Manicure is a common thing in modern life. Many people often do manicures. The manicure industry is deeply loved by all the female friends who love beauty. When we go for manicure, we are usually asked what kind of nail shape we want to have
What are the types of manicure nail shapes
Square and round
The hand shape is more symmetrical and the nail bed is wider. Whether it is long nails or short nails, in order to fully show your slender fingers, it is recommended to trim the nails into a fashionable square and round shape. The combination of straight lines and arcs can give people a soft feeling in a tough manner.
How to trim square and round nails:
- Grind horizontally from both sides to the middle, and grind out a 90-degree right angle on both sides.
- After grinding to the length and shape you are satisfied with, slightly tilt the nail file and trim the right angles on both sides into a curved shape.
Oval
Whether your fingers are long or short, if you like to keep long nails, you can't do without the classic oval nail shape. For girls with short nail beds, trimming the nails into a natural arc shape can visually shrink and lengthen them.
How to trim oval nails:
- Grind horizontally from both sides to the middle until both sides are symmetrical;
- Continue to grind from the edge to the center until the outer edge of the nail is oval.
Square
Your fingers are relatively slender and the nail bed is narrow. Trimming into square nails is not easy to break, with clear edges and corners, and has a strong and capable feeling, which is especially suitable for professional women.
At the same time, square nails are the classic nail shape of French manicure, and can also hold personalized and fashionable styles.
How to trim square nails:
- Grind horizontally from both sides of the nail to the middle, and grind the fingertips flat to form a 90-degree right angle shape with both sides;
- After grinding to the length and shape, tilt the nail file and grind the right angles on both sides a few times to make the nails less sharp.
Round
Your hand shape is doll-shaped, each finger is round and cute, and the shape of the nails is mostly inverted trapezoids or wide squares. Trimming into round nails can make the fingers "naturally thin". Round nails will not appear abrupt for doll hands, but naturally cute.
How to trim round nails:
- Grind from both sides to the middle with an arc, and make both sides symmetrical;
- Use a nail file to carefully grind the "corner" to form a clear arc.
Pointed nails
Pointed nails are suitable for gorgeous art nails, suitable for girls who love long nails and have narrow nail beds.
However, pointed nails are easy to break, so remember to pay attention to the maintenance of nails.
How to trim pointed nails:
- Carefully grind both sides of the nails to present a shape that is symmetrical on both sides, getting smaller and smaller upwards, and has a certain degree of inclination;
- Grind from both sides to the center to create an almond-like shape until you are satisfied.
Almond shape
The avant-garde almond-shaped nails are best matched with crystal nails or art nails, and are very popular in Central Europe and Asia.
But almond-shaped nails are not suitable for everyone to try. It will definitely make the nails thinner and longer, so if the natural nail shape is too large or too small, or if the fingers are born thicker, this nail shape is not suitable.
Round nails are nails with a shorter distance between the front edge and the front edge line, and the front edge line is in the shape of an arc. This nail type is very suitable for nails with short nail beds. The smooth arc can make the nails look delicate and cute, and enhance the sense of liveliness and vitality. It is a very suitable nail type for young girls or girls who are cute.
Square-shaped nails are a kind of decorative nails. The nail type extends the length of the nail bed on the basis of square-shaped nails, and the side source line is retracted inward, and the arc of the front edge line is polished into a steep inverted trapezoid. This type of decorative nail is not very suitable for daily occasions, but is more useful in gatherings, parties, photo shoots and other occasions.
Almond-shaped nails are named because the nail type is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, like an almond. It is similar to oval nails, but the difference is that almond nails are more slender and the arc of the front edge line is deeper. It is more suitable for nails with narrow and long nail beds. It can visually extend the length of the fingers and make the fingertips look more slender. This is a very classical nail type, which is very popular in Asia.
The characteristic of dagger-shaped nails is that the side edge line is extended, the front end is narrowed, and the tip of the nail is trimmed into a sharp angle shape like a dagger. It is often used to make crystal nails or artistic nail shapes. The pointed shape will appear very avant-garde and gorgeous. Dagger-shaped nails need to be carefully maintained because the front end is too sharp and will be very fragile.
