Gold is the main decoration of the modern image of women. It is now fashionable to perform evening looks and manicures in a golden version. Just a few years ago this color was considered provocative and too expressive in appearance. But now fashion stylists have convinced modern fashionistas and proven that gold is still an ideal means for decorating women. As for manicure, you can often find incredible decorative elements in its design: rhinestones, glitter, broths, kamifubuki and foil. All of the above types of decor for decorating elegant marigolds are now made in gold. We invite you to discuss the most interesting ideas and color combinations for fashionable manicure, where the main role is played by the gold color.
Current options
For several years in a row, gold manicure has been very popular among fashionistas. It’s probably hard to meet a girl now who hasn’t tried a golden design for her nails at least once. This manicure option is very easy to perform and therefore you can do it yourself without any difficulty. This of course depends on all the complexity and variation of the design. For a simplified version, there are special varnish coatings that contain small particles of gold glitter. You can also experiment with glitter powder.
Golden manicure on a short length
For those who want to decorate short nails with gold, the best options are sparkles, vertical stripes, rubbing, foil, and a neat French manicure. The main thing is not to overdo it with the decor so that the manicure looks laconic and attractive. In addition, a correctly selected design will help visually lengthen your nails and add an alluring shine.
Glitter polish
Almost all girls love to shine and shine in public. Therefore, many of them prefer to use varnish coatings or decorative elements in a shiny version for manicure design. An excellent tool for a quick manicure is a polish with gold glitter. It is very convenient to use. Moreover, this design can decorate any length of the nail plate. Even the shortest nails can be transformed with a unique polish. Moreover, gold sparkles are combined with all colors of varnish.
What can be used
Gold accents in manicure can be realized using a variety of decor. Choose which option you like best!
- Glitter is a product with large sparkles. It was literally created to ensure that the manicure turned out luxurious and did not go unnoticed.
Interesting! Professionals note that glitter looks best on the holes or tips of the nails. It can also be used to completely cover one or more nails in a manicure.
- A trendy alternative to sparkles are stones, beads and beads. Volumetric decor is still on the wave, only now it is customary to use it in limited quantities only in the form of accents.
- Special foil is useful in creating stylish geometric stripes and abstract design compositions.
- If you need to get a uniform shiny finish, you can turn to gold varnish. You can also use rubbing - a metallized pigment that is distributed over the plate with a brush.
- Shimmers are faithful assistants to nail industry workers. They are varnishes with small sparkling particles, which in the final design look delicate and unobtrusive.
Glitter
Almost every cosmetic store and every manicurist has special containers with shiny glitter. This is a universal tool for creating an incredibly beautiful manicure. With its help, craftsmen can make a variety of monograms and decorate designs. Also, in some cases, several nail plates are completely covered with glitter. In many options, gold-colored sparkles are used for such purposes. Of course, all designs and their implementation depend on the whims of the future owners of manicure.
Drawings
A successful duet of white and gold polish can be embodied in a manicure with designs. Feel free to depict direct associations with luxury and precious metal.
For example, this design looks great with a crown and hints at the confident nature of the wearer.
Gold rub and combination options
Manicure rubbing is gaining more and more fame every year. Thanks to her, manicurists create incredible designs that look like a mirror image from the outside. Moreover, this option for decorating women’s marigolds has a variety of shades. But gold color is in particular demand. The technique for performing this manicure option is not very difficult. Therefore, many girls who do their own manicure with gel polish can easily decorate their nails with golden rub.
Abstraction
The incredibly trendy “abstraction” style looks equally harmonious on both short and long nails. The easiest way to implement it is to decorate your nails with chaotic strokes of white or gold varnish. The desired casual effect can be achieved by applying color with a dry paint brush.
In abstract manicure, the key idea is creativity, so you can safely give free rein to your imagination. Connect dots, strokes, intricate shapes, strokes and create unique designs as a way of self-expression.
The “abstraction” style will not mind strict graphic compositions.
Black manicure with gold
The trend for several years has been the unique combination of gold and black. Fashion masters use this harmony not only in clothing, but also in manicure design. It is these colors that can transform a girl’s evening look and give it some romance and a rich look. Most modern women use black and gold manicure for special occasions. For an everyday look, you should not choose too many golden decorative elements.
Matte pastel manicure
A matte top is placed on any colored surface, pastel colors are no exception. For example, if you need to diversify a gradient or a single tone, choose glitter/shimmer/rhinestones/foil decor on a matte finish. For lovers of matte manicure, a combination with gloss and a matte top with black flakes will help out. The choice is yours.
Red with gold
Red color is an ideal option for passionate and confident girls. An excellent addition and decoration of a rich shade are golden decorative elements. For example, a manicure in red goes incredibly well with gold monograms and painted ornaments. Craftsmen often use stamping to create complex designs. Thus, women's marigolds become a real masterpiece of a jewelry artist. Even just two nails covered with gold glitter or shiny varnish will already become the highlight of a red manicure.
Sequins
A stylish solution for a luxurious look would be to alternate white with gold. To make the shiny base uniform and neat, it is recommended to use uniform small particles.
This manicure will look harmonious when white varnish predominates, and gold acts only as accents.
Blue with gold
Blue is one of those colors that you don’t often see as a decoration for women’s nails. Not all modern beauties can afford to take such a step. After all, the contrast of blue color is not suitable for everyone. But there are also representatives who simply rave about this color. Masters have to conduct incredible experiments to perform a unique manicure. Golden decor is best suited to the blue shade of the varnish. Their combination has a special harmony and a chic look. The basis, of course, is the blue background. The gold color serves as decoration in the form of stripes, patterns or geometric shapes. A lunar manicure looks incredibly beautiful, where the smile line is filled with gold glitter.
Techniques for creating a golden design
Modern trends in nail art offer a wide selection of techniques and decorative elements for creating an original design on your nails.
The most popular and optimal blue-gold manicure designs for 2021 include:
Gel polish. With skillful use of a brush and sufficient imagination, the master can achieve a uniquely beautiful texture on the surface of the nail. To do this, you do not need to use other decorative coatings and elements; you just need to apply a blue background and add golden gel polish on top.
Pearlescent powder with a golden tint. Today it is one of the most popular decor options. The powder is applied to the last layer of gel polish (before the finish), lasts for a long time without correction, and creates a bright pearly shine on the surface of the nail.
Foil (liquid, transfer, tear-off, temperature-controlled). The appearance of foil in nail art gave most masters scope for their own imagination. For the first time, it became possible to create the most daring designs and textures on nails.
Varnishes with glitters. The composition of this coating includes particles of crushed foil. To create a blue manicure with gold glitter, just apply 1 layer of varnish to a colored base and secure with a layer of finish.
The use of stickers in the form of shapes, patterns, geometric patterns, and glossy stripes with a metallic sheen remains very popular today. Such coatings are the most durable of all known, go well with any shade of blue, and highlight the beauty of every woman’s fingers and hands.
Gold with white
There are only advantages to white. It is an ideal option for creating and transforming a manicure. Thanks to it, craftsmen can create the most unique designs that look great even on the most boring and dull varnish coating. Apparently it’s not without reason that white color is considered the first representative and the first nominee for French manicure. To decorate nails painted white, you just need to add a few golden rhinestones or lightly sprinkle the tips of the nail plate with fine shimmering glitter. The manicure will also look incredibly beautiful and rich if the main white background is complemented with gold foil.
Gold color is the most important decoration for many girls and women. Its main advantage is that it is ideal for both an evening look and an everyday wardrobe. And many girls are just looking for design options that can help them out at any moment.
Golden manicure: classic color combinations
The combination of black and gold is true luxury. This nail design looks amazing and unusual. Classically black color emphasizes the special charm and solemnity of the golden hue. After completing a black and gold manicure (photo below), you can safely go to a party with friends or on a date. Refined and sophisticated, it will definitely attract admiring glances to your hands. Black and gold manicure can be done in various ways. For example, a classic French manicure looks beautiful when the tips of the nails are covered with black varnish and framed in gold. Or another option - when all the nails are painted black, and one or more are painted with gold patterns.
A red and gold manicure looks no less impressive and pompous . You can use glitter, dust or crack coating as gold.
For a more strict style, a white and gold . Technically it is performed like a standard French jacket.
BLACK AND GOLD MANICURE
MANICURE RED AND GOLD
MANICURE WHITE AND GOLD
Everyday gold manicure
Everyday manicure involves a minimum of glitter and gold shades. If you want to decorate your nails with this color, then use it only for decoration, for example, as a pattern that can repeat the pattern of a blouse or suit.
Lunar gold manicure
Lunar French manicure
Evening golden manicure
An evening manicure with gold is a real flight of fancy. It allows you not to limit yourself in anything. The design can be to match the decorations or the outfit. Be made in various techniques using artistic design.
Golden manicure: how to do it yourself?
It’s not difficult to do a golden manicure at home. It is enough to buy special foil, a base colored varnish and a colorless coating. The photo shows step-by-step instructions on how to make a manicure with gold using foil.
Gold manicure with foil: photo step by step
Gold manicure with foil: photo step by step
The second version of a gold manicure with pieces of foil.
Gold manicure with foil: photo step by step
Gold manicure with foil: photo step by step
Golden manicure on long nails
For owners of extended nails, different design options are suitable. For example, a single-color coating of shiny varnish with shimmer or an accent on one nail with a mirror rub or gold foil looks beautiful. The only thing is, if you use a golden design, the rest of the look (outfit, makeup) should be neutral.
French with golden nail tips
French manicure in any version looks beautiful and elegant. And if you add just a few metal elements to the design, it immediately becomes elegant in appearance. French is a rare design that will decorate different lengths of nails. There are several options: you can try using sparkles, or play with modeling a laid-out jacket (first photo).
Golden nail art
Artistic painting of nails, a stunningly original abstraction, is an expensive salon service. By the way, it’s not always of high quality. But stamping technology is a breakthrough in modern nail art. At the same time, even a beginner can carry out such a design. When you want to apply a design, you should not refuse to use detailed plates with golden patterns. As for the subject of the images, it depends on personal preferences, background coverage, occasions, and appropriateness. The most popular drawings are natural and graphic. Now this type of manicure is available to all women, regardless of financial capabilities.
