Popular shades of mint color
It is clear that mint color has a sufficient number of its own tones, and most of them are excellent for manicure. I want the mint manicure to look stylish, bright, both in person and in the photo, and to emphasize the well-groomed nature of my hands.
The most popular and win-win shades of mint color for a beautiful manicure:
- light mint;
- soft mint;
- mint with a gray tint;
- mint with turquoise;
- mint green;
- warm mint color.
All these tones fit very well on the nails and look nice. They can be used as a stand-alone nail coating, or as a base color and complement the look with other colors or elements.
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Mint manicure for short nails
You can make a beautiful mint manicure for short nails, the main thing is to choose the right tone and design. In order for the manicure to look as well-groomed as possible, you should carefully choose the design.
There is no need to cover most of the nail with decorative elements or decorate each nail. For a manicure in this color, it will be enough to decorate one nail on each hand or apply a minimal amount of decor to each nail, otherwise the manicure will be too catchy and provocative in appearance.
In order to visually give your nails more length, you can simply cover your nails with a monochromatic glossy tone of mint color.
Mint manicure for long nails
A beautiful mint-colored manicure can be performed on long nails, both almond-shaped and square or sharp-shaped nails. Each shape has its own excellent options in design and mint color tone.
For this length of nails, you can choose either a single-color coating or with different designs. Bright mint tones in a glossy or matte finish will look good.
Materials for decorating mint manicure
In order to create a fashionable mint manicure, you need to make its design beautiful. As additional elements, you can use different materials:
- rhinestones and decorative stones;
- manicure tapes;
- modeling elements;
- foil;
- water stickers;
- acrylic paint;
- sparkles.
Varnish of different colors is also used to create a beautiful original design.
French with mint color
The popular mint manicure of 2021 is French. You can use mint varnish of any tone as a base, or you can cover your nails with transparent varnish and draw stripes with mint varnish. An inverted French pattern also looks very beautiful and neat on nails, that is, the stripes are drawn not on the free edge of the nail, but near the cuticle.
This manicure option fits well with many looks, both in summer and winter. If desired, it is possible to complement the mint jacket with rhinestones or a small pattern.
General rules for performing French
Mint French on nails is done with regular varnishes, and to prepare the bed you need to use a file to form the desired shape. Any manicure begins with filing the free edge, cleaning the mustache and cuticle area.
Next you need to prepare the tools:
- varnishes of the desired color;
- transparent base;
- stencils;
- dots;
- pencil;
- orange sticks;
- cuticle scissors.
Before applying the varnish, you need to push back the cuticle with an orange stick, cut it off with scissors or nippers. It is advisable to degrease your hands with alcohol or a special product. After applying the main tone, use stencils or other tools to create a design.
When using gel or acrylic systems in nail extensions, French can be done with gel paint using a brush using the technique of combined, hardware or lay-out manicure.
For this you will need:
- single-, two- or three-phase gels;
- gel paint;
- bonder or primer;
- base;
- top without sticky layer;
- degreaser;
- lint-free wipes;
- UV/LED lamp;
- brushes for laying out gel and design;
- orange stick or pusher;
- dots;
- stencils;
- pencil;
- files for natural nails 180/240 grit;
- buff and files for gel 100/180 grit.
The nail plate is degreased and covered with bonder. The base is laid out on a dry nail and polymerized in a lamp for 2-3 minutes. After this, without removing the sticky layer, the length of the nail bed is formed using forms or tips. Before using the paint, the sticky layer is removed with a napkin. After laying out the paint, the manicure is dried in a lamp. The same is true when applying gel polish.
Using stencils
Stencils come in different geometric shapes. As a rule, they have an adhesive backing. The thin side parts should fit snugly end-to-end in the area of the side bolsters.
For this:
- classic French one color is done in two stages with each layer completely drying;
- a two-color French coat is made in three stages until the layers are completely dry;
- stencils are removed after drying to avoid varnish smudges.
Be sure to apply a sealing layer.
Using a brush
Especially for the classic French coat, a thin design brush and a “smile” brush are used:
- Using a thin brush, mark the side points in the “mustache” area. A straight line is laid to the free edge, and the corners are painted over. Thickness is drawn along the free edge, and the corners formed by the paint are smoothed.
- The “smile” brush allows you to immediately determine the thickness of the design and go to the sides of the nail. It is applied to one of the sides, then moved to the center and down. The same must be done on the opposite side.
It is permissible to apply gel paint in two layers. First outline the edges of the smile, second paint over the free areas. If for some reason the joint turns out to be uneven, small stripes from the brush bristles are visible, you can cover the design with matte or velor topcoats. They will hide imperfections, slightly dissolve the boundaries, “shading” them.
Using Dots
Dots are sticks with metal balls on the tip of different sizes.
With their help you can draw a non-standard jacket:
- dip the ball into paint;
- draw a horizontal border in the middle of the nail, stepping back from the edge as much as necessary to create a smile;
- from the border, bring two lines to the free edge, forming a triangle;
- Due to the round shape of the tip, you can adjust the direction of the mustache line from the center to the side ridges.
Dots are used to create different designs: mint French on nails, moon manicure, negative space painting.
Using a pencil
There are several types of pencils: whitening, for manicure design and creating a French manicure. It is not always convenient to use it, as it can spread and “slide” to the edges of the nail.
They find it convenient to sketch:
- moisten a pencil in water;
- paint the inside of the nail in the smile area;
- Apply to free edge areas.
Remove the white color from the fingertips using a cotton swab or swab.
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Combination of mint color with other colors
For a manicure to look great, you need to not only carefully cover your nails and choose a design, but also successfully select all the colors and shades that will make up your manicure. If some mint color is taken as a basis, then it will look harmonious in combination with such colors.
Red French
Red is the color of passion and energy, but the combination of a scarlet “smile” with a transparent base can look not only bright, but also stylish. The most fashionable variations of the red “smile”:
decoration with red sparkles - looks elegant and impressive;
a French jacket made of scarlet sequins - more labor-intensive to execute, but effective and stylish;
red bouillons – these voluminous balls will add unusualness and originality to your nail design; at the same time, they can be laid out either on top of the gel, giving the plate a rough feeling, or under the gel, resulting in a smooth surface;
A jacket made of granulated foil is another bright, festive solution for a special event.
Blue
A color that suits mint tones as closely as possible; cornflower blue tones combine especially harmoniously.
As a complementary color, it looks great with pink, peach, coffee, orange, purple, green, silver and gold. All these colors will be harmoniously suitable for manicure at any time of the year and on any theme.
What to paint on mint colored nails
One of the popular ways to design a mint manicure is through various designs made with varnish or acrylic paints. Depending on the overall look, shape and length of the nails, there are a lot of good options and ideas for depicting and creating a beautiful manicure design in a given color.
The most popular themes for designs on mint nails:
- geometric figures;
- ethnic patterns and lace;
- various flowers and plants;
- image of birds, butterflies;
- peas;
- marine theme (sea waves, sailboat, sea stones and shells, pearl);
- winter theme (snowflakes, snowman, pine branch).
The image of abstraction in mint tones and various unusual patterns also look very beautiful on the nails.
Fashionable nail designs in a mint palette
The delicate shade of mint is considered a mixture of green and blue tones. The design can use mint pastel colors (light and dark), rich shades close to sea green, etc., each of these options can create its own unique color effect.
Mint French
Mint French manicure looks fresh and at the same time bright. You can develop an unusual design based on a menthol jacket; it is also important to leave the jacket as is - with the tip of the nail painted and the selected background shade (or clear varnish).
A simple and trendy French coat - a transparent or nude base and a mint-colored smile. If such a manicure is created in the summer, then it can be complemented with bright painting and decor. Variations in smile and nail shapes are a priority.
Mint moon design
For a lunar manicure, a mint shade can be used as a background, as well as for coloring the hole. A fashionable trend is alternating nails with different colors of lunar design elements (for example, mint hole + white background on two nails, the rest – white hole + mint background). It is important to make different shapes of holes even in one manicure, where there may be regular ovals, as well as holes in the reverse French style.
Lunar manicure can be done without the presence of additional color, using only decor (rhinestones, broths, foil, etc.). Lunar nail art looks neat on short nails, and mint gel polish will make it lasting.
Mint ombre
For a beautiful ombre, an important condition is the selection of a second shade. You can experiment with mint color and create ombre in several ways:
- darkening or lightening (black is used and, accordingly, white);
- transition to a dark shade (with the transition the color becomes richer, brighter, several tones darker);
- transition to another color (cold - blue, purple, etc., warm - pink, yellow, etc.).
Ombre can be decorated with patterns, decor, and the surface can be made matte. The color transition looks impressive on any nail length.
Manicure with mint ombre
Decor with rhinestones, sparkles and stones
Mint shade is classified as cool tones. Therefore, any decor that emits a cool glow harmoniously decorates the manicure. Rich shades of mint, the tones of which are close to sunny yellow, will look good with gold.
You can decorate your manicure with glitter in different ways, using shiny varnish, large gold or silver sparkles, and decorative elements in the form of rhinestones and stones. Drawings and patterns made from glitter and placements of small rhinestones look impressive.
Mint manicure with sparkles Mint manicure with stones
Mint manicure with rhinestones
Mint manicure with drawings
On a mint background, you can depict various drawings that fit into a particular theme:
- for summer manicure - ice cream cone, flowers, bugs, butterflies, bright abstraction, marine theme;
- for winter manicure - snowflakes, snowmen, Christmas trees, etc.;
- for spring nail art - delicate flowers, buds, etc.
When using gel polish or shellac coating, it is logical to use gel paint or simply paint with gel polish. Acrylic paints are no longer so popular, as they dry out quickly when applying a picture. But they are the ones that will come in handy if the design is applied to regular varnish.
Sea green matte surface
Whether it's a single color or with some effect, the color of aqua on your nails looks luxurious and stylish. A fashion trend is a matte manicure in sea green color. It is a close shade to mint, only a few shades darker.
For such a manicure, it is important to create decor in the form of liquid stones, castings, and rhinestone patterns. Looks great on short and medium length nails. Suitable for different nail plate shapes.
Matte sea green manicure
Mint geometry
Covering your nails in a mint shade is a simple design option that can be complicated using geometry. Designing nails is possible in different ways:
- using decorative materials (glitter stripes, foil tape lines, etc.);
- painting (applying simple geometric designs with gel polish, gel paint, acrylic paint, manicure marker);
- stickers (after covering the nail plates in mint color, you can use water-based stickers and make a geometric design in a matter of minutes).
This manicure is suitable not only for summer or spring design, it can easily be used for everyday nail art at any time of the year.
Mint geometric manicure
Focus on one nail with a menthol shade
It is not necessary to paint all your nails mint/menthol color at once. It is important to make color accents on selected nails, traditionally this is the ring nail. The rest are painted in another intended color: white, peach, pink, etc.
On a highlighted mint nail, you can continue the idea of the entire manicure, place a special decor or painting.
Menthol shade
Stamping on a pistachio background
The stamping technique is difficult only at first. But after acquiring the skills, I just want to use my favorite stamps. A mint manicure with stamping looks impressive, but if you use other shade options (for example, pistachio), the result can truly be surprising.
Stamped designs in white and black look impressive on a pistachio background; it is also possible to use color versions of the images.
Stamping on a pistachio background
Tips for creating a mint manicure
Before you get a mint manicure, you should pay attention to the tips and recommendations of experts:
- Do not combine mint color with red and acidic orange tones.
- For additional softness to the mint color, you can combine it with a beige tone.
- A gradient in mint tones is best done in the summer, when the skin of your hands is tanned.
- If a mint manicure is done on short nails, then you should not choose large-scale decor for each nail; it is enough to decorate 1-2 nails on each hand.
- If you want to visually make your nails longer, just cover them with a single-color glossy mint-colored varnish.
- A mint-colored French jacket is appropriate for square and almond-shaped nails.
- Geometric shapes on mint nails look more advantageous in a matte image.
- When creating a mint manicure, you should not decorate the entire area of the nail with rhinestones or decorative stones, it looks too provocative.
Matte colored French
The matte velvety texture has always attracted the attention of girls. Nail art looks very gentle and feminine
In addition, matte nail art looks great in any color and any type of decor. As for multi-colored designs, you can use both bright and muted shades.
If you decide on a matte manicure, then you should not dilute it with glossy textures. It is not recommended to combine different textures, shades and decor in one nail art. Opt for a velvety surface and dilute it with bright accents in the form of original shades along the edge of the nail plate.
A colored jacket is a godsend for real fashionistas. It helps you look original and bright every time, and charge those around you with positivity and good mood. For summer looks, manicures with colored decor are simply irreplaceable. We offer you a selection of the best photo ideas with colored French nails; choose and repeat nail art on your nails.
