What are the options for manicure gel polish?

Every girl dreams of beautifully designed nails. Until recently, few could afford a manicure made by gel polish, because it was done mainly in expensive salons by professional masters. However, today such a manicure is not a luxury, but an integral part of everyday and holiday manicure.

Using gel polish to decorate nails has many advantages over other options, because this material:

• beautiful, stands out brightly in the sun or in any other form of lighting;
• long-lasting: nails covered with such varnish last longer than regular manicures;
• easily hides small defects of the nail plate;

• does not have a pungent, pungent odor, unlike ordinary varnish;
• does not cause allergic reactions;
• protects the nail from the harmful effects of external factors.

Fashion trends change almost every week: new directions appear, old ones disappear. At the moment, there are several basic techniques for performing manicure using gel polish.

• The most popular today remains french manicure or french. The ageless manicure technique has been gaining new varieties for several years, for example, some masters began to decorate the nail with not one, but two “smiles”. The color can be completely different, it all depends on you, your mood, taste or even the color of the lipstick.

• Marble or turquoise manicure. This kind of manicure appeared relatively recently, but has already managed to win the hearts of many women. The nails look as if the work was not on the nail plate, but on some kind of stone. It looks at least unusual and, of course, very stylish.

• Recently, a type of manicure with gel polish, such as lunar. The name of this variety arose due to the similarity of forms with the month. This option is comparable to French manicure, only a crescent is located on the site of the cuticle. The choice of color here is also up to you.
• Gel polish in monochrome. This is a simple manicure made in one color. The varnish can be applied using the casting technique, that is, the glossy varnish will look like cast from metal. The matte version also looks no less interesting.

• Multi-colored manicure. This concept is too generalized and it will not work to single out any specific technique in terms of popularity. The trends of this type of manicure vary from season to season, and sometimes even more often. In one season, flowers made using murals are popular; in a couple of months, geometric shapes.

• Aquarium or water manicure. This unusual type of nail design is performed using a variety of additions, in addition to the gel polish itself. It uses a variety of rhinestones, and various figures from special cardboard, and even small flowers. The figure is poured with gel on top and therefore looks like under glass. Such a technique arose recently, but has already managed to find its fans.

Gel polishes differ not only in colors and manufacturing companies. By appointment, they are divided into two main groups:

• standard decorative - simple gel polishes, the function of which is to coat and decorate the nail;
• therapeutic - varieties of gel polish that help solve any specific problem of the nail plate, for example, stratification.

In appearance, varnishes are divided into the following options:

• glossy - a standard gel polish that has a special shine, it reflects any light source;
• matte - gel polish that does not have a characteristic shine;
• mother-of-pearl - “pearl” type of varnish;

• shimmer - gel polish with small radiant particles;
• glitter - varnish with large shining particles in the composition;
• chameleon - the coating changes color when changing the direction of lighting;

• fluorescent - varnish glowing in the dark;
• thermal varnish - the coating changes color depending on the change in ambient temperature.

The bases for manicure are divided into two types:

• leveling - serves to create a dense and even surface, so that the subsequent layers of varnishes lay down well and stay on the nail for a long time;
• color - The base, which has a light color cast, is most often used to create French manicure.

The following products can be singled out as examples of the most popular nail bases:

• CND Base Coat - the coating has an excellent consistency;
• Nano professional nanlac gum - easy to use material, suitable even for a beginner;
• Masura vitamin base - one of the most easily removable bases.

Instead of a base, some professionals use special primers, each of which can perform a specific function and have an individual composition.

• Bond (prep primer) - the lightest kind, it does not use any dyes or flavors.The function of this primer is approximately the same as the base coat.
• Acid primer - a material in which methacrylic acid is present. This type is the most effective for fastening gel polish and nail plate, however, it can harm thin or weak nails.
• Acid Free Primer - The most optimal option, since it is safe for nails, but ideally performs all its functions. It perfectly degreases, ideally fastens the nail and varnish, and also helps with artificial nail extension.

Examples of the best primers:

• Lady victory - the product has a soft consistency;
• Ez flow - only environmentally friendly raw materials are used to produce this material;
• Kodi professional - distinguished by quality and favorable price.

In addition to the base and primers, tops are also used as additional materials for creating manicure with gel polish. Top - a special coating that is applied over a colored varnish and helps to strengthen it on the nail plate for a long time.

The summer season is left behind, many go to work, which means, again - gray everyday life, routine processes and no highlights. In such cases, you need to look for bright, interesting, joyful colors everywhere, even in manicure.

Consider the main options for autumn manicure.

• Traditional techniques. For the fall, both the standard jacket and the moon manicure in orange, red, gold or red colors appropriate for the season are perfect. It is also possible to apply a picture on an autumn theme in the same shades on a white or nude color basis. You can easily perform such options at home with your own hands.

• If you do not rely on natural conditions, and proceed only from trends, then abstract ornaments or laconic geometry in a wide variety of color schemes will be suitable as a pattern. In this case, dark varnishes can also be used.

• Gradient Manicure this and next season gives freedom to play contrasts. It is also possible to use a wide variety of gradient application options. This fall also opens up diverse variations for the use of blue. It looks especially cool in combination with gradient technique.

• Matte manicure - hit this season. It is used in different options and color combinations.
• Mosaic made of broken glass - An interesting option that will definitely stand out from many others. It is carried out on a monophonic nail plate with special pieces of “broken glass”. They can be arranged in the most bizarre forms, the main thing is that the shades of glass and background are harmoniously combined.

• Fashion drawings - an option that is suitable for very creative people. First you need to decide what is currently in fashion. Then select one or two colors for the background and one or two colors for the picture itself. And then you can draw anything: kittens, birds, tree branches, flowers, leaves, stars.

• Today, it is very fashionable to depict geometric shapes of various shapes. An image can be either very simple or difficult to execute. Here, too, the main thing is that the colors of the background and the figures themselves should fit together and not merge.

• A very interesting solution is to use black for the background. A pattern of white or poisonous color is usually applied on top of it, and glitter varnishes can also be applied on top of black.

• Glitter Design. Another very interesting option is when mosaic rhinestones are glued onto a sticky base, and a special gel is poured on them to fix them.
• This season is very fashionable manicure made in velvet technique. In this case, in addition to a special coating, decorative rhinestones can be used. The colors for velvet technique need to choose calm and gentle.

And now we offer several beautiful options for manicure, made using gel polish.

• Crystal French. An unusual solution for those who are tired of standard French manicure.

• Unusual geometric manicure. Geometry has been in fashion for several seasons, but if you do this design option, it is better to choose something original.
• Fine line manicure. Looks on nails especially refined and bewitching.

Today there are a huge variety of techniques for performing manicure with gel polish. Some of them are very simple and even beginners can do, some are unrealistically complex and it is better to entrust them to a professional. But the conclusion is still the same: a manicure using gel polish is very beautiful and of high quality. This manicure is durable and looks incredibly neat and elegant.

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