Ideas and tips for decorating nails with shellac patterns

Shellac allows you to create not only a plain manicure, but also very interesting options with drawings. The choice of a specific design depends entirely on your wishes. It can be either unobtrusive accents on one of the fingers, or bright scenery for any holiday.

Beginners in the field of nail design are afraid to create complex drawings. But as they gain experience, they understand how much more convenient and easier it is to work with gel polishes. They do not dry as fast as regular varnishes. This allows you to create complex designs in a relaxed manner.

In order to diversify your manicure with beautiful drawings, it is not necessary to be a professional or an artist. The technologies that manufacturers provide today allow even novice craftsmen to create real masterpieces on the nails. We will analyze the most popular and relevant ways of applying drawings.

Depending on the design itself, a brush of the right size is also selected. To create complex compositions, the master can resort to using brushes of various sizes.

Special technology that allows you to create a specific ornament on the nail. In fact, you do not have to draw complex lines and elements yourself. Special stamps will do everything. To begin with, gel polish is applied to a convex stencil, then a special roller is rolled on it. There is a shellac pattern on the roller. We will transfer it to the nail.

The easiest and fastest way to decorate your own nails. In specialized stores you will find a huge selection of stickers. They can be both on a transparent basis, and on a solid background. The first option will look more advantageous due to the lack of borders. It will appear that the drawing is done with a brush.

There are both special stencils on the adhesive basis, presented in the form of drawings, and ordinary adhesive tape. In the first case, you will just need to attach it to the nail and paint over the desired area. The second option allows you to show imagination and create your own unique geometric pattern.

Very spectacular view of the drawings. To create it, you need some skill and experience. He is chosen for an unusual 3-D effect, striking in its depth and unusualness.

Sometimes a client’s desire is simply impossible to realize because of the very small length of the free edge. But this does not mean that only long nails can be decorated with unusual patterns.

If you apply an aggressive design in this case and decorate all your fingers with it, then the manicure will not look natural and concise. Short length imposes certain limitations. Cover all the fingers with one tone, and for design, leave only one (maximum two) nails. Such an emphasis will give freshness and originality, but the manicure will not work out as a result of being overloaded and lurid.

There is where to turn to an experienced master. If your own nail plate is also quite long, you just have to choose your favorite design. Shellac with a pattern on long nails is suitable for a special occasion. It can be a wedding, birthday or New Year. In general, those cases when you want to shine in all its glory. But for everyday life, it may not be appropriate.

“Golden mean” - and this is true. On the one hand, there is enough room for the master to draw his plan. On the other hand, a modest length will not hint at the inappropriateness and pretentiousness of the manicure as a whole.

Modern fashionistas are free to choose the design for marigolds to their own taste. Of course, there are certain trends here, but they are more of a recommendatory nature, and it is not at all necessary to follow them in everything. Show your own imagination and don’t be afraid to bring to life your plan.

How often I want to emphasize the special solemnity of the event with various details. After all, that's why we decorate our house with various garlands and toys for the New Year, and for our birthday we inflate a lot of balloons. A manicure can also emphasize your mood and create an unusual image that is ideal for the moment.

• New Year. Since childhood, we have been enthusiastically waiting for this holiday. When performing a manicure, you can give yourself complete freedom and decorate your nails with various rhinestones, sequins and thematic drawings. Indeed, on New Year's Eve, everything should shine and sparkle.

• Birthday. It is not necessary to depict a cloud of balloons on a fingernail or write a number that indicates your age (this is better, really, not to do). Manicure should first of all correspond to the image. The elegant dress will emphasize the weightless lace on the nails, and the sparkle in the eyes will be reflected in the manicure in the form of rhinestones.

• Halloween Despite the fact that this holiday and the tradition of celebrating it came to us from the West, in Russia today it has become quite popular. And why not be a little kids, supporting a thematic masquerade. In the manicure, you can use quite dark saturated colors and completely unexpected patterns resembling pictures from horror films.

• Nautical. Especially this manicure will be relevant in the summer, when you can support it with an ensemble of light sundress in an identical style. You can also make shellac with marine drawings when planning a vacation at sea. It can be geometric patterns in blue-white-red tones (stripes, waves), and beautiful shells, anchors or a beautiful “wind rose”.

• Space. To create such a design will require a certain skill. Its primary color does not have to be solid. It is better to create a light effect of ombre or brightening (darkening) of certain areas. To achieve the result, you can purchase a special film (or sticker), on which both the background and the celestial bodies will already be depicted. If you are afraid to go too far with such a bright design, choose an accent manicure where the picture will be present on only one or two fingers.

This is a separate type of nail art. Among the masters there are even special contests and competitions to create voluminous drawings and compositions on the nails. It is not so simple to fashion the smallest figure of even the simplest flower.

Straight clear lines and strict combinations of various geometric shapes look very stylish. At the same time, they will look great both with a festive image and with an everyday outfit.

If you are not sure that you can draw clear, straight lines, then use the technology of step-by-step drawing with adhesive tape. Attach a segment (or two, leaving a gap between them) on the nail, cover the desired area. Remove the tape and dry the pattern in the lamp. Next, if necessary, re-stick the tape in the desired direction and continue creating the pattern.

Do not think that the choice here is limited only to leopard and tiger spots and stripes. No one forbids you to depict the wing of an exotic bird or repeat the shiny scales of fish.

Flowers have always been and will be relevant. They emphasize the femininity and romance of nature. In this case, they can be both very bright and catchy, and very light and unobtrusive.

It should be borne in mind that on a different basis, the picture will look completely different. For example, delicate pastel colors will create a light and weightless design, even if the picture itself is quite large and bright.But for bright, dark and neon tones, it is better to choose a minimalist design, since they themselves will attract attention.

New Year's ideas for nail design using shellac in the video below.