The Sunday Mail
BEING a bride means all eyes will be on you from the type of shoe you will be wearing to the last strand of your hair, therefore, it is a must to look pleasing as your appearance on the day will be scrutinised and forever remembered.
Sharon Kavhu – Bridal Correspondent
On the big day, your hands should be well accessorised with appropriate nails as they will carry a significant role of wearing a ring, which represents the commitment, love and faithfulness of your spouse to you.
The best way of wearing ultimate bridal manicure comes down to the choice of colours, types of nails and nail designs. Ultimate bridal manicure means the best or most extreme example of a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving shaping and painting of the nail on your wedding.
“There are different types of nails that one can wear for bridal, these may include pales, natural nails, French tips and claws, which are presently on demand,” says Wendy Dzumbunu, a manicurist with Cart Styles.
“All these types of nails can look ultimate depending on the designs or type of art put on them. However, best designs for such nails are created using studs and strips, which blend well with the jewellery worn by the bride.”
She said it is ideal to use white, silver and gold designs because most wedding dresses come in snowy white, off white, ivory and pale pink.
Wendy adds: “It is important for a bride to wear nails that do not conflict with her jewellery colour. Normally, if a bride is wearing gold jewellery, then the nails should also have designs with gold and white. Similarly if the jewellery is in silver or pearls the manicure should also complement.”
It is also important to wear nails that suit your fingers on your wedding day because you will forever cherish your photos in remembrance of your wedding.
Ladies who have thick fingers are encouraged to wear French tips.
Beverly Domboka, another manicurist, says thick fingers are characterised by nail beds that have a large surface thus they can’t wear claws.
“French tips can cover any size of a nail bed and can be shaped in any way to complement the figure, thus it is most preferable for thick fingers. They can be shaped in a round, square, round-square shape and still look nice for a wedding,” says Beverly.
She points out that brides with thin fingers can wear any type of nails. Claw-nails, though, are the in-thing.
Beverly goes on: “I know many women are obsessed with pop colours such as blue, red, black and purple, but it is ideal to make a choice which is based on the basic colours such as pale pink, nude, ivory and white which do not fade away.
“When it comes to nail designing for bridal, it is also important to desist from putting so many designs on the nails because it diverts the attention of the wedding ring to the manicure. Bridal nails should be simple and they should flow together nicely when it comes to your bridal look. The dress, hair, makeup, shoes, jewellery and nails should all work together.”
