Nail art: the art of painting nails

Nail art: the art of painting nails
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nail art manicure with foil

Manicure with foil - step by step

For the fashion manicure Fashion Nails - an abundance of decorative elements in the style of "metallic", you can use special varnishes and can make your nails really shining with the help of the foil. Of course, the usual foil, which is used in the kitchen for design does not fit. Use a special very thin foil, which is sold in specialty stores products for nails. Such foil can be smooth, embossed in the form of narrow bands - variant chosen depending on what is required to obtain the result. The preferred use of foil with a protective film that protects the foil from accidental damage when creating the design. When the foil is glued onto the nails, the protective film is easily removed.

Regardless of the desired design technique bonding foil it is always the same. How is it done?

Step one. The foil must be carefully cut pieces of a desired shape. It is necessary to use a very sharp scissors;
Step Two. Nail plate clean from dirt and grease. Apply to them the basis for a manicure, give it to dry completely;
Step Three. Now you need to handle each nail individually. On the nail plate is applied to the selected color nail polish, and until the coating has dried, it is glued to a piece of foil. In order to pick up a piece of foil, you should use an ordinary cotton swab or a cotton or gauze flagellum. One end of the flagellum wetted in water, and to this end the foil readily adheres. It now remains to transfer a piece of foil on the nail;
Step Four. Once a piece of foil laid on the nail, it should be immediately leveled the dry end of a cotton swab to the foil surface remains smooth;
Step Five. When the paint is completely dry, the foil will be firmly glued to the nail. You can fix the result of a layer of clear coat, it will keep the design for a long time, but make it a little less glowing.

The sale can be found as the so-called "in translation" foil. Technique manicure with a similar foil is somewhat different. This foil is attached to the wrong side of the nails on a layer of special glue, leveled, and then gently lifted against the growth of the nail. To the nail plate is a thin coating with an intense metallic sheen. If desired, instead of a continuous coating applied to the nails shiny exquisite patterns - for that glue is applied to the nail as a pattern. It should be remembered that the adhesive transfer foil deteriorates sub-zero temperatures, so do not buy it from unknown sellers, which can not provide the right conditions of storage means.

With foil you can create a variety of patterns on the nails that look simply dazzling. Very interesting looks transfer foil to fashion imitation pattern skins of exotic animals, holographic images, mother of pearl.

The effect of "Ombre" at home

Manicure with 'Ombre "is still in vogue. Gradient manicure with a smooth transition of shades looks so luxurious that even I can not believe that such a stunning effect can be achieved at home. Meanwhile, a manicure with 'Ombre "relatively easy.

Designers offer two versions of this manicure: shades may vary on one nail or from one nail to another. The second option is particularly simple in design: we must take two bottles of nail polish, for example, red and white, and mix them in different proportions. For staining the nail on the thumb used the darkest tone, and for staining the nail on the little finger, respectively, the most light, or vice versa. For the application of intermediate shades suit cleared brush from the old varnish, mixing ratio can use any container, and even homemade palette from a sheet of foil.

Even more impressive looks transition of colors on one nail. To perform this manicure will take two or three lacquer, in harmony with each other in color, cosmetic sponge, a piece of sponge, nail polish remover and cotton swabs, hand cream.

The skin around the nail should be thoroughly greased fat cream for hands How to Choose the Best Hand Cream Then degrease the nail plate nail polish remover and apply a base for paint;
After drying, the basics, you are ready to manicure. The desired effect can be achieved in two ways. For example, using a damp sponge or a piece of a cosmetic sponge. The most convenient way to cut off a small piece of sponge corresponding to the size of a fingernail, moisten it in water and wring out. Sponge apply a thick layer of light and dark shades of varnish;
Gentle movements squeeze the sponge to the nail plate to a light shade of varnish was at the base of the nail, and the dark - is closer to the tip. To get a smooth transition shades, you can barely move the sponge to the base of the nail;
Another method of applying a gradient manicure is considered a little more time consuming. On a cosmetic sponge to apply at first only light shade of nail polish. After that the sponge should be pressed against the base of the nail, thus filling in the nail plate half. Luck should be allowed to dry completely. Thereafter, in a similar way to the tip of the nail varnish is applied to a darker shade;
Paint residues are removed from the cuticle and fingers with a cotton swab dipped in nail polish remover;
The final touch - the application of a protective coating on the nail with glitter. Fashionable and original manicure with 'Ombre "is ready.

Secrets gradient manicure

The main secret of a gradient manicure - the right choice of colors. For beginners it is better not to experiment with bright contrasting colors: the result might look crude and clumsy. A much better effect can be achieved using pastel shades and different tones of the same color saturation.

For example, always will look elegant transition from a pale pink to a rich cherry or sky-blue to ultramarine. Pastel shades usually go well with each other: light blue, pale yellow, pale pink and light green look happy and bright, but at the same time challenging. Light colors are particularly well suited for summer, darker and more dramatic is best left for the cold season. It is undesirable to combine different texture varnishes - glossy, matte and pearl. This does not apply, however, to varnish Glitter: bright nails with brilliant, shining at the height of fashion tips.

Having mastered the basic techniques of gradient manicure, you can try to do color transitions, not only along the length of the nail, but in width or diagonally. The latest versions are particularly suitable for owners of broad nails.

Gradient framework can be used for subsequent painting nails Painting nails - stimulate their own imagination - Against this background is particularly interesting to look decals, foil, rhinestones, sequins, and other decorative elements.

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