Development of the nail industry, as well as a large number of video lessons allows anyone to independently make their favorite manicure at home. For modern woman well-groomed nails are an equally important detail appearance like neat makeup or hair styling.
In recent years nail fashion moves further and further away from long, extended nails, passing the palm to short-cut nails. The market of manicure supplies offers the widest choice for owners of short nails design solutions for every taste and occasion.
Choosing the right shape is not always easy for short nails. 
There are several useful recommendations:
- Experts recommend paying attention to the structure of the cuticle. The shape of the free edge should be close to its structure. This creates an optical balance and the nail plate looks more natural.
- For short nails, it is not recommended to choose a square shape. This shape of the upper edge of the nail will visually shorten not only the nail itself, but also the arm as a whole. An oval will become an ideal shape for short nails; it visually lengthens the nail plate. Also, nail masters often recommend owners of short nails. almond-shaped filing the free edge.
How to properly care for your cuticles?
The most important condition for the beauty and health of hands and nails is proper care behind the cuticle. Masters strongly recommend removing the cuticle body, because often this area not only coarsens and becomes unaesthetic, but can burst, bringing significant pain. In addition, cutting the cuticle lengthens the nail plate, therefore it is recommended for owners of short nails. 
To facilitate work with the cuticle, nail masters recommend hand baths. At home, you can remove the cuticle using nail clippers.
You can also move and lift the edge of the cuticle with an orange stick and trim with sharp, rounded scissors.
Cuticles can be softened at home fruit acids, which greatly facilitate the further process of removing the cuticle body.
Today has gained great popularity hardware manicure... It is very easy to do such a manicure at home.
With the help of cutters, painlessly and not traumatically, you can make the cuticle perfectly flat. On sale there are not only professional devices for salons, but also small kits for home care.
Do not forget that the cuticle area requires regular maintenance and nutrition with oils. There are special oil and vitamin cocktails on the market, sold in an ergonomic handle tube with a brush.
Tools for manicure at home
Of course, for a manicure at home, you can purchase all the same tools as in nail service salons. But for many, the basic set will be enough:
The basic element is the nail scissors. They can be of any manufacturer, the main thing is that their blades are sharp, and the cutting edge is rounded. 
Many nails cannot do without a nail file. It is advisable to purchase a set of nail files for different types filing and grinding.
Cosmetic clippers and orange sticks. Orange sticks allow you to push back the cuticle, they can be replaced with a reusable, metal spatula. Nippers will help you get rid of burrs and cuticle skin.
This basic set can be supplemented with many other elements, but sterility of the devices remains the most important condition.
Sterilization of instruments at home
Cleaning of manicure tools is necessary even if they are used within the home or used by only one person. After all, there are often macro- and microdamages on the hands. 
In addition to soapy water and warm water, it is recommended to treat tools with alcohol-containing liquids. On sale you can find special solutions for disinfecting the surface of instruments.
For heat treatment metal tools should be held in boiling water for about 20 minutes. You can also simply rinse the tools with water heated to 100 ° C.
Useful baths as a preparatory stage
After processing the working tools, you can start preparing the hands and nails.
Manicure at home is a process in which all stages of preparation are important. One of the main ones is soaking your hands in a bath. This procedure allows you to take care of the skin of the hands, soften the cuticle to facilitate further processing, and soften the excessively hard nail plate. In addition, the baths are very good at relaxing the hands, turning the manicure process into a pleasant spa procedure. 
The process includes several main stages:
- Select a small dish and pour hot water 38-40 ° C into it. If the water is too hot, he should not burn the skin, you just have to keep your hands in the water for a longer time. It is possible to purchase special physiologically comfortable hand baths.
- Decoctions of herbs or oils can be added to the water. Herbal baths are able to disinfect and heal injuries on the hands, and oil baths perfectly soften rough skin.
- It is recommended to keep your hands in the bath until the water cools down. Approximate procedure time from 15 to 25 minutes
- After the lapse of time, you should blot your hands with a napkin or a terry towel and smear your skin with moisturizing cream. If, after the baths, it is planned to cover the nail plate, then the nail must be treated with a remover.
Glycerin baths are especially popular with craftsmen and their clients, especially since they are easy to make at home. To do this, add 1 tablespoon of glycerin, one teaspoon of ammonia alcohol to 2 liters of warm water, and a decoction of herbs can also be added if desired.
It is important to remember that baths are not done before the hardware manicure.
What kind of manicure can be done at home?
The simplest is a trim manicure. To complete it, you will need a minimum of tools and a minimum of skills. The first stage involves soaking your hands in a bath.
The third stage involves filing the free edge of the nail. 
Finally, you can cover the nail with a colored or transparent varnish, or simply lubricate with a nourishing cream.
Classic manicure: a step by step guide
For women who want to know how to do a manicure at home, further step-by-step instruction:
- Treat your hands with an antiseptic, if desired, soften your hands in water.
- File the free edge area
- Excise the cuticle area and peel the thin skin of the pterygium.
- Cover the nail with varnish or gel varnish, if you wish, you can create a unique design. When working with nail platinum, you should degrease it, especially if a bath with oils was previously made.
Choosing a color for short nails
Short nails today fashion trend However, with such long nails, you should be careful when choosing the color of your nails. An improperly selected color scheme can emphasize all the flaws, making the nails sloppy and the hands unattractive.
Of course, you should give preference to the flesh-colored colors that best match the skin color on your hands. There are many nude colors with pink, beige or even delicate lilac hues. Restrained and elegant on short nails, a gray shade of varnish looks. 
All these colors give the hands a well-groomed look and will be appropriate both at home and at work. But what to do if you want a holiday and bright colors, do owners of short nails really refuse bright and interesting shades?
For a long time it was believed that short nails should not be emphasized with bright colored varnish. But now the nail fashion has radically changed this belief, scarlet red, the color of dark cherry, has become one of the basic colors for short nails.
A bright accent in the general image of a woman will be a deep nail of blue color or even metallic silver. The main thing is that the colors are monotonous and have a uniform coating.
Features of applying conventional varnish
No matter how correctly the nail is processed, and no matter how correctly the color scheme is chosen, the main condition for a good manicure will be correct application varnish on the nail. 
- Basic coverage is required! The base allows you to level the surface of the nail plate and create a perfectly even coating, moreover, with the base any coating will last longer. Often, after removing budget colored varnishes, the nail plate acquires an unhealthy yellow, the presence of basic coverage can eliminate this problem.
- It is important to paint over the nail carefully, without bald spots and painted cuticles. The algorithm for correct painting is simple: the first trajectory of the brush with varnish starts from the base of the nail, the next two are drawn along the nail rollers.
- Only after thorough drying of the first layer is it possible to apply the second one. To get the color "like in a tube", you will have to paint over the nail in 2-3 layers. When working with short nails, do not put too much polish on the brush.
- Application of a top coat is recommended. It allows the varnish to last longer on the nails, but it should be applied in a thin layer, otherwise the nail plate will seem too thick.
- At all stages of painting, the end side of the nail should be sealed, since the varnish begins to chip off and slide off from the free edge of the nail.
Applying shellac: a step-by-step guide
Every year the fashion for shellac is gaining momentum. Working with this coating is not difficult. How to make such a manicure at home is described in detail in the following guide: 
Here's how to get a manicure like this:
And a few more tips from experts:
- Better to use a rubber base and top. The rubber in the composition allows the coating to be more plastic and thereby prolongs the duration of the wear of the gel polish.
- Each layer of the product (base, gel polish, top) must be dried as well as possible, otherwise the gel coating will quickly go away.
- Correction of product drips under the lateral rollers or cuticles after baking in a lamp cannot be removed, so you should use a special protection around the nail ("pink thing", etc.)
Features of the choice of design for short nails
Working out the design on short nails requires more concentration and experience, however, given some of the nuances, you can make the perfect manicure at home.
The basic rule for the design of short nail plates is: "Do not overload the nail." If the drawing is applied with a brush, then all the details of the image should be drawn with clear, but thin lines.
For this, varnishes in contrasting colors are well suited. All design elements should be small, starting with rhinestones and ending with transfers or ready-made drawings. If the drawing is stamped and it is impossible to reduce it, then nail designers use separate elements of the composition.
Design instructions
Each design technique in nail art has its own subtleties and features. But there are basic rules:
- Professional craftsmen use only well-pigmented paints. Lightly pigmented paints will only spoil the overall look of the manicure.
- Only good glue is used to fix the design elements. It not only firmly fix the decoration, but also becomes transparent and invisible when it dries.
Classic jacket
The classic jacket is the most demanded type of design both in beauty salons and when creating a manicure at home. You can draw a smile line yourself, or you can use stencils. 
The last fashion trend became a jacket with the use of colored varnishes. For example, the combination of a blue base and a silver free edge is a trendy and fashionable solution.
Moon manicure
Lunar manicure is designed to whiten the area of the nail hole by painting it with varnish. Often, the outline of the hole is combined with the staining of the free edge of the nail, although this is not necessary. 
Lunar manicure, like a French manicure, can be presented both as classics and in a bright color palette.
Sliders
A new word in simplification nail design sliders have become. These ready-made drawings can be mixed both fragmentarily on individual nails, and completely on all nail plates. 
There are two types of sliders:
- Thin sliders are placed in water and the drawing moves away from the base by itself, all that remains is to carefully place it on the surface. But be careful, these sliders are very easy to tear.
- The thickened sliders have an adhesive base and are suitable for a flattened nail surface. But they are extremely difficult to damage.
Stencils
There are 2 types of stencils on the market: classic, for French manicure and designer ones, with a patterned cut of snowflakes, funnels and other things.
Let's take a closer look at how to make a manicure at home using stencils:
- First, you need to cover the nail with a base color. The color can be any, the main thing is that it differs from the second layer of the coating.
- Secondly, we will place the stencil on the desired revenge. If this is a design stencil, then we simply cover everything with a contrasting varnish. If the stencil is of the classic type, then we paint over only the free edge of the nail along the border of the sticker.
- After complete drying, the stencil is removed. All this is covered with a layer of a transparent top.
Stamping
Another nail art invention was the translation of a drawing from a metal plate using a gel stamp. Stamping will help owners of short nails create a unique design with their own hands in a matter of minutes. 
It is often difficult to transfer a small pattern to a short nail plate; for this, nail service professionals use stamps with a transparent bottom.
For stamping, it is important to use only thick, well-pigmented varnishes or paints. In the absence of a special varnish, you can leave your favorite tube open for 20 minutes and the varnish will acquire the desired consistency. The greatest visual effect will be achieved due to the contrasting colors of the base and pattern.
Sequins
Glitters in nail designs create brightness and festivity. They can cover all the nail plates and get a stunning festive effect or highlight individual areas in the composition on the nail. A popular trend today is sequins stretching. For the design of short nails, glitter is used neatly and in small quantities.
Rhinestones
A design with rhinestones always looks interesting and bright, and rhinestones on short nails can look very stylish if you follow a few basic rules. For small nail plates, experts recommend choosing the smallest diameter of rhinestones. Nail masters do not recommend overloading short nails with a lot of rhinestones. 
There are several options for an unobtrusive and sophisticated design of short nails using rhinestones:
- Rhinestones can be laid out on the border of different colors, which will give the transition line a special appeal.
- Many nail artists offer designs where rhinestones are attached one to each nail.
- Experts advise against: Combining a bright, flashy design with a lot of rhinestones can look vulgar and inappropriate. Therefore, you need to choose one thing.
Matte manicure
Another interesting design trick is matte manicure... It is created by covering with a special top. The contrast between glossy and matte finish... Masters suggest making not the entire nail plate matte, but only individual details. You can paint over a few nails with a matte top, while leaving the rest with a gloss.
Gradient
Gradient - fashionable and stylish trend today. For short nails, masters recommend preferring a vertical gradient to a classic horizontal one. In this case, the gradient line visually lengthens the nail. 
Also a great solution for short nails, the application of a gradient coating will not be on all nails, but only on one or two, on the rest you can apply a coating of a monotone color.
The baby boomer gradient has gained particular popularity. This technique is performed in nude tones. It is perfect for owners of short nail plates, making them outwardly well-groomed and healthy, while visually not reducing the length. So, doing a manicure at home, you can significantly save money and time.
In addition, by creating unique designs on her own, any woman is able to reveal in herself a talented nail master.
Video clips: how to make a manicure
Instructions on how to make a manicure at home:
How to make a gradient manicure at home:
Simple and versatile designs are in demand not only for special occasions, but also for every day, to the office, school, travel. No wonder the most popular in professional salons is a monochromatic red gel polish.
Color plus minimal decor is the formula for a successful manicure of a modern woman and a girl leading active image life. Let's take a look at popular simple designs, easy-to-learn textures, and step by step two of the most popular manicure techniques for preparing nails for coating.
Easy manicure to prepare nails for design: trim and acid options
When there is not a single extra minute, and you want to make it simple and Beautiful design nails, half the battle is preparation for coating. It can also be minimized and performed at home. The most simple options manicure - edged and acidic. Let's consider each of them step by step.
Edged or classic manicure:
Acid quick manicure
At home, I want to reduce the execution of manicure to a minimum and devote more time to creativity - drawing a design. The acid version of the procedure will help with this. At home, it will take 15 minutes.
Simple and quick option- gel polish or shellac with the effect of " cat's eye". It is applied in two layers, each of which is processed with a magnetic stick to create a strip or tape of shiny particles in the composition of the product (photo).
Manicure "cat" eyes in black and white palette
If you need to make a simple and quick manicure with an original effect, the "cat's eye" will come to the rescue. You can choose combinations of base and highlights in the most different shades... The casual option is black and white or black and gray. It will fit most office and school outfits, basic accessories. If you do not use a magnet to draw a glare or stripe, you will get an even shimmering background.
Simple red manicure with matte finish and graphic design
A matte finish or matte shellac can slightly reduce the degree of red for everyday looks, and at the same time add the desired accent of shade to them. The matte finish to the varnish is given by a finishing top with the effect of the same name. Black lines can be drawn with a brush or a needle on the nails.
The manicure in the photo also illustrates a life hack - when the persistent coating grows back, you can extend the line to the cuticle and get a new lunar design. It will turn out to be like another week if the ends are in good condition.
Lightweight casual design with spider web gel
The new viscous texture was a real discovery of 2018-2019. A simple monochromatic manicure can be transformed with a contrasting graphic drawing even if it is abstract, chaotic lines. The consistency of the gel resembles melted gum. For application, a drop is placed at one point of the nail, and lines are drawn from it with a brush or a needle along the perimeter of the plate.
In the figure, before the application of the cobweb gel, a shiny foil was additionally fixed. It creates the effect of depth.
Simple french sequins
Continuing the theme of the simplified moon design, with the same approach, you can make a jacket. The base is done with a pink camouflage base, and transparent shellac or glitter gel polish is applied to the tips of the nails, and stretched with a brush from the edge to the middle of the nail. You will need a flat wide brush - comb, for example.
Simple nail designs with stickers or stamping
Original, bright, even mischievous manicure ideas are given by nail sliders stickers. They are attached over a plain base and then sealed with a top. You can pick up lettering, animals, flowers, patterns, abstraction and even a gradient.
A similar stamping technique produces spectacular and original designs... Stamping requires a special kit and time to practice. The drawing is engraved in a template into which the varnish is poured, the seal is pressed against it, and then the print is transferred to the nail. We fix the result with the top. In this technique, it is most easy to draw patterns and abstraction.
Simple nail designs: ideas, photos, patterns, drawings for inspiration
Nice gentle manicure in a minimalist style can be done using varnish, gel varnish, paint and gel with the addition of glitter, rhinestones, rub, powder, velvet sand and airbrushing. Consider ideas for simple and easy nail designs for every day, office, school and special occasions.
Gray solid color glitter manicure
On short nails, solid neutral designs look even more expressive when the color is accentuated with sparkles. In the photo, they are stretched using the gradient technique from the base to the edge. The plate visually lengthens due to blurred lines and shine. It is easy to make a manicure using a brush and fine glitter with a transparent base. ...
Black and White Simple Nail Art: Abstract Graphics
If you find it difficult to draw beautifully compositions when drawing designs, use small graphics. Broken lines, dots, blots - everything will look beautiful in contrasting black and white and other colors. Use a thin brush to keep the graphics neat. This design will work on small nails too.
French in black and white
A win-win simple manicure for short nails - black and white jacket. In the photo, the design is complemented by original vertical lines to visually lengthen the plate and draw attention to the style. If it is difficult to draw three nails using this technique, design only one to choose from.
Red manicure with a small simple pattern
Easiest to draw thin lines, strokes and abstraction. Take advantage of the graphics, and draw the transitions between shades in contrasting colors, as in the photo.
The second option is to supplement the small drawing with rhinestones. In the photo, this is one pebble that complements the heart. The composition is based on contrast, volumetric lines and brilliance of the decor.
Rhinestones in the decor of the picture
Even the most unpretentious drawing, decorated with rhinestones, immediately gains volume and attracts attention. Draw such simple twigs with leaves, and decorate each with a small rhinestone or broth. It is recommended to attach the stones to a gel for building up or a rubber base, fixing them with a top at the final stage.
Rhinestones on a solid background
A beginner will also master the design. We apply a background coating of any shade, in the photo it is White color, and complemented by a composition of colored or monochromatic golden, silver rhinestones. A simple combination of color and sheen is perfect for evening looks. ...
Blue manicure with a large flower on the ring finger
It is not easy to draw painted flowers in designs, but if you take a dandelion as an example, even a beginner will be able to do the task. Light technique, black and white combination, a simple pattern of warp and dots around the perimeter. Look at the photo and you will succeed.
Colored stains with acrylic paints
When you want to get creative, but a specific drawing does not come to mind, you can make simple abstract stains on a contrasting background. Acrylic paint adheres well and dries quickly. Before applying, mix some pink, black and white on a palette, then transfer a drop to your nail and apply stains. Secure everything well with the top. It will turn out to be a simple spring manicure, even without drawing flowers and butterflies.
Rhinestone ring on the nail
The beloved design with rhinestones is easy to implement and suitable for beginners. After applying the background, place the rhinestones in a ring shape on the ring finger nail. It is important to use the gel for building as a base, and choose the size of the rhinestones for the size of the nail plate.
Blue manicure with rubbing and small pattern
The foot, footprint, heart, the first letter of the name and many other simple details will decorate nails in everyday manicure. This option is also suitable for school design, if you adjust the length. Use gel paint, varnish or gel polish to paint. Pick up contrasting shades. I can't help but notice :),.
Spring manicure on short nails
A simple drawing, gentle background, spring theme - such a successful combination will be mastered even by a beginner. Use acrylic paints and a thin brush. If painting is difficult, you can pick up a spring theme in stickers or stamping basics. For short and small nails - only small drawings. ...
Choose a few ideas you like for every day or for a special occasion. Think about which of the materials you would like to master in simple designs. Get started experimenting and creating!
Simple and easy manicure - ideas and techniques for pros and beginners
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Beautiful and simple nail art is a great way to diversify your daily manicure. It is not at all difficult to make such a manicure, and at the same time, a simple nail design is in trend today. There are many ways to create beautiful nail art at home. Today we will pay attention to simple techniques that are suitable for beginners.
Simple nail art using tape
Scotch tape is a faithful friend of all novice manicure lovers. You can use special adhesive strips that are sold in stores to create a manicure. But it is quite possible to get by with ordinary scotch tape.
The easiest manicure with scotch tape is a manicure with different stripes or color blocks. First, you cover the nail with one color of varnish, wait for it to dry. Then stick tape on half of the nail and cover the second part of the nail with another varnish. This way you can get a very simple but beautiful two-tone manicure.
In a similar way, you can create several stripes on the nail, as well as various geometric figures and color blocks.
Photo tutorial on creating a simple manicure with scotch tape
Another option for creating a simple one, but spectacular manicure using scotch tape is to cut out the template you need in shape from the scotch tape. These can be thin stripes, circles, etc.
Photo tutorials on creating simple drawings on nails
Photo of simple drawings on the nails
Simple nail art with dots
The most common dots in different colors and sizes will help create a huge variety of simple nail designs. Special tools are sold for creating dotted nails, but you can do without them. To perform a manicure with dots, different things can be used that are in any home: hairpins and invisibility, old rods from pens or pencils, toothpicks.
If you have found enough small objects at home that allow you to create points of different diameters on your nails, then you can start experimenting. For inspiration take a look photo of a simple manicure with dots below.
Photo tutorials on creating a simple manicure with dots
Simple manicure with a needle
Manicurists can create truly complex and beautiful designs with a needle. But since the article is devoted to simple nail design for beginners, I offer you a very simple video tutorial on creating a manicure with a needle. It looks almost like a water-based manicure, and does not require as much effort.
Gradient on nails
Many people love a beautiful color transition on the nails, but not many can easily create such a design on the nail. But everything will become much easier if you know one manicure life hack. You can quickly and easily create a gradient on the nail with a sponge and eye shadow. All that is needed is to cover the nails with varnish, which will be the main color in the manicure, and wait until the varnish dries, but does not dry completely. After that, apply a matching eye shadow with a sponge and cover the nail with transparent varnish.
Another easy way to diversify your manicure is to add glitter to it. You can use glitter varnishes or, again, eye shadows.
And one more important point... If drawing on nails is difficult for you (and especially with your left hand!), Then start with a simple manicure, where the drawing is performed on only one nail.
After all, drawing or writing something on one nail is always easier and you will definitely succeed. And over time, your skills will get better and better and you will be able to move on to more complex drawings. Great manicure everyone!
Manicure- cosmetic procedure for decorating and processing fingernails. Every girl wants to decorate her life a little, and manicure is a good choice. In this tutorial, we will tell you how to get a manicure at home.
How to make a manicure?
There are many different ways make a manicure using different devices. We will talk about this in our instructions.
How to do a manicure correctly?
Many women believe that you can just paint your nails and be done with it - this is a wrong opinion. After all, a manicure is not only decoration, but also hand hygiene. If you decide to do a manicure at home, clearly follow the sequence of steps so that there will be no problems in the future.
How to make your own manicure:
Give the shape of the nail that suits you;
- steam your nails before manicure;
- remove cuticles;
- massage with nourishing creams;
- decorate your nails;
- build up artificial nails.
Tools for the job:
Special nail file;
- nail clippers;
- cuticle softener, bath salt;
- varnish;
- cotton wool, cotton swabs, napkins;
- nail scissors;
- decorative ornaments;
- manicure spatula in the form of a spatula.
How to do a home manicure? How to do a simple manicure?
1. With cotton wool (cotton swab) and nail polish remover, remove the old coating from the nail.
2. Give the desired shape and length using a nail file and scissors. Often they make an almond-shaped, round or square shape.
3. Remove the cuticles. To do this as painlessly as possible - soften them by dropping your hands into hot water for 5-10 minutes. You can add sea salt or special softeners to the water. When removing cuticles, adhere to the following rules: use scissors with rounded ends, when cutting, start from the side and smoothly move to the base of the nail, then also from the other side.
4. We proceed to the processing of the side rollers. Try to cut off the delicate skin closest to the nail plate as carefully as possible. When doing this, use tweezers or wire cutters.
5. Prepare nails for painting. It is required to dry well and grind with a special nail file, if necessary.
6. Before applying the varnish, it should be mixed. We apply varnish on the nails, adhering to several rules - you should not put a lot of varnish on the brush, cover the entire surface of the nails with gentle movements.
VIDEO. How beautiful to make a home manicure?
How to make a gel manicure?
Gel manicure- application of a special gel to the surface of the nail. The purpose of the gel is to nourish and protect the surface of the nail, and it also helps to make a very unusual and beautiful manicure.
1. Degrease and remove moisture from the surface of the nail.
2. Apply a primer to the free edge of the nail.
3. Apply the base coat of the gel. If you wish to lengthen your nails, use fiberglass or silk.
4. Apply modeling gel, which we fix with the final layer.
Video. How to make a gel manicure?
How to make an ombre manicure? How to make a gradient manicure?
Ombre – smooth transition one color to another (gradient).
What do you need for an obmre / gradient manicure?
Nail polish of different colors, two, three or more;
- a piece of sponge and a couple of toothpicks for mixing varnish;
- colorless nail polish or coating.
Instruction.
1. Pour two types of varnish into a small container.
2. Stir only the edges of the puddles with a toothpick.
3. Dip a sponge and apply to the nail.
4. Remove excess nail polish with nail polish remover. Use a cotton swab for this.
5. Apply a colorless coating on top.
VIDEO. How to beautifully make a manicure with stripes (ombre)?
How to make a manicure with a sponge?
As you already understood, using a sponge, you can do a manicure very quickly and easily. Imagine, create different colors, your hands will always attract attention. One to several colors can be used.
How to make a stripe manicure?
Stripes manicure- stylish, bright, perfect for some of your outfits.
What do you need?
Varnish of two or more colors
- adhesive tape for nails (thickness 1 mm)
Instruction.
1. Apply the base color of the nail polish all over the nail. Wait for it to dry.
2. Stick the tape along or across the nail (your choice). Try to keep the distance between the stickers the same, as well as for symmetry on all nails.
3. Apply the second color of the varnish. Make sure the varnish is all over the surface we want.
4. Remove the tape immediately after applying the second layer.
5. Apply a protective layer of clear varnish.
VIDEO. How beautiful to make a manicure with stripes?
How to get a newspaper manicure?
"Newspaper" is called a manicure, where part of the newspaper is used as a pattern on the nails. Often, a unique pattern is obtained on each nail.
What is required?
Newspaper
- varnish, fixer
- nail polish remover
1. Prepare nails for manicure: remove the old varnish, cut the cuticles, give the nails the desired shape.
2. Cut out ten pieces of the same size with the text from the newspaper. Each leaf should be larger than a nail.
3. Cover one nail with colorless varnish. Without waiting for the varnish to dry, take a piece of newspaper, drip a little nail polish remover on it and immediately attach it to the nail. We press down well. Do not make a mistake - moving the paper along the nail, otherwise the letters from the newspaper will not translate clearly.
4. After a couple of minutes, remove the paper, some of the paper may remain on the surface of the nail.
5. Cover the nail with a protective, colorless varnish. We do the same on the rest of the fingers.
VIDEO. How beautiful to make a newspaper manicure?
How to make a manicure with a needle?
Nail art (manicure with a needle) - every year it is gaining more and more popularity. Girls love to be unique, and such a manicure fulfills this task, because any pattern can be depicted on the nails.
What is needed?
Varnish of different colors
Sewing needles
1. Apply the base color of the nail polish to the nail.
2. After the base coat is dry, apply a different color of varnish drip.
3. With light movements of a needle, create a drawing. Do this quickly so that the polish drops don't dry out.
4. Continue painting with other colors as you wish, using the same technique.
5. After finishing the drawing, wait until the varnish dries, then open the drawing with a protective colorless varnish.
VIDEO. How beautiful to make a manicure with a needle?
How to do a French manicure correctly?
French manicure- classic, because it will suit absolutely any event, alongside, and always looks very strict and beautiful. Regardless of the shape, length, this manicure will do in any case.
What do you need for a French manicure?
Nowadays, there are many sets for French manicure, which contain paper stencils, stickers, white varnish, a pencil and a pinkish base coat.
1. Steam hands before manicure. We prepare them for varnishing. It is imperative to degrease and dry.
2. We glue the stencil strips to gently apply white varnish to the tips of the nails.
3. Apply white coat in two layers. After applying the first coat, wait 5-7 minutes, then apply the second coat.
4. Remove the stencil and cover the rest of the nail with a flesh-colored varnish.
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How to get a glitter manicure?
Shiny nails have always attracted and attracted the eyes of others. Many girls want to decorate their hands with a brilliant manicure, which is impossible not to notice.
Glitter polish is available in almost any cosmetic store, and you can easily find the color you want. Glitter is also sold separately. The choice is yours - buy ready-made varnish, or buy glitter and varnish separately.
When using a ready-to-use glitter polish:
2. We cover the surface of the nail with varnish.
When using a simple glitter polish:
1. Prepare nails for manicure: remove the old varnish, cut the cuticles, give the nails the desired shape;
2. Apply varnish to the surface of the nail until it has time to dry, lower it into a bowl with glitter or a brush, apply glitter to the varnish;
3. After waiting for the first layer of varnish to dry, apply the second one - transparent, colorless.
Nail design is gaining more and more momentum every year. Now it is no longer enough to cover the nails in one layer or select several fingers. And if earlier nails were decorated mainly on the occasion (for a wedding, birthday, etc.), now more and more often you can see the design on the nails of girls working in offices.
Training manager of Christina Fitzgerald Galina Smirnova told us how the brightest trends of summer 2015 in nail design exist and how to implement them at home?
1. Geometric patterns
Geometry has been a leader in the fashion world for several seasons. And of course, this trend could not but touch on the design of nails.
Triangles, vertical and horizontal stripes, ovals and squares.
Design can be done with tape(you need to remember that before sticking the tape on the nail plate, the layers of varnish must dry out) or thin brushes. With the help of a brush, the contour is clearer and more even. In this design, do not limit yourself to color. Choose different combinations of varnish.
2. Negative Space
Translated from English, Negative Space is negative space. This coating technology provides that one part of the nail plate remains free of varnish. Leave unpainted areas on the varnish in the form of the intended pattern. These can be complex geometric patterns, hearts or flowers, and even their own initials.
Negative Space will be appreciated by lovers of minimalism, creative, extraordinary girls.
How to make such a manicure at home:
- Apply two coats of color.
- Take a regular fine art brush (ideally a special art brush for painting on nails), dip it in nail polish remover and remove the color from the polish in the pattern you have in mind.
3. Rhinestones
For example, at the prom rhinestones will perfectly highlight the cocktail or evening look... They will make a bright accent on the marigolds. This eliminates the need to wear accessories such as rings and bracelets.
Now the stores offer a huge selection of stones of different colors, sizes and shapes. When choosing rhinestones, pay attention to their shape (the side that is glued to the nail should be flat), and also pay attention to the fact that there are no chips on the rhinestones.
How to glue rhinestones:
- Use special glue. Dip the orange stick in glue and put droplets on the nail.
- We apply the rhinestone and lightly press it against the nail plate.
If there is no glue at hand, you can safely replace it with a top coating. However, keep in mind that the stones in this case will hold much less.
4. Stickers
Stickers are a lifesaver for those who can't draw.
There are a great variety of stickers to choose from. And different companies have their own application technology: from the simplest to the most complex. Therefore, carefully read the instructions before buying.
One of the options for applying stickers:
- The cuticle is pulled back, the nail plate is sanded and degreased, a sticker is selected according to the shape of the nail plate.
- Heats up under the lamp until it becomes pliable.
- We begin to stick on the nail from the cuticle area, smooth out the sticker so that bubbles do not form (to remove all the air from under the sticker).
- With a file, you need to go along the free edge perpendicular to the nail, sealing the end.
- If necessary, if the shape does not fit, adjust it to the shape of the nail using scissors.
5. Matte effect
You can make several fingers, or completely all fingers on each hand. Many manufacturers of varnish coatings have in their palettes not only a top with a matte effect, but also entire collections of varnishes. And the palette of shades is very diverse at the moment.
But it is not necessary to purchase a special varnish. This effect can be achieved with a soft grinder.
Apply two coats of color, allow the varnish to dry thoroughly, and then work over the finish with a sander. But be careful not to press hard on the file.
6. Matte effect with glossy pattern
This type of design is suitable for those who do not like bright accents on hands. It will be laconic and at the same time very mysterious.
How to make a matte manicure with glossy accents:
- Apply 2 coats of varnish (this can be Matt lacquer or regular varnish using a grinder).
- "Arm yourself" with a regular top and a tassel.
- Over matte nails thin brush we apply a glossy top in the form of a pattern. The patterns in this case can be different: from peas and flowers to ethnic patterns.
7. Silhouette design
This is a good alternative to painting. For this type of design, you can purchase both special adhesive stencils and stamping. Stamping is a special design kit that includes embossed metal discs, stamps and paints. Recently, stamping for nails has gained popularity due to the ease of creating patterns on the nails. The advantage of this nail design is that each of us can independently create a beautiful manicure at home, without much effort.
The most basic way to create a design like this is to use dots. You can use it to make flowers or even Mickey Mouse.
This design is best applied to color - it will be brighter.
- First, apply the color in two layers and wait until it dries.
- With the help of dots, we put a large drop - this is the head, and two small ones - draw the ears. Thus, we act with each nail.
- Let dry, apply top and dry.
8. Ombre
Ombre can start with the little finger and end with thumb going from the lightest varnish to the darkest. But this is the simplest ombre option. In addition, several colors can be mixed on one nail at once. In this case, the ombre can be either horizontal (from the free edge to the cuticle) or vertical (from the side ridge to the side ridge).
Try to combine moon manicure with ombre. This combination will become a bright accent.
How to make an ombre at home:
- Degrease the nail plate, apply a base coat.
- We take the foil, choose several shades of varnish (there may be two or more of them) from light to dark.
- We put a drop of each color on the foil, one after the other in a row.
- We take a sponge (it is better to cut off a small piece from the sponge so that it is not wider than the nail plate), saturate it with the selected varnishes and with quick, light pressing movements, apply color from the cuticle zone to the free edge.
- You can repeat the application of color several times. Until you achieve the desired result!
- Cover the top with a top coat.
