Transparent manicure with a pattern on short nails. Manicure for very short nails with gel polish, shellac

04.03.2020

Good afternoon. We continue to paint our nails using a variety of techniques, achieving stunningly spectacular ones. And today I decided to talk about SHORT NAILS. About what kind of manicure can be done for people who don’t like (or can’t afford) long nails . I love short nails myself- this is convenient when you spend all day clicking on the keyboard... or fiddling with a child. A I want to have a beautiful manicure, despite the short length of my nails. And for this purpose, I made a selection of manicure ideas for short nails - especially for everyone who also loves it when it’s both COMFORTABLE and BEAUTIFUL. And you will learn about how interesting it is to choose the color and style of nails to match your clothes from the article There is also a similar article where a manicure in an autumn style is matched to your autumn wardrobe.

Also on our website there are many other articles on beautiful manicures at home.

And in this article I collected many, many manicure ideas for short nails. I described almost all existing techniques in this one article. As many as 27 manicure techniques– will give you a whole sea of ideas and make you thirsty do it right now.

So - let's start charging with ideas and creating beauty.

French manicure

for short nails.

Black French stripes on a manicure look very beautiful. Especially in combination with juicy or pale pink. We are used to white stripes of French manicure on short nails. But black glossy stripes also look impressive.

A complex French manicure with an outline along the edge of the entire nail is a special type of nail art.

MATTE short manicure.

The varnish has a non-reflective matte texture - it looks like cast porcelain on the nails. The nails turn out delicate, with a diffused shine of a pale color. A very sophisticated effect. Short nails are ideal for any matte manicure designs.

Matte varnish can be combined with glossy varnish (as in the photo below) - the base is matte, and the pattern is glossy regular varnish.

GRADIENT manicure

on short nails.

This ombre technique looks very impressive - and can be done at home in 30 minutes. Or rather, the technique itself is done in 10 minutes - and another 20 minutes are spent on cleansing the messy cuticle and the edges of the skin around the nail.

I told you everything about the technique of creating gradient nails in the article

These ombre nails can be created by choosing a polish color that matches your favorite earrings or handbag.

TRIANGULAR tape technique

for manicure of short nails.

A very beautiful and easy manicure for short nails is to work with ordinary stationery tape, from which we cut out ordinary triangles.

In the photo below we see how such a manicure can be combined with clothes. In a special article you will find a selection of ideas where the nail design matches the selected set of clothes.

In the photo below, I showed how such an adhesive tape process for creating a triangular manicure could approximately look like. You can cut out any teeth and figures on the tape and get different designs.

Short manicure

in PIN-UP style.

Frivolous design, bright pure colors like from a box of pencils, stripes, polka dots, sequins, flowers. The pin-up style is at the peak of its popularity. Make your nails in pit-up style, paint pineapples and logos on them, glue studs and combine them with the same style of clothing. Beautiful and clear manicure for short nails. Suitable for everyone young and fast in life.

Volumetric patterns

on a short manicure.

The voluminous patterns on nails that are fashionable this season look very elegant and luxurious. Curls are made from nail materials with a thick texture. Complemented with the same convex rhinestones.

You can sprinkle nail glitter on top of fresh thick curls. This will add additional volume and interesting texture to the manicure. On short nails, as you can see, there is enough space for such a technique.

STRIPS AND HATCHING

on short nail manicure

Looks very nice on short nails torn stripes. The design of the strokes can be anything - the main thing is that it is a strip... and how irregular its shape is does not matter.

METAL STRIP TECHNIQUE

on a short manicure

This technique is visually similar to the previous one - but here you can buy special metal strips- which are carefully glued to the nails - the excess edges of the strips are carefully cut off with a blade - then everything is covered with transparent varnish.

NARROW TAPE Technique

on short nails.

These smooth or chaotic stripes can be obtained on short nails using the technique of narrow adhesive tape for manicure (they are also called adhesive tapes for a manicure). Everything is simple here too.

You need thin sticky strips - adhesive tapes for manicure - they are sold in specialized stores (craftsmen cut out such strips themselves from stationery tape).

We paint the nails in the base color (the one that will be visible in the slots). We are waiting for the base layer to dry. We glue strips onto it (so that their tails stick out and you can then pick them up by the tip and remove them).
On top of the pasted strips, apply a different color to the entire nail.
We remove the strips - and we see that from under the new color - in the slots from the removed strips - the first color of the (bottom layer) of varnish is visible.

The idea for such a fashionable manicure can be suggested by your favorite set of clothes you have chosen for this season.

Combined technique

gradient manicure + adhesive tapes.

And if you combine the 2 previous techniques (gradient color transition + adhesive strips) into one manicure process, you can get nails with such an original design.

As you probably already guessed, there are three simple steps.

Paint your nails a base color (the one that will show through the cracks).
Glue narrow strips
Cover the entire nail with a smooth gradient manicure (using a sponge).
We remove the strips and get a nail like this. All that remains is to cover everything with transparent varnish - so that the color becomes rich and bright.

ANOTHER SCOTCH TECHNIQUE

with a short manicure.

Everything is simple here too - you need overlays for French manicure a... which we glue on the tip of the nail (as in a French manicure) - and on the root of the nail plate. We paint the nails one color - glue the strips - cover the nails in a different color - remove the strips and fix everything with colorless varnish. This manicure is called lunar manicure.- because here the emphasis of the design is on the holes of the nails.

MARBLE manicure technique

for short nails.

This technique gives beautiful color shifts on the nails - in the form of uneven striped stains. It is very easy to do these nails at home. A little long - but not difficult.

Here's what you need for such a manicure...

Pour cold water into a bowl.
Open 2-4 jars of varnish. Dip the brush into one jar so that a drop hangs on the brush. Carefully move the brush over a bowl of water and let a drop fall into the water (in the middle of the bowl).
In the water, a drop begins to spread to the sides (like a pancake on a frying pan) - we wait until it spreads.
We take another jar - dip a brush - take a drop and drop it into the center of our spread pancake. And a new drop (of a different color) also begins to spread to the sides.
We repeat this procedure - alternating the colors of varnish several times.
As a result, we get a rainbow pancake - then we use a toothpick to disrupt the even circumference of the rainbow pancake - forcing the stripes of paint to bend their shape.
Carefully immerse one finger in the water of the bowl so that the nail plate gently meets the pancake-varnish film. The film firmly adheres to the nail plate (and the skin around the nail too) - and a pattern of colorful stains is imprinted on the finger.
Without removing your finger from the water, use a cotton swab to push away the excess film (so that when you remove your finger it does not follow). We take out the finger - let it dry - and use a cotton swab with liquid to remove all traces of the marble pattern from the skin and cuticle.

Here you can mix as many colors as you like... and do as many alternating drops as you like... Each time you will get an unpredictable rainbow pattern for your manicure.

This water manicure can be decorated with neat dots to simulate lace on the nails.

DOTS manicure with dots

on short nails

This is a very convenient manicure - especially if you carefully painted your nails an even color - and then left them too dry and ruined the perfect surface. This often happens - there is no time to redo it and you get angry and angry. But you can disguise the defect - with ordinary dots.

And you will get a new stylish manicure - ideal and neat for short nails.

RHINESTONES, SEQUINTS AND STUDTS

in manicure for short nails.

A beautiful manicure can be done with glitter and rhinestones for nails. There is also a sea for imagination.

You can simply buy glosses and varnish of the same tone. And then the glitter will merge with the base varnish.
You can glue white rhinestones onto black polish and create an effective contrast in your manicure.

You can place only one rhinestone at the base of the nail.
You can put round rivets - I imitate the “polka dot” pattern.

Black and white CLASSICS

on a short manicure.

Any idea that I told you today can be done in black and white. Both in the adhesive tape technique and in the technique of a gradient smooth transition of color on short nails. And just look at ideas from life... like these black and white keys or strict collars on a dress.

You can draw black and white LACE... (by the way, if you look closely, you will see that you do not need to draw out curls with a brush.

The entire lace effect is created with SIMPLE DOTS.:

Paint the nail white (one half) and black (the other half).
Then, at the junction of two colors, we place round black drop dots.
Then, when they dry into the middle of the black round dots, we slap smaller white round dots. And around them there is also a chain of small white dots. And that's it - we got lace.

But for the inscription “Love me” you need to fiddle with the brush - this is already difficult and requires iron endurance.

LACE STAMPS

– for manicure on short nails.

Everything is simple here - I need iron stencil stamps. We apply black varnish to them - we remove excess paint with a plate (so that the paint remains only in the pits of the stencil pattern) - then we apply a rubber seal to the stencil - it grabs the paint of the stencil pattern - and we apply the rubber seal to the nail, and it leaves a pattern on the nail . The technique is called STAMPING - you can find out a lot about it on the Internet (and buy any stencil stamps in stores).

Remember when we were kids we did this with embossed patterned button And rubber eraser. Paint was applied to the button - the top excess paint was removed with a rag - the eraser was pressed against the button - and then the eraser was immediately pressed to the paper. The results were beautiful patterns.

Here is a photo taken from my article - where you can see how such a manicure using the lace stamp technique can fit perfectly into your everyday fashionable look.

REAL lace

on a short manicure.

But this lace manicure technique (photo below) is very interesting - here you need to try to cut out pieces from textile lace - ideal for the size of the nail.

And then with the same glue that we glue tips (false nails) we glue these pieces of lace to the nails.

On top you can cover such lace appliqués with colorless varnish in several layers.

Manicure with MESH

on short nails.

This is how it turns out beautifully and neatly. I just want to wear a hat with a veil or a lace dress with tulle.

I described in detail how to do such a manicure with a mesh at home in the article. There, using the example of red nails from the photo, I immediately gave 2 WAYS to make such a mesh on a manicure.

Manicure with flowers

on short nails.

Summer is the best season for floral manicure on short nails. All the lush inflorescences... all the petal lads... with all their stamens and sepals will find their place on your summer manicure.

My favorite nail motif - these are ROSES. Because they are the easiest to draw (photo below).

You plop a drop of one color, plop a drop of a different color next to it, and stir everything around with a toothpick or other sharp object (I stir with a cuticle cutter tooth).

And that’s it... stirring creates streaks that look like rose petals. All that remains is to apply a brush with green varnish here and there to create leaves.

Wildflowers– you can make a clearing of flowers (as in the photo below on the left) – this can be done very simply using the DOTS dots manicure technique. When we poke the spots of the petals with a dotting stick or a round ballpoint pen, and when they dry, we draw the points of the flower cores. And then we add a couple of green strokes to indicate the leaves.

Or you can use wide strokes to depict half a flower on the nail (as in the right photo below).

Tulips and lilacs- you can come up with clear graphic designs. Or you can create the effect of oil painting - when the colors are blurry and careless, like in the canvases of great artists, like in the photo of lilacs below.

This manicure is suitable for the summer and spring seasons.

And in winter, you can create frosty patterns, cold and snowflakes on short nails.

Winter manicure

on short nails.

Blue, silver and white shades of polish are suitable for creating winter designs for short nails. you can paint your nails metallic blue with greenish tints and then paint beautiful patterns with white varnish, like on frozen glass. You can paint blue and turquoise ice stains on a white background of short nails. You can draw a snowman, a penguin, a polar bear in a scarf on your nails and make snowflakes out of rhinestones.

I described even more options for how to draw winter on a manicure in the article.

PEACOCK FEATHERS – an elegant manicure for short nails.

A very beautiful theme for drawing on short nails. Moreover, drawing a feather is quite simple. You can find many peacock manicure designs on the Internet and implement any of them on your nails, even short ones. This is an easy manicure for short nails.

You will find more options with a manicure that creates a fashionable uniform image along with a set of clothes in the article

Nautical theme - on short nails.

Manicure in a sailor, nautical theme - with anchors, ropes, steering wheel... Ideal for vest dresses... so popular in every beach season.

Or a beach-resort manicure theme - with sun loungers, sea waves, shells and flip-flops forgotten on the shore. Moreover, it is so convenient to have a short summer manicure on vacation.

EDITABLE theme for manicure of short nails.

There is a lot of delicious food in the world. Delicate cakes, chocolate-covered strawberries, juicy watermelon - any tasty treat can give impetus to your imagination. Here are some edible manicure ideas for short nails.

Your children will be delighted with such a tasty manicure... This is exactly the situation when you want to chew not only your own nails... but also other people's.))).

CUTE ANIMALS

on short nails.

And continuing the theme close to children's drawings - I give ideas for depicting your favorite pets.

Firstly, cats - they are the cutest - and it’s enough to draw them simply - simple ears, simple eyes and whiskers. And then, by analogy, other pets from those who live in a house or in a shed.

SPLASHES and PRINTS

on manicure of short nails.

You can make the wrong chaotic coloring on your nails. To do this, there are at least 2 simple ways to manicure short nails.

First method (photo with turquoise-black manicure)- look like this. Apply a turquoise layer of varnish to the nails and wait until it dries completely. Next, tear off a piece of food-grade thin plastic film and crumple it into a lump. We dip it in a drop of black varnish and press it onto the surface of a piece of paper to blot off the excess. And after that we apply it to the nail. Remove any traces of nail polish on the skin and cuticles with a cotton swab dipped in nail polish remover.

The second method (pictured with white and multi-colored nails)- even simpler. We cover the nails with white varnish. Then we make the brush orange - we plop an orange drop on the nail - and smear it on the sides with a toothpick. Then you can poke it with a smeared toothpick - leaving many small fingerprints on the nail. And then we repeat the same procedure with other colors of varnish. At the end we cover the entire surface with colorless varnish.

Manicure using the CRACKLE technique

for short nails.

This manicure is very fashionable now. And the main thing for him is that he doesn’t have to try... or train his hand... or waste a lot of time. Everything is done in a few seconds.

It's simple - buy LAC-PYTHON(it is also called crackle varnish).

First, cover the nails with one base color - the one that will show through in the cracks - and let this layer dry.
Then we apply python crackle varnish on top - immediately after application (right before your eyes) it begins to scatter into cracks.
All that remains is to apply a transparent layer of varnish over the crackle cracks - this is mandatory. Because only with the top transparent varnish does the crackle layer begin to shine and become rich in color (the crackle layer itself is dull and matte).

And it’s also important to remember that you CAN’T Apply a crackle layer on an under-dried layer of base varnish. Because on liquid varnish, python varnish - creeping into cracks, pulls the liquid base with it - and it also moves apart, exposing the bare nail underneath.

BLOCKS and PAW TRACES

manicure on short nails.

This manicure “Blot” is also very easy to implement. Place a large drop of varnish on the nail. And along the edges around it we make several smaller round droplets. Next, take a toothpick and draw rays from a large drop to small drops - connecting the scattering of drops into a single radiant blot.

Manicure “Traces”- looks like a combination of a large semicircular heel and four toe spots around it.

LEOPARD Spots

on a short manicure of nails.

This is also simple - this is such a beautiful manicure for short nails.

Such spots are easy to draw.

First, paint your nails one color (this will be the background).
Then, when this layer has dried, we apply uneven spots on it - of different sizes - almost round in shape.
When they are dry, take black varnish and a thinner brush. And with black varnish around the spots we draw semicircular stripes, as if hugging these spots along the edge. These strips should also be of uneven shape and thickness.

Here are some ideas for manicures for short nails.

As you can see, all the techniques are quite easy to repeat at home. And every day you will be able to bring to life a new short manicure design and surprise others with your creative imagination.

Try, practice, achieve mastery and soon any drawing and any technique will become permanent for you... try to combine both techniques on one manicure... and in the future, perhaps YOU will be the person who will give the world a new manicure technique for short nails.

You will also be interested in a selection of articles where inspiration for an interesting manicure design becomes our favorite dress.

May everything work out for you.

Olga Klishevskaya, especially for the site.

The fashion for the length of natural nails is changing as rapidly as for hairstyles. Many fashionistas first trim the nail plate almost to zero, and then put a lot of effort into growing it. Some professions, due to their characteristics, require only short-cut nails: musicians, cooks, surgeons and nurses, people who constantly work with a keyboard. You can get a manicure on a short nail plate either in a salon or at home.

Features of performing a manicure for short nails at home

Short does not mean unattractive. Short nails have a number of advantages:

long nails break and “cling” much less frequently;
recover much faster than long ones, especially in the winter season;
always have a neat appearance, appropriate for any formal and business event (wedding, business negotiations);
favorably emphasize the advantages of dark varnishes;
do not require painstaking care;
practical at work and at home.

From a financial point of view, short natural nails also benefit from long or extended nails. They do not require regular correction or application of a strengthening coating.

You should not grow your nails if their condition leaves much to be desired (split ends, unevenness, grooves, increased fragility, etc.). Let the nail plate be minimal in length, but healthy, neatly filed and polished.

How to do a manicure on short nails yourself

To perform a manicure on your own for short nails you will need:

manicure set;
remover (cuticle remover);
bath with warm water;
soft towel or disposable paper napkins;
essential oils (lavender, lemon, bergamot, ylang-ylang);
disinfectant (medicinal alcohol, hydrogen peroxide);
cotton pads or tampons;
moisturizing hand cream.

Lavender essential oil softens cuticles, promotes healing of minor damage, strengthens nails

The manicure set should include:

two pairs of scissors (with straight and rounded tips);
wooden spatula;
tweezers or nippers - for trimming manicure;
several files with different grain sizes;
polishing block.

The layer of varnish should be thin but even over the entire surface of the nail.

Features of applying gel polish

Previously, manicures with gel polish could only be done in a salon. Now this procedure can be successfully carried out at home. To do this you need to prepare:

base coating, similar in principle to the base;
top coat (analogous to a fixative);
a primer that ensures the durability of the coating;
colored gel polish;
UV or LED lamp for polymerization (drying) of the gel;
a special liquid that removes the sticky layer.

The thinner each layer, the neater the manicure will look.

Hand preparation is the same as before a regular manicure. The cuticle is removed and the shape and length of the nails are adjusted. When the nail plate is dry, carefully polish the thin top layer with a buff. After this, the nails are thoroughly wiped with a lint-free cloth, removing any remaining dust and sebum.

The sequence of application will be as follows:

Primer in an even thin layer.
The base, which is then dried under a lamp.
The first layer of colored gel polish is applied to the nail plate, and the cut of the nail is “sealed” with it, then dried under a lamp.
Second layer of gel polish followed by drying.
Top coat with lamp drying.

When the top is completely dry, carefully remove the sticky residue with a napkin soaked in liquid.

The accuracy of the manicure depends on the thickness and uniformity of application of the layers of primer, base, gel polish and top coat. The thinner the layers, the more natural the nails look.

Video: step-by-step instructions for applying gel polish

Manicure design options for short nails

All monochrome shades look good on short nails: pastel, neutral, etc. This style of manicure is called nude, since it is as close as possible to the natural skin tone.

In contrast to nude, dark, rich tones look especially good: burgundy, lilac, brown, etc.

As for the original design, there are many options for decorating short nails. The simplest of them are dots of various sizes; they are drawn using a regular needle or a dot (a special stick for nail art with a ball at the end).

It is better to avoid large sparkles, as they visually reduce the size of the nails.

Ethnic style, the ornaments of which resemble the mysterious writings of our ancestors. This pattern looks good on both dark and light backgrounds.

Ageless red. Red tones have a unique feature - they are suitable for all women, regardless of the shape of the nail plate and age. For those who consider bright red too provocative, professionals recommend paying attention to cognac and burgundy. Such tones also look stylish, they will help hide small unevenness of the nail plate.

Colored drawings on a transparent basis. The transparent design with bright patterns looks great on short nails without visually shortening them. Nails are covered with a base, then with a colorless or translucent neutral varnish in 2 layers. After this you can draw flowers. Place 4 dots with a brush, then carefully shape them into petals with a needle and close them in the center. At the convergence point - the “middle” of the flower - carefully place a dot of black varnish and give it a rounded shape. After drying, coat with a fixative.

Sophistication and romance in pink shades. This color is quite whimsical, as is its feminine character. Cool shades, with a lilac-blue tint, will create a feeling of freshness. Warm tones are more relaxed and playful.

Ombre (gradient) – a smooth transition from one color to another. The application technique is complex and time-consuming, but the result is worth it. The manicure turns out to be very original. The skin around the nails is lubricated with a rich cream or oil to soften the cuticle. This will help you easily remove blemishes after finishing your manicure. Then, several shades of varnish are applied in stripes to a piece of foil or other smooth surface - from dark to light or vice versa. The border between shades is mixed using a toothpick or a needle. Immediately dip a foam rubber or nylon sponge into the resulting mixture and “reprint” it onto the nail plate. All nails are decorated in this way. After 5 minutes, until the varnish has completely dried, cover the nails with a fixative, trying to slightly “stretch” the gradient to the cut of each nail to make the transition smooth. Remains of varnish are removed from the nail ridges with a solvent.

Lace stamping - fancy thin patterns. They are applied using special stamps and rubber seals (or a silicone mat).

If it is difficult for you to apply a design on your nails yourself, then you can purchase special stickers. Applying them will take very little time, and in the end you will get a beautiful, bright and neat manicure.

Manicurists warn: short nails are very demanding regarding the length and shape of the cut. All fingers should look the same, the slightest deviation of 1 mm becomes noticeable to the naked eye.

Nails that are short in length require regular cuticle removal. The nail plate grows quickly, and along with it, a strip of thin skin, giving the hands an unkempt appearance. Without a cuticle, the nail looks larger and longer.

Particular attention is paid to the selection of patterns. When choosing an ornament for short nails, several rules apply:

there should be free space on both sides of the pattern;
vertical drawing is better than horizontal;
they try to choose decorative elements that are small or medium in size: one large flower covering almost the entire nail will visually reduce it;
On naturally wide nails, a special technique of applying varnish is used: an unpainted space is left along the edges, using a brush to draw a wide strip from the hole to the cut of the nail plate.

Sometimes the choice of design and color scheme for a manicure is dictated by the shape of the nails. The classic oval goes well with plant and floral motifs, as well as with all light shades of varnish. The laconic rectangular shape requires the use of rich, deep shades of varnish. But complex geometric patterns look great on such nails.

The choice of colors for varnishes is now huge. However, stylish nail art on modest-length nails is limited to only 2-4 shades. If you use more, it will be too much.

Video: nail design at home

You can easily do a manicure for short nails at home. This will require very little time and a minimum of tools. Particular attention is paid to the removal of the cuticle, as well as the length of the nail plate and the shape of the cuts. Short nails are not at all a reason to refuse bold experiments (bright varnish, intricate patterns). With a high-quality manicure, small nails can become a real work of art that fully meets fashion trends. In addition, they are more convenient in work and everyday life than long overhead or extensions. Well-groomed hands with short nails always attract the attention of others.

Manicures for short nails, photos of which you can see in this article, are considered relevant in the coming year. All modern fashionistas know that this year naturalness and naturalness are in fashion, which means that extended long nails have lost their relevance. Short, well-groomed nails are what you need to work on in order to be considered a fashionable, stylish and modern girl.

Manicure for short nails: 6 fashion trends 2017

In this article we will try to post as many photos of manicure 2017 for short nails as possible. Well-groomed hands are the calling card of any woman, and we consider it our duty to talk about how to create trendy and stylish nail art. Let's start the fashion review!

No cat nails!

This year the priority is naturalness and naturalness. And what could look more natural than oval nail shapes?

Color is everything!

It must be said that this year stylists were unable to find a consensus and published a rather controversial list of the most fashionable colors for the spring-summer season. Firstly, beige¸ pastel and delicate shades have been declared an absolute trend, which give a woman elegance, restraint and charm. Now you can make a manicure that will look no less elegant than nail art with bright colors and patterns.

But do not forget that flashy tones are also in fashion, such as blood scarlet, purple, emerald, sophisticated white, orange and many others. Nail art using black polishes will never lose its popularity.

Monochromatic

One of the general trends includes a single-color manicure. It must be done with gel polish or regular polish, observing all the rules of frequency and neatness. Any flaw, for example, an untreated cuticle or an irregular shape, will immediately catch your eye and spoil the aesthetic appeal of the manicure. In the photo you can see how beautiful a shellac manicure looks on short nails. To give it originality, active use of decorations in the form of rhinestones and stones is allowed.

Uniform pattern

This year, beautiful designs in the form of stripes, zigzags, arcs and semi-arcs are relevant. To create beautiful and even lines, craftsmen actively use a device called stamping.

Texture powder

This decoration is especially popular this year. Its use helps create a relief surface on plain nails. Powder can be bought at any cosmetic store. There are options with glitter, they can be used to create evening nail art.

Matte

About six months ago, matte glosses and lipsticks came into fashion. Following this, special tools appeared that made it possible to achieve the same effect when creating a manicure. This nail design looks very stylish and attractive, especially in combination with glossy surfaces. If you create a combination of glossy and matte surfaces, the effect will be simply stunning. Depending on the color, you can create either sexually provocative or discreetly flirtatious nail art.

Fashionable techniques

It is not enough to adhere to the rules in the color and shape of the nail. Nail art should also be properly decorated. Let's move on to a description of current techniques that will be especially popular this year.

Gradient

In the photo you can see how attractive a manicure done with gel on short nails looks. Ombre, or gradient, became known to our fashionistas several years ago, when Hollywood stars began to show hair dyed in this way. Gradually, this technique became firmly established in the methodology for creating beautiful and sophisticated nail art.

The technique is as follows: layers of varnish are applied to the nails in such a way as to create a smooth horizontal transition from one color to another. Moreover, this year it is recommended to use not similar shades, but sharp colors that contrast with each other. You can make a combination of pale and bright - this effect will be especially good for evening outings and special events.

Lace

What associations do you have when you spend a long time looking at a lace dress in a store? Most likely, it awakens notes of warmth, tenderness and coquetry in you. Nowadays, lace has long passed into the category of classics, which means that this pattern will never go out of fashion. Lace on nails is an absolute trend for the coming season. Openwork weaving looks equally elegant on the fingers of women of different ages and nationalities. With such nail art, there is no shame in showing up at a serious gala event, going to a friend’s wedding, or being on a romantic date with the man of your dreams.

Also, lace, due to its lightness and airiness, goes well with a summer wardrobe. And if you transfer the design of the openwork detail of the dress onto your nails, the effect will be simply amazing!

Advice! In order for lace on nails to retain its beauty and natural attractiveness for as long as possible, manicures on short nails must be done with gel polish.

Stylish graphics

Without exaggeration, graphic nail art can be called the most popular this year. And all because this technique has a number of advantages.
For example, we can safely talk about its uniqueness. A large number of geometric shapes with beautiful straight lines creates a unique play of shapes. This manicure can easily be called a masterpiece of art. If you ask a specialist about this question, most likely after half an hour complex and ornate designs will appear on your nails. If you want to realize your fantasies yourself, for the first time you can get by with drawing a chessboard, parallel lines, and zigzags.

Rhinestones

How can you surprise others at a gala evening, when there are a lot of ladies around in elegant dresses and expensive jewelry? Do not know? And we will answer - a stylish and fashionable manicure with rhinestones. On short nails, stones will look amazing. Making jewelry is not as difficult as it seems. It doesn't cost you anything to do this nail art yourself. You just need to buy a set of jewelry in the store, make a monochromatic manicure and glue beautiful rhinestones to the finished design. Nail art can be done before a date, celebration or going to a nightclub.

Advice! Designers recommend making jewelry not on all fingers, but, for example, on the ring and middle fingers. They can be located on the entire surface of the nail, or they can be placed on the lunula. In general, the main thing is to show your imagination.

Elegant French

There are plenty of opportunities to create a stylish French manicure for short nails. Looking through the photos, you can see how diverse the design options are. A beautiful smile can be made both in a classic design and in the form of geometric shapes, such as a triangle or semicircle. A “reverse” smile looks no less impressive when a contrasting line is drawn at the base of the plate. This manicure can be done for going to work, personal meetings with girlfriends and friends, going for walks and going to the cinema. Nail art decorated with rhinestones can also be shown at a special event. In general, the French nail design technique has become the most popular precisely because of its versatility.

Mirror manicure

Here we are not talking about fully formed nails, but only about highlighting certain fingers. If you make a monochromatic manicure and decorate it with mirror or metal elements, the effect will be simply amazing! To create “festive” nail art, you can add a scattering of beautiful stones or rhinestones coated with metal.

Space

If you have not encountered such masterpieces, it will be extremely difficult to tell you in words how magnificent they are. We are attaching a photo to help you. Are you now convinced of the beauty of space manicure for short nails? Here we use varnishes with a three-dimensional image, drawings of distant planets and bright stars that flicker under the rays of light. I must say that it is very difficult for a beginner to perform such nail art - it will require a lot of effort and skills. First, visit a beauty salon, where you can watch a master at work, and then try to bring your ideas to life at home. Stores sell large quantities of varnishes that can convey the depth of space and the brilliance of distant stars.

Let's sum it up

In order to be known as a real fashionista and stylish beauty this year, it is necessary, first of all (we are not talking about hair, coloring, eyelash extensions and other important points), to cut your nails short. The optimal length is considered to be 3-5 millimeters. Short nails are in trend today, so don’t try to extend them and make them unrealistically long.

It is worth paying attention to the shape of your nails. This year, natural oval nails are in high esteem. But there are also exceptions. Sometimes the shape and length of the fingers does not allow making a refined oval, then girls are not forbidden to give them a square shape. But remember, cat’s claws, popular in past seasons, are now considered bad manners.

Since we have decided to summarize the article, it is worth talking about colors. Since naturalness is held in high esteem, a manicure for daily trips to work, shopping or walking around the city must maintain certain tones. The presence of beige, nude, muted mint, pistachio, olive, and peach tones is welcome. In such a palette, even a single-color manicure will look simply stunning. If monotony bothers you, all kinds of decorations in the form of rhinestones, stones or patterns will help to dilute it.

At parties, special events or personal meetings, it is not forbidden to have a bright manicure. This year, scarlet, blue, blue and other flashy tones are especially popular. The only point that you need to pay attention to is the harmonious compatibility with clothes, shoes and accessories.

Some types of manicure for short nails, such as French, can be done at home. But such fashion trends as lace or gradient are best done in beauty salons. An experienced master, if, of course, he has the proper knowledge and skills, is always ready to decorate your fingers with the latest fashion.

Each woman has individual characteristics of the nail plate: it can be elongated, wide, square, large and small. For any type of nail plate, you can choose the optimal manicure. It is not only possible, but also necessary to do a manicure on very short nails in order to ennoble your hands and create a beautiful shape.

To visually correct the appearance of your nails, you need to follow a few simple recommendations:

What colors of nail polish are suitable for very short nails?

Basic Rules:

Types of short nail designs

French for short nails - how to do it

For a French manicure you will need:

Sequencing:

The grown part of the nail plate cannot be less than 3 mm. If it is absent, or is present, but not of sufficient length, then the French manicure will look inharmonious.
The white line at the tips of the nails should not be thick, otherwise it will visually appear that the nail plate is even smaller than it actually is. It is better to make a strip 1.5-2 mm thick.
An interesting solution would be a combination of matte and glossy varnishes. If the tip has a glossy surface and the rest of the nail plate is matte, then the nail will visually lengthen.
Vertical lines on the nails make the nails appear longer.

How to do a manicure with gel polish or shellac on very short nails

A manicure for very short nails can be done not only with simple polish, but also with gel polish. It will give your nails strength, which will allow you to grow your nails to the desired length in the future.

To cover the nail plate with gel polish, you need to purchase:

Stages of manicure with gel polish application:

Give your nails the desired shape.
Soften the cuticle and trim it.
Treat the nail plates with a buff without cutting off their layers.
Wipe the nails of one hand with a degreaser applied to a napkin or cotton pad.
Apply a thin layer of base to the nails of one hand.
Dry the base in a lamp for 1 minute.
Apply a thin layer of colored gel polish to the base. If varnish gets on the skin of your fingers, you can easily remove it with an orange stick.
Dry the colored varnish in a lamp for 30 seconds.
Repeat application and drying of colored gel polish 2-3 times so that the color becomes denser and more saturated.
Cover your nails with top coat. The layer can be made a little thicker to even out the nail plate. If the nails are slightly overgrown, then the end of the nail should also be treated with a top coat. If the nails are very short, then it is better not to apply anything to the end, as there is a risk that the gel polish will end up on the skin, which looks unpresentable.
After covering the nails with top coat, place your hand in the lamp and dry the layers for another 2 minutes.
Rubber tops allow you to finish your manicure after drying your nails. If the top is not rubber, then you need to remove the sticky layer from it. This is done using a degreaser - apply a few drops of the product to a cotton pad or napkin and treat each nail.
After finishing work on one hand, you need to repeat the same thing on the nails of the second hand.

Lunar

For very short nails you can do not only a classic manicure, but also a moon manicure. The design with highlighted holes looks neat and modern. There are several technologies for its creation.

Option #1:

Apply a transparent base to your nails and dry it.
Using a very thin brush, apply the outline of the hole on the nail, closer to the cuticle.
Paint the hole twice, dry each layer.
Paint the rest of the nail with a different color, repeating the procedure twice. Dry each layer.
Cover each nail with top coat, sealing the ends. Dry the top.

The photo shows a lunar manicure for short nails. A good solution for the office.

Option #2:

Apply the base to your nails and dry it.
Cover the nails with gel polish along the entire perimeter in 2-3 layers. Dry each layer well.
On the dried gel polish, use a thin brush to draw the outline of the hole and paint it over so that the color is even, without gaps or transparent areas. Dry your nails.
Cover the coating with topcoat, sealing the ends. Dry your nails in the lamp for 2 minutes.

Option #3:

Moon manicure for very short nails can be supplemented with rhinestones at the base of the nail, white or colored dots that focus attention on the border of the hole and the main part of the nail plate, highlight the hole with glitter varnish or draw it not in a semicircle, but in a triangle.

Velvet

To perform a velvet manicure, you will need powder (flock), which gives the nails a velvety appearance. This coating lasts no more than 2 days, but it looks interesting, so it can be applied before any events.

Subsequence:

Cover the nails with a thin layer of base and dry it in a lamp.
Apply gel polish to the nail plate, the color close to the shade of the flock. Dry the first layer.
Apply the gel polish a second time and sprinkle a thick layer of powder on it.
After the flock has been applied, place your hand in the lamp for 1 minute to dry the coating.
After 60 seconds, remove the hand from the lamp and use a brush to sweep away any remaining flock that has not stuck.

Velvet manicure usually does not require any special additions, especially on short nails, so it is enough to simply cover all the nails with flock in an even layer. An interesting option is a velvet pattern. In this case, it is most convenient to resort to stamping technology.

To do this, after painting the nail in the main color using stamping, apply a design on top with a varnish close in color to the color of velvet sand. While the varnish is wet, flock is sprinkled on top.

Ombre

Ombre manicure is a 2 or 3 color coating, where one color smoothly transitions into another. Colors can be different, it is not necessary to use shades of the same color. To create an ombre effect, you will need a narrow sponge, equal in width to the nail plate.

After treating the nail and covering it with a base, you can start painting:

With dots

For a manicure on very short nails in the form of dots, you will need a tool called dots (dotter). It is a stick with two round tips of different sizes.

To do this manicure, you need:

The points can be located:

at the edge of the nail plate, located more tightly at the free end;
in a checkerboard pattern over the entire surface;
at the cuticle, creating an imitation of a moon manicure;
diagonally.

Matte

A matte manicure for very short nails is as simple as a regular one. To do this, you need to purchase a matte transparent top.

Subsequence:

Cover the nails with a base and place your hand in the lamp for 30-60 seconds.
Apply color to nails in 2-3 layers, dry each layer.
Cover the nails with a matte transparent top, place your hand in the lamp again and wait another 2 minutes.

A matte manicure looks good on short nails:

with a glossy smile done in the same tone;
with velvet sand, pattern or glitter on the ring finger;
with rhinestones at the base of the nail.

With rhinestones

Manicure with rhinestones can be done not only on a single-color coating, but also on a coating with a lunar, French design, ombre and others.

How to do:

Options for placing rhinestones on short nails:

a pyramid on one or more nails;
at the base of the nails;
vertical lines along the axis of the nail;
with highlighting on one nail (nameless) the border of the lunula;
ornament, for example, in the form of a crown or cross.

With glitter

How to do:

Design options:

French Millennium;
ombre with glitter;
combination with matte and glossy varnish of the same color;
complete painting of nails.

Black and white

A classic black and white manicure can be performed in the form of a moonlight, ombre, with dots, a French manicure, with monograms, etc. To perform it, you just need to choose the color that will be taken as the basis - black or white. Black will sound stricter, and white will sound softer.

For drawing, it is convenient to use templates with which you can apply a design in the form of hearts, birds, stars, stripes on a black or white background.

With monograms

A manicure with monograms can be performed on any nail shape, on any background and in any color. Most often, to perform it you need drawing skills or honing your skills.

Peculiarities:

Monograms should be applied with a thin brush. They can be made with both glossy and matte varnishes, as well as varnishes with glitter;
In each case, you need to cover the nail plate with a base, then apply colored gel polish, or you can design it on a transparent coating;
If the monograms are not velvet or matte, then you should cover them with a top coat so that they are fixed for a long time.

With geometric designs

How to do:

Manicure design according to the seasons

Manicures for very short nails vary in color at different times of the year.

Design ideas for short nails

Gentle manicure– can be done in light, flesh-colored shades. Light pink, light peach colors are suitable. To decorate your nails, just paint monograms with a light varnish, apply glitter to 1-2 nails, or glue a few rhinestones. In this case, the manicure will not look flashy.

Easy manicure– done with varnishes of 1-2 shades. The fewer elements there are, the simpler and more concise it will look. You can apply one color to 3 nails - thumb, index finger and little finger. The remaining nails should be painted with a different color. Thanks to this technique, your nails will look stylish, but you won’t have to spend a lot of time and effort on creating a manicure.

Wedding manicure– a French jacket looks great with the addition of monograms.

It is important to pay attention to the fact that the French on short nails should not be wide, and there should not be too many monograms. The design should be harmoniously combined with the design of the rest of the nails.

Any manicure, the design of which is chosen correctly, will look good, even if the varnish is applied to very short nails. To make your nail plate appear longer, you should stick to professional techniques and choose design ideas from photos to see the end result.

Article format: Svetlana Ovsyanikova

Video: Manicure for short nails

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Fashionable manicure ideas for short nails:

Lately, long nails have begun to go out of fashion; more and more girls and women prefer short manicures. It's practical, comfortable and stylish. Short nails can also be decorated with beautiful designs and attractive designs. Of course, the main thing is that your hands and nails are well-groomed and neatly coated with varnish, then a short manicure will look perfect. Today's sitewebsite will show which ones designs can be done on short nails. Our photo selection will not leave any girl indifferent and will allow you to choose a beautiful design option.

When choosing designs for short nails, you should consider some rules:

It is better to build the composition of the picture vertically or diagonally. This clever trick will visually lengthen your nail.
If the nails themselves are wide enough, do not paint the area on the sides of the nails, leave two thin unpainted stripes on the sides. Especially if the varnish is dark in color. This technique will also visually make the nail more elongated.
To make designs on your nails, you should choose 2-3 colors of varnish. This is quite enough to make a design that is harmonious in color.
Drawings can be done on each nail, or focus on one, two or three. Usually, a ring nail or a pair is chosen for decoration - ring and middle, ring and large. The design is also performed on three fingers at once - the thumb, ring and middle.
The finished drawing must be covered with a transparent top coat.
But, there are some nails that have a fairly long nail bed and even if they are cut short, the nail itself looks elongated. In this case, you can choose any pictures and their location.

If your fingers have a short nail bed and your nails look unattractive, you can simply resort to nail extensions. No, it is absolutely not necessary to have long nails. Today, extensions can be done very carefully and naturally, and you can choose an acceptable length for yourself. Also, proper extensions from a competent specialist will help lengthen the nail bed and after removing the artificial nails, your nails will have the desired elongated shape.

Designs on short nails: photo gallery

A short jacket can be decorated with a pattern of small and bright flowers. Choose a shade for such cute flowers according to your mood or a color that harmonizes with clothes and accessories.

Flowers and dots are easily made using dots. Dots is a nail design tool in the form of a brush, but instead of bristles it has a small iron ball at the end. It can easily be replaced with a hairpin, toothpick or ballpoint pen.

Nail foil will help speed up your manicure. It is a ready-made color film with the image of any design.

The pattern on short nails in the form of a leopard print looks beautiful and stylish. This manicure is very easy to do with a thin brush or something else. First, the nails are covered with varnish of the main color. After this, spots of irregular and different shapes are chaotically applied with black varnish. Then, in the center of the large black spots, apply another bright varnish that matches the background color.