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What pastel manicures should be adopted throughout the year?

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With pastel varnishes, dive into a world of dreaming and sweetness. What if you explore the refreshing and fanciful power of these varnish hues over the seasons? Which shades to choose, how to customize your manicure with unique nail arts and make it hold in time? Instructions for use for pastel nails in harmony with each of the 4 seasons.

 

Pastel varnishes according to the seasons

In winter, voluptuousness and sophistication

Winter invites pure and soothing hues that create a contrast with the hardness of the cold outside. The shades of winter pastel provide a touch of softness and sophistication To the end of the nails, but still discreet.

Mint is a varnish pastel green which gives your nails subtle freshness. It sublimes the light skins and brings a touch of glare with matt complexions. Marry him to cosy wool or cashmere outfits, for a beautiful harmony.

Light Blue is a blue sky, tender and delicate, which brings a touch of light and lightness. To match with minimalist looks with cold or neutral tones, such as grey, black, white or nude.

You're looking for a timeless off white varnish, a milky and enveloping hue that recalls the purity of snow? For a rich, creamy white manicure, it's Cream you need, a successful alternative to nude and magnificent on all the carnations.

Perfect for the winter season, Shell Beige is a varnish pink beige hyper-trend that evokes the softness of the shell and gives your nails a naturally sophisticated effect. Not complicated, it fits all styles and sublimes both short nails and long nails. Need inspiration for your short nail manicures? Find our selection of colors in our dedicated article.

Shell Beige worn with chocolate cup and pastel varnish winter Mint, Light Blue and Snow
Mint, Light Blue and Shell Beige bring freshness, shine and softness, for an elegant winter manicure.

 

And to discover even more inspirations, dive into our article on colours to wear on nails in winter.

 

In spring, a wind of renewal

With the arrival of the beautiful days, pastel colours illuminate your hands with poetry and gourmetness. Inspired by the blooming flowers, pastel colours are a must-have of this season which are found in the trends on the podium.

Let's start with Pistachio, one soft pastel green with yellow undertones, modern and refreshing, which puts water to the mouth. Like a creamy sorbet, it adapts to light and dark carnations.

Want lightness at your fingertips? Opt for Bubble, one light pastel blue with grey undertones, reminder of a cloudless spring sky on the horizon...

For a touch of poetry and romanticism on your nails, Lisa Lilas is a retro purple which echoes the 1990s. It is readily associated with light and flowery outfits.

As regards Blossom, it is a pale pink varnish powdery and creamy, similar to the petals of flowering cherry trees. With its rich and shiny texture, this varnish color adapts to all lengths and shapes of nails.

Softness and spring shine ssss on your nails with Pistachio and Blossom.

 

Answer the spring call by consulting our article on Spring colour trends for nails.

 

In summer, boldness and cheerfulness

Summer rhymes with sun and carelessness. We dare pastel shades more bright for Sublime tanning and pimp a summer manicure: pink nails, yellow nails... which among these flagship colors will seduce you the most for shine on the sand ?

Solar as desired, Mimosa is this opaque pastel yellow that infuses a touch of vitamin and joy on your nails. Great for a chic manicure that boosts morale, it blends well with neutral pieces such as off white or beige.

Summer blight with blue suspicions that invite to the dream, here Wisteria, a purple as soft as the florid glycines. Match it to outfits in beige, peach or silver tones and the trick is played!

Fabulous to come and warm the tan of the holidays, Bird of Paradise is a orange coral with pink shrapnel which awakens your nails with a touch as vibrant as it is audacious. He's a great match to your best jersey!

Looking for a softer, more discreet rose? You're gonna love it. Pastel Pink, one velvety pastel pink with beige undertones, like the mist of a summer morning. Charming, he attracts eyes.

Varnish Green Flash™ Wisteria and varnish Bird of Paradise worn
Wisteria and Bird of Paradise, a soft purple or a brilliant coral to enhance tanning.

 

Want more colors for the holidays? Prepare your suckers with our article on the varnish colours for summer.

 

Autumn: warmth and softness

Autumn marks the return of felted colours and shades inspired by nature that are associated with soft and warm shades.

Among the flagship colours, Pale Rose is a nude rose subtly tinted with beige. Translucent, it is a basic color ideal for elegant nail arts.

Your hands are warming up with Apricot, a bright orange Who is perfectly married to your fall dressing room.

Play bold with Lemonade, a delicate and acidic yellow sprinkled with fine glitter for chic nails. It recalls the golden leaves of autumn. A nugget in a bottle is the ideal choice for matt to dark skin!

Finally, Lilas makes his cinema: this delicate blue with purple tinted looks like a calm sea under a sunset in autumn. A breath of softness on the tip of the nails.

Pastel hand pastel lilas blue, varnish Green Flash Pale Rose
Wrap your nails with Pale Rose and Lilas, perfect for autumn!

 

For this fall, fill up with colours thanks to our article on the ideal nail polish colours to wear in autumn.

 

Our ideas of pastel nail arts

French pastel groove

Revisit the French manicure by highlighting the tip of your nails with a fine color line in a mini French way, from a wide palette of pastel colors. In Wisteria, Lilas, Abricot, Pink Paradise and Mint. Here is a nice pastel art nail to realize that sublimes all the lengths d'ongles. Fresh and modern guaranteed!

French pastel manicure and pastel varnish flat assembly
A fresh and modern French mini with Wisteria, Pink Paradise, Abricot, Mint and Lilas. (@look8thenails)

 

Minimalist design

Realize an original and trendy nail art playing with beautiful coloured patterns: small bubbles, thin stripes or confetti... A minimalist and colorful manicure with a dose of fantasy, perfect to counter the morosity.

Nail art confetti and cream cabbage
Confetti Pop, Bubble and Pistachio, we're cracking for minimalist nail arts!

 

Flower Power

Say it with flowers... add some small pastel flowers on a base of nude or white varnish. You can also create a lavender floral pattern on one of your nails for a summer art nail. A spring manicure snoop!

Flowering Nail Art Lisa Lilas, Snow, Apricot and Nail Lavender Art Lisa Lilas and Iris
Lisa Lilas and Iris bring a pastel touch ideal for a fresh and spring manicure. (@need_more_fingers & @_ateliermanupedi)

 

Subtle degraded

Among the greatest trends nail art : Gradient. A little more technical but effect a shaded effect with two or three pastel shades which are harmoniously based, preferably on long nails. The perfect nail art for a summer party!

Mimosa Pastel Degraded, Almond, Lilas, Wisteria and gradient Petula, Candy, Wisteria, Lilas, Artichoke
Try to reproduce this pastel gradient while fine with the colors of your choice for an irresistible shade effect. (@m.o.n.a.j & @look8thenails)

 

Tips to make your pastel manicure last

Prepare the nail like a pro

Start with Line nails to get the homogeneous shape you like: square nails, rounded, almond... Then Take care of your cuticles : apply a drop ofEmotional effect to soften them before gently pushing them with a box stick or a cuticle. Then, polish the surface of nails with a preparation file to improve adhesion of varnish layers. Clean residual dust and degrease nails with a soft solvent or a degreaser Green™. Here, your nails are ready for their pastel manicure.

Kit Emollient, file, cuticle and degreaser Green
A good nail preparation for an impeccable pastel manicure!

 

Apply a base coat and top coat

Before placing your coat of varnish, make sure that apply a protective base (Base Coat Green™ or Base Vitamin Coat Green Flash™ if you use a semi-permanent varnish Green Flash™ ) The protective base guarantees uniform application, strengthens nails and extend the duration of your semi-permanent until 12 days.

Finish the installation of your varnish by applying a layer of Top Sunshine Coat (if you use a Green™) or Top Coat Green Flash™ if you have chosen a LED varnish Green Flash™ The top coat allows to seal the color, ensures a gloss and good hold of the varnish.

Trio base vitamin coat, colors and top coat Green Flash
Protect with a coat base, sublimate with a top coat for a vibrant manicure that lasts.

 

Pastel at will with varnish boxes

Notice to pastel lovers : les Trio boxes and Rainbow 5 colors The Commission has been able to draw up a number of associations in the a wide range of trendy colors, in classic Green™ varnish or in semi-permanent varnish Green Flash™ , according to your preferences and desires. To vary pastel colours over the seasons, explore our organic nail polish, in the bio-based spirit Green™. You can choose several pastel shades for a unique and scalable manicure over the seasons. With them, everything is allowed... Enjoy!

Kit 3 colors Mimosa,Lemonade,Pamplemousse
The Trio and Rainbow 5 colour sets offer an infinite number of combinations for a trendy pastel manicure all year round.

 

Pastel color varnishes are therefore your beauty allies, no matter the seasons! Variate pleasures by adapting your palette over the months and let your creativity run free with original nail arts. Our pastel collection has been designed to bring a touch of freshness and cheerfulness to your hands... And your daily life! Share your pastel manicures on social networks by not forgetting to taint us. We look forward to discovering your creations