Beautiful manicure not only emphasizes the well-groomed hands, but also allows you to give a female look a unique one. Cooking, playing sports, homework and playing with children often cause rapid “death” of nail design. To protect the nails from the negative impact and keep the original nail art, many girls choose the shellac manicure, because it is considered safe for the horny surface and simple in home design.
Features
Shellac is a special varnish coating, which is made on a helium basis and rests on nails for a long time (a month or more). As the nail plate grows and with time, an unpainted distance appears on it, it is recommended to correct this manicure every three weeks. To do this, remove the old coating and apply a new layer of gel polish.
Unlike other types of products, shellac is absolutely harmless and it can be easily not only applied, but also cleaned at home. Due to its strength and unique composition, this coating well protects marigolds from mechanical impact and provides them with strength.
In addition to the advantages, there are some minor drawbacks to shellac. For example, it is not recommended to use for owners of thin plates, because they bend and impair the contact of the gel with the nails, as a result, the coating cracks and loses its appeal. Do not approach such a manicure and women with fast-growing plates, as it will have to be updated twice a month, and this procedure is expensive.
But the above-mentioned disadvantages are not the reason for the refusal of manicure, if you purchase all the necessary tools and materials, it is quite possible to do it yourself. It will be cheaper and will open up opportunities to translate into reality any idea of design.
How to do?
Before making shellac at home, you need to purchase a UV lamp, colored gel polish, a minimum manicure set and be patient, since it will be difficult to achieve the desired effect the first time. Technique of manicure can be different, the standard procedure includes several steps.
- First, make a dry manicure. The old coating is removed, the cuticle is smeared with softening oil and moved back to the base with an orange stick. Then with the help of shelves give the nails the necessary length and shape. When the work is completed, the plates must be degreased.
- The next step is to prepare the nails for applying shellac. They are covered with a transparent base and dried under a UV lamp for no more than one minute. After that, the base is applied under the gel polish, it can be of any color. The technique of dyeing is no different from applying ordinary varnish. Each finger in turn is placed in the lamp for 5-6 seconds.
- Next, proceed to the most crucial moment - the coating of plates with shellac. It is best to cover the nails with gel polish in two layers, so that the surface will be durable and will get a more contrasting color. The plates are re-dried under the lamp and fixed with a finishing varnish.
- The procedure ends with the removal of the sticky layer using a klinder or a napkin. Additionally, the nails are opened with a top and smeared with a nutritive cuticle.
Interesting options
In this and future season, the shellac manicure is very popular because it looks natural and has a rich design.Although any length of nails is in fashion now, most fashionistas prefer short plates. As for the form, then at the moment oval and rounded plates are relevant, they have practically displaced rectangular and square shapes from the nail art.
To get a bright manicure, stylists recommend applying shellac with different effects. Elegant look matte, mirror, spreading, magnetic and shiny coatings. Choosing the option of nail design, it is important to consider not only the features of the image, but also seasonal trends in fashion.
Summer
Next year's summer manicure provides for monotony, refusal of complex decor and maximum decoration with rhinestones. For the summer shellac ideal small length of the nails (no more than 1 cm). Next summer square and rounded plates are in fashion. In the color palette, the leaders will be light green, carrot, pink, blue and light green. Summer is considered to be the time when it is necessary to get rid of multilayers, therefore women of fashion are advised to completely abandon the helium buildup and replace it with shellac coating.
An interesting solution for such a manicure will be juicy and bright images of strawberries. Red color is advantageously combined with white inserts, adding lightness and piquancy to the nails. It is not necessary to draw strawberries on all plates, it is enough to choose a nameless and thumb for decoration, the rest can be decorated with compositions in the form of whipped cream. Green tail strawberries will be the final touch in nail art, it should be carefully drawn in the hole of the nail.
Well suited for summer shellac and design in oriental style. Gentle manicure can be used as a supplement to both everyday and evening image. The basis for this design will be a classic French manicure, it will be elegantly decorated with Chinese painting in the form of flowering branches of sakura.
In addition, the traditional french can be replaced with a triangular one, but in this case it will be more difficult to paint with a painting, since a special technique will be required. It is recommended to start drawing on the ring finger and smoothly continue it to the middle one, decorating the middle of the flowers with rhinestones.
Autumn
Autumn shellac must be made out in orange and yellow colors. In addition, a bright palette can be diluted with bluish, blue and gray-white shades that are associated with rainy weather. An interesting option would also be the use of gold paints. To get a beautiful autumn manicure, you need to follow a certain sequence.
- First prepare the plates (give them shape, length and degrease). After coating the base on the marigolds put the main background, choosing for this gray-white gel polish.
- Then, using a thin brush, golden and blue leaves are drawn on each finger. Their outlines can be circled in orange gel polish and put a few yellow dots.
- Then everything is dried under the lamp and fixed with a protective layer. If desired, the design is complemented with rhinestones or sparkles.
Autumn compositions look beautiful and in a lace design. The background is green and the patterns are applied in dark green and golden gel polish. This design will give the image a real autumnal touch. To make the composition look more spectacular, only two nails on the hand are covered with dark green varnish, the rest are decorated with golden shades. With the help of food film, each plate in turn is decorated with openwork patterns.
In addition, similar nail art looks interesting and painted. On a bright fiery or yellow background put the composition in the form of leaves of mountain ash or maple. At desire it is possible to apply pictures of red berries, mushrooms and acorns on marigolds. For girls who love a strict design without pictures, you can perform a gradient manicure with smooth transitions of red and orange colors. For evening image, nail art should be supplemented with sparkles.
Winter
Winter shellac is special because it is dominated by festive style. Winter is considered the time of the year from which everyone expects to fulfill their cherished wishes. Therefore, the manicure should be magical, fabulous, decorated with compositions in the Christmas theme. It will help to complement a beautiful outfit and hairstyle. The main difference of winter shellac is the presence of compositions in the form of bows, garlands, Christmas toys, Christmas trees, balls and snowflakes.
Creating a winter décor is not easy, as it requires drawing skills. In addition, it is necessary to properly select the color gel polish. Stylists recommend for the winter shellac to choose purple, blue, blue, white and silver shades. The classic option for such a manicure will be a jacket, which can be decorated with blurred borders, sparkles, rhinestones and the effect of broken glass. Images of teeth, geometric shapes and waves are well suited as patterns. This winter in winter nail art, a bold combination of shellac with other design techniques is allowed. Therefore, in one embodiment, you can simultaneously apply a gel-lacquer coating, make an unusual jacket and insert metallic elements or bushings.
Spring
The spring marigold design in the future season will be represented by multi-colored shellac. The right choice would be purple, soft pink and beige. At the same time separately nameless nail is recommended to decorate with golden or silver foil. This will give the manicure at the same time brightness and restraint. Such nail art is well suited for a romantic date.
In the spring, a two-color plate coating will also be in trend. Velvet sand and glitter will help to dilute the monotony of matte colors. Creating a spring image, girls need to do a manicure gentle and not defiant. Pink, white and pastel shades will be perfectly combined with light dresses.
Everyday manicure is desirable to make one-color, decorating only one finger with a flower or abstraction pattern, the evening one should be full of glitter and charm.
How to create a nice winter design with shellac nails, see the next video.