What are the options for manicure gel polish?

Every girl dreams of beautifully designed nails. Until recently, few people could afford a manicure made with gel polish, as they were made mostly by expensive salons and by professional masters. However, today such a manicure is not a luxury, but an essential element of everyday and festive manicure.

Use gel polish for nail decoration has many advantages over other options, because this material:

• beautiful, clearly stands out in the sun or in any other form of lighting;
• long-lasting: nails covered with this varnish last longer than ordinary manicure;
• easily hides small defects of the nail plate;

• does not have a sharp, caustic smell, unlike ordinary varnish;
• does not cause allergic reactions;
• protects the nail from the harmful effects of external factors.

Fashion trends change almost every week: new directions arise, old ones disappear. At the moment there are several basic techniques of performing manicure with gel polish.

• The most popular today remains french manicure or french. The manicure technique that has not aged for several years now finds new varieties, for example, some masters began to decorate the nail with not one, but two “smiles”. The color can be completely different, it all depends on you, your mood, taste or even the color of lipstick.

• Marbled or turquoise manicure. This kind of manicure appeared relatively recently, but has already managed to win the hearts of many women. The nails look as if the work was done not on the nail plate, but on some kind of stone. It looks at least unusual and, of course, very stylish.

• Recently, it is beginning to gain popularity and this type of manicure gel varnish, as lunar. The name of this variety arose from the similarity of forms with the month. This option is comparable to the French manicure, only the crescent is located on the site of the cuticle. The choice of color is also yours.
• Gel Polish in monochrome. This is a simple manicure, made in one color. The lacquer can be applied using a casting technique, that is, a glossy lacquer will look like a molded metal. No less interesting and looks matte version.

• Multicolored manicure. This concept is too generalized and it will not be possible to single out any particular technique according to the degree of popularity. The trends of this type of manicure vary from season to season, and sometimes even more often. In one season, flowers made with the help of painting are popular, in a couple of months - geometric shapes.

• Aquarium or water manicure. This unusual type of nail design is performed using a variety of additions, in addition to the gel polish. It uses a variety of rhinestones, and various figures from a special cardboard, and even small flowers. On top of the picture is filled with gel and therefore looks like under glass. There was such a technique recently, but already managed to find their fans.

Gel polishes are not only colors and manufacturers. By appointment, they are divided into two main groups:

• standard decorative - simple gel polishes, which function is the coating and decoration of the nail;
• Medicinal - gel lacquer varieties that help to solve any specific problem of the nail plate, for example, stratification.

In appearance lacquers are divided into the following options:

• glossy - standard gel polish, which has a special shine, it reflects any light source;
• matte - gel polish, not having a characteristic luster;
• mother of pearl - "pearl" type of varnish;

• Shimmer - gel polish with small shiny particles;
• glitter - lacquer with large shining particles in the composition;
• chameleon - the coating changes color when the lighting direction changes;

• fluorescent lacquer glowing in the dark;
• Thermolac - the coating changes color depending on the change in ambient temperature.

Bases for manicure are divided into two types:

• leveling - serves to create a dense and flat surface, so that subsequent layers of varnishes go well and stay on the nail for a long time;
• colored - The base, which has a light color tint, is most often used to create a French manicure.

The following products can be distinguished as examples of the most popular nail bases:

• CND Base Coat - the coating has an excellent consistency;
• Nano professional Nanlac Gum - easy-to-use material, suitable even for a beginner;
• Masura Vitamin Base - one of the most easily removable bases.

Instead of a base, some professionals use special primers, each of which can perform a specific function and have an individual composition.

• Bond (prep-primer) - the easiest type, it does not use any dyes or flavors. The function of this primer is approximately the same as the base coverage.
• Acid primer - material in which methacrylic acid is present. This type is most effective for bonding gel polish and nail plate, but it can harm thin or weak nails.
• Acid-free primer - the best option, as it is safe for nails, but ideally performs all its functions. It perfectly degreases, perfectly fastens the nail and varnish, and also helps with artificial nail extensions.

Examples of the best primers:

• Lady victory - the product has a soft texture;
• EZ Flow - for the production of this material is used only environmentally friendly raw materials;
• Kodi professional - differs in quality and the favorable price.

In addition to the base and primers, tops are also used as additional materials for creating a gel polish. The top is a special coating that is applied over a colored lacquer and helps to strengthen it on the nail plate for a long time.

The summer season was left behind, many go to work, which means, again - everyday routine, routine processes and no bright moments. In such cases, you should look for bright, interesting, joyful colors everywhere, even in manicure.

Consider the main options for autumn manicure.

• Traditional technology. Both standard and French manicure and moon manicure in orange, red, gold or red colors corresponding to the season are perfect for autumn. It is also possible to apply a pattern on the autumn theme in the same shades on a white or nude base. Such options you can easily perform at home with their own hands.

• If you do not rely on natural conditions, and proceed only from trends, then abstract ornaments or laconic geometry in a wide variety of colors will suit as a pattern. In this case, you can use and lacquers dark color.

• Manicure with gradient this season and the next gives freedom to the game of contrasts. It is also possible to use a variety of options for applying a gradient. Even this autumn opens up multiple variations for the use of blue. It looks great in combination with the gradient technique.

• Matte manicure - hit this season. Used in different versions and color combinations.
• Broken Glass Mosaic - An interesting option that will stand out from many others. It is performed on a single-colored nail plate with special pieces of “broken glass”. They can be placed in the most bizarre forms, as long as the shades of glass and background are harmoniously combined.

• Fashion drawings - An option that is suitable for very creative people. First you need to decide what is currently in fashion. Then choose one or two colors for the background and one or two colors for the pattern itself. And then you can draw anything: kittens, birds, tree branches, flowers, leaves, stars.

• Today the image of geometric shapes of various forms is very fashionable. The image can be both very simple and difficult to execute. Here, too, the main thing is that the colors of the background and the figures themselves match each other and not merge.

• A very interesting solution is to use black for the background. A white or poisonous pattern is usually applied on top of it, and glitter varnishes can also be applied on top of black.

• Design with glitter. Another very interesting option is when mosaic rhinestones are stuck on a sticky base, and a special gel is poured onto them to fix them.
• This season is very fashionable manicure, made in velvet technique. In this case, in addition to a special coating, you can use decorative rhinestones. Colors for velvet technology should be chosen calm and gentle.

And now we offer several beautiful versions of manicure, made with the help of gel polish.

• Crystal french. An unusual solution for those who are tired of the standard French manicure.

• Unusual geometric manicure. Geometry in fashion for several seasons, but if you make this design option, it is better to choose something original.
• Manicure with thin lines Looks on nails especially refined and fascinating.

Today there are a huge variety of techniques for performing manicure gel varnish. Some of them are very simple and even for beginners, some of them are unrealistically complex and it is better to entrust their implementation to a professional. But the conclusion is still the same: a manicure using gel polish is very beautiful and high quality. Such a manicure is durable and looks incredibly neat and elegant.

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