Features and methods for creating a broken glass nail design with gel polish

Beautiful and well-groomed hands are a sign of a real lady. But what if you wanted to "play a trick" and add a little spiciness and piquancy to your own image? New original trend - broken glass manicure with gel polish! This design is suitable for everyday wear, and for social occasions. Different versions of the “glass” manicure involve a large amount of material for its creation and a huge flight of your imagination. “Shrapnel” design is chosen by beautiful ladies of different age categories.

Historically, this unusual design originated in South Korea and began to enjoy wildly popular among local residents. Soon, a new trend in nail art spread to all corners of the world and was appreciated by female representatives. Note that the gel “broken glass” on the nails looks especially original in the summer, as it flickers amazingly in the sun.

Bright, unusual overflows on the nails are created thanks to pieces of shiny cellophane (holographic). In addition, in modern stores in a wide assortment of all kinds of stickers. And also suitable: mica (the remnants of the wrapper of the bouquet), foil (sometimes with a 3D effect), rhinestones or decorative pebbles. One of the most popular materials of this design is a thin film with overflows of different shades. It is perfectly attached to gel polish and is characterized by durability of socks. It looks amazing both on a dark substrate and on delicate pastel colors.

Make a spectacular design on the nails at home is not difficult.

So, we need:

• plain base (colorless possible);
• tweezers or a thin brush;
• top coating;
• a small piece of foil or sticker;
• gel polish (preferably pastel colors);
• lamp for polymerization.

Before registration, carefully prepare the nail plate: remove the previous coating, if any, remove the cuticle and give the desired shape. Pieces in the form of fragments of various shapes and lengths are carefully cut out of the foil. Squares, triangles and rhombuses are welcome. From small to large, in a word.

We apply the base on the nails and polemize in a UV lamp. Next, each nail is covered with gel polish (color of your choice) and dried. Without waiting for complete drying, foil elements are carefully applied with tweezers. At the final stage, the “glass” nails are covered with a topcoat and again sent to dry. Then they remove the sticky layer, under which is an amazing and radiant manicure that adorns the hands.

The effect of “bit glass” perfectly diversifies the classic French jacket and moon manicure. From you, it is only required that flickering pieces of foil or stickers be applied to the finished base. This will add playfulness and extraordinary to your image. If you prefer the classic style, then you can select only one nail.

Lunar manicure is popular all the time, but even it can be made more original. Its application technique allows you to leave the nail hole intact, therefore it is in these places that you can glue pieces of “broken glass” cut from holographic cellophane.

Abstract drawings in the design of the "glass manicure" look truly bright and colorful. For example, the effect of "liquid glass". It is obtained by applying abstract patterns to the nail plate. The image of cracked glass is also very popular (cracks appear naturally on the varnish during drying). In addition, “shrapnel” manicure involves the use of rhinestones, decorative pebbles and fantastic stickers.

The most original manicure options with broken glass gel polish this season.

Having mastered all the principles of manicure design with the effect of “broken glass”, you can afford any, even the most extravagant, experiments. Combine different shades depending on the time of the year (bright, saturated in the summer, colder tones in the winter).

In the design of "glass manicure" uses a combination of glossy and matte textures (basis for fragments). You can decorate with "glass" not all nails, but only a few. Make sure that the pieces of foil do not peel off the nail plate, otherwise cover the nails with the top again.

Ways to create a broken glass nail design in the video below.