Gray manicure may seem boring and inconspicuous, but it is only
at first sight. Having many shades, it looks every time
differently. Depending on the style and design method, it may
be neutral or showy, discreet or catchy, concise
or attracting attention with its originality.

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Benefits
Due to the peculiarities of gray color, monophonic manicure has
Your advantages:
- Based on it, you can create many design options for
any occasion. - It looks equally attractive on short nails as well
and long. The shape of the nail plate also does not have
values. - Suitable for any time of the year: canopy and winter is better
use cold shades, and for the spring-summer period
more soft. - Do not “overtighten” attention to yourself, getting out of the general image,
and adapts to it. - Depending on the color of the clothes, the same shade of varnish
выглядит differently.
Gray nail art is always elegant, discreet, stylish. is he
caught popularity a few seasons ago and is not going
give up their positions soon.

Compatibility
Gray, along with white and black, refers to the base colors.
Therefore, such a manicure can be easily combined with objects
wardrobe of various styles and colors. At the same time, nail art will be
complement the image without focusing on yourself without distracting from
other details.
The most successful is the combination with all shades:
- red;
- pink;
- violet;
- blue;
- purple.
Design, made in shades of gray – a great everyday
manicure, он позволяет выглядеть модно, не нарушая правил
dress code.
Adding a little silver glitter or decorating your nails with small ones
decorative elements, you can create a beautiful nail art under
holiday or evening outfit.

Design Ideas
There are many options for nail design using
just one color. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment and learn.
Combine different textures.
- Matt
Matte finish underlines the nobility of color. Such a manicure
looks stylish no matter light gray or dark gray
varnish is used. Light shades are more romantic.
girls, and dark – purposeful, self-confident.
In itself, matte finish looks pretty self-sufficient,
but if you want, you can decorate it with a simple glossy pattern
same colors, such as dots, mesh or a simple pattern.
To be more original, you can arrange your nails, alternating
matte finish with glossy.
Careful with this design should be very owners
fair skin, such a coating can make it visually more
lighter, and this is not always beautiful.

- Cat’s eye
A cat’s-eye manicure gives a feminine look.
mystery and mystery. To make nail art look more
impressively, to perform it is better to pick up dark gray
magnetic varnish.
Glare can be positioned vertically, horizontally or
diagonal To visually lengthen the nail plate, give it
more elegant form, it is better to make it vertical. Additional
no decor for this design is needed.

- Rub in
Rub in — модный дизайн, имитирующий металлическую или зеркальную
surface, to create which use fine shiny
powder.
Rub in эффектно смотрится как в светло-сером исполнении, так и в
dark. The design goes well with evening gowns, as well as with
youth club style.
The most popular is the holographic rubbing, it
shimmers in different shades, gives a large bright glare.

- Naked manicure
Negative Space (naked manicure) – this season’s trendy look
design, implying not full coverage of the nail color
plate, but only certain parts of it. As a result of
the shaded and transparent zones is obtained pattern.
Transparent stripes on a dark gray background look very stylish.
And in combination with a matte finish, this technique looks
spectacular than gloss.
Using Negative Space you can separate the smile line or delineate
contour lunula. Alternatively, only the moon can be covered in gray and
smile, but leave the main part “naked”.

- Sand
Sandy nail art looks originally in gray. Create
its varnish containing fine acrylic particles. Depending on the
their magnitude achieved a different effect. Lacquer with fine as powder
particles will make the surface of the nails velvety. They can cover
all nails, additionally decorate them with small rhinestones.
A lacquer containing large particles, similar to grains of sand, creates on
surface texture coating. is he больше подходит для длинных и
medium nails, for short it will look hard. This
option can be used to make an interesting accent.
Например, на фоне однотонного глянцевого или матового manicure
effectively one nail covered with varnish-sand of that will look
same color.

- Knitted
Using light gray gel polish and acrylic powder, you can create
a spectacular embossed neil art imitating a knitted sweater pattern.
Such design is very popular in the cold
of the year.
Textured pattern can be applied to all nails, but if the pattern
too voluminous, for its realization it is better to single out one or two
fingers, while leaving the rest without decor. Nail patterns
may be the same or different.

- Shards
The effect of broken glass looks original on a gray background,
which is achieved by using randomly cut pieces
fine nail foil and gel polish. Such дизайн позволяет
visually correct the shape of the nail plate: lengthen it,
do already. It is only necessary to correctly arrange the particles.
foil.

Gray manicure is versatile and practical.
The secret of its uniqueness is that it goes to many women. If a
choose the right shade, choose the style of decoration, then even
monochromatic coating will look stylish and attractive.
