Manicure with black and white varnish for short and long nails. Photos, designs

The combination of black and white varnish in a manicure emphasizes clarity and severity, but currently nail masters use a different design approach that allows you to diversify. Below in the article are photos.

Benefits of black and white manicure

The advantages of a manicure made in this color include:

• Versatility. Such a manicure does not go out of fashion and will always complement any look from a sporty one to a "little black dress". Suitable for office dress code.
• Variety of designs. If you wish, you can come up with an unlimited number of curls, lines, streaks and find a limitless solution to design projects
• Black and white will look great on both long nails and short ones.
• The presence of black in the manicure visually lengthens the nail plate. Relevant for owners of short nails. For this I use classic designs.
• On long nails there is an opportunity to diversify the design.

Zebra pattern

To perform a zebra pattern manicure you will need:

• base (base) - optional;
• black varnish;
• white varnish;
• thin brush for manicure;
• transparent nail polish / top.

Manicure with black and white varnish (photos are presented below) is performed as follows:

1. First you need to do a quality manicure. Soften your hands in warm water. Trim the cuticle. Align the edge of the nail and give it the desired shape. Grind the nail plate.
2. Apply base. This item is optional, but necessary so that the varnish does not leave pigment on the nail.
3. Apply white varnish. Preferably in several layers, depending on the density of the varnish.
4. With a thin brush, apply neat lines with black varnish. Leaving 1-2 mm between the strips. The stripes should not be straight, but have a slight bend and be asymmetrical.
5. Apply fixer. Optional item. It is necessary for the varnish to last longer. In this case, the duration of the wear can last up to 2 weeks.

French manicure in black and white

A manicure with black and white varnish is more suitable for owners of medium and long nails. The most relevant nail shapes are almond, rounded square and oval. It is also possible to apply French manicure on short nails, but it will significantly reduce the visual appearance of the nails, and therefore the fingers.

Classic French manicure with a white stripe can be complemented with black monograms. It will be an aesthetic addition to the usual French manicure. For those who are less conservative in their design choices, black and white can be used in alternating nails.

Nowadays, it will not be difficult to make a French manicure at home. This will require, in addition to varnish, a thin brush or special tape-stickers, which can be easily removed after applying varnish.

Moon manicure

White and black varnish, as seen in the photo, will look restrained and sophisticated in a moon manicure. Often, nail masters combine French and moon manicure techniques. Another design that can be attributed to the classic manicure.

Lunar manicure is suitable for girls and women who have a narrow, medium-long nail plate.

The shapes of the nail plate on which such a manicure will look more advantageous: oval, rounded square, almond and semicircle. Lunula can be both convex and in the form of a concave arc. You can use a thin brush or stencil to apply the lunula.

Water manicure

It is a technique of application by mixing varnish with water. If you perform such a manicure in a colored technique, then it is suitable for medium and long nails, but in black and white it will look neat and on a short nail plate.

Required tools:

• water;
• water tank;
• orange stick / toothpick;
• cuticle oil / cream / scotch;
• nail polish remover;
• set of varnishes: black and white;
• cotton swabs.

Execution technique:

1. Pour water into a medium-sized cup, always at room temperature. Not cold, then the varnish will harden, and not hot, then the varnish will spread over the edges of the cup.
2. Leave the first drop on the water with a white varnish brush.
3. Next, with black varnish, you must repeat the same steps.
4. You can stop at 2 coats or continue to apply drops until the number of coats is 4-7.
5. Colored circles on the surface of the water must be drawn with a thin tip of an orange stick or a toothpick, without dipping deep into the water. The drawing can be completely different in nature. The photo below will show the options for the drawing.
6. Apply a greasy cream to the skin around the nail so that the varnish can be easily removed. You can also use scotch tape or a special tool sold in specialized stores (the tool is similar to glue that is applied to the cuticle and then removed along with varnish).
7. You cannot touch the nail plate with a cream or a special tool, in this case the manicure will not look neat.
8. After the finger is ready to be applied, the pattern can be applied. Put your finger parallel to the drawing, fingernail down, and gently lower it into the water. Hold in water for a while, and at this time, use a cotton swab to collect the remaining varnish (new sticks must be used each time).
9. After that, you can remove your finger.
10. Next, clean your finger from the nail polish on the cuticle with a cotton pad or stick.
11. Repeat for untreated nails.
12. After all the nails are covered with the pattern, you can apply a fixing layer of clear polish.

Dots on the nails

A point manicure is applied with a tool called dots. It is a pen or stick that fits well in the hand and has a ball-shaped tip on one or both sides. The diameter of these tips is available in different sizes from 1 to 10 mm.

Depending on which drawing is used, the size of the dots is selected. Dots can be replaced with a pen, pencil, safety pin or any other object with a round end, but this does not guarantee an even and beautiful circle.

For beginners, you can use simple dots that are randomly located on the nail plate. You can also use dots to make a variety of patterns (animals, flowers, simple shapes, visual separation). This manicure is suitable for all types of nail plate.

With stamping

Stamping - a method using a metal plate with grooves depicting various patterns, a pen that has a silicone tip and a plastic plate. You can buy it in specialized stores.

1. To apply stamping, you need to apply the main color to the nail, wait until it dries.
2. Apply a contrasting color to the metal base, hold the plastic plate perpendicular to the metal one so that the varnish gets into the holes in the pattern, and the excess remains on the metal plate.
3. Then attach the silicone tip of the pen to the drawing.A drawing will be imprinted on it and must be immediately applied to the nail.

For this method, it is better to choose dense varnishes. Girls with a short nail plate can use this design to visually lengthen the nail. To do this, use black drawings along the entire nail.

Caviar design

Especially suitable for an evening look. Decorate nails in this design using special beads or micro-granules.

1. The base color is applied and until the varnish has dried, it is necessary to sprinkle the nail with micro-granules.
2. With patting movements, as it were, drive in the granules so that they sink a little into the varnish and stick to it.
3. Wait until the varnish is dry.

This design should not be overused.

Manicure with black and white varnish with rhinestones

Rhinestones in a manicure can both highlight certain points and form the main design. They are applied immediately with the help of special nail glue or, as in the caviar design, they are driven into a wet varnish for fixing.

Newspaper manicure

To apply this design need to have a piece of newspaper and alcohol on hand, in addition to the standard set for manicure.

1. White varnish is applied to the nail plate.
2. At the same time, the newspaper is lowered into the vodka / acetone / alcohol-containing bath for 10-15 seconds. (it is desirable that the letters on the clipping have a small print, then the design will look more interesting).
3. After that, this piece is removed with tweezers so that it does not break. If you reach with your fingers, the likelihood of tearing is greater.
4. Then you need to attach the newspaper to the nail plate and press it with a cotton pad for 5-7 seconds.
5. The remnants of the newspaper on the skin can be removed with a cotton swab dipped in acetone.
6. At the end, you need to fix such a design with transparent varnish.

This design is suitable for a medium-length nail plate. There is a second method of applying newspaper manicure. In this case, the base may be black.

1. Cut out a piece of newspaper the size of a fingernail.
2. It is necessary to attach and adjust the workpiece so that the nail with the newspaper completely coincides.
3. Newspaper is applied to wet nails and gently spread over the nail plate.
4. Secure the newspaper with colorless varnish.

Craquelure

A manicure with black and white varnish (photos show 2 ways of doing), made in this style, can also be called "cracked".

Method 1 - using a special varnish:

1. First you need to do a quality manicure. Soften your hands in warm water. Trim the cuticle. Align the edge of the nail and give it the desired shape. Grind the nail plate.
2. Apply base. This item is optional, but necessary so that the varnish does not leave pigment on the nail.
3. Apply base color varnish. It must dry completely - this is the main condition for craquelure.
4. Crack varnish is applied in a thin layer. The thinner the layer, the more cracked the design will be.
5. Apply a fixer for a more durable and long-lasting wear.

Method 2 - using a metallized coating:

1. First you need to do a quality manicure. Soften your hands in warm water. Trim the cuticle. Align the edge of the nail and give it the desired shape. Grind the nail plate.
2. Apply base.
3. Apply base color varnish. It must dry completely - this is the main condition for craquelure manicure.
4. Remove the sticky layer.
5. Apply glue to the nail plate.
6. Glue the metallized coating onto the glue.
7. Remove the cover.
8. Apply a fixer for a more durable and long-lasting wear.

Marble design

Manicure with black and white lacquer in marble design features patterns imitating the surface of stones on the nails. There are several ways to apply marble designs. The advantages of this design are that it looks concisely on any nail length - from short to long. It will look especially beautiful on nails that have the shape of an elongated oval, almond and pointed ends.

The most popular are 2 methods of application.

Method 1 - using gel polish:

1. Get a manicure. Grind the nail plate.
2. Apply a base coat. Dry in a UV lamp.
3. Apply base color. Dry in a UV lamp.
4. Pour the cleanser into a separate container.
5. Drop the varnish on the foil, with which to make the pattern. Use a thin brush to draw color and draw thin lines.
6. Dip the brush into the cleanser and paint over the lines.
7. Wait until everything is dry.
8. Cover with top. Dry in a UV lamp.

Method 2 - using a film:

1. Get a manicure.
2. Apply base color. Wait until it dries.
3. Drop varnish of a contrasting color onto foil.
4. Crumple the film. Press it against the drops on the foil, then against the clean foil (slightly), remove the excess varnish.
5. Then press on the nail.
6. Let the varnish dry.
7. Secure with clear varnish.

Manicure with black and white varnish

A manicure with black and white varnish (photographs show a variety of options) does not have a specific technique, because the result depends on the imagination of the nail master.

Ombre manicure

Ombre is a smooth transition from one color to another. The manicure technique is simple. Performed with a special fan-like brush (cleaner method) or a sponge. You can make a horizontal or vertical transition.

With a brush:

1. Apply black on one side of the nail plate, white varnish on the other.
2. Draw between them with a brush, from the middle to black, and then to white, until a smooth transition is formed.

Using a sponge:

1. It is necessary to apply the base color in 2 coats.
2. Apply varnish to the sponge. At the junction of flowers, you can mix with a toothpick or a thin needle. Before that, smear the skin around the nail with a cream, so that it would be easy to remove excess varnish.
3. Press the sponge against the nail. Remove nail polish from the cuticle. Secure with clear varnish.

Black and white geometry

Geometry includes drawings - origami, with stripes, various shapes (circle, triangle, square), minimalism.

The table of the most optimal designs for short and long nails:

As you can see from the table, manicure with black and white varnish is used in many variations and will always be relevant. Carefully done work will always highlight the hands in life and in photographs.

Useful videos with black and white manicure ideas

How to create a black and white water-based manicure:

Marble design: