“Crystal” crumb for nails: features and options for creating a manicure design

Crystal manicure has been known to the world since 2016. Many women chose it to design their nails for a fabulous radiance, unusual design and warm mood. The trends of this fashion have reached today's fashionistas in the form of a “crystal” crumb manicure decor - something between rhinestones and powder.

The noble decor of nails has become the trend of this year. They are decorated with classic manicure and creative tropical creations. Crystals everywhere look harmonious and give a certain charm to the image of the owner of a creative solution. It is only necessary to take into account some of the nuances of this design.

• The “crystal” crumb is made of the smallest glass stones. The decor is mostly colorless, but there are also colorful shades.
• For the decor to shine at full strength, you need some lighting and a suitable wardrobe. Shining decor is especially good for evening wear.

• It is undesirable to cover the “crystal” design with a top gel: you can lose the effect of iridescent faces, because the top, as an additional coating, will smooth out the long-awaited radiance. It is better to carefully walk a thin tool between the pebbles - this will help strengthen them on the surface of the nail.
• This year, nail polish from Swarovski is fashionable and desirable. The peculiarity of famous crumbs is that they are organic and completely transparent.
• “Crystal” decor is perfectly combined with other decor for nails - rhinestones, sculpting, beads, pearls.
• Faceted crumbs do not have a flat side, therefore, they have to be fixed on a dense layer of a thick foundation of such means as a base gel, biogel.

Neil masters are well aware of many design options with “crystal” chips and can individually offer each client the most suitable solution, depending on her style, character and image.

• Festive design will give the image sophistication and the spirit of celebration. Masters offer various ornaments with a shining contour. In this case, the crumbs can emphasize the pattern or become a full-fledged pattern.
• Feng Shui design with diamond crystals shows a clear distribution of the zones: the allocation of one or two fingers with sparkling pebbles is of particular importance for their "carrier".
• The “crystal” baby as a decoration on all fingers looks great, for example, in the form of a fan-jacket or abstract filling.

Pixies from Swarovski are undoubtedly the best material for creating decor with “crystal” chips. These are tiny rhinestones of the smallest diameter, without a flat base, transparent on all sides. Of course, there are cheap Pixie prototypes, respectively, and in quality they are much different.

It’s easy to create a manicure with a baby, you only need to know the basics of manicure. Small rhinestones are attached with varnish, gel or biogel for nail extension. For example, pixie babies are small and firmly attached, do not cling to clothes and do not fall off nails. With high-quality material, you can sprinkle the entire surface and not be afraid, as when wearing large rhinestones.

In order to create a manicure yourself using decorative “crystal” crumbs for nails, materials and tools from our list are needed:

• lamp;
• base gel;
• gel polish of your favorite color;
• transparent gel or biogel;
• thin brush;
• optional acrylic powder, possible with sparkles;
• microstrasics;
• glossy top coating.

The process itself consists of the following steps.

• Trimming, grinding and turning of nails, applying a softener to the cuticle. Then you need to degrease the surface of the nails and apply a basic gel polish, which is fixed under the lamp.
• Apply gel polish of the selected shade in several layers, each of which is carefully dried under the lamp.
• Do not dry the last thin layer on the selected nails. As an addition to jewelry, you can use acrylic powder. So, sprinkle powder on a liquid gel, leave to soak. Next, dry everything under the lamp. After drying, shake off excess powder with a brush.
• Apply a little transparent base and fix crumbs on it.
• Walk between the crumbs on top to thoroughly fix the beauty on the nails.

• The classic white jacket on short nails will shine and will be an excellent manicure for natures living in a world of minimalism and restrained beauty. It is enough to note with “crystal” crumbs half the nail on one finger and the exit manicure is ready for a cocktail dress.

• Lovers of sharp nails often use crumbs in the design of manicure - either it is a completely filled jacket or one nail is highlighted on a snow-white manicure. Both options are very feminine and harmonious.
• Ombre filled with microstrases looks beautiful. Under them, a smooth transition of shades is pleasantly visible. A manicure is suitable for both everyday wear and an evening look.
• Stripes, ornament, “smile” line in French manicure - everything can be created using mini-rhinestones. Each design will look individually, but always equally brilliant.
• An interesting solution is a mix of crystals in size from large to tiny in a creative manicure. It looks very nice combination of various shapes of crystals and finely strewn with a "crystal" crumb little finger. Such "crystal" nails will be desired only by the most ardent admirer of stones and brilliance.

To learn how to work with Crystal Pixie, see the next video.