Blue jacket on the nails. Photo of new manicure with a pattern, rhinestones, sparkles, design ideas for spring, winter and summer

All shades of blue in makeup and manicure are a fashion trend this season. French manicure in blue tones is also gaining popularity for nails of different lengths - short, long and especially medium. How to make a fashionable manicure gel varnish, techniques, materials and designs, photos of the best new products of this year - we will consider in the article below.

What look will suit a blue jacket

A blue jacket, made in delicate shades, will suit any festive and everyday look. Brighter shades with blue and turquoise hues require careful look.

All blue varnishes are divided into the following shades:

• milky shades of blue (Dior) are suitable for a delicate casual or wedding jacket, for any outfit and style, except for bright colors;
• blue water color (Rimmel) is suitable for a summer look, both gentle and bright, goes well with summer turquoise, white or bright blue clothes;
• bright blue colorclose to turquoise (L'Etoile) is suitable for bright, bold looks;
• linen color (dark blue, the color of the summer sky) (Guerlain) goes well with denim, leather clothing, lilac tones;
• lavender shades (Vivienne Sabo) are suitable for a romantic look, white, including wedding clothes, blue, pink and lilac tones, as a contrasting combination to bronze, terracotta and chocolate shades;
• dark blueclose to blue with a lot of gray pigments (Chanel) goes well with denim style.

A blue jacket on the nails, as you can see in the photo, is most suitable for the following styles of clothing:

1. Romantic style. An abundance of lilac and pink tones or translucent dresses, blouses, tunics or sundresses made of translucent fabrics combined with tanned skin. Solid materials or small flowers on clothes. A blue jacket in milky, lavender and linen tones suits this style.
2. Denim style - allows you to experiment with different shades of blue, both dark and light. Any blue jacket from classic to multi-color suits him;
3. Sea style. Any version of blue and blue jacket is suitable for contrasting blue and white tones;
   
4. For bright summer clothes of acid tones, except for red;
5. To the brutal style, glam rock, to leather clothes, especially black.

How is blue not combined with?

1. A blue jacket does not go well with red clothes, especially bright colors;
2. Bright shades of blue do not match with crimson and pink clothes;
3. Pale shades of blue jacket do not look with clothes in purple tones, especially with velvet-colored clothes;
4. A blue jacket does not go well with a vintage style, especially if nails of a bright color are used in manicure, close to turquoise or neon blue;
5. A blue jacket will not work with gray tones, especially with shiny textures.

Fashion trends

Fashionable shades of varnishes for blue manicure are varied.

Top 10 trendy shades include the following:

• Dior Cool Wave Vernis Summer 2018 collection: 2 cool shades: 404 Splash - bright matte blue, almost turquoise and 894 Blop - dark blue, the color of the night;
  
• Dior Vernis 204 Porcelaine - milky blue shade, suitable for a delicate, almost white coating;
• Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire No. 008 Denim Jacket - bright blue matte, linen blue, suitable for denim style;
• Vivienne Sabo Gel Polish Nail Atelier No. 149 - hyacinth blue with a lilac undertone;
• Soda matteness - 2 matte shades: 009 Bubble tea - almost matt turquoise varnish 008 Karaoke bar - light blue;
• L'Etoile Nail Polish flawless manicure Synthetica 534 Animatronic collection - bright blue close to turquoise with a matte finish, resembling rubber in texture;
• Oriflame — The one long Wear Sea Surf Nail Polish Breeze Blue - bright denim blue varnish with a silvery finish and satin sheen;
  
• Pupa Nail Polish Lasting Color Gel No. 055 Shiny Sea - lavender blue, 715 ocean blue - bright varnish of the color of the summer sky with neo blue tints;
• Chanel - Les Jeans Coco Blue No. 551 - bright blue, tone close to blue;
• Nars Nail Polish - Ikiuru - blue denim.

Features of winter and summer blue jacket

The classic jacket is suitable for any season.

But for summer manicure, stylists recommend adhering to the following rules:

• in summer manicure, blue can be very bright, almost turquoise;
• various drawings with daisies, butterflies, ladybirds, dandelions are appropriate;
  
• the combination of bright blue manicure with golden splashes looks spectacular;
• for the summer version, acid colors and their combinations, cartoon characters are suitable;
• bold bright combinations, geometric patterns, a mixture of textures (glossy and matte varnish) look spectacular in summer;
• bronze, golden and orange varnishes are appropriate as a base.

Features of a winter jacket:

• muted colors, close to silver, are appropriate in winter;
• rhinestones, patterns, lace look spectacular;
• snowflakes are used as pictures;
  
• drawings with sparkles, glitter, options for a brilliant manicure look spectacular.

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Perfect nail length

Any length of the nail plate is suitable for a blue jacket. The best option is medium-length nails. They make a classic jacket with round tips. On long nails, a square, asymmetric jacket looks spectacular. On short nails, such a jacket visually shortens the nails.

Technique for creating a classic blue jacket

French does not require any special technique, although some techniques will help to make the blue color on the nails more expressive, deep or transparent.

Creation technique:

• a transparent coating, base is applied to the nails;
  
• a base coat of varnish is applied to it: a blue jacket assumes a varnish of coffee, natural shades, without red and pink undertone;
• after drying, a dots pattern is applied, shading the tips of the nail. If the varnish is transparent, a white base is applied when it dries - a blue varnish;
  
• after drying, apply a fixer, dry or shine. An alternative is a shimmery clear varnish.

Blue French flip

A flip-top or anti-French manicure is a type of French manicure in which the area at the base of the nail is brightened up in a different color than the entire nail. At the nail hole, the lightest, most striking color is applied, or the natural coating of the nail remains, and the rest is painted over with color or remains natural.

With blue and blue varnish, 2 types of shape-shifters are made:

• bright manicure. The nail hole is covered with a lighter varnish than the base or not painted over. Most of the nail is painted over with blue, blue varnish or a gradient is made;
• natural, gentle manicure. Blue varnish is applied only to the nail hole, the rest of the space is covered with transparent or nude nail varnish.

Cooking technique step by step:

1. The nail is completely covered by the base.
2. When it dries, the base color is applied.
3. When the base color is dry, the skin around the base of the nail is covered with cream.
4. Using a stencil, a staining zone is selected and a contrasting color is applied. Another option is brushing.
   
5. After drying, apply a clear coat or varnish with a slight shimmer.

Asymmetrical smile line

In manicure, the smile line is the space between the base color of the nail and the edge. It is done both on a regular jacket and on an acrylic one. In a classic jacket, the smile line is even.

The asymmetrical smile line is used in the following types of manicure:

• Beveled smile line. When a contrasting color is applied diagonally. This manicure is suitable for owners of long nails;
  
• Vertical jacket. A contrasting varnish is applied along the edge of the nail. Visually, the nails seem to be narrower and longer;
• Other options, for example, half of the smile line is rounded, half is straight.

How it is done step by step:

• step 1: nails are covered with a base coat or gel polish;
• step 2: the form is set;
• step 3: acrylic is distributed along the smile line;
• step 4: with smooth movements, acrylic is distributed along the smile line, a shape is formed;
• step 5: the nail bed is modeled and options for nail design are used;
• at home, a contrasting varnish for a jacket is applied after applying the base coat, creating a shape. Then cover the nails with a colorless fixer, drying or clear varnish.

The acrylic version is used in the salon, at home they use a simplified version, applying a contrasting jacket to the base coat.

Twist French

A variation of the French manicure that uses several colors and effects, including gradient ones. There are many options for execution: from the simplest to the most complex, requiring sophisticated technology. The easiest option is to paint the tip in multiple colors using stencils or use a gradient on both the base of the nail and the tips.

A twist jacket in blue tones can be made in the following options:

• the blue tip of the nail is covered with a gradient, delicate or contrasting;
• on the tip of the manicure, several tones are used, for example, blue and white;
  
• the base of the nail is painted over in blue, and contrasting lines of 2 colors are used at the tip.

Execution technique:

• the nail is covered with a base coat, then varnish is applied;
• using a stencil, most of the tip is painted over with a contrasting varnish;
• after it dries, the tip section is divided in half and a layer of contrasting varnish is applied using stencils;
  
• the finished manicure is fixed with a transparent varnish or coating with fine sparkles.

Vintage French manicure

A pastel manicure with a hint of vintage, antiquity. This manicure uses images of vintage flowers, paintings (Monroe), crackle effect, colors seem to have faded, faded from time to time.

In shades of blue, you can use engravings on nails, vintage stickers, and soft colors reminiscent of faded denim or blue with a touch of beige, gray or blue. The application technique is the same as in other types of manicure. The main thing is to create the impression of antiquity, faded color and coating.

Gradient blue jacket

French manicure done with the gradient technique.

It is performed on any part of the nail using a special staining technique:

• a base coat or white varnish is applied to the nail;
• 2 varnishes are mixed on a foil or sponge with a color transition;
• apply them to the nail;
• after drying, the effect is fixed with a special coating.

If the base color of the manicure is natural, the gradient is applied vertically to the blue area. For a natural effect, mix different shades of blue, but with the same texture. A clear blue or cyan varnish is applied to the pre-made white coating.

If the base color is white or blue, then the gradient is made both vertical and horizontal. Mix different colors.Mixing of different shades of blue and light blue looks natural, contrasting - transitions of acid tones. A manicure with acid colors goes well with bright summer looks.

How to make a blue french gradient:

French millennium

Festive manicure using shiny and iridescent textures. It is done on both natural and extended nails.

Home execution technique:

• a base coat is applied to the nails;
• when it dries, apply several layers of base varnish;
• using stencils or dots, they make a classic jacket;
• when the tips dry up, apply a gradient with blue varnish or make drawings with acrylic paints;
• after drying, a glossy coating or transparent varnish with glitter for nails is applied to the tip;
  
• when it dries, a transparent varnish is applied to the base of the nail, and a varnish with glitter on the tip. Then a fixer is applied.

In salon conditions, on a classic jacket in blue tones, a shiny coating is first applied to the upper part of the nails, then a transparent coating and drying. In a blue manicure, blue, blue or copper-gold glitters are preferred.

Blue French gel polish

The blue jacket on the nails (photographs confirm this) is harmoniously combined with blue tones. Blue jacket is the trend of the season.

It is made in the following styles:

• classical: basecoat in cappuccino with blue tips;
• gzhel: the base coat is in a natural tone, on the ends there are Gzhel patterns on a white background with blue, blue tones and rhinestones;
  
• lunar: the base is beige or natural, the nail area is blue or gradient with a transition from blue to blue and vice versa;
• holiday option: basecoat milk chocolate or beige, dark blue with glitter tips.

The application technique is the same as for classic manicure.

French stamping

Stamping - drawing a pattern on the nails using a special machine. Used for unusual and festive, including wedding manicure. Gives an even and uniform pattern on the nails.

To use you need the following tools:

• varnish;
• scraper;
• cliché and stamp.

The drawing is applied as follows:

• the primer is applied to the nail and cured with a lamp;
• the metal plate is covered with color, the excess is removed;
  
• the scraper tilts at an angle of 45 degrees and moves along the disc;
• the sticky layer is removed from the nail;
• the pattern is soaked with a stamp and transferred to the nails;
• nails are covered with a top coat and dried under a lamp.

Fashionable options for blue manicure drawings:

• feathers, especially white;
  
• chamomile with ladybirds;
• forget-me-nots;
• white peas;
• flowers gzhel;
• white lace - often used for wedding manicure.

Combined manicure

A special treatment including comprehensive nail care. Includes a complex of nail care.

Divided into:

• European trimming procedure... Any base coat is removed and the nails are processed using various caring oils;
• hardware: care for nail plates and cuticles, polishing the surface of the nails.

Combined manicure is used as a basic preparation for any manicure and varnish application.

French manicure with drawings

A blue jacket on the nails (see photo below) looks romantic with pictures. They can be applied using dots (peas, flowers, lines) or stamping.

In the trend of the 2018 season, the following pattern options are popular:

• white lace. The base coat is beige, the tip of the nail is blue. Stamped lace with rhinestones is popular: this is one of the most trendy options for festive, romantic and wedding manicure;
• white feathers on a blue background. Apply to reverse and moon manicure with a stamp or dots;
• white daisies with ladybirds and rhinestones. The drawing is applied with dots;
• white peas. It is applied by dots. Used to create an everyday romantic look;
  
• goldfish, shells. Applied with a machine.Ideal for a jacket with a blue water color;
• anchors, starfish, shells. Apply using a machine or ready-made nail additions. Used in nautical manicure with blue tones;
• gzhel. Drawings are applied on a white jacket with blue and blue acrylic paints;
• white dandelions - summer option;
• white snowflakes with rhinestones - winter version.

Lace manicure

Used in festive or wedding manicure. It is applied to nails with a typewriter or dots. It is used only on the finished version of the manicure.

Most popular options:

• blue shiny lace on a classic blue jacket;
• blue laces applied to moonlight blue manicure (blue is the base coat);
• classic jacket with a blue tip. Lace is applied only to the tip of the nail.

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French with rhinestones, sparkles

Used as a festive option. Rhinestones are combined with lace, sequins, shimmering varnishes. Stylists advise against applying a lot of rhinestones on nails if the manicure is not a wedding one. Large rhinestones are used on 1-2 nails, small ones - in the smile zone, they can be used along the entire length.

Rhinestones and sequins are applied to the finished manicure when the fixing coating is not dry.

What types of french are suitable for square and round nails

The following options are suitable for round nails:

• classic rounded French manicure;
• angular;
• lunar;

  

• diagonal;
• with blue painting of the entire surface of the nail, except for the tip;
• with painting over the tip.

The following options are suitable for square nails:

• square, straight;
• angular;
• asymmetric;
• diagonal.

Expert advice on creating the perfect jacket at home

A blue jacket on the nails, as seen in the photo, can be beautifully done at home, if you follow the following professional advice:

• for a blue jacket, only fresh varnishes are suitable, providing an even and shiny coating - on a jacket with blue varnish, all coating defects are visible;
• a base base without a pronounced pink or red pigment is suitable (coffee with milk, vintage rose, peach);
• it's worth starting with simple options, without complex drawings;
• the base is applied in several layers;
• a line of color transition is drawn by dots;
• stencils are applied only to a dry coating;
• it is undesirable to use too dark tones;
• if the blue varnish is transparent, it is applied to the white coating;
• a transparent coating or varnish with small shimmering particles will help to fix the result.

French in blue tones can be made in different techniques that do not require special skill. Fashion trends this season are pastel blues and deep options, as in the photos above.

Such a manicure looks transparent, resembling a veil, providing a free field for any experiments with textures, patterns, rhinestones and flowers. And the technique for applying gel polish is the same as for a regular manicure.

Article author: Aristarkhova Maria Nikolaevna

Article design:Lozinsky Oleg

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