Through your fingers: what shades of varnish insidiously age your hands

Many people tend to choose the color of the manicure coating with their hearts, but sometimes this process requires a more thoughtful approach. Especially if you want not to draw attention to imperfections, but, on the contrary, to hide them securely. These six shades will definitely not help you!

About how treacherously hands give out the true age, real beautyholics do not need to be told. They know everything very well and spare no time, effort and resources to take care of every inch of their body – right down to their fingertips. But even the presence of a perfect manicure does not guarantee that the impression made on others will be favorable.

Alas, the color of varnish or gel coating must be taken into account if you want to camouflage problematic conditions or age-related changes in your hands.

In order not to get into trouble, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the list of six shades that are especially “succeeded" in the visual aging of hands. We warn you right away: they are all beautiful in their own way, but if your goal is to distract attention from age-related changes in the skin of the hands, it is better to fall in love with more “rejuvenating” colors. At the very end, we will list some of them.

Grey-blue

By itself, a beautiful shade – stylish, moderately bright, noble. But if there is even a hint of showing veins, forget it! Gray-blue varnish or gel will aggravate the situation as much as possible, and others will pay much more attention not to the nails of an ideal shape and with a neat coating, and not to the surface of your palms.

With varnishes of all 50 shades of gray, the same story – and the same unpleasant consequences. No, thanks.

Dark and darker

And rich purple, and black-red, and charcoal gray – in general, the whole range, which automatically gives the image the right degree of drama and looks cool on both short and long nails. What's the catch? The fact that dark varnishes or gels focus on age spots. 

They make them even brighter and darker – and this is definitely enough to stop loving the vamp-style manicure once and for all.

Red

“Wait a minute! knowledgeable people will be outraged. “After all, red varnish, on the contrary, is considered rejuvenating.” They will be right, but only partly. Not all shades of red are equally good in our business. For example, those with a blue undertone, that is, cold ones, will again draw unnecessary attention to the emerging veins, making them even more noticeable. And in general, with cold red varnish, the skin of the hands seems too thin and lifeless. 

To remedy the situation, it is enough just to find a new favorite red – this time warm.

Yellow

Who's next for us? Positive yellow, so cool and so irreplaceable in summer. Immediately make a reservation: on young girls, this coating looks great. What can not be said about those who have already encountered the signs of age. And even if pigmentation and noticeable veins are bypassed, over the years, the skin of the hands can acquire a slightly earthy tint … 

It will be strengthened many times over by yellow varnish – it is so insidious.

Bodily

Shades of "nude" as soon as they do not admire: they are refined, and noble, and expensive, and sexy. We won't argue, but let’s put it this way: of all the enemy colors, flesh is the first station wagon. If the gray-blue gamma emphasizes veins, and the dark one emphasizes pigmentation, then “nude” brings to the fore any existing imperfections – dry skin, veins, specks, unhealthy color. 

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Coral

Many may be surprised by such a sad glory of coral. It seems that such a cheerful and bright shade is summer, juicy, and everything is there … But, like its neighbor in the spectrum, yellow, it automatically deprives the liveliness of the own skin color of the hands. Not the most fun prospect, so even if you really want to, consider a more complimentary color.

Criticizing – offer, says a popular saying. As we promised, we move on to colors, which, on the contrary, visually rejuvenate hands. And here everything is simple: try bright pink instead of coral, and you will be surprised how cleverly it “erases” imperfections. If you like a tight "nude", experiment with transparent pink – it seems to be the same "naked" effect, but what a difference for the appearance of the hands! If you have become attached to blue or gray varnish, give a chance to mint – bright and stylish, it perfectly distracts attention even from noticeable veins.