Skull manicure is quite provocative and bold, but at the same time a stylish option for nail design. Of course, this design method is not suitable for everyone, however, for those who are ready to experiment with their image and are not afraid of the gazes of passers-by, it’s definitely worth trying to design your nails in this way.
How to draw?
First, carefully prepare the nails. To do this, you need to carefully remove the previously existing manicure and treat your nails - apply a firming agent, spread the cuticle with cream, and generally carry out all the necessary and familiar spa treatments for your hands. When the leaving part is completed - it is necessary to start applying varnish and drawing.
To draw a skull, you will need a thin brush - it needs to be applied with a drawing. You can also use a thin needle or a toothpick as an aid. If you are not very confident in your artistic abilities, then use the image of the skull as a guide. Before you draw on nails, you can practice on paper (however, even on paper you should paint with varnish). You can also use a stencil. It can be purchased at cosmetic stores or made by yourself. First of all, it is necessary to apply a drawing of the skull itself and only then add the bones (optional).
If you can’t draw the image yourself, ask your friend for help or go to a beauty salon, where nail service masters can easily cope with this task.
Design options
There are many varieties of nail design with a skull. Consider the most popular and interesting ones.
- Classic black and white. This method of applying the image of the skull on the nails is considered traditional. So, the base and base is black varnish, on top of which a picture is drawn in white. Stylish and contrasting.
- Color fantasy. Recently, modernized images of the skull have become increasingly popular - for example, bones can be depicted in color or diluted with other patterns (most often colors). Original and unusual.
- Sparkles. In this case, the main coating can be transparent or black varnish, and the skull itself is depicted using sparkles, rhinestones or crystals. There are several options for this design: firstly, only the outlines and contours of the drawing can be applied, and secondly, the skull can be fully depicted. Bright and defiant.
- One large or several small. So, the skull in the design of nails can become the central decoration or play the role of a small detail. Catchy and spectacular.
- Accents. The skull can be depicted only on one of the nails, while the other four will be painted with a plain coating. Interesting and attractive.
- On Halloween. If you choose a stylish Halloween look for yourself, then a manicure with a skull can be a great and appropriate detail for your look.
To enhance the contrast, use orange polish as the base. Mystically and mysteriously.
- Stickers. If you do not want to spend too much effort on drawing a skull picture, then you can use a ready-made picture - stickers. Quick and easy.
What to combine with?
Of course, the skull can become the central figure of your manicure, however, it can be more than one on the nails. So, this picture can be combined with a web to give the image a certain Gothic style. For large originals, a variant of the image on one arm of the skull, and on the other the rest of the skeleton, is suitable. Thus, combining both hands, you will get the whole picture. Another successful “duet” is the skull and bats.
In the next video, you will see how to lay a skull on a nail from candy.
