When we talk about something black and white, we imagine something boring, emotionless, strict and simple.
It would seem, who needs a manicure in such a color scheme besides business office workers and informal people. It’s a matter of fact, beloved by many women, pink manicure - so many shades and variations. However, you just can’t imagine how many interesting designs you can create using just two classic colors!
Manicure 2020 - 2020 is a combination of minimalism and femininity, so a strict black and white palette fits perfectly into this concept.
Next, you will find out who and where can get a manicure in black and white, and also find 12 interesting nail art in this color scheme.
Peculiarities
Not all fashionistas realize how the white French jacket differs from its classic version. In fact, the whole secret of the differences lies in the base coat. In the white variation of the French manicure, the base remains transparent or is coated in a natural beige or nude pink shade. For a classic French jacket, pink or nude tones are better suited.
White French manicure is the personification of elegance, elegance and impeccable taste. Like any classic solution, it boasts versatility and practicality. For a long time it was believed that such a design could not be found better for a wedding or office. This is true. But now the boundaries of the use of white French have expanded, as has its design embodiment.
Note! The fashion trends of the 2020 season are ruled by naturalness, so it is better not to use a boiling white color in the design of a jacket. Milky and cream tones look softer and more natural.
Nail design with black french
The practicality and versatility of the black jacket is in no way inferior to the classic white version. Using a black French manicure as a basis, you can create a design for any occasion on natural or extended nails.
Classic French nails
An elegant French manicure using the classical technique has its own characteristics, which are observed regardless of the color of the tip of the nail:
- the color of the manicure base, which will cover the entire nail plate except the free edge, should closely match the natural color of the nail bed: beige, pale pink, etc.;
- the shape of the nails should not contradict the natural growth lines of the nails (for “classics” it is unacceptable to form the free edge in the form of a triangle, diagonally, etc.);
- The length of the protruding part of the nail should be the same on each finger.
It is convenient to make a black classic French manicure with gel polish, since this manicure will last on the nails several times longer than a similar design made with regular varnish.
The technique for making a black jacket is the same. The difference can only be in the specifics of applying the artificial coating: possible drying, the use of additional liquids and materials, etc.
They make a French jacket using this technique:
Step 1. Apply the main color of the coating (shades of beige, pink and just varnish without color) to the prepared nail plate;
Step 2. Select the border of the “smile”. This can be done with a manicure pencil or draw this line with black varnish;
Step 3. Paint the rest of the protruding part of the nail from the “smile” line towards the tip. In order not to leave streaks of black varnish, you can paint over from the edge of the nail to the middle.
Any length of nails can be decorated using the black French technique, but nails up to 3-4 mm look more aesthetically pleasing.
Matte black manicure
In order for a black French manicure to look truly impressive in a matte design, it is better to choose matte both in the material for the background and for the smile. For the background, the trend is to use contrasting shades to the black tip of the nail: pink, yellow, blue, etc. Dark tones will also look harmonious in a black jacket, but then it is better to choose trendy colors: burgundy, emerald, gray, etc. As an option, use a matte background and a glossy “smile”.
An example of a matte black jacket
For a matte manicure, it is permissible to use any decorations: from basic sparkles to complex decorative elements. Matte finishes look beautiful on nails of medium length and longer, but with proper French design, even short nails look impressive.
Glossy finish
Glossy shimmers are almost always in trend, and they are suitable for different shapes and lengths of nails. This makes a glossy finish relevant in any manicure, including a French manicure. For a glossy black manicure in a French style, the trend is to choose dark, rich shades: cherry, blue, green. But light colors will organically fit into such a manicure: pink, lilac, peach, etc.
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Glossy black French
For a special gloss effect, you can choose a special ultra glossy topcoat. This effect is unlikely to be repeated by ordinary polish or gel polish.
Nail shape and length
French nail art looks amazing on any nails, but fashion trends recommend taking a closer look at the oval and almond shapes. With this design, a short length visually appears longer, and long nails look sophisticated and elegant.
As for the trendy length of the plates, the top has a “golden mean”. Predatory stilettos and shockingly long nails have faded into the background, kindly giving way to the leader of a comfortable short or medium length.
French for short nails
The active life of modern women does not always allow them to wear manicures with long nails. The practicality and modest simplicity of short nails has become a fashion trend. Dressing them in a black jacket is a very good idea for any occasion. But don’t get carried away with drawing a wide “smile.” For a beautiful French manicure on short nails, it is important to make a thin “smile” line, and choose a natural shape - a semicircle or semi-oval.
Seasonal drawings
Another bright trend of the 2020 season is a French jacket combined with thematic patterns. For example, the favorites of spring and summer are juicy fruits and berries, seascapes, and bright flowers. Look at the photo how well a white French jacket looks with such an active design on the ring finger. But the decor of each nail in such a manicure would look pretentious and inappropriate.
Gentle manicure
Interesting! A white jacket with a bright pattern will look stylish provided it has a transparent or matte base.
Unusual painting
Unusual painting
Black manicure is not only gothic and dark nail art. It refers to many different options for nail painting. For example, in the form of unusual flowers or gears. This is what someone likes more.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that in this case, a manicure with black varnish is performed on a white background. First, the nails are completely covered with the base color, and only then, when it dries, are painted in the form of gears. This can be done either using imprint technology, or using a thin nail art brush.
By the way, such a manicure under a black dress will look especially interesting and impressive. The gears can be replaced with any other pattern, depending, for example, on the specific pattern on the dress or outfit.
A black and white manicure with this pattern using a sponge is also quite doable. A design is applied to the sponge and then imprinted on the surface of the nail. It is advisable to make the pattern with acrylic paints, which do not thicken in air, unlike varnish.
Stunning design on one finger
In addition to seasonal designs, other trendy decor can also be placed on the ring finger. In the 2020 season, modeling, geometric motifs, animals, insects, inscriptions and floristry are at the peak of popularity.
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Lace motifs
The nails of any fashionista will look luxurious, the look will become feminine and elegant with a lace jacket. There are a huge number of options for such a fashionable design! The simplest is a combination of a transparent base with a smile in the form of lace. This romantic decor can also be embodied in the form of designs on individual nails.
Beautiful design
Graceful flowers
A chic manicure for those who can draw. The main color is white. There are thin stems and flowers on top, you can make short, unfinished curls.
Manicure design in a combination of white and black.
It is advisable to make a pattern along the nail on one side, half of the nail on the other should remain white. You can place 1 or maximum 2 black or white rhinestones in the middle of the flower. Both will look good.
A good option is to combine flowers with a French jacket.
Combination with gold and silver
The key trend of recent seasons is the combination of French design with gold or silver elements. A smile can be metallic - it looks extraordinary and stylish. This elegant design is called French millennium. It is also fashionable to use gold and silver to decorate various designs - geometry, flowers or inscriptions.
Ombre
The hit of the 2020 season is a gradient version of the white jacket. For everyday life, fashionistas love to choose neutral cream, nude and light pink tones. The most trendy option is babyboomer nails with a smooth transition from white to natural.
French with a stretch of muted tones is a great idea for sharp and long almond-shaped nails. This design solution will make them more feminine and sophisticated.
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But you can also create a brighter and catchier jacket using a rich palette. Fashionable favorites are a win-win tandem of red and black, as well as pink, blue, emerald and burgundy in a harmonious combination with various tones.
Reverse French or Moonlight
The highlight of a manicure with holes or a French manicure “on the contrary” is the presence of a shaped highlight in the place of the lunula with color or decorative materials. The more the hole stands out, the more spectacular the manicure will look. For this version of the French jacket, it is better to make the hole in black, and choose the background color to suit your taste: contrasting or dark in any color scheme.
Reverse French
The original version of the French “on the contrary” can be obtained using black glitter or rubbing; it is also useful to cover the hole area with rhinestones, broths, etc.
Reverse black French with decor
Design with drawings and patterns
To make the design unique, it would be appropriate to decorate your nails with paintings or interesting ornaments. The basis for this manicure is a black French manicure; drawings and patterns can be placed on each nail, but more often this is done on selective nails - the middle and ring nails.
Black jacket with a pattern
Floral (flower) motifs, geometric shapes and figures, and lines are relevant as patterns. Images in manicure can be anything: from stamping to complex paintings in various themes. Various color combinations are acceptable, and decorative materials are used to enhance the effect.
Black jacket with drawings
Nail designs
Manicure with flowers
The presence of floral-themed designs on the nails makes the manicure softer and more romantic. Draw flowers of different sizes and in different styles. Floral designs in bright colors will go well with a black jacket, but a floral painting to match the manicure will be an effective addition.
Floral black French
In order not to draw flowers yourself, you can apply them using the stamping method, use stickers or stencils.
Nail art with stones
Pebbles will enhance any manicure if you place them in adequate quantities and choose high-quality material. The most popular and spectacular pebble for nail art is Swarovski. This decor will give your manicure an alluring shine and luxury, but the result also depends on the background of the black jacket. To brightly highlight stones in a design, it is worth choosing dark shades of the main color, and to give a delicate manicure gloss and shine - light ones.
Black jacket with Swarovski stones
In addition to formed stones, liquid stones can also be used for decoration in manicure. In essence, such a stone is a sculptural gel, which is applied in several layers using stained glass gel or colored gel polish. Not all nails are decorated with such stones, but selectively, then the manicure will look neat and unobtrusive.
Black jacket with liquid stones
Broken glass
It is popular to create the effect of shards or broken glass on nails using pieces of mica, which can be easily placed on nails with different coating materials. If you choose transparent varnish as a background, then such a manicure will not look very catchy. For a bright design with broken glass, you should choose a background that is more saturated and contrasting with the tip of the nail.
Black French jacket “broken glass”
After laying out an applique of mica pieces on the nail, a transparent coating is applied over the design. In some cases, use glitter polish to add shine to your nails.
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Transparent base
To achieve a discreet and stylish manicure, the trend is to use a transparent glossy coating as a base/background, while the black edge of the nail stands out in quite a contrast. To give the manicure a special twist, choose a black shiny tip of the nail. This can be done using glitter, rubbing, or glitter polish.
Black jacket with transparent base
Glossy transparent varnish, which covers the nail as a base, gives volume to the nail plate. It is also important to use matte varnishes: transparent for the base, black for the “smile”. For an even and beautiful “smile”, use white stripes (stencils), if you cannot make it beautiful with your own efforts.
Sequins and rhinestones
The use of rhinestones and sparkles of different sizes and colors is popular in any design. Black French looks great with such shiny decor. Can be used as an additional decoration to drawings or as an independent decor. The shimmering effect on the nails looks interesting; for this purpose, choose the color of sparkles and rhinestones to match the manicure.
Black jacket with glitter
Black jacket with rhinestones
Among the materials, it is worth choosing glitter if you need to cover the nail with a dense layer of sparkles, for a light shiny effect - varnish containing glitter or dry sparkles, which can be sprinkled on the manicure at the desired intensity. Small rhinestones are convenient to use to replace the entire nail plate, create a pattern, etc. Large rhinestones are not recommended to be placed on natural nails, as they can simply fall off.
Sand decor
Sand jewelry looks luxurious, which is why they have not left the fashionable Olympus for several years. True, in the 2020 season, fashionistas usually decorate only a few accent nails: two on one hand and one on the other.
Double stripe
Among the new products of the white jacket, the design with a double stripe as in the photo loudly announced itself. Emphasize your smile with a thin contrasting line or highlight it with glitter, and your design will become mega-stylish.
Another trendy idea is a French jacket with multi-colored stripes that overlap each other. This is a great shake up to a classic design!
Experiments with a smile
If you want to add something new to your favorite white jacket, rely on a creative smile design. Nail design trends suggest making the stripes straight, wavy, diagonal or zigzag. Decor from drawings and rhinestones is also welcome.
An interesting move is a side smile. This photo cheat sheet will tell you how to create such a creative manicure.
Nothing limits your imagination in this design! If the idea you come up with is too bright and original, it may not be placed on all nails, but only on the accent ring finger.
Composition of black and white jacket
The contrasting black and white color represents the two opposites of Yin and Yang, which are intertwined into a harmonious composition. Various techniques are used to create patterns on nails. For example, with the help of dots you can decorate a French jacket with charming polka dots. Black and white dots are applied separately or combined in various patterns.
You may want to give yourself a very gentle and airy manicure. Just decorate a classic French jacket with a light cobweb or mesh. An airy black and white composition will add a little mystery to the image. If you have square nails, try experimenting with different lines. Stripes can be straight or wavy, vertical or horizontal. The black and white print, repeating the zebra nail design, will not go unnoticed. Enjoy viewing interesting ideas in the photos, each of which can be implemented by you.
We told you which French style is popular this season and, as stylists assure, will retain its position in 2014. We hope that the collection of photos will help you in choosing nail art. In conclusion, we suggest watching a simple master class on creating a black and white design, which you can easily do at home. A stylish manicure will give you a good mood and compliments from your fans. Be fashionable without changing the classics!
Matte fantasies
Our photo selection is an excellent proof of the effectiveness and style of a white French jacket with a matte design. The most chic thing is this texture with geometric patterns, as well as an effective combination with shiny or glossy elements.
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Brilliant decor
Each fashion season offers its own new decor items, which means a white jacket can never get boring. The hit of the 2020 season is luxurious rhinestones, laconic kamifubuki, glitter and the “broken glass” effect. See how these trends can transform classic designs.
For fashionistas who prefer minimalism, there is a fresh solution - decorating a French jacket with glitter or rhinestones on 1-2 nails. The most stylish technique is to glue shiny decor as close to the holes as possible.
If you don’t like such active decor, take a closer look at a more modest rub. Absolutely, a fashionable white jacket in the 2020 season will not be complete without an elegant chrome finish.
Ideas for short length
In the new season, there are no strict requirements for the shape of short nails, but an unconditional rule is put forward for the design of a smile - it must strictly follow the contour of the nail and not exceed 2 mm. If you ignore this limitation, the white border will take up too much free space and visually shorten the length.
On short nails, a design with a pattern or decoration on only one finger is preferable. But at the same time, you should not limit yourself in choosing an accent - luxurious modeling or rhinestones have a place even in moderate lengths.
A white jacket is the epitome of understated elegance, and with its fashionable design for the 2020 season, it will become a sophisticated addition to your stylish look. Experiment with this classic nail art and you will always look fashionable and feminine. Believe me, a white French jacket has never failed any fashionista!
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Matte manicure with polka dots
Prepare:
- matte varnish: black, white;
- dots (a stick with a metal ball at the end).
Stages:
- Treat the nail plates and cover them with base.
- Cover any three fingers (for example, little finger, thumb, index finger) with dark gel polish.
- Cover the remaining two with light.
- Using dots, draw “polka dots” on each nail plate in a contrasting color: on the light one, from the side roller to the center, and on the dark one, from the free edge to the center.
Please note: before applying colored, especially dark, polishes, be sure to cover the nail plate with a base coat to avoid staining the nail plate.
This design looks equally good on short nails as on long ones. A more suitable shape for it is a square or soft square.
