Manicure for oval nails

Beautiful manicure is an integral part of the female image. It is not only the color of the coating and design that matters: a lot depends on the choice of the shape of the nails. Today, manicure for oval nails is at the peak of popularity: it is unique and has a number of advantages.

Any manicure begins with the preparation of the nail plate and giving it a beautiful shape. The moderate oval shape of the free edge looks natural and feminine. She is not aggressive, hints at the sophistication and tenderness of female nature. A beautiful oval visually adds length to the nail bed, making it more attractive.

This form of nails allows you to perform any art, show the beauty and well-groomed nails. It does not limit the design and is suitable for both extended and natural nails. The oval and short shape is relevant because it is good for both everyday and chic festive manicure (for a wedding, evening event, party, family holiday, photo shoot, etc.).

The only drawback of a beautiful oval is the vulnerability to mechanical damage, chips, cracks. Unlike straight nails, manicures for oval nails need to be protected from bumps or snags.

Many girls are not indifferent to the oval shape of nails, because it indicates the fragility of nature and allows you to make an impeccable design. This is a classic shape that suits everyone who is tired of straight, excessively long and sharp, as well as short nails.

Manicure for oval nails is suitable:

• owners of thin fingers and an elongated nail bed. In this case, it is enough just to emphasize the natural beauty by trimming the end of the nail, giving it a rounded shape. Masters working in the salon call such nails ideal and do not recommend simplifying their shape with a long length.
• if the fingers are short, and the nail bed itself is wide. It is the oval shape that can visually ennoble the hands by lengthening the nail plates. Such girls should not get carried away with a large length and sharp shape: long nails in this case will look unnatural, resembling extended ones.
• girls who prefer short nails. This visually ennobles the nail bed, corrects the effect of angularity and neglect.

It is generally accepted that, ideally, the shape of the nails is a mirror image of the base. When filing the free edge of the nail, you should pay attention to the hole: it is she who indicates what the oval should be.

Not every girl can afford frequent visits to the salon. To save the budget, and at the same time learn how to make a chic manicure with your own hands at home, you should use the instructions of professional masters. It is simple, consists of the stages of nail preparation, proper coating and decoration of the nail plates.

Before filing your nails, you need to do a manicure with soaking.

Shaping will not do without preparing the nail bed:

• if there are residues from the previous manicure on the nails, they are removed and a salt bath is made;
• after applying a little softening cream to the cuticle, it is removed with tweezers or nail scissors;
• if the length of the nails is different, they need to be trimmed with scissors.

To give the nails an oval shape, you will need a nail file for natural nails. It is placed perpendicular to the end of the nail platinum. Then, the center of the butt and side points are conditionally determined, mirroring the smile zone. The oval shape is modeled on both sides, from the cuticle to the center on each side. The edge is filed with delicate movements in one direction on both sides.

You need to try to keep the number of movements on both sides the same: This will increase the chances of making a symmetrical oval. It is desirable that the number of movements be minimal. It is unacceptable to file nails from side to side and press hard on the file.

If the nail bed itself is oval, shaping it is even easier: you just need to file the free edge. In the case when the nail plates are short, they are initially given a straight shape, and then the end is rounded on both sides at the cuticle.

Having given the nails a beautiful and noble shape, you can proceed to coloring and design.For this, pigments, a base and top coat, a primer, a dehydrator, as well as decor elements (sliders, stamping, rhinestones and glue for them, adhesive tape) are prepared in advance. In addition to a set of nail products, you should take care of the means of removing defects (if the varnish gets on the cuticle). Lint-free wipes and special liquid should be at hand.

The best type of coating today is gel polish. A manicure with it will be quite resistant (two to three weeks) and beautiful. Unlike the usual counterpart, gel polish does not lose color saturation and will be beautiful all the time while it is on the nails. The main thing is to take into account all the nuances of the instructions:

• after giving the nails the same oval shape, they are delicately polished, removing only the gloss and treated with a dehydrator;
• to strengthen thin and weakened nails, a primer is used, distributing it with a thin layer;
• to ensure maximum adhesion of the pigment to the surface of the nail plate, a base is applied;
• for an even and completely dyed layer, the surface of the nail plates is covered with a double layer of pigment;
• if a slider design or stamping is conceived, it is performed after pigmented varnish;
• jewelry is fixed with a top with a sticky layer;
• using lint-free wipes remove residual stickiness;
• if the design involves the use of rhinestones or micro-bissers, they are glued after the top on a special glue.

Oval nails are endless in the flight of fantasy design. Since a monophonic manicure looks boring, accents will be needed. It is not necessary to decorate every nail with them: one or two discreet accents are enough for everyday style. This eliminates the feeling of variegation and routine.

Medium patterns look ideal on oval nails: large ones can sometimes break the harmony of manicure by visually changing the shape. A small drawing that echoes tenderness and femininity will look much more interesting. An excellent solution would be lace applied using stamping.

French manicure is considered the perfect design option for oval nails. Complemented with lace, stickers in the form of butterflies, delicate flowers with rhinestones instead of centers, it will be harmonious and will decorate the wedding look, suitable for the style of a romantic nature. At the same time, the jacket can be not only classic, but also lunar, inverted.

If you make a jacket with camouflage and highlight several nails with sliders with a three-dimensional pattern, you will get a chic manicure in the spirit of fashion trends. To make the look unique, you can decorate the smile with a dark blue color, emphasize it with a silver outline, and make accents with decals with a space theme. Stylish and beautiful!

The original technique of applying contrasting pigments with shading of the transition allows you to create the appearance of a thermal gel polish. To diversify the style, you can add a little shine at the transition points - and this will create a sense of celebration. If you want luxury, then rhinestones will be the best solution. Combining, for example, black, purple and pink in one tone, you can highlight a pair of nails with rhinestones of different sizes and shapes: sparkles and stars are what you need!

Winged insects are the perfect theme for oval nail designs. In addition to colorful pictures, art depicting a fragment of a winglet is relevant today. Coatings with mother-of-pearl, shimmer, glitter and various volumetric effects are useful here.They are better than other analogues, they will convey the feeling of light pollen. Moreover, drawing wings is not difficult: just a few thin lines (veins) with a needle or contour, adding contrast and painting over the free edge of the nail - and a beautiful style is ready.

An interesting design that any girl can do can be created using a special adhesive tape for nails.. It can be an element of decor or its tool, when the ribbon helps to make geometric ornaments of different colors. So, with a shiny adhesive tape, you can highlight the smile zone or visually change its shape.

Despite the apparent angularity, this design is harmonious and perfectly copes with the role of a bright accent, combined at the same time with nails painted with a monochromatic varnish of different colors without decor and highlighted with rhinestone pyramids on a dark background.

The modern choice of nail products is very diverse. In a competitive environment, companies create different products for the perfect manicure. Gel polish remains the king of fashion trends. This type of coating is easy to use, so it allows you to perform a manicure yourself, at home. He has a rich palette of colors and effects.

Today, the focus is on soft and muted colors. Moreover, they can be absolutely any color and saturation. The main rule is the absence of acid and a clean tone. The most chic and fashionable tones are white, cream, shades of powder and nude, as well as pink, lilac, mint and coral tones of the color palette.

The novelties, appreciated by many of the fair sex, include varnishes with the texture of yogurt, stone, chameleon effect, "cat's eye", magnetic coatings.Each of them brings a festive mood to the manicure, is ideal as a background for oval nails and makes a harmonious combination with accents.

Gel polish with the effect of "cat's eye" forms a bright glare on the surface, like a cat's eye. The coating is deep and creates a sense of volume. It is ideal in composing a composition with a plain matte varnish with a bright pattern or art.

Magnetic gel polish is unique in that when a special magnet is presented, it forms interesting patterns in the form of stripes, spirals and different stars. With a skillful approach to the design of such a background, you can make a manicure that will look expensive and luxurious (decorate the rays with rhinestones).

Chameleon or temperature varnish is a godsend for oval nails. However, it looks better on long nail plates, since when the temperature changes, the transition from light to dark on short nails is hardly noticeable. But if you choose a sharp contrast, the transition will be expressive and bright.

As for decor, decals are the most interesting and convenient invention. They eliminate the need for tedious drawing on the nails. And the result always looks like a manicure done in the salon.

Manicure for oval nails is universal and allows you to make any drawings on the nails. The most popular patterns for him are:

• floral and plant motifs;
• Japanese painting;
• lace;
• glamour;
• marine sketches;
• New Year's and Christmas;
• color under the skin of animals;
• butterflies and birds;
• space;
• natural stone.

Performing a beautiful manicure on oval nails, the masters advise to pay attention to several nuances:

• do not be overly zealous in the design of the oval: it should be natural (the sharp edge is devoid of femininity and old-fashioned);
• to give the nails an oval shape, it is precisely a soft file that is needed, since a metal file in the process of filing will violate the integrity of the butt and cause manicure chips;
• do not file your nails more than once a week;
• filing nails while they are wet is unacceptable: this is harmful and can disrupt their structure;
• all gel-based coatings are dried in a special lamp;
• the base and the pigment are applied in a thin layer, otherwise the manicure will not be durable and will begin to chip off within a few days after application;
• the top coat is applied in a dense layer, not forgetting about the treatment of the end of the nail.

In addition to beautiful nails, we must not forget about hand skin care: the attractiveness of a manicure depends on this. It is necessary to regularly nourish the skin of the hands with moisturizing cosmetics: dry skin of the fingers will visually wrinkle the manicure itself. In addition, it is necessary to restore the natural protective layer of nails with strengthening preparations in order to reduce their susceptibility to brittleness.

Knowing the basics and features of manicure for oval nails will help girls look perfect and always be in the spotlight.

How to give an oval shape to the nails, see the following video.