Red manicure: ideas for 2018

Bright and confident girls choose red manicure. This color can be called universal, as it looks great on nails of any shape and length, and also fits any outfit. In 2018, a red manicure can be either plain or combined with other colors and patterns. At the same time, one should not forget about the sense of proportion and do not choose a lot of colors and decor.

Red manicure for short nails

Red manicure for girls with short nails is a classic solution, since visually this color can lengthen them. The advantage of such a manicure is that it is perfect for any clothes.

But do not forget that the red color attracts the attention of others, so the nails on which such a varnish is applied should be ideal. To make the manicure perfect, you should first give the nails the desired shape, sand their surface and remove the cuticle. And only then it is allowed to apply varnish.

For manicure, you can use any tone of red. But best of all, wine shade will look on short nails. To give the manicure a festive look, it can be additionally decorated with rhinestones or decorated with a pattern.

Red on long nails

Long nails alone are an excellent platform for the realization of the most daring ideas. Red color is suitable for creating a french or moon manicure, decorating with foil, rhinestones or drawing a picture. At the same time, it is not necessary to apply original patterns to each finger. It is enough to just focus on 1-2 nails.

Variety of shades

Absolutely all girls can choose a red manicure, regardless of hair color and skin tone. It is suitable for both office and party with friends. To attract attention, it can be combined with lipstick to match the nails.

There is a wide color palette of red varnish: from bright and neon to saturated dark. Choosing the right shade should be not only from the mood, but also from the situation. If your clothes are decorated with stones or sparkles, then you need to choose the decor of nails suitable in shape and color.

For office, red varnish can be combined with white, black or gold. This combination is suitable for french, moon manicure or applying geometric and other patterns.

Red with black

This combination is suitable for temperamental and confident girls. In this case, a manicure in black and red tones will be appropriate not only at the celebration, but also at a business meeting. If you add white color to the red-black manicure, this will give a touch of romanticism.

Red with white

Manicure in red and white tones suits feminine and romantic natures. This combination is used not only for lunar and French manicure. Both colors are suitable for creating floral ornaments, applying geometric shapes or just lines.

Red with gold

This combination is chosen by confident girls. To create a red-gold combination, you can use shiny varnish, foil and other decorations. Very often, golden foil is applied over a red-painted nail in the form of stripes. Also, using golden varnish, you can make any abstract drawings on a red basis.

French manicure

Red polish can be used to create a French manicure. At the same time, it can be used both to cover the nail plate, and to highlight the edge of the nail.

You can decorate a red french with the help of various decor (rhinestone, foil, floral patterns, etc.). The combination of French manicure with the lunar or ombre technique is considered a successful combination.

Moon manicure

This trend in nail design is now at the peak of popularity.In this case, red color can be taken as a basis or used for painting the wells.

To make such a manicure more original, it can be combined with the coating of the hole with sparkles, gold lacquer or floral ornament. A bold decision would be to combine red with blue, yellow or green.

Ombre technique

Ombre manicure, or as it is also called gradient, has already managed to fall in love with many girls. It is based on a smooth transition between colors. The length of the nails in this case is not fundamental, but still it looks better on short ones.

Red color is ideal for creating such a manicure, but in this case you need to find worthy neighbors for him. A great option is a combination of red with yellow, white, black or green. And you can just play with shades of red (raspberry, burgundy, coral, etc.). If you wish, you can add shine. But to overload a nail with such a decor is not worth it.

Patterns and geometric patterns on red.

The red base is considered ideal for applying various patterns and patterns to it. Even if you don’t have a talent for drawing, you can use stamping or special stickers. Flowers look very beautiful on a red background.

In 2018, all kinds of geometric patterns on the nails that will look very original on a red background remain relevant. You can draw them with a brush, using foil or decals.

Matte red

In 2018, matte manicure remains popular. Using a special coating for the nail, it is possible to combine grace with nobility. In this case, it is not necessary to make the entire manicure matte. Looks great combination of regular and matte manicure in one. This can be the coating of individual nails with a matting agent or the allocation of its parts.

Cat's eye

Want to look original? Use special magnetic varnishes. A red cat-eye style manicure combined with rhinestones will be a great idea for a festive event.

Red manicure with rhinestones

Transparent stones will look best on red. For a festive option, they can decorate each nail, and for a business style, it is enough to decorate several accent nails with a small amount of rhinestones. The manicure looks perfect, in which several pebbles are located at the base or edge of the nail plate.

Red manicure in itself is bright and attractive, suitable for any occasion. As a daily fit, a monochrome coating of nails with dark shades of red. If you need evening manicure, then here you can give free rein to imagination and use all kinds of decor.