Features of aquarium nail extension

Aquarium building is a fairly popular trend in nail design. Such marigolds always look festive, original and never beaten. What are the features of the “aquarium” manicure, what are the positive and negative sides of such a design, let's look at it.

Aquarium building is a method of lengthening nails, in which a variety of decorative elements are laid in the layers of the gel. As a result of such a manicure on the nails, a design is formed, closed under the thickness of the "glass".

There are a number of advantages to this finger design method.

• Manicure "aquarium" is quite resistant. It can be worn for three months. The only thing that needs to be done is to slightly adjust the edge of the cuticle, file the regrowth shape and finish drawing.
• All decorative elements are located in the interior of the design, so they do not overwrite during socks, and also do not cling to clothes.
• The presence of such a manicure does not require additional decorations on the fingers, the nails themselves will emphasize your hands.
• Suitable for both long and short nails.
• This method of building allows the master to create a unique design with three-dimensional images.

But the aquarium building has small flaws.

• The technique of this manicure is quite complicated, so it is better to trust it to professionals.
• "Aquarium" is always quite bright, so it is not suitable for business style. It will be required to block it with calm monophonic varnishes.
• Such nail art is quite expensive in contrast to the surface design.
• In some cases, the nails are thick.

If you have already mastered the technique of gel nail extension, you can try to create an “aquarium” on your nails yourself.

To do this, you will need the following materials and tools:

• files with an abrasiveness of 180 and 250 grit;
• pusher and orange sticks;
• flat brush with synthetic hair;
• degreaser;
• a primer;
• gels - transparent, camouflage and color, if your design implies them;
• decorative elements - everything that you want to put into the thickness of the nail, for example, it can be rhinestones, sequins, dried flowers, acrylic pastes and much more.

Having collected everything you need, you first need to prepare your nails for building. To do this, push the cuticle away with a pusher, clean the pterygium well, cut off the excess skin and go sawing on the plate, removing the top layer.

Next, we sweep away the dust from the nails with a dry brush, treat them with a degreaser. Here you need to use a special tool. But if it is missing, you can replace the degreaser with alcohol or vinegar.

In the next step, a primer is applied. This composition does not require drying in a lamp, it is intended to make the surface of the nail plate roughened for stronger adhesion of the gel and the nail.

Now you need to install a form for building. To do this, under the edge of the nail plate we start the conical part, carefully fix it. We check to see if the form is flat, if there are any gaps between it and the nail plate, if necessary, we slightly cut the workpiece with scissors.

We apply a thin layer of a transparent gel on the surface of the nail, moving on to the form. We form the desired length. Let the composition level out for a few seconds. Dry in the lamp.

We take camouflage gel. Put a drop on the nail plate, place the gel so as to simulate the skin under the nail. The gel layer should disappear to the cuticle and side rollers, then when the nail plate grows, the transition will be barely noticeable. Dry again in the lamp.

On the free edge, lay the first layer of design and cover with a transparent gel. Volumetric elements are usually used at this stage, since the layer here will be the thickest, and also lay the tone. We are drying. Now you can remove the form.

Set the next design layer. Here you can use glitter, sequins and other not very voluminous elements. We again cover with a layer of a transparent gel and dry in a lamp.

There can be several such layers, the main thing is that the result is a not too thick nail, otherwise the work will look messy.

We produce sawdust work. We remove the top layer of gel from the plate itself, and also give it the necessary shape.

We cover the nails with a final layer of liquid UV gel, not forgetting to walk along the edge of the nail. If the extended nails you have turned out quite long, it is recommended to cover them with such a gel and on the inside. This layer will not only provide protection to your manicure and give shine to the coating, but also reduce the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays on the nails.

At the last stage, we treat the cuticle with special oil, since, being dried in a lamp, it has lost a lot of moisture, and can crack.

Aquarium nail extension always looks chic and elegant. Performing this nail design, the master can realize any fantasy. The highest level of skill here is the use of acrylic molding elements. Of course, such elements give an increased thickness of the finished nail, but your manicure will definitely attract attention.

Here are some pretty interesting examples of how to design marigolds using extensions using the “aquarium” technique.

The bottom of the ocean with its various inhabitants, shining sand in a pastel blue tone looks expensive, but in no case clumsy.

Nautical themes can be decorated with kamifubuki. And to make it clear at first glance that this is the sea, it’s worth adding a small starfish to the “water column”.

Floral design always gives the image feminine notes, especially if the decor elements are made in pastel colors.

Aquarium manicure is an excellent solution for wedding design.

French manicure in classic colors can also be decorated in an aquarium technique.

And also the jacket can be bright and shiny for the spring mood or passionate in black and red for Lady Vamp.

You can decorate the "aquarium" with a clockwork. Such nails will attract the attention of even the stronger sex.

Aquarium manicure can be decorated not only in the thickness of the gelbut also decorated with elements on the outside. The main thing is not to overdo it. Usually no more than two fingers on a hand are decorated in this way.

The manicure itself is quite simple and does not contain a large amount of decorative elements, while the ring fingers are decorated with rather voluminous rhinestones on top of the extension.

How to build up an aquarium jacket, see the next video.