At the beginning of the story, women members of Chinese royalty grew their nails to paint them with oil and decorate them with egg white and small flowers. With the passage of time, new knowledge was implemented to turn them into a distinctive female accessory, creating false for those women who do not grow the nails.
This with the need to satisfy a supernormal stimulus of tastes and fashions. Since, long nails demonstrate health and social status and not as believed, which is to attract the attention of men.
And more than a nice decoration on the fingers, long nails serve for protection from touch, scratching and tingling. But there are numerous nail designs that are becoming more and more trendy, round, square, oval, long, short, false, gel, with semi-permanent enamels, inlays and much more.
What nail shape looks best based on my hands and fingers?
While it is true, there are many forms of hands that positively or negatively influence any type of nail you want to make. Hence the importance of determining what type of hands you have for the nails you want.
Among the types of hands are, the conical hands that artists usually have, the knotted hands between the joints usually have the nails with wide termination, the mixed hands are the most common, the square hands have the palms of that shape and the fingers are all of almost the same size.
The spatulate hands have a square palm but their fingers look like a spatula at the tip, the long and thin hands are those with long fingers with almond-shaped nails, finally, the primary hands are those with the palm and elongated fingers.
Determined which type of hand you belong to, it’s time to know which nails fit you best.
Big hands vs small hands
Big hands
If your hands are large with narrow or wide nails the idea is to create the illusion that they are smaller, so look for a semi-square shape that is the one that files the length of the nail in a straight way to a maximum of two millimeters from the fingertips and rounding the edges (the edge that joins the outer vertical line of the nail).
You can also opt for round nails that are achieved by following the shape of the finger; And finally, you can choose the coffin or coffin form in Spanish because they have the shape of one.
Small hands
For small hands the ideal is that they look a little larger without disproportionate, so the best option is oval nails, which are those that are filed with a small inclination on the sides of the nail until the tip narrows and the edges are round.
Round nails are a good alternative also for those hands that have the shortest nail, it is filed until only the round ends are achieved; Finally, almond-shaped nails are the evolutions of the oval usually achieved through acrylics or gels that harden and lengthen to give it the shape of the nut.
With long thin fingers
For thin and long fingers, you need nails that can make them look visually fatter or smaller, so square nails are ideal. These have the same dimensions of width throughout the nail, you have the length you want.
With short chubby toes
For chubby and short fingers, you need a type of nails that allows them to look longer and stylized so, the oval shape is the best option.
How many forms of nails are there in traditional manicure?
Every day new trends come out to which women do not hesitate to try, however, the most traditional nail shapes are maintained so far that are:
Square
As the name implies, its shape is very simple to make squares, since it has to be filed straight. These nails are a fashion that comes from the nineties and that has not yet passed, since it usually goes well to any kind of fingers.
Round
Round nails are quite classic and come from the forties, and are perfect for people who do not grow almost nails and who have large fingers and hands. It is achieved by filing the nail by the natural shape of the finger to round it off in all its old ones.
Oval
If your nails are long and your fingers narrow this form of nails is great for you, since, the sides are filed with a certain inclination to narrow the center or tip a little, but not too much.
Squoval or semi square
The semi-square nails very similar to the square ones, but the ends of the nail are left rounded, so that they do not break more easily and that you do not get so much dirt.
Almonds
The almond shape became famous in the 50s and are perfect for big and small toes as they are usually long and rounded from the base, but it becomes narrower towards the tip, to leave the exact shape of an almond.
Ballerina
The ballerina or coffin are those that have a rectangular shape in their upper part, and thinner, like the shape of a coffin or the feet of a ballet dancer.
Stiletto
This type of nails corresponds to this name for the famous stiletto needle toe shoes. These are achieved by filing the tip of the nail until a feline effect is achieved, but mostly they are made in gel.
