Trends in the world of nail art change every season. If you want to be at the peak of fashion, decorate your nails with a velvet frame to the new fashion period. It looks very impressive, creating the illusion of enveloping each finger in warm suede or knitted clothes. This design looks very comfortable. And to create such coverage, it is not necessary to allocate a lot of time to go to a professional salon. Making an interesting design is not difficult on your own at home. One has only to take advice from professional designers.
New and fashion trends
Stylish look manicure came to us recently. Applying it is not as difficult as it may seem. To succeed, it is necessary to show a little patience, accuracy and use the little tricks of the masters of nail design. Not many tools are needed. The main thing with this - do not regret money for quality coverage. It should be dry and crumbly, without lumps.
The fraction of velor particles is selected individually depending on what effect you need to get: imitation of fur, suede or wool knit.
There are different types of coatings for professional or home use. The most difficult to work with is a flock with rather large particles. It provides nails with a coat in the form of a fleecy warm fabric. It holds for a short time, as when wetted, the particles darken and stick together. But with it you can create a stunningly spectacular manicure for one or two evenings.
Another popular coating with smaller particles is acrylic powder, which creates the effect of sugar topping or supposedly hundreds of small eggs on nails. It is often used for drawing volume drawings with imitation of a velvet or velor on a stencil. It also creates a pattern in the form of an elastic band or braid of a knitted sweater. It is easy to work with it, if you adapt a little and follow the technique of working with such material.
In addition, you will need a special UV lamp to dry the gel polish, on the basis of which a velor coating is applied.
Manufacturers of coatings for nails went further and developed a very simple solution for creating a unique nappy manicure. There is a special lacquer with imitation fabric cover, which looks quite natural. And it is applied very quickly, because of the dense structure, it instantly clings to the nail plate and dries. Fashion for nail design does not dictate the strict rules of applying flock and acrylic powder. For bright colors and a solid coating, a resistant gel polish of the same color should be used as a base for the flock.
As a rule, velvet is covered with all the nails or their tips. Possible and the allocation of a pair of accent nails.
When using acrylic powder most often cover some part of the nail where there is a pattern. You can create and a whole pattern on the entire surface of the nail plate. Made in trendy nude tones, it goes well with pastel shades of matte varnish. So you can perform a trendy and very attractive looking feminine manicure.
Designers advise not to use a large amount of jewelry in combination with a velvet coating, since it itself already looks quite impressive.
Design Ideas
The creators of an interesting coating together with the masters of the nail industry have come up with many options for creating an original design of the velvet coating, both solo and together with other popular techniques for creating attractive nails. In this case, the main attention should be paid to the accuracy of application.
The velvet rose manicure is in demand among girls and women of all ages. He looks very feminine and attractive. Shades and colors are used any. At the same time, the coating with acrylic powder can be combined with the ombre technique. Then a rose or another flower is more natural in color transitions.
For creating smooth contours of petals, it is best for beginners to use templates and stencils. You can buy ready or cut out the desired pattern yourself. This pattern is often used in the wedding manicure of the bride, decorating with lace and small rhinestones.
Acrylic "sand" on the nails creates interesting textures and volume effects. With it, often create a pattern of convex monograms. A kind of "caviar" design embody of larger particles: larger sand and finer microbisser. Especially attractive it looks on short nails in addition to the manicure in pastel colors.
Fashion trends are advised to allocate one or two nails in this technique. They will be combined with a glossy or matte finish. And also an interesting effect for an evening manicure is the use of a metallic tint on one of the accent nails.
The last two seasons does not lose its relevance design, called "sweater". It is performed on gel polish or shellac using acrylic powder. It turns out very cozy effect of fluffy volume knit on the nails. Despite the seeming impracticality, this type of coating is quite durable and can hold on the nails for at least two weeks.
The most commonly used are peach, pink, milky, light beige to create such a manicure. If you want rich colors in winter, you can use indigo, emerald or coral. By the New Year, the red “sweater” on the nails goes well with white snowflakes and golden sparkles and rhinestones in addition.
Use velvet coating and in order to diversify the usual technique. For example, simple geometric shapes of different colors on one nail can be easily accomplished with a fleece flock. Also, often the winter version of the French manicure is performed using a velvety coating, which is applied to the tip of the nail over the usual white stripe. You can use color in color or contrast tone. The moon is also isolated using a soft flock. This design is complemented by several rhinestones or gold glitter.
Application technology
Velvet manicure is not difficult to do at home. It is important to remember the basic rules for applying this special luxury coating. So, as a basis it is better to use not a traditional varnish, but shellac or gel. So the coating will last longer. This is one of those rare types of manicure, which should not be applied on top. He will not add stamina, but a unique attractive appearance can pretty spoil.
To create a velor manicure do not need any special tools. But if you are not sure of your accuracy, you can buy a special tool that polarizes and evenly pours particles of the flock.
Before starting the basic manicure, nails and fingers should be well prepared. Carefully remove the old coating, make a hand bath with sea salt and oils. Well moisturize and get rid of the cuticle. Nail give the desired length and shape. Velvet design looks on the nail plates of any length and shape. Exclude is only sharp plates, as such a soft coating on the predatory claws will look inharmonious.We cover the nail plate base base under the varnish.
When performing manicure we make sure that there are no drafts in the room. Otherwise, the slightest wind will spray the precious coating around the room. Before starting, we lay an ordinary sheet of paper on the work surface. The excess coating particles will fall on it, and then they can be reused. For spraying the coating, if there is no special tool, you can use any small spoon or a dry plastic cap.
Apply a coating of the primary color and dry it well, if necessary, then under a UV lamp. After this, we apply the second layer and, without letting it dry, sprinkle the nail plate with velvety particles tightly enough with light rocking movements. Some experts recommend that after applying the particles lightly press them with your fingers to the nail plate. We dry for about 20 minutes, and then remove the excess and unattached pieces with a soft brush for applying makeup. The particles remaining on paper are carefully poured into a jar.
If you flock only the edge of the nail, you can use the method of dipping the freshly painted nail plate in the same way directly into the coated container. After hardening, the excess particles are removed with a brush. This method is considered less economical. When performing a manicure, they first completely cover the nails of one hand and wait for the coating to set well and dry out for about half an hour. Then proceed to the design of the nails of the other hand.
Sand imitation coating is often applied with a wet brush or using a stencil powder. To do this, put the base color on the base and let it dry. After that, a stencil is laid on the nail and a thin brush is passed over it, drawing a pattern with the same color. We get a bulk layer on which we pour acrylic sand or powder. Give a good dry. Remove excess with a thick soft brush.
Beautiful examples
- Choose a quality coating and varnish to match. From this will depend on the success of the work. A fashionable extravagant manicure, made carefully, will be appreciated by others.
- Successfully sand design looks when performing bulk monograms. It gives manicure femininity and sophistication. The colors may be different, but preferably gentle.
- You can experiment with colors, lengths and shapes. This design looks good on almost any nails. But unnecessary decorative elements should not be used.
- Effective nail art is obtained by using two opposite techniques. In this case, the contrast to the soft flock is a metallic manicure. You can use foil, rub or a special varnish.
- The actual nails of the form “ballerina” could not resist the warm and cozy design. Varnish in tone and gentle monograms have become effective companions of accent fingers, wrapped in a velvet coating.
- To create a spectacular exclusive manicure, emerald matte lacquer is used and the moon is decorated with stencils. The uncovered part of the root zone of the nail is made in the form of a triangle. Unusual design attracts attention.
- Additional decorative elements are used neatly and only at a minimum. The soft flock of gentle tone is decorated with modest translucent rhinestones that highlight the moon.
How to make a velvet manicure, see the following video.
