Inlay of nails with stones and rhinestones

Women have always liked how to create a luxurious atmosphere around themselves and to decorate themselves in every way. Fashionable catchy luxury these days could not get around and trends in manicure - decorating nails with bright crystals and sparkling rhinestones can be called a real fashion hit.

Most often, rhinestones made of glass or plastic are used as pebbles for a memorable nail design. Rhinestones look like full-fledged expensive stones due to the effect of transfusion on their faces of electric or natural light. One side of the rhinestones has a certain number of faces, and the other is flat - for easy gluing. A properly designed manicure with such elements will look expensive and elegant.

Varieties of stones that are used by modern nail art masters:

• rhinestones (imitation stones);
• natural precious gems;
• Swarovski crystals - the best imitation of jewelry.

Making rhinestones of manicured nails is far from the option that will suit girls who often expose their nails seriously. But to use this kind of shining decor for the holiday is quite acceptable. Today in special stores you can choose any stones or crystals that mimic the luxurious brilliance of diamonds.

With the help of rhinestones, masters perform all kinds of decor, image, pattern. Stones are completely different in appearance, size, color.And often the type of attachment to the nail and the number of decorations that you can choose when creating this radiant splendor will directly depend on the shapes and sizes of rhinestones.

The most popular types of inlays with such decorations.

• Lines or contour viewed. This is the most simplified, but very beautiful type of manicure design. Rhinestones are laid out in a line along the nail in the same row or repeat the line of the moon.

• Lines or contour with gaps. If you put strassiks not in one strip, but at certain intervals, you can get the original effect. In addition, with the help of such a decor you can cover the entire area of ​​the nail with the least amount of rhinestones.

• Grid coating. Several lines are laid out to get a coverage in the form of a mesh. To hide errors in the coating, you can use the smallest rhinestones in between. This type of coating is just for beginners - it is simple and quick.

• Coating in the form of honeycombs. One of the most common types of coatings. Each next row of crystals should move half the size of the strazik and firmly pressed to the nearest crystal, forming the shape of a honeycomb. Gaps between the decorations are not provided here.

• Coverage in various sizes. In this coating, rhinestones of various parameters are used, which are placed randomly on the nail, and sometimes with a certain regularity. The positive side of this coating is the ability to use any form you like.

• Coverage with a minimum of rhinestones. 1-2 strasska in the hole area is quite enough for a monochrome design, and for a more complex type of decoration. This option is suitable for nails of any length, and high-quality imitation of a real diamond will make your look more catchy.

• Making rhinestones on the edge of the marigolds. This design will emphasize the almond-shaped or pike-shaped forms of the nail, and the “ballerina” will present elegant extravagance.

• Twisted stripes and diagonal decoration with crystals. This is a fairly new type of decor in the nail design, here rhinestones can be glued not only along the edges of the nail. Particularly courageous women combine such a design with Chinese painting and volumetric design.

• Floral print and pebbles. Straziks can represent pollen of inflorescences or dew drops on leaves, providing a 3D effect to the decor. This is a discreet type of modern design, which, nevertheless, attracts universal attention.

• Bows from plain rhinestones. They are suitable for both a French jacket and a one-color design: nails with such decor have a romantic charm, but only if it is in moderation.

Today, rhinestones are made in a huge assortment so that any girl can easily create a decent decoration for her nails. For example, you can take crystals from Swarovski - these are rhinestones that create catchy diamond overflows and an expensive diamond shine. You can always get very small strasses to create a shining expensive placer on your nails, to highlight different patterns and all kinds of lines with them, to design original curls and a strict ornament.

But, using large rhinestones, do not overdo it, otherwise your nails will look rough or even gone. Products of medium parameters can be used for 1-2 pieces per nail, and large stones - as the only element of the whole decor.

Rhinestones can also be distinguished in shape: there are round crystals in the shape of a square, triangle, rhombus. In one type of design, crystals of the same type and close color can be used. That is, if you need to create an original pattern with round translucent rhinestones, you should not combine black crystals with them in the form of a square.

According to the material, rhinestones can be produced from glass (expensive options) or from polymeric materials (lighter, cheaper), which will create a practical manicure. Proper inlay with crystals of various types of nails will allow you to create the most stylish and creative design.

Today, the most popular rhinestones of three famous manufacturers - This is the Austrian company Swarovski, Czech company Preciosa and the Egyptian manufacturer Asfour. They all produce rhinestones from crystal, but their products are different in color and quality of cut. The best rhinestones with a rich palette of colors are Swarovski. Second place in this ranking is Preciosa.

The main difference between Swarovski crystals and competitors' products is their round shape with a certain number of faces. Such crystals are produced only from the best glass or crystal, and therefore they are so expensive.

Thanks to the original technology with which stones are processed, they will shine, as if with a real diamond shine, and other crystal manufacturers are not able to repeat this effect, because each face will create a noticeable glare effect. There are rhinestones in the form of a cone, so you can insert them into the extended nails, in which a through hole is made for this.

The price of Swarovski crystals is quite high, because jewelry is made from high quality raw materials, they are processed using a special patented technology, which gives these products a special shine, luxurious overflows with sparks when a light beam falls on the products.

To create a chic manicure with strasses, you will need:

• a special adhesive composition or thermostrases - pebbles that already have an adhesive base;
• base for coating and your chosen varnish;
• a brush and an ordinary wooden stick, small tweezers, which will allow you to carefully lay out your favorite pattern;
• a finish that will make the newly created manicure durable.

To begin with, it is best to contact a nail salon, where an experienced master will tell you how to properly fix a strass or crystal. You can view photos or videos from the workshops, after which you will learn how to design your own decor.

Crystals can be fixed on the nails with a special glue. It will be possible to purchase those rhinestones, on the back of which there is already a good adhesive composition. If you don’t have the necessary means to fix the stones, then you can choose the usual transparent color varnish, a good base for the varnish or a special fixer that will hold strasses or stones as firmly as possible on the nail plate.

To fix rhinestones on nails made of acrylic or gel, you need to choose a special adhesive or gel polish, on a dry layer of which the crystal will be attached. It can also be attached to a dry finish. When the varnish dries, you can again apply a fixative to the pebbles or rhinestones.

Some rhinestones have the shape of a cone, for the sharp tip of such products a hole is made in the extended nail - a crystal must be inserted into it.

If you want to stick rhinestones to your nails, then you definitely need to try such a high-quality glue-gel for rhinestones as Bluesky, Dotting gel, which was invented specifically for this kind of decor. This glue gel is conveniently applied to the nails with a dots or a small brush. He instantly fixes very textured decors with strasses of any size, while ensuring manicure not only beauty, but also amazing durability. The gel is thick and plastic:

• he will confidently “hold” the drop and not creep over the surface of the nail;
• will give excellent adhesion to any surface of the marigold;
• it will hold all kinds of stones well;
• dries under a lamp, but drying out under the sun, it can quickly thicken;
• will not change the color of the coating;
• economical and perfectly suitable for use both at home and in the cabin.

1. First you need to do a basic manicure or design of your nails.
2. Next, a through hole is made in the edge of the nail (as for piercing). The hole is accurately adjusted - it is given a shape according to the parameters of the crystal.
3. A gel is placed inside the hole and a pebble is inserted immediately. Then the nail must be placed under the lamp to dry the gel. The facets of the stone during these manipulations should remain clean and not cloudy, there should not be gel drops on them.
4. The nail is covered with a transparent base and gently dried. With a nail file, the surface of the nail in the area where the stone is located is leveled.
5. The manicure ends with the application of a finishing varnish.

The principle of inlaying small pebbles is the same. But here you do not need to make a hole to insert the stone, it is fixed on the nail with special glue and is covered with a transparent coating on top.

Nail design with artificial stones is perfect for the holidays and evening promenade. They can be used one at a time, or create catchy drawings with their help.

About how to qualitatively encrust a nail with rhinestones, see the next video.