How to make a beautiful gentle manicure?

Delicate manicure will give the owner elegance, femininity and sophistication. In the article, we will consider how to perform it, and what techniques are used for this. Beautiful ideas for your inspiration will also be presented.

Manicure in light colors involves a choice of pastel shades. The most popular delicate shades on nails today are:

• coffee;
• peach;
• cream;
• pale yellow;
• lilac;
• white;
• light green;
• violet;
• pale blue.

A gradient manicure can be done in two ways: a sponge and a brush. Let's consider both options in more detail.

Initially, you need to prepare multi-colored varnishes of your favorite colors and a sponge. The latter should be clean and dry. You can use the one that is intended for domestic needs (washing dishes, wet cleaning and others). Before you start creating a manicure, you need to cut the sponge into small pieces. So that the varnish does not paint over the surface of the skin around the nail, more precisely, the cuticle, it is recommended to lubricate the skin in the nail growth zone with PVA glue or tape with adhesive tape before starting the process. When the manicure is finished, both adhesive tape and glue can be easily removed.

First, the nail is covered with a base and dried under a UV lamp.2-3 drops of varnish are poured onto the foil and mixed with a toothpick to make a new color. Impregnate the sponge with the resulting shade. To prevent bubbles on the nails, the first prints are recommended to be made directly on the foil.

With springy movements, a sponge should be applied to the surface of the nail. The more times you apply a sponge, the color will become more saturated. After reaching the required color, the nails are covered with a top and dried in a UV lamp.

There is another way to implement a gradient manicure with a sponge.

1. The base is applied to the nail plate and thoroughly dried under a UV lamp.
2. Apply two shades of nail polish quite densely and so that the borders of the coatings touch.
3. Using a sponge, slightly pressing on it, dab the nail. When the coating becomes more or less evenly distributed throughout the nail, the pressure on the sponge should be reduced. This will prevent blistering.
4. After the previous procedure, you need to wait a bit so that the varnish is evenly distributed throughout the nail plate. In case of bubbles, they are pierced with a toothpick.
5. A similar method is applied another layer. The number of layers directly depends on the quality of the materials used and the desired color scheme.
6. At the end of the manicure, the nails are covered with a top and thoroughly dried under the lamp. If it was not possible to create a smooth transition between varnishes of different shades, this place can be decorated with glitter.

For another version of the gradient, you need a brush with a rounded or straight end (you can use the tool that applies the base.

Two shades of varnish are selected and applied to the nail in equal proportions with a thin layer so that they are easy to blend. Moisten the brush thoroughly in a degreaser. Make a light swab from the cuticle to the edge of the nail. Hold the tool almost parallel to the nail. Following this rule, the brush will smooth the surface without damaging the original design. When the intersection of the flowers becomes soft, the nails can be dried.

Similarly, all subsequent layers are applied (there may be two or three). As a topcoat you need to use a top. Then dry the coating in the lamp. A more original design can be created using a fan brush.

First, the base is applied to the nails. The lightest of the selected varnish tones should be applied to the nail. You can make one layer or a couple. Dry the coating under the lamp. On a piece of foil, mix several tones of varnish to get a new shade. It will need to be applied to the nail at the transition between varnishes of different colors. The darkest tone of those presented is applied to the tip of the nail. Moisturize the brush and make it move left and right, barely reaching the surface of the nail plate. Repeat side to side movements as many times as necessary until the desired effect is achieved.

Dry your nails. Make another layer in exactly the same way. Dry again under the lamp.

Making nails using the technique of moon manicure allows you to show maximum creative imagination. To make such a design is possible for any woman at home.

First you need to remove the previous paintwork from the nails. Gently using a file to give the nails an oval shape. Degrease the nail plates, apply the base. Dry nails under the lamp for no more than 45 seconds. Then apply a coat of decorative varnish. It is recommended to apply at least two layers, but before applying the next, the previous one must be thoroughly dried.

With a brush soaked in varnish of a different tone, it is necessary to paint the hole in the nail growth zone. Dry well again under the lamp. A fixing agent is applied over the decorative coating and dried. After that, the nail plates are wiped with alcohol wipes to remove the sticky layer.

Moon manicure can be decorated with rhinestones. This will be especially true for festive events (for example, for a wedding or New Year). Of course, it is not worth overloading the nails with additional elements, therefore it is enough to decorate with pebbles one or two nails. But if you want to shine, then rhinestones can be placed on each finger. The most successful area is the border of the hole in the nail growth zone. You can also decorate only one nail, then the manicure will look more restrained.

Delicate moon manicure can be decorated with volumetric drawings. Such a design will look best on long nails, and it will visually reduce short ones even more. If you want to add brightness to a gentle manicure, this can be done with varnishes of saturated colors in the form of small color spots.

Beautiful patterns on the nails are also obtained through special stencils, while the design does not require a lot of time.

If you want the hole to be colorless, you can not paint it at all or cover it with transparent varnish. To create a smooth hole, it is recommended to use stencils.

Lunar manicure in combination with sparkles looks very impressive. It is important to remember that such a decor makes the nails visually smaller. Based on this, with an average length of the nails, it is recommended to make the hole small.

Lunar manicure can be matte. This design fits very well in everyday life due to elegance and rigor. You can combine matte and glossy varnishes. To do this, the main part of the nail is made matte, and the hole is shiny.

French manicure, like moonlight, can be done at home. To do this, it is important to follow some recommendations:

• the design of the tip of the nail depends on the central axis of the nail plate;
• the edges of the smile must be determined in advance and marked;
• the width of the edge should not be wide, maximum 1/3 of the surface of the nail;
• French is done on prepared nails (after hygienic manicure).

There are several ways to create a French manicure.

The stencil method has a number of advantages: evenness of a smile, simple technique, small financial costs. The disadvantages of the stencils include their material - paper. In case of varnish leakage under the stencil (due to insufficiently strong pressing of the paper), the design will be damaged.

Stencils can be single-use and reusable. Their difference lies in the materials: for the former, paper and vinyl are used, for the latter, plastic and metal.

To implement French manicure at home, paper-vinyl stencils are used. The latter are distinguished by the best degree of pressure. You can make screen blanks with your own hands using electrical tape.

For French you will need:

• top
• files with different surfaces;
• stencils;
• orange stick
• base;
• means for softening and removing the cuticle;
• varnishes of several shades.

First you need to file the nails so that they all become the same shape and length. Then remove the old decorative coating (if any). Lubricate the cuticle with a softening agent and push the stick away. Wash hands, dry well. After applying the base, the edges of the nail need to be sealed, then the varnish will last much longer, and the decorative surface will be perfectly smooth. Then the varnish is applied in a pale pink or almost colorless tone. Allow the nails to dry well.

Glue the stencils from the base with tweezers, transfer to the nails, backing 2-3 millimeters from the edge, press firmly with a stick so that the bubbles do not swell, and the stencil does not peel off.Most attention should be paid to the side bevels of the nails, where varnish can leak. The tip of the nail is covered in white tone twice, then dried. The stencil is removed, the top is applied to the decorative coating. Then the nails are thoroughly dried.

Another way to create a French manicure is to use a brush. Toolkit bristles can be made of nylon, sable fur or a column. The best brushes are flat natural with zero thickness and medium length bristles. Such a tool will make extremely clear lines on the nails. You can replace the flat brush with a semicircular.

The cuticle must be removed, give the nails the desired shape, apply the base coat, and then decorative in pastel colors. In order for the smile to be even, the brush should be intermittent, instantly detecting a change in tilt. Each subsequent smear goes a little overlap with the previous one. After completion of the painting work, colorless varnish is applied. This technique requires a lot of practice.

In order to make a gentle manicure with a pattern, it is necessary to follow the same steps as in previous techniques: hygienic manicure, applying a base, drying, applying a decorative coating (the tone is selected based on individual preferences), and again drying under a UV lamp.

A few drops of varnish are applied to a piece of foil, which is several tones lighter than the main coating. Moisten a flat brush in varnish and draw 6 strips at the same interval. This decor applies to the thumb. Then go to the index finger and draw 6 strips diagonally with the same paint.

The entire middle finger is decorated with dots. Draw the little finger in a checkered pattern (3 vertical stripes are applied first, and then 5 horizontal stripes). On the ring finger, a rather broad smile is created at the edge of the nail, then 2 wide vertical stripes are drawn from the cuticle to the smile.

A few drops of another color are applied to the foil. He draws strips on the ring finger and the edge of the nail. With black varnish, ears and eyes are drawn on the ring finger. This is done closer to the edge of the nail. Then all the nails are covered with a finish. After completing the manicure, the nails are wiped with an alcohol solution. This is necessary to remove residual varnish from the skin around the nails.

A gentle manicure will look best on short nails of an almond-shaped shape. For owners of long nails, pastel shades will help emphasize the beauty and grace of the hands.

Glossy plain manicure in the color of Prussian blue looks very noble, especially on fair skin. This design is considered universal, as it will look equally good with an evening outfit and jeans.

Recently, yogurt manicure is gaining popularity. Its distinctive characteristics:

• rounded marigolds;
• pastel colors such as light pink, caramel, sand, peach;
• plain design or ombre;
• modest decor with glitter or powder.

It is a sprinkle consisting of numerous round grains that resembles yogurt. Topping has 4 basic tones: violet, lilac, terracotta, pink. The dominant tone depends on the number of particles of one color or another.

Using sprinkles, it is easy to create a unique fashionable design. It can be applied to the tip of the nail, decorated using the French technique, or to decorate the entire nail plate. Yogurt design can be used year-round.

A manicure in pink and blue looks very beautiful and festive. Moreover, the blue matte coating is applied only to the ring fingers, the hole of which is decorated with rhinestones, varying in size.The remaining nails are decorated with glossy pink varnish with a decor of metal and transparent beads (index fingers) and stucco flowers (middle fingers).

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