Citrus Fruit Manicure

Delicious exotic citrus fruits have recently become popular in the design of manicure. There are no clear recommendations in creating a manicure with oranges or lemons, the main thing is to adhere to clear contours when applying a similar pattern. For this, quality materials, special tools and practice are simply necessary.

When creating a citrus design, the choice always falls on rich and vibrant colors. For creativity with nails, you should purchase high-quality varnishes. In the master’s palette, there must be such colors as yellow, green and their shades, as well as orange, black, brown and white colors for decoration and contour. Any color and their shades are suitable for the background, the main thing is to maintain balance and a harmonious combination of tones. Citrus fruits combine various color combinations: lemon and lime - yellow-green shades, orange - orange-carrot combination, grapefruit - pink and white palette.

Every girl wants to look well-groomed and stylish. Manicure is one of the opportunities to express oneself. There is no doubt that bright natures will choose the most saturated shades, and citrus nails design emphasize originality and style. Citrus manicure can also be used with business style clothing. In these cases, the ornament is applied small, neat, against the background of pastel shades. For relaxation near the beaches, the girls will definitely choose the exclusive design of manicure with the image of a lemon or an orange against the background of tropical landscapes.

Each nail master has his own tricks and secrets of nail design in the style of tropical citruses.Nail design methods are based on the principles of clarity and professionalism of the master. To create a design with citruses, the following simple techniques for applying an ornament to nails are applicable.

• Reversing stamping It means transferring the finished slider to the nail plate. The orange sticker on the nails looks very neat. A similar technique has been successfully used at home. The surface of the nails is varnished in the selected color. An ornament is applied to the coated surface using a silicone stamp, which can be purchased at a specialized store.

• Photo design allows to use original photos of orange tangerines or lemons in a section for decoration of nails. Photo stickers with citrus fruits are purchased in a professional store, easily and simply attached to nails and covered with a fixative.

• Art painting you need to learn, this is a complex technique that requires skills and creative inclinations. You can draw a citrus fruit with a special brush or a toothpick.

Consider the process of nail design step by step. As a design, choose the option with oranges. For coating it is recommended to use gel polish or acrylic. Applying these funds will provide a persistent manicure.

• Trim the cuticles, align the shape and prepare the surface of the nails.
• Degrease the nail plates with a special composition.
• Apply base and dry for a couple of minutes in the lamp.
• Prepare a thin brush, white and orange gel polishes.
• Cover the nail surfaces with colored gel polish, leaving the ring fingers for the ornament.
• You need to draw the fruits in a hurry, highlighting the borders, as realistic as possible. With a white gel polish, you first need to depict a semicircle, which in the future we take as a basis for a slice of citrus.

• Then comes the drying in the lamp for several minutes.
• Add an orange tone on top of the selected outline. We draw the lines characteristic of the zest of the fruit. Dry the layer in the lamp for several minutes.
• We form the pulp of the fruit, painting the slices with orange gel polish. To get a saturated shade, it is necessary to apply 2 layers. We dry each layer in a lamp.
• The veins of the orange zest stand out with the same varnish and can be dried.
• The rest of the space on the nails of the ring fingers is painted in black. For a saturated shade, apply 3 layers of varnish. Next, drying of the nail surface in the lamp is performed.
• Top coat is applied.

• Chinese painting expressed in the double-stroke technique. Exotic fruits are applied with a flat brush dipped in 2-3 colors of acrylic. The hue mixture is shaded at the intersection of colors. The effect is obtained with a smooth and elegant transition of shades. So the picture is displayed most realistically.

For citrus design of nails, you can use various combinations of colors and a mixture of decorative elements. However, it is necessary to take into account the balance when designing nails: busting the decor in an already catchy and effective design will look at least not aesthetically pleasing. To create a stylish manicure, you can apply the following beautiful combinations.

• French manicure with a black line of "smile" in a duet with an ornament in the form of an orange on the ring fingers fits a festive or evening look.
• A manicure with a lemon ornament on any nail is relevant for everyday wear.
• White coating with the addition of rhinestones and ornament in the form of segments on any finger.
• A blue or pink base of nails, on which small fruits are drawn with leaves and branches.
• Pastel manicure with drawings of fruit assorted: banana and grapefruit; kiwi and lime.
• Black and lime colors alternating on some nails, scattered small citrus fruits on the ring fingers.
• A green jacket on a transparent background with an image of lime of the same shade looks quite calm and restrained.

Make a manicure with citrus fruits is not difficult even at home. It is enough to have imagination, an idea of ​​what this or that fruit and perseverance look like. As examples, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with several options for citrus manicure.

Mandarin manicure looks spectacular and bright on any nails. The citrus ornament looks especially harmonious with an orange jacket. If you cover orange slices with a transparent top, you get the effect of 3D-design, which will give the manicure realism. This option is suitable for light calico sundresses for a vacation by the sea.

Another orange sun on the nails is a rich grapefruit with a realistic image of fruit pulp. The graceful contrast of black with red has always been fascinating. This combination is chosen by passionate seductresses and playful coquettes. A manicure design with such a combination of colors and the inclusion of juicy citrus fruits will add a twist to its mistress.

Glittering in green creates a realistic effect on the porous surface of the lime fruit. You can also use the image of a regular lemon. A game of three contrasting shades: black, lime color and white gel polish. A reverse jacket with a transparent smile line emphasizes the sophistication of female fingers. Drops of a transparent top create a dew effect on the fruit.

The combination of three colors: alternating lemon and orange shades, and on a white background, which emphasize the ring fingers, the lemon trees are depicted in bulk. A similar design looks great on short nails.

An interesting idea of ​​manicure from multi-colored slices of citrus. One can imagine that this is a unique type of service jacket. Suitable for active and purposeful girls. Original layout of juicy fruits: the smile line on long nails is filled with delicious orange oranges.

For how to make a manicure with citrus fruits, see the next video.