Ruffian manicure: features, technique and original ideas

If you are tired of the mundane nail polish with plain varnish, experiment with the new trends of nail art. For example, try creating a Ruffian manicure on your nails and find out what it is.

Ruffian manicure is a new fashion trend in the world of nail art. It is offered by manicure masters if a girl wants to experiment and stand out from the crowd. The opposite of the classic French manicure is very easy to implement and anyone is available.

In the design of Ruffian, a smile is drawn along the cuticle, mirroring the smile of the free edge of the nail, which is why such a manicure is sometimes called an inverted jacket.

For the first time, Ruffian's nail design was used at CND's Ruffian fashion show. From here I got my name. Ruffian manicure has a subtle ability to adapt to age and lifestyle. Depending on the color scheme, the manicure looks strict, delicate, bright and unusual.

The main principle is that the smile flowing along the cuticle should be contrasted with prime color and be perfectly smooth. The shape of the line is completely dependent on the shape of the nails.

The variety of options for performing Ruffian manicure on nails is huge.

• Classical. A smile along the cuticle creates a thin contrast line with respect to the main background.
• Layered. The number of strips, different in width, can be from two or more. Usually each line has its own color.
• Gradient Framed. In such a manicure, a large number of arcs are drawn, which gradually lighten from the cuticle to the free edge.
• Contrast The most contrasting color combinations are used. For example, black and white, purple and yellow, red and green, and others.

• Rainbow hole. The arc is painted in different colors that smoothly flow one into another. This method requires high skill.
• Graffiti frame. A very thin contrasting arc is drawn. Looks nice on long nails.
• Unpainted space. The line along the cuticle is not stained, but covered with a base layer. On the rest of the nail, a varnish color coating is applied. This effect is stylish and unobtrusive.

To perform a design with a different texture, you can use foil, rubs, glitters, glitter, rhinestones and broths. All these materials will create the effect of shine, sparkle and mirror overflow. Using flock, acrylic powder or velvet sand, you can create a velvet effect.

To create the perfect Ruffian, you need to adhere to some rules.

• Varnishes for manicure should be one firm. The thing is that varnishes of the same collection are the same in density and have one drying time.
• Use special stencils to draw the arc.
• Create a manicure with different color combinations and textures.
• Combine glossy and matte textures.

• The shape of the nails should be the same.
• Before each application of the next coat, check that the previous one is well dried.
• Draw an arc in the shape of a nail. An oval smile on square nails looks ridiculous.
• The cuticle area should be contrasted.

Draw a mirror arc on the nails is very simple. There are two ways to perform such a manicure.

1. Manual. You can paint the hole with a thin brush. The drawing process is very simple: scoop up a small amount of varnish and carefully draw a line along the entire length of the cuticle. At the end and beginning of the arc, draw a small "antennae". You can draw a smile before or after applying the main varnish.
2. Screen. Special manicure stickers and stencils greatly facilitate the process. The primary color is applied first. After the main varnish has dried, the stencil is glued to the middle of the nail, and the remaining hole is painted over with contrasting varnish.

There are a lot of design options for Ruffian. Each new design will be unique and unique, so you can safely follow your taste and imagination.

• Boring classic. This design requires care and patience. But the result in the form of a stylish manicure will pay off. Take the base and finish coatings, color varnish and glitter varnish. Cover your nails with a base. Let the coating dry well. Apply shimmer on the base coat. After the shiny layer, apply a contrasting colored varnish so that there is an unpainted space near the cuticle in the form of a smile. Finish your manicure with a finish. Do not forget to let each layer dry well.
• Five minute. For this design, three varnishes of different colors, basic and top coatings will be required. Apply color coatings one after another, each time forming smiles. The result should be three colored arcs. Be sure to cover the nails with the base and finish, and also let each layer dry well. You can supplement such a manicure with thermal varnishes, which change color depending on the temperature.

• Stylish. Cover your nails with a base coat and then apply black polish. After drying, draw a hole in any color. Make sure the hole is the same on both sides. The hole can be left colored or applied to non-dried colored varnish of rhinestones or sparkles. After decoration, fix the design with a finish coating.
• Rainbow. For this design, varnishes of all rainbow colors will be required: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, violet.Apply all colors to the dried base in the correct order, each time reducing the coverage area, forming new holes. Each layer should dry well. So that the rainbow manicure does not look very bright and pretentious, you can make a colorful design of Ruffian on one or two nails, and paint the rest in the same color.

Creating a manicure of Ruffian allows you to show your personality and imagination on your nails, express your artistic taste. Use the most unexpected combination and unusual textures to make your nails stand out among millions of hands.

To learn how to create a spectacular Ruffian manicure, see the video below.