to when choosing a wedding manicure is the shape of the nails. Square and pointed nails are no longer in vogue, today soft rounded shapes are in trend.
Ideal wedding manicure will look on the nails oval and almond shape.
Naturalness and naturalness are the main requirements of the upcoming season, so designers advise using those forms in which the free edge does not exceed 0.3-0.5 cm.
Speaking of the color palette, gentle pastel colors are the undoubted favorite here.At the same time, the classic white and beige color can be diversified with more vivid shades - peach, pink, sand, mint, light blue, etc.
Themed weddings, where the decor of the room and the elements of clothing of the bride and groom are selected in a single color scheme, not uncommon.
For example, if the wedding is framed in blue, the newlyweds' attire should contain elements of blue - a belt, tie, etc. The bride's manicure should match the chosen color of the wedding.
Decorating nails with decorative elements - rhinestones, acrylic powder, voluminous details - certainly applies to wedding manicure. We will discuss this topic in more detail below.
French Wedding Manicure 2018
French jacket - a traditional favorite wedding manicure. Such a manicure will be appropriate in any wedding image.
The color scheme of the French manicure is in perfect harmony with the wedding dress of the bride.
Wedding manicure is still slightly different from everyday. Give a touch of solemnity and elegance will allow delicate pastel colors - pink, beige, milky.
The latest trend of French wedding manicure is a negative space when the nail plate is covered with colorless varnish and the “smile” is made in soothing light shades.
To give a special charm to the master can experiment with the shape of "smile" - give it unusual lines, move it vertically or tilt relative to the top.
French wedding manicure does not do without decor. You can decorate it like all fingers, or you can choose 1-2 accent nails and decorate them with rhinestones, geometric patterns, abstract monograms.
Traditionally, French wedding manicure is performed in nude tones with a predominance of white colors, but if the bridal gown contains bright details, they can also contrast with the design of nails.
Lunar wedding manicure 2018
The main emphasis in the moon manicure is on the hole of the nail, and not on the tip, as in the French manicure. In addition, the moon manicure looks great on short nails, visually lengthening them.
On this, perhaps, the differences end. In the lunar manicure also used pastel nude-tone, which can be easily combined with elements of decor.
Clear lines of the nail can be replaced by different glitters or patterns.
In this case, it is not necessary to decorate all the nails. Highlight, for example, the ring finger, which will be wearing a wedding ring.
The unpainted hole variant is often used in the design of a wedding moon manicure.
Wedding manicure Ombre
Graduated manicure or manicure Ombre differs smooth transition from one color to another.
Classic manicure Ombre contains a combination of 2 shades. Regarding the wedding manicure it can be gentle colors - milky blue and white, pale pink and white, mint and white, etc.
But the combination of 3 similar shades will look even more expressive and festive.
Wedding manicure Ombre looks great on both short and long nails.
Lace Wedding Manicure 2018
Lace manicure to match the wedding dress of the bride is the epitome of femininity and sensitivity. That is why the manicure with lace is more and more often seen on the nails of brides.
Openwork manicure is preferable to use on medium and long nails, on short nails curls lace will not be noticeable.
Experienced nail masters draw their own lace, some make real masterpieces of artistic painting. Using thin brushes, acrylic paints or varnishes of other colors, they create the intricacies of openwork colors and abstract lines.
Some craftsmen use pieces of real lace. Manicure looks particularly impressive with the use of material for finishing the wedding dress of the bride. The result of such a manicure is amazing, a peculiar 3D effect is obtained.
To facilitate the creation of openwork manicure, you can use special stickers with a ready-made pattern.
Whichever way you create a wedding manicure with lace you choose, remember moderation. Too ornate drawing looks pretentious, losing its charm.
Rhinestones, bouillons, sparkles
Not a single wedding manicure is complete without additional jewelry, since their choice is so great that it will be difficult to stop on a particular one.
For decorating a French or lunar wedding manicure, crystal, glass or plastic rhinestones are used. Crystal crystals, Swarovski crystals look much more spectacular than ordinary ones, but they are more expensive.
Choose the size of rhinestones based on the size of the nail. Do not use too many small crystals on short nails. It is better to refuse large rhinestones on small nails too.
The color of the pebbles is selected individually, based on the overall color scheme of the wedding, but transparent white rhinestones are most often used.
With the help of a pebble, you can select the edges of the nail for a French jacket or a radical hole for a moon manicure, create thematic figures - a heart, bows and even a monogram.
Bulkone is a new trend in nail design. They are small balls for nail design and are designed to create a 3D effect on everyday and wedding manicure.
The color spectrum of the bouillons is striking, the bright calling tones of which are used for summer and spring manicure. For wedding decoration it is better to use pastel-colored bouillons.
Broths of various colors can create thematic patterns on the nails - flowers, heart, lace.
Unlike lace design, bouillons look better on short nails, which is very convenient for a wedding celebration.
Glitter is quite versatile decor element. Applicable to wedding manicure glitter can be used for coloring the root hole or individual elements of the decor of the nail.
The color of the sparkles can be any - from white to bright green. The main condition - a combination with the rest of the details of the wedding image.
As you can see, there are a lot of techniques for decorating nails for weddings, jewelry and ideas of their combination. Undoubtedly, every girl will be able to choose the design of the nails for the most important day in her life.
