Neon nails are perfectly appropriate in the summer when you want something unusual. Such a manicure looks great at a party or in a club, but you can’t make it simple varnishes - there are special compositions for this. Designers offer many interesting options with which you can diversify your image quickly and simply.
Kinds
Among the variety of nail care products on offer, those that are able to glow on nails have become particularly popular. All such varnishes can be divided into three large groups:
- neon
- luminescent;
- phosphoric.
Neon and luminescent varnishes shine on the nails, but their principle of action is different. For the first time such a manicure began to gain popularity in the 90s, when people began to strive for the brightness of the image and left the previously familiar routine. Today, neon manicure is preferred by girls who want to stand out from the crowd, although lovers of strict classics are increasingly paying attention to bright shades.
Well-known brands try to market new shades of varnish as often as possible.so that women's interest in their products is not lost. Affordable cost and ease of application have become the main advantages of such products.
Modern developers, together with designers, created a decorative nail decoration that will attract others not only during the day, but also at night.
The difference between neon varnish and luminescent is that it begins to play with new colors under the influence of a special lamp. It always looks very impressive, especially when the coating is not monotonous, but using various kinds of decorative elements.In order for the luminescent coating on the nails to look exciting, it will need to be constantly charged near the light source.
The most popular and easy to use varnish is phosphoric. There is no need to keep the nails under the lamp so that they then begin to glow, because such a coating is independently charged during the day from simple daylight, and starts to glow at night.
Any girl who decided to choose such a manicure should understand that the varnish will reveal all the flaws at night, if done carelessly. Therefore, before applying the varnish, you should take care of the shape of the nail plate and cut the cuticle.
Techniques and shades
Especially popular in the new season are shades of the following colors:
- lemon;
- light green;
- purple;
- raspberry;
- orange;
- turquoise.
Such techniques as ombre, moon manicure and plain look great. The decorative design of this format is applied to both long and short nails. With a small length of the nail plate, abstractions and various kinds of patterns look great. Geometry does not go out of fashion either.
Purple is best for girls who are bold and active. It will perfectly complement the image, make it more vivid. Orange notes look great on the nails of optimistic natures, who are used to enjoying life and sharing their good mood with others. This is the perfect color for girls with red hair.
Turquoise will look nice at a beach party. It perfectly combines with any topic related to water, even if it is just an informal meeting near the pool.
It is not necessary that the neon varnish be very bright, there are also gentle shades. It is worth saying that such colors look best on short or medium-long nails. As clothes, it is better to choose neutral colors for such a manicure, since the brightness of the nail polish is enough to distinguish the girl from the crowd. If the shape of the nails is too long and sharp, the neon varnish will look vulgar.
As for the design, you can use a rich palette of colors when creating ornaments. No stickers, rhinestones and other decorative elements are needed, since the coating already shines on the nails. It is better to master the gel polish painting to surprise passers-by.
How to apply?
To get a clear tone on the nails, which will evenly shine in the dark, you need to learn how to apply the varnish correctly. It is better if before this the girl does a manicure, polishes the nail plate to eliminate bumps and other defects.
Always the first layer is applied base - it can be transparent or white. Now, on a piece of foil, the main shade is dripped, a small sponge is taken and soaked with varnish. After that, the color is transferred to the nail plate, but you need to remember that the base layer should have completely dried by this time. You can thus apply several colors, making the manicure unusual.
If you do not want anything extravagant, then after the layer of the base coat the main color is simply applied several times. Each layer must be dry, otherwise it will be difficult to wait until the varnish is fully seized, but it is very easy to lubricate the manicure with one wrong move.
There are other techniques, such as water. It lies in the fact that the varnish is dripped in a small container with water and slightly diluted with a toothpick. The finger is immersed one after another in the liquid and rises under the varnish so that it rests on the nail plate.
Design
Today there are many options for how a neon manicure can look. If the girl has no imagination, then design solutions can be viewed on the Internet. When forming any pattern, the first thing that a girl should pay attention to is a combination of colors. Looks great with green, bright orange, with yellow - blue.
For those who want more summer mood and colors on their own nails, it is best to turn their attention to the mosaic technique - this decor looks good and unusual not only in the daytime, but also at night. Short and medium length nails will perfectly decorate the geometry. Over the years, she does not lose her position, but only conquers more and more the location of women, since she can visually change the shape and length of the nails. Stripes look very original.
When creating a neon manicure, you need to experiment and be prepared for new solutions. The most popular in the new season are shades of blue, cyan and turquoise. They look good on any nails, despite the fact that the color may seem a little restrained. Any technique will look good on it.
In order not to overload the perception of manicure, it is better to use decorative elements in the form of painting on only a few nails. Squares and other geometric patterns that divide the nail plate into different sectors have become fashionable. Peas, which can be both large and small, do not go out of fashion. It is worth saying that neutral colors are always useful to dilute with neon shades - they help to recharge positively.
The ombre technique performed by neon varnishes simply looks amazing on medium-length nails, and the girls use ornaments and rhinestones as additional decor. In this design, a manicure impresses with its brightness and richness during the day and an unusual effect at night.
On the acid-green color, the drops of a blue tint that are different in diameter will look original, which are placed diagonally on one side of the nail plate. From the side there is a feeling that these are air bubbles rising from the water column.
On a white or black background, you can make a lot of drops of different shades, which in the dark will create the feeling of a diamond placer. The jacket, decorated with any of the gel polish glowing in the dark, looks good and unusual.
You can beat the moon manicure if you turn the smile line on the cuticle in the opposite direction and paint the space with a bright shade. There are no boundaries of female imagination when decorating with neon varnishes, because colors and shapes can be combined in the most unimaginable way. A special pigment highlights individual ornaments or completely covers the nail.
You can successfully use the animal color, which today is applied using a special technique. This is not only a leopard made in neon color, but also an original zebra or tiger skin. Animal prints are becoming increasingly popular - they look bold and unusual.
In any case, no matter which woman you choose to design a manicure, she will be irresistible and will certainly attract the attention of others. In this matter, the main thing is to choose the right decorative element, combine it with technology and choose a color palette.
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