Ombre effect on nails: top 6 stylish options and how to repeat them
Learning to create a beautiful and smooth gradient
This spring-summer season, the most fashionable manicure is minimalistic and with an emphasis on color. It looks especially original and stylish using the ombre technique. What is it and how to repeat it - in this material.
In spring and summer 2020, minimalism rules the roost. In manicure trends too. Hence the fashion for the absence of complex nail design, an abundance of decor and glitter. Increasingly, clients come to salons for a practical and universal manicure for every day , preferring to rely on the original shape of the nails and fashionable shades .
Regarding the latter, the most popular and trendy colors in the spring-summer 2020 season were sunny yellow, nude, all pastel shades, fashionable coral, acidic neon and, of course, the main color of the year according to the Pantone Color Institute - classic blue.
But what if such a monochrome manicure seems too simple and boring to the client? Invite him to add even more color and create a trendy ombre effect on his nails.
Ombre on nails is a nail design using several (most often two) shades of coating, when one smoothly transitions into another, creating a smooth horizontal gradient. Today we will look at the most stylish manicure options using the ombre technique and figure out how to do it on your nails with gel polish.
Negative space
We have already told you about the trendy negative space technique , and today we propose to combine it with the ombre effect on nails. In this version of the manicure there is no transition from one color to another. The nail plate is covered with a transparent base, and the color coating is applied only to the edge of the nail, creating a smooth stretch. Minimalist and very stylish.
Practical nude manicure
The most versatile option for manicure using the ombre technique is nail design in nude shades . For example, like this one: the nude smoothly turns into a milky white shade towards the edge of the nail.
Game of shades
Try to recreate ombre nails using different shades of the same color. Use the same coat on all your nails or, like here, paint a real rainbow on your nails for a very bright and truly summer manicure.
More shine
The most fashionable way to wear glitter on nails in 2020 is to cover not the entire nail plate with it, but only the edge, creating a geometric pattern, an original jacket, or, as here, a beautiful smooth stretch. That case when it’s elegant, but not too much.
Mix of colors
For a wow effect, combine two bright shades in an ombre manicure that are in perfect harmony with each other. For example, pastel blue + pale pink or, like Kylie Jenner : peach + sugar pink. Bright and incredibly stylish.
Nude + splash of color
This manicure option is very similar to the first option, only instead of a “bare” base of the nail, a gradient is applied to a base nude coating. This ombre effect looks especially beautiful in combination with a delicate coral, yellow or pink shade of gel polish.
If you have already been inspired to repeat a similar nail design, we offer you a selection of three training videos that will tell you in detail how to make ombre nails with gel polish - using a brush or sponge.