It is no secret that the beautiful and well-groomed hands of a woman is her calling card. Nowadays, naturalness has come into fashion: straight lines in clothes, natural wide eyebrows, nude makeup, long hair. Fashion trends have also affected the nail service industry, one of which is manicure with translucent gel polish.
Features
A manicure with translucent gel polish, or otherwise called it, transparent manicure, has its own characteristics, which should be considered when choosing a similar design of nails.
The main advantages of manicure with translucent gel polish:
- it is perfect for the fair sex of any age;
- transparent manicure can be performed on both short and long nails;
- the coating will give your hands a well-groomed appearance, strengthen the nail plate, prevent its stratification and creases;
- the growth line will not be visible, therefore, early correction is not required, which will save time and money;
- damage to the manicure will be imperceptible;
- such a manicure will look great and appropriate both in everyday life and at a gala event;
- execution on nails of such a coating will not take much time.
Cons of transparent manicure:
- such a coating will not allow to hide defects in the nail plate, whether it be bruises or voids, and all the flaws, as under a magnifying glass, will be more obvious;
- This type of manicure can quickly lose its aesthetic appearance, as it is distinguished by its soiling, it must be worn very carefully.
Obviously, this type of nail design has more pros than cons.
Popular tones
Transparent manicure with gel polish can be not only banal, but also quite spectacular. Such a manicure will never look boring, because, surprisingly, it has many options and a wide range of shades.
The most important thing when designing a manicure in translucent tones is the need to withstand the concentration of color in the design. The alignment of the nail platinum should be ideal so that the correct glare geometry is maintained during coating.
Never goes out of style and remains a classic of nail art in the nail service industry French manicure. To create it, as a camouflage base, translucent gel varnishes of cold or warm pink shades are used.
The use of translucent colored gel polishes is otherwise called a “stained-glass coating.” Its essence is that with all the transparency of the coating, it acquires a deep color. It is unlikely that it will be possible to achieve a saturated shade with this type of design.
Using a translucent black gel polish allows you to make a coating, which is also called a “veil”. This is a very sophisticated and elegant design. It has a pattern repeating a mesh of nylon pantyhose or veil.
Milk translucent gel polishes have become very popular this season. They look great as an independent coating and as the basis for all kinds of designs with glitter, monograms and other decorative elements.
The main trend of 2018 is a manicure made using translucent gel varnishes in nude shades. Such a manicure will emphasize the naturalness, femininity and style of its owner.
Design options
Currently, nail design using translucent gel polish of different colors, decorated with molding, rhinestones, stickers or stamping, is very popular.
Bright, unusual patterns are especially beautifully smoothed thanks to a transparent baselaid by the main layer on the nail plate. The drawings are done with a thin brush using acrylic paints. Their density and shade can be changed by mixing different colors.
Design with patterns made with white paints on a translucent base, perfect for wedding manicure.
When using acrylic paints, drawings are applied indented from the edge of the nail platinum to emphasize the main theme of design - the translucency of the base.
When complementing the design of nails with all kinds of elements, it is important not to overload the picture. Elegantly, restrained and, at the same time, glitters applied on a transparent base look spectacular.
Nail designs like a veil will never lose their relevance. But the owners of a wide and short nail platinum should consider other design options, since the dark color will visually reduce the size of the nail. This option looks great on a long nail platinum.
The use of stained-glass translucent gel polish is very popular. Do not confuse it with a loose coating with colored gel polish, which, with the order of application, completely covers the nail with a dense color. Stained glass gel varnish when applied in several layers will retain a translucent background and only enhance the color.
Stained glass translucent gel polish is perfect:
- to cover the applied stasis, sequins or pattern, thereby creating the effect of "under the glass";
- for creating and modeling transparent forms;
- for volumetric design.
A translucent matte finish is a wonderful and unusual option for transforming the design of nails. Such a manicure always looks neat and well-groomed. But there are also disadvantages - it is very easily soiled. Therefore, in everyday life, owners of translucent matte manicure will have to get wet wipes to maintain its original beauty.
Nail design with translucent kamifubuki gel polish (translated from Japanese as “paper whirlwind”) or, in other words, with colored confetti was a hit of the season back in 2016, and still does not lose its popularity. Translucent gel polish allows you to drown these small sequins and make a piece of unique nail design.
Interesting examples
The details that a modern woman fills her image with are very important. Sometimes groomed hands and ridiculous manicure designs can ruin the whole look. The best option for any look is a transparent manicure.
So that the same manicure does not get bored, you can diversify it by combining translucent gel polish with stamping, pattern, applications and other decorative elements. They are very simple to execute, most importantly, to maintain the sequence of execution.
For lovers of expression, the “veil” design option in red is perfect. He will not look defiant and emphasize the owner’s temperament.
Geometric transparent manicure is another idea using translucent gel polish. For its implementation, you will need several multi-colored gel varnishes, a basic translucent varnish and a thin adhesive tape.
Its execution algorithm is very simple:
- prepare the nail plate by performing a manicure;
- cover the nail with a translucent base;
- after the base has dried, determine the edges of future figures with a tape and fill the voids with colored varnishes;
- gently remove the tape, without waiting for the color to dry, and fix the design with a finish varnish.
Translucent gel polish of nude shades allows you to make a classic manicure, and when building - visually lengthen the nail plate. This design has its own characteristics: the coating should be laid evenly with the preservation of tone throughout the nail plate without bald spots and stripes. The main secret of application is the removal of the sticky layer of the base coat with which the nail is aligned. Then the stretch of color will be flawless.
Using translucent gel polishes, performing a moon manicure will be flawless. His idea is to highlight the hole in the nail with a translucent gel, and the main part of the nail platinum is filled with the main color. This design option looks very amazing and very gentle. The hole can be decorated with rhinestones or liquid stones.
Nail gradient design with sequins is currently very popular. The technique of its implementation is the combination of a conventional translucent gel and gel with sparkles. Spangles are actively applied to the edge of the nail plate and go completely to a transparent gel to the base of the nail. Shades of gold, silver, blue and violet are very popular.
Translucent gel polish will be an excellent basis for design with a pattern. Such a design can be performed even by a novice.
- the nail plate is covered with a base coat;
- the drawing is applied with acrylic paints, multi-colored gel varnishes or by stamping;
- The final step is to apply the top and dry.
The beloved “mesh” or “veil” design is also simple to execute and is not inferior in effectiveness even to the most intricate design:
- a primer is applied to the nail to degrease the surface;
- nail platinum is covered with a base coat and dried;
- to create a “veil” effect, black gel polish is diluted with a small amount of top and applied in a thin layer on the nail (the desired color can be more intense when applying several layers);
- if desired, you can add rhinestones, drawing, sequins;
- The transparent layer is applied with the finish layer and dried in the lamp.
Translucent gel polish allows you to make an original color gradient on the nails.
The basis of this design is to lay the foundation in white. The white color of the coating should be very dense, only then the gradient will be impeccable:
- the nail plate is prepared and the base is applied;
- the sticky layer of the base is removed and a white gel polish is applied;
- further, translucent color gel varnishes are applied horizontally or vertically to the nail;
- using a brush with a sparse pile, the borders of the color transition are gently mixed, the surface is dried in a lamp;
- The design is fixed at the end of the finish.
Four black veil nail design ideas are waiting for you in the next video.
