These are the nail trends for this spring and summer: these are the manicures that succeed


For some time it has become fashionable on social networks, especially Instagram, the ‘nailfies’which are nothing other than ‘selfies’ in which nails are shown with a fantastic manicure. Rosalia, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez or Kylie Jenner they were some of the first celebrities to upload images of their perfectly sharp and decorated ‘claws’, setting trends. Close-ups making pouts or sticking out their tongues have been losing weight in the ‘feeds’, in favor of nails, the new protagonists of all style and fashion bibles.

This spring-summer 2022, taking out your nails will continue to be a ‘must’, but, unlike past years, in which the ‘Motomami’ singer imposed kilometer-long enameled nails, with many inlays and drawings, they will be preferred “more natural, short, with details in pastel colors… very minimalist”ensures Laura Pladirector of the firm Thuya Professional.

The expert, who will be present at the Cosmobeauty Barcelona fair, which will be held in the Catalan capital from May 7 to 9, advances to the readers of the EL PERIÓDICO Style Club all the trends in manicure that we will see in the coming months, in the that in addition to minimalism small details of color or rhinestones will triumph.

After the era of XXL design, ‘less is more’ is now preferred, perfect for day to day.

These are some of the styles that come

💅🏽 1) More natural and shorter

“The nails for which Rosalía has stood out are not that they have been a trend, in reality, it is a very minority audience,” Pla points out about some extra-long manicures that certain singers wear. “However, she has moved the theme of building long nails, but with a different style. Now people like the very natural nail, but fixedwhich is what is taking a lot now: clean nails, with a single color, and then there is the public that likes to be seen that they have their nails done, but not with the size that Rosalía would wear, “he describes.

For those who have reservations about getting a long nail to handle themselves normally on a day-to-day basis, Laura Pla explains that “who wears them ends up getting used to them and they don’t bother”. “What they learn is to pick things up with their fingertips, it’s easy. In addition, you can play with shapes, for example, a almond shapedwhich is also very popular, allows you to wear a longer and more comfortable nail on a day-to-day basis than, perhaps, one with a more square shape,” he says.

💅🏽 2) Color waves, ‘multidot’ and geometric

Waves and geometric shapes with a lot of color, vivid tones are worn. They can be water waves, but also some more straight ones. Two lines are used, one with a stronger color and one with a softer one. The so-called ‘multidot’ combines large and smaller dots of different colors and styles (it’s a bit more daring).

💅🏽 3) ‘Baby boomer’

The latest version of the classic french manicure It has been going strong since the end of last year. Is a trend imported from the USA, super simple and elegant. It takes its name from baby boomer generation, born after the second world war (between 1946 and 1964). At that time, the most popular shades for manicures were white and pastel pink.

in this manicure “work with gradients”Pla explains. “At the tip or at the cuticle. It’s like the French manicure, but with the white strip wider and less marked, with a water effect, more degraded, which extends to the middle of the nail. In addition, now it is also worn backwards, from the cuticle up”. It is one of the most versatile manicures. In addition, it is easy to maintain, since, when it is degraded, it makes the growth of the nail not very noticeable with which can lengthen visits to the salon.

💅🏽 4) Soak-off technique

The soak off gel (in Spain the term “semi-permanent” is used) is used to sculpt the nails and give them a natural look. It’s just as easy to apply as traditional “hard” gel, and it also hardens under UV light. But once ‘cured’ it retains a lot of flexibility, almost the same as that of the natural nail, and thus adapts better to its changes in curvature (due to temperature and humidity). It is less stressful for the nail (it is not necessary to sand it intensely before its application). It resists solvents and does not require scratching the nail to remove it.

“It allows to give a little length and volume to the nail, with a brush, as if it were enamel, therefore easier, but then it dries with a lamp, yes”, Laura clarifies.

💅🏽 5) ‘nude’ and ‘milky’ colors

The ‘nude’ manicure is a sure bet simplicity and sophistication. are the colors grey, beige or pink, which look great with both long and short nails. And they go with everything. But now, in addition, a variant has become fashionable, the milky nails, with which the fingers look longer and provide a rejuvenating effect to the hands. “They are milky colors, like a very broken white, which are very pretty,” says the businesswoman.

💅🏽 6) Neon colors

Parallel to the pastel shades, they are also very popular neons (or vitamin colors): greens, oranges, very hot pink (as in this season’s women’s clothing trends). These striking colors can be applied all over the nail, but also as if it were a French manicure (substituting the white color for these more expressive tones), or making waves or geometric lines.

💅🏽 7) Watercolor decorations and marble effect

Among all the decorations that are in manicure, one of the ones that is hitting the hardest is the watercolor decoration. “It is achieved with acrylic paint and with a biased brush, glazing freehand [dibujando a pulso]as if it were a painting”, describes the expert. The marble effect He also uses acrylic paint, but a very fine brush with which the irregular lines that are typical of this type of stone are made.

💅🏽 8) Little sparkly inlays

The stones are used with the nails as natural as possible (Fleeing from the ornate nails Rosalía type with a lot of color and a lot of stone). “They serve to give a touch of harmony and glamor to the nail,” says Laura. It is usually placed in the part of the birth of the nail. Also used are Swarovski type crystals (which are applied with a specific glue and dried with a lamp for extreme durability), in a transparent color or in some ‘nude’ or reddish hue.

💅🏽 9) New bridal designs

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The classic French manicure, very common in brides, is now updated with small stones and ‘glitter’. Although “the most daring opt for geometric designs, delicate lines and flowers”advances Laura Pla.

💅🏽 10) Goodbye to curved nails

The expert says that now the claw manicure is not worn “at all”, curved downwards. “Before, a lot of volume was put on from the middle part to the tip, and it fell down. They don’t wear their nails either, even if they are long, they look very artificial,” she insists.

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