Red manicure. Over 100 photos! TOP 10 design ideas!

An interesting and bewitching red color will not leave anyone indifferent. No wonder it is used to attract attention. A lady choosing a red manicure demonstrates her willingness to challenge society and set her own fashion boundaries.

But this shade has a rich color range from scarlet to dark burgundy. And if bright and saturated red nails gracefully emphasize the youth and grace of the hostess, then at a venerable age a darker shade will unobtrusively show the status of a lady.

Manicure with red varnish

This color is able to emphasize not only the beauty of the hands and nails, but highlight the flaws and irregularities. Therefore, first, you need to find time for high-quality preparation of nails for painting. The best option would be to do a professional edged manicure in the salon.

When the hands and nails are in order, you can use a solid red varnish or a shade of it. Such a simple manicure is timeless and fashionable. A particularly beautiful monophonic manicure looks on short nails, having a pink or burgundy hue and in the color of ripe cherries. And for long nails, it is better to choose a more muted tone so as not to overload the image.

Here are some examples of current nail designs in red. Red manicure photo novelties 2017 and a classic that does not lose its relevance in the photo collections 1-4:


Over 100 ideas with photos how to make a red manicure are waiting for you at the end of this article - we have prepared the largest selection of manicure photos in RuNet!

Modern gel polish coating will allow the manicure to be durable. But you need a special lamp to dry it.

Advantages of coating with gel polishes:

  • Lasts 2 - 3 weeks;
  • Wear-resistant: does not chip, difficult to scratch;
  • It is allowed to apply a top coat with a regular varnish of a different color. You can erase it with nail polish remover, without harm to the gel coating;
  • Does not damage the nail plate.

This type of coating can be done at home.

Gel polish application technology:

  1. We degrease the nail;
  2. Apply a base coat and dry under the lamp for 20 seconds;
  3. We apply the first layer of gel polish, after which it immediately dries for at least 2 minutes under a special lamp;
  4. The second layer and drying, 2 minutes under a special lamp;
  5. Finishing-gel coating is applied to the nail;
  6. We wipe the nails with a lint-free cloth with alcohol.

When removing the old layer, a gel polish remover is used.

Manicure with red varnish photo 5:


Manicure in red tones with magnetic varnish

An interesting option would be to use magnetic varnish. With this technology, you can get a beautiful design with transitions using just one shade. When the magnet is on the nail plate, metal particles accumulate in the right places, the effect of "cat's eyes" appears

The basis of this varnish:

  • Composition with metal particles;
  • Special magnet for drawing.

Execution technology:

  1. A layer of varnish is applied to the nail;
  2. They bring a magnet. You can experiment: remove or bring the magnet closer to the nail plate, the pattern will change;
  3. After obtaining the desired pattern, the varnish is allowed to dry;
  4. Coated with a protective layer.

To get a high-quality manicure in red, you should choose products of well-known and trusted brands, use only fresh, not thickened varnish.

Magnets and possible patterns from them, as well as magnetic red nails in photo 6:

Nail design red manicure with photo

A beautiful red manicure looks very interesting and has many shades, so it can be applied to both long and short nails. It can also be used for various nail shapes. Red manicure is almost universal. Consider the most popular and most successful nail designs with photos for red manicure!

Nail design red matte

The idea of ​​using a matte velvet color has become a modern trend in manicure, but the combination of two bases looks even more interesting: gloss and matte finish. For such a manicure, you will need a matte varnish or a special liquid that makes the varnish coating velvety.

To do this, you can use different techniques:

  • French manicure classic and reverse moon;
  • Drawings using stencils;
  • Points with a brush;
  • Strips with tape.

Nail design scheme using the French manicure technique photo 7:

Matte red manicure photo 8:

Manicure red and white

An interesting combination in a manicure of red and white. This combination emphasizes the purity and whiteness, the tenderness of one shade and makes the other tone less "aggressive".

French French manicure with this combination of colors is very beautiful. It will be appropriate for any dress and age of a woman. To give it a more festive look, you can decorate it with rhinestones or broths.

Technology for performing white - red French manicure:

  1. Pre-clean the nail from the old coating;
  2. Stepping back the desired distance from the edge, a special stencil is attached;
  3. Paint over the tip with white, wait for complete drying and apply a second layer;
  4. We carefully remove the stencils and fasten new ones, so as to avoid layering white on a red tint;
  5. We paint over the rest of the nail plate in 2 layers with red color;
  6. If desired, you can attach pebbles, stickers, stripes, etc. to the nail;
  7. We finish with a top coat that will protect against environmental influences.

Red and white manicure photo 9:

You can experiment with white dots, it will be an interesting summer youth option. They are easy to apply with a thin brush or a sharp stick. Such a beautiful manicure design, suitable for short nails (more ideas for which can be found in the search engine by typing “foto designs manikyur na korotkie nail ideas photos”), emphasizing their neatness and miniature.

A photo of the “dots” drawing scheme and dot design in photos 10 and 11:

If you have a creative talent, then you can try to draw flowers. They are original and always up to date. These are ideas for romantic girls in photo 12:

Black and red manicure with design

This combination of colors is noble and stylish, so it is appropriate to use it in design in any situation.

You can combine the combination in a geometric pattern, it will look relevant and interesting. With the help of a homemade stencil, which is made from standard adhesive tape or from a specialized one, such a manicure can be easily obtained.

Technology for performing striped geometric red manicure:

  1. We apply black varnish on clean nails;
  2. When the layers are dry, apply stencil strips to protect the layer from other varnish;
  3. We paint over the nail plate with red color and wait for the layer to dry;
  4. You can emphasize the pattern with white varnish with a thin brush;
  5. Fix with top coat.

You get such a beautiful nail design, see photo 13:

Black and red manicure with design photo 14:

Beautiful red manicure

A manicure created with a combination of red and gold can be called the most beautiful. Both colors are noble, rich, and their combination carries a certain royalty. The idea of ​​such a manicure is suitable for special occasions, big holidays. Such a manicure dictates to its owner to look status and royally.

To create such a design, you can resort to the use of broths or small glitters, and with the help of glitter you can make a pattern. You can use folk ornaments in gold painting on a red background as a picture where Moscow and all the historical Russian heritage is embodied in design.

Technology for performing manicure with small glitters:

  1. Paint your nails red, degrease;
  2. Using a fan brush, apply small glitter;
  3. Cover the nail with a top coat.

Can only be used on certain fingers.

Red manicure photo 15:

Interesting and unusual red manicure ideas

Edible nail designs are all the rage in 2017. If you want to bring some humor and summer mood into your life, then you should resort to such a creative design!

It is done simply, even at home, but you should first practice on a piece of paper, and then transfer it to the nail.

To create a Ripe Strawberry design, you will need:

  • Red varnish;
  • Green lacquer;
  • White varnish;
  • Thin brush;
  • Q-tip with nail polish remover;
  • Finish coating.

Manicure technology:

  1. Apply a base coat on the nail, wait until it dries;
  2. Apply the main red layer, a little 1 mm, leave a gap. After drying the second layer;
  3. Paint the gap with a brush with white, depicting a “shade of gloss at the berry”;
  4. Apply brush strokes of green on the nail, as if it were “leaves” of strawberries on top of the plate;
  5. Make the dots white, these are the bones of the berry;
  6. Apply topcoat.

A more detailed scheme for the implementation of the "Ripe Strawberry" design in photo 16:

In addition to strawberries, there are a number of interesting fruits that will emphasize the individuality and creativity of their hostess.

Delicious nails red design photo 17

Red short nails

Small no more than 4 mm, neat nails are the trend of 2017-2018. This is boldly declared by designers in all media resources!

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