Seashells on nails: design features and techniques for creating manicure

The design with shells on the nails is great for the summer season. While relaxing on the coast, its use will also be relevant. In this article, we will consider the technique for performing this manicure and how to create patterns suitable for a given color scheme, and also learn the latest fashion trends.

A novelty of the season was the embossed seashell on the nails. Sea shell can be drawn. Metal, plastic, natural small shells are often placed on the nails, complementing the print with other marine attributes. The pattern looks luxurious on long and short nails. The relief gives the image a special effect.

In the trend, manicure is aquamarine. The pattern of the shell fits perfectly into the azure, sapphire, heavenly tone.

At the peak of popularity today, aquarium design. Fishes, shells, marine inhabitants are placed in the thick of algae. Coating is made with clear varnish. The manicure is very effective and elegant. The aquarium version looks fantastic on long nails with a pointed shape.

A novelty of the season is the placement of the sea shell in white, blue and blue stains of marble manicure.

The nails with a relief image of shells and huge convex drops of water on adjacent nail plates combine perfectly. It is fashionable to combine matte nails with a transparent glossy texture.

Holographic shell manicure is gaining popularity. Mother of pearl nails shine, shimmer, shine in the sun.A 3D effect is created. Chic pattern suitable for any special occasion.

When creating a marine theme design, it is necessary to consider the ratio of decor and color scheme. Manicure goes well with light summer dresses and sundresses, white trousers and blouses. It is advised to place the drawing on one or two fingers. On each nail, the print will look heavy and tasteless. Aquamarine shades are fashionable this season, so you can safely choose a similar color for manicure.

• Mother of pearl pearls, golden sand, starfish, anchors have become integral elements of marine manicure. The drawing attracts others with its relief details. Wavy blue lines and turquoise folds imitate the surface of a seashell. Pebbles successfully fit into the design.

• Calm and gentle tones of light colors are ideally combined with the image of a sea shell. It is no coincidence that white is most often used. Pink, blue, beige shades fit perfectly into the image. This print looks natural, as if the shell lives in a natural environment. Rhinestones and beads give the solemnity of manicure.

• Pink shades have always been trendy, especially in addition to the underwater theme in the form of a white shell and a starfish. Multi-colored rhinestones complement the image. But, to avoid oversaturation, the design is made on only two nails.

• Short nails should not be overloaded with decor. One nail can be decorated with a shell, the other with transverse stripes, on the other fingers a plain coating will look good. White and blue are perfect.

• The square and rounded edges of the nails resemble the silhouette of a shell, so the pattern is perfectly combined with such forms. On oval and almond-shaped nails, the sink also looks good. Pearl pearls and fragments of real shells add piquancy to the design.

• In the salons, they try to recreate the natural roughness of shells by applying a matte top coat on top. When using a glossy gel, the surface is treated with a buff. The addition of velvet sand helps to achieve relief without additional decorative elements.

It is best to form a picture with gel paint. It does not blur, contributes to the creation of clear contours, preserving the volume of the shell. When drawing lines, it is recommended to expand towards the free edge. Arcuate lines give the shell a natural effect.

Step-by-step instructions for creating a manicure:

• to give the desired shape to the nails with a file;
• degrease the surface;
• apply a base coat and dry;
• make a layer of gel, dry thoroughly;
• repeat the previous action;
• apply top, dry, remove the adhesive layer;
• draw with a gel straight or curved vertical stripes (6-7 lines);
• dry the layer;
• do not remove the adhesive layer;
• gel again;
• cover with acrylic powder;
• dry in a lamp;
• brush off excess powder with a brush;
• Do not cover with a top to avoid loss of velvet.

The second way to perform manicure differs from the previous one in the absence of powder. After the final drying in the lamp, it is necessary to apply the top top. The shell is obtained without an impressive volume, but peach and cream tones add tenderness and sophistication to the design. The shell looks more natural.

The third way to create a voluminous shell attracts many lovers of resort-themed manicure. Relief is achieved using a transparent gel, applied with a brush over a colored surface. They put a lot of funds, on top they cover with colored gel. Then comes the top topcoat.

There are a huge number of marine-themed sliders. This is the most convenient way to play a picture at home:

• cut out the desired fragment;
• immersed for 40-45 seconds in water;
• forceps to separate the desired pattern from the base of the slider;
• attach the sticker with the shell to the acrylic or gel-coated nail plate;
• leave to dry completely;
• top cover with a fixing top.

It is very easy to attach sliders to nails covered with ordinary varnish without acrylic or gel treatment. They are applied with tweezers to dried after applying the second layer of colored varnish. To fix the picture, they press it with a cotton swab, removing irregularities and air bubbles. Transparent fixing varnish is applied on top to strengthen the picture.

Only a professional can create a unique print with a thin brush. This is a very painstaking job, and not every beginner will cope with it. It is desirable to supplement the design with the image of a starfish, anchor, golden sand. Items of different shapes can be made in any angle. Carefully drawn lines with a brush should be at a close distance from each other. They can not reach the hole 2 or 3 mm.

An innovative way of applying a picture to the nail surface using special prints is called stamping for nails. This does not require professional mastery of the brush, drawing skills are not needed. An important point is the correct implementation of the technology of applying the picture. Complex marine attributes are superimposed on the nail without any extra effort.

The image on the nail surface can be applied independently at home. A small silicone or rubber stamp will help create a print with a sea shell. For a more convenient process of drawing a picture on the nail plate, it is best to take a transparent stamp, which transfers the picture from the stencil coated with a suitable varnish. Excess varnish is removed with a special scraper. You can use a metal disk with an engraved shell.

Using a transparent gel-paint, the shell can be made voluminous. Careful drawing of lines on top of the colored gel will highlight the relief. It will take 3-4 layers of paint. You should choose a product without an adhesive layer, then you will not need to lay a top on top. The relief of the subject will remain unchanged.

The following techniques are popular.

• Design with the focus of one subject on several nails. Unusually looks shell, which is located simultaneously on two nails. Petals of the subject stretched in different directions. They can be united by rhinestones located in the figure as a connecting link.

• Ombre gradient manicure. The surface of the nails shimmers, reminiscent of the sea. A shell sprinkled with multi-colored powder affects the surrounding people with the effect of a kaleidoscope. For ombre, yellow, emerald, blue and blue are perfect.

• At the peak of fashion “naked” manicure in the style of negative space. The sink can be made directly on the base coat. Colored varnish is not used. The shell is decorated with acrylic powder. Various decorative elements are located next to the hole.

• The effect of a chopped sea shell. A peculiar design is created from the acquired ready-made decor, depicting a broken seashell. Particles should be drowned in a base basis and thoroughly dried. Then apply the finishing transparent varnish. Shards can be presented in a wide variety of colors.

• Plastic shell blanks. The technique of performing manicure does not take much time. You just need to glue the finished image to the nail. Blue and beige shades fit perfectly into the print. Spangles are also combined with decor.

• Modeling of seashells with 3D plasticine. The sculptural gel is plastic. Using plasticine, you can form a bulk shell. A small brush with resilient nap will help create an image. Finishing gel is required.

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