Volume manicure: features and technique

Voluminous manicure, which is one of the latest hits in the field of nail art, will make it possible to make a woman’s image unusual.

A manicure with a 3D effect is created using a special technique. This design of nails is quite available for independent execution at home. You can use ordinary varnish, but a beautiful manicure will last much longer and will look more effective if you use gel polish. The effect of volumetric coating will create a combination of matte and glossy varnish.

When creating a voluminous manicure, you can use varnishes of any shades, but it is best to use complex color combinations and delicate pastel colors. Artificial pebbles, glitter, shimmer, tips, beads, stars, rhinestones, shells, flowers, polymer clay drawings and other decorative elements are also used here. Volumetric manicure will look good on both long and short nails.

There are only two types of gels that are used to create a volumetric manicure: 3D gel and 4D gel. The first is a solid plastic mass, which is very easy to work with, you can recreate any conceived shape with it. For work, you need a brush with a fairly stiff bristle.

The simplest elements from 3D gel can be created by beginners in the field of nail art, and for the image of complex compositions you need to pretty fill your hand. At the end of work with the gel, the nails are covered with a finish. Using 3D gel you can create the most intricate three-dimensional figures: flowers, animals, insects, cartoon characters, magic creatures.The pliable mass will allow you to work out the image to the smallest detail.

4D gel has a very dense texture resembling a chewing gum structure. It just doesn’t dry out, it must be dried under a UV lamp, so you can work with the material until you get the desired result, without worrying that part of the fragment made will dry before you make the whole composition. Initially, 4D gel has saturated shades, but after drying, they become dull and no longer so bright. Even beginners of nail art will be able to work with such material. Topcoat for 4D gel is not required. The palette of 4D gels is presented in white, as the main color, and nine more color. White shade allows you to make neon colors not so bright. The basic shade is less ductile in comparison with the rest.

According to recent polls conducted among nail art masters, The most popular 3D manicure options are:

• sweater and fur motifs;
• beads, broths, pearls;
• velvet sand;
• stucco ornaments (leaves, flowers);
• lace, openwork drawings, monograms;
• drops, blots;
• abstract volumetric elements;
• reptiles, under the skin of animals.

3D manicure can be very different. The style of its design depends on the specific goal or event for which it is created.

On this day, the bride must be irresistible. The special atmosphere of the holiday will create voluminous manicure with gel polish. You can choose a classic French manicure with stucco elements, for example, flowers - this is always a win-win option. Pearls, details from gold and silver, and rhinestones will look good on nails on a solemn day.

Delicate tones look on the fingers with voluminous manicure is very fashionable and original. You can diversify the nude design by interspersing with different shades, as well as by adding drawings, monograms, small beads, rhinestones or artificial pebbles.

"Carrying" animals on the nails is a very fun undertaking. As such, you can choose cute teddy bears, frogs, cows and other representatives of tetrapods. As a rule, such images are preferred by young girls, so animals are sculpted in quite bright colors. Experienced ladies can choose a design that imitates reptile skin, animal skin, peacock tail.

Making marigolds with voluminous colors is an ideal option for weekdays and special occasions. Such a manicure is suitable for girls of all ages. You can decorate all the nails or focus on one or two. Flowers can be small or large, the main thing is that the varnish, which is the basis for their "growth", is contrasting.

Such a manicure will look best on the nails in the summer. As images, you can choose trees or grass against a blue sky, stars, clouds, drops on leaves.

A manicure with a 3D effect that imitates a knitted product or fur will look gorgeous. As a knitted pattern, ordinary “braids” or traditional “winter” ornaments of Scandinavia can be used.

Volumetric nail design can be worn as a daily option, including for work in the office. However, it is better to give preference to calm shades of varnish and make volumetric elements a little more restrained. It is best to make an unusual emphasis on one or two nails, and paint the rest in a light shade.

All elements of the composition are applied to the nail plate in the form in which it will be fixed on it.All parts that differ in color are dried separately under a UV lamp. This is necessary in order to prevent mixing of shades.

To create a voluminous manicure you will need:

• base coverage;
• top
• brush with a pointed end and stiff bristles;
• dots;
• gel polish of the desired color;
• Ultraviolet lamp.

The nails are covered with a base, colored gel polish is applied on top of it. Then the top is applied, and the sticky layer is removed. With the help of dots, gel is collected. Using the fingers from the mass, a ball is made and fixed on the nail, immediately in the place where the final placement of this element is planned. If you plan to create a bud, then with a brush it is necessary to mark the center of the flower head, slightly pressing the mass in this place. At the same time, petals are formed: from one drop of gel - one petal. All elements are dried under a UV lamp or LED lamp. Drying using the first appliance will last 2 minutes, and with the second - only 30 seconds.

When working with sculpted gels The following guidelines should be followed.

• All the details of a compositionally complex idea are dried separately under a UV lamp. The thicker the gel layer, the longer it will take for the elements to dry well. The average drying time is 3.5 minutes.
• Elements must not be allowed to merge. Although the density of the material prevents spreading, but at this point it is necessary to pay close attention.
• Beginners of nail art do not need to buy large sets of sculptural gels, just buy 2 or 3 primary colors. You can easily mix them together and get a diverse design.
• The consistency of the sculptural material (viscous, pliable) allows you to intersperse such decorative elements as pebbles, rhinestones, sequins, shells and others in the composition.
• Before starting work with the gel, the nail plate needs to be covered with a base so that the beautiful design does not adversely affect the health of the nails.
• If the entire technology for applying the gel, as well as the means and coatings preceding it, was carried out strictly according to the instructions, then such a manicure does not lose the brightness of the paints and does not peel off until it is removed.

A pale pink manicure with artificial pebbles on the ring finger will be appropriate even in strict dress code. Another version of a voluminous manicure that will be appropriate for office workers is a nude shade of marigolds, a decor of the middle fingers with powder, and ring fingers with roses made of powder on a glossy basis. 3D manicure with the image of the deep sea and their inhabitants, due to its realism, vividly reminds of the time of holidays. The decor under the skin of reptiles looks very rich and status. In order not to overload the nails with this design, it is enough to create an unusual effect on one or two.

The classic jacket, decorated with rhinestones along the lunula and voluminous lace, will give the hero of the occasion even more tenderness and charm. Representatives of informal circles of communication as an individual accent can choose a manicure with transparent rhinestones and rivets in the form of spikes fixed on a plain snow-white coating. Flowers of a nude hue against the backdrop of a pink-blue ombre, complemented by a composition of rhinestones of different sizes and shades, look very unusual and will undoubtedly attract the admiring gaze of others.

On how to make 3D manicure at home, see the next video.