If you love playing sports such as netball or touch rugby, you may be required to have short nails or tape over your nails before playing in order to prevent accidental injuries to other players. If you want to explore some funky ways to decorate your nails that will be sports-friendly, check out these ideas and tips:
Shellac nails
If you want a long-life, shiny nail colour, you can't go wrong with long-last nail colours, often describe as shellac. There are a range of brands available, including many of the popular 'main street' brands, so you can get the same colours that you love in a long-last polish. These treatments are very hardy and chip free and maintain a shiny appearance for multiple weeks. The shellac is activated by a specialist lamp in order to gain hardness. The only maintenance needed is to replace the colour as the nail grows and uncoloured nail is exposed at the cuticle. This usually needs to removed at the salon as well, and a new colour can then be applied.
Nail wraps
If you can't commit to a single colour for a few weeks but like to change up your nail designs, it can be a great idea to explore nail wraps. These can be applied at home and trimmed to what ever length your nails are. You can get a range of intricate designs which can otherwise be hard to apply to short nails, including sports team logos and even portraits of your favourite players. It's an easy and fun way to experiment with designs.
Nail art by a professional
While many styles of nail art shown online make use of longer nails for their models (as they provide more space for designs), professional nail technicians are skilled at modifying designs to suit the nails of their clients. If you have seen a design or style that you'd like to try, why not bring in a picture to your local nail salon and ask them to place it on your nails. It can be a great way to get some stylish and unique short nails. You can even ask them to reproduce designs that might not currently be nail art, such as your amateur team name and logo.
Playing amateur sports doesn't mean you need to have boring short nails. Why not check out some of the stylish short nail decorations options available at your local nail salon?
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