The question of which manicure to choose in order to stand out from the crowd, many girls are asking. When the usual monograms and butterflies are tired, all the usual techniques have already been tried, I want something new. Manufacturers of nail coatings have invented a fashionable matte finish for advanced fashionistas. A wave of adoration of matte gels and varnishes has since covered the nail industry. Interest in such a manicure has not cooled for several seasons.
Advantages and disadvantages
Despite the controversial opinions of experts, a matte manicure for many months remains one of the most popular among women all over the world. It allows you to create a spectacular final touch in the image. With a matte finish, marigolds seem softer, more feminine, and the overall image is cozy. This kind of design conveys colors in a special way. Shades become calmer, deeper and nobler.
It looks interesting matte finish in combination with gloss and all sorts of techniques. Its main disadvantages lie in the characteristics of the application. But they are completely surmountable. In addition, the nail industry constantly creates new advanced technologies for easier self-fulfillment of manicure at home.
Advantages of matte finish:
- unusual spectacular design and the ability to combine with any techniques and decorative elements;
- the ability to choose the desired color and structure in different price categories, accessibility for both professionals and beginners;
- suitable for everyone without exception, regardless of the age and shape of nails, has become a kind of fashionable classic, the personification of luxury and refined taste;
- easy creation of a matte effect; a beautiful coating is obtained without the need to use a complex or expensive tool.
Disadvantages of matte manicure:
- it is sometimes difficult to guess how the cover will fall;
- this coating gets dirty, for example, a trace on it can leave a pen or a marker, so it is better to choose dark saturated shades of matte coating;
- it is required to strictly observe the technology of creating such a manicure, otherwise the perfect beautiful coating may not work.
Design Ideas
The versatility of matte manicure and opportunities to create a unique noble style is fascinating. Sometimes it is enough to add simple elements or a very simple design so that the matte finish plays in a new way. Matte gel polish is most often combined with a transparent one. You can paint in the technique of alternating individual nails. Glossy painting on a matte background or vice versa looks no less impressive. In the daily version, a monochrome coating or jacket is distinguished by drawing on the matte glossy gel varnish the area of the moon "smile" and the tips of the nails.
A very harmoniously matte design is combined with other velvet techniques: flocking, sand and powder based on gel and acrylic. It creates a fluffy, warm and luxurious winter look, which is so nice to wrap up your fingers. Also, in addition to the matte varnish, you can add caviar coating or placer microbrox.
One of the most popular jewelry options is decorating with rhinestones and stones of various sizes. You can draw a hole with them, build a straight vertical row or draw horizontal, diagonal stripes of sparkling stones.They also fill the entire surface of the accent nail or create various luxurious patterns and figures on the basis of rhinestones. Such a manicure will always distinguish its owner from the crowd thanks to a chic decor.
To give a matte finish volume and lightness will help technology "raindrops". When it is performed on a matte manicure, the usual transparent top coating creates droplets of different sizes randomly scattered over the surface. Sometimes, to obtain such an effect, small transparent rhinestones are used, especially in floral design.
Autumn manicure involves the use of deep warm colors. Yellow, red and all shades of chocolate are good in a matte-glossy combination. A good idea would be to design the nail plates velvet brown. Accent unnamed fingers can be decorated with glossy lacquer with an autumn pattern in the form of leaves and berries. The combination with the sand volume technique in more saturated, bright colors than the chosen primary color will also be advantageous.
A variety of monograms - a traditional decoration for elegant fingers. You can choose the style of classic or modern with the design of sought-after patterns. On dark dull marigolds, they are usually drawn in contrasting lighter tones, gold, and they also perform a voluminous pattern.
Often, monograms are combined with rhinestones and shimmer. New items of recent seasons - adding in such a classic design technology "broken glass".
The gradient dyeing technique favored by many women is quite applicable on a similar coating. Feature of it will be only some of the limitations in color combinations. Also, stylists are not advised to take more than 2-3 colors for the design of transitions on one nail. On a matte finish, the ombre technique with its smoothly flowing transitions will look most harmonious.
The matte design is well combined with various authentic motifs: painting in the style of mehendi, colorful national patterns, hieroglyphs look good on accent nails in the frame of a rich mysterious opaque coating. Monophonic patterns on one finger may well decorate the traditional everyday manicure.
Holiday and holiday versions of nail art are decorated with bright various patterns in the ethnic painting technique.
For those who can not do a single day on the nails, a matte manicure gives complete freedom of action. On accent nails, you can perform a variety of patterns - from floral motifs to cartoon characters, funny animals and themed drawings. Entire landscapes can complement the spectacular matte design in a single-color design.
Fashionable in all sorts of options, the geometry has not bypassed the trend design. The combination of deep, as if indistinctly defined coverage with quite clear and graphic lines, figures gives the manicure a note of efficiency, composure and logic. The intellectuals will enjoy the game of effective addition to the opposites of each other. For an evening solution, you can use a thick glitter with an abundance of spangles and a metallized shimmer.
Lovers of exquisite options will love the combination with the design, imitating the veil, as well as the option of decoration in the style of "cat's eye". The second type of manicure is performed by a combination of coatings of one tone. In this case, three matte nails are complemented by two glossy in a fashionable coating in the form of a cat's pupil. For such a manicure choose rich dark colors: cherry, blue, green, brown.
The black lace veil or lace lace blends perfectly with the delicate matte finish of the brightest powder tones: flesh, milky, pink, peach. To create such an exclusive pattern, you can use pieces of lace fabric in volumetric design, stencils or ready-made stickers and decals for beginners.
Color solutions
Now popular a variety of shades of matte finish.Experts recommend to choose them not only depending on time of day or color type of appearance. The key role will be played by the season of the year when choosing the color of the matte finish. Professionals of nail art advise to choose darker and more saturated shades for the autumn-winter season, and for spring and summer - the most powdery combinations and berry colors.
In vinous fashion and its various shades: wine, raspberry, marsala, burgundy, damask rose. It is ideally combined with black, creating a spectacular and unique pair on the nails of any length. For winter, dark emerald, rich ultramarine, velvety brown and milk chocolate are also good.
Gray can gracefully and unobtrusively complement any design on the nails. It looks especially advantageous with ashen pink, fuchsia and translucent glitter. With metallic manicure, you get an unusual combination that attracts attention.
Gentle beige, almost flesh - perfect manicure for every day. For summer, you can choose both cold and warm shades. The main thing is that the tones echo each other and be not transitive, but pure. Delicate mint, ripe melon, turquoise, pink plum, positive orange and exotic blackberry can perfectly fit together on dull marigolds as a base. Milky, peach and creamy complement the weekday look.
How to do?
To create a fashionable matte effect, you do not need a lot of special tools or tools. Enough tools or materials that are in the arsenal of each girl performing a manicure on their own. Make a matte design in two main ways. The first one is most suitable for home use. The second is performed mainly by professionals.
Covering matte finish with the removal of the sticky layer. In order to turn the glossy gel lacquer coating into matte, you will need a matte top and a UV lamp to dry. After all the basic steps of preparing and creating the main color and pattern are completed, the nail plate is simply covered with a transparent top coating, which specifically creates a matte effect. The manicure is dried under the lamp, and then the sticky layer of the final coating is removed from the nails.
It is better to perform mechanical action using a nail file in manicure workshops, since grinding is quite difficult to use. In the process, you can remove the excess and damage the manicure, which will have to be redone. A professional will be able to remove the coating to the desired layer evenly and gently, without disturbing a beautiful manicure and without damaging the nail plate. To do this, often put two layers of topcoat. Then the top layer is cut with an abrasive sawing file, removing the top glossy finish layer.
There are also ways to create a spectacular matte finish using acrylic powder or matte dust. After creating a manicure in the desired design, the entire nail plate or only a part of it, highlighted with a stencil, is filled with powder and dried under a UV lamp. After that, the excess powder is brushed with a soft brush for applying makeup.
How to clean?
The main disadvantage of an elegant matte finish is that it can get quite dirty. Especially noticeable marks can leave on the nails with a matte finish ordinary pen. Those who work in the office, nail art professionals do not recommend applying too light shades of matte finish.
If the awkwardness still occurred, you can try to erase the handle by carefully washing your hands. The action can work if you go to get rid of the raid right there. If enough time has passed, you can try to work with a regular eraser. With a little diligence, you can get rid of the dirt without a trace.
There are some more recommendations that will help in the event that a luxurious matte manicure gets dirty.If there is no medical alcohol on hand, you can use any perfume or antiseptic for hands. Apply a fairly large amount of money without saving. The stain should literally dissolve, then it will not be difficult to get rid of it. It is also worth trying to scrub the trail using ordinary wet wipes.
Beautiful examples
Matte design is good on the nails in a solo performance. Sometimes just a spectacular color in a matte solution is enough to create an attractive manicure. But when there is a desire to create something unusual and attractive on your nails, you can choose one of hundreds of fashionable ideas for creating a matte manicure. Designers of nail art have created many options that will delight owners of any shape and length of nails.
- The average length of an oval-shaped nail or “ballerina” looks great in a noble coal color. A humble tone will be complemented with rhinestones on the accent nail or golden stripes along the edge of the nail plate. Who said french is boring?
- Matte manicure on short nails looks great in juicy berry shades. Combine it with modest details. Small stones, colored fine sand or oriental painting create a beautiful decor.
- Nude shades in a matte version loved by all the girls, without exception. Luxury matte gentle manicure will add a scattering of rhinestones and stones of different sizes on the accent finger.
- Lovers of feminine decor can not limit themselves. French in a matte version looks even more tender due to a soft transition. Matt varnish can be combined with a delicate floral painting. Such a manicure as if created for combination with fashionable rings on the phalanx of the fingers.
- Delicate graceful branches on the chocolate coating to match look elegant. An additional effect of comfort creates a volumetric design.
- Always popular monograms create a striking contrast with a dark matte finish. The main thing is to use decor moderately.
- Trendy geometry looks on the trend matte finish doubly well. The tandem of two top techniques in the field of nail art will ensure the success and attention to the owner of the manicure.
How to make a matte manicure with sprigs of gel polish, see the video below.