Glitter Manicure: ideas for nail design and technique

The peak of the popularity of various glitter and shimmering stones fell around the 90s. past century. At that time, trendy clothes were unusual and bright, big hair and shining manicure. It took only a few decades and the glossy coatings came into fashion again.

The art of decorating the human body of a woman was interested in ancient times. To this day, the fair sex has not lost interest in the decor, which is manifested in the application of makeup, wearing jewelry and, of course, in manicure. One of the most stylish solutions for decorating nails is considered to be a coating with shimmering glitter, the luxury and expression of which speaks for itself.

Sequins are small circular plates made of synthetic material; they are distinguished by pronounced reflecting characteristics. When the light hits the glitter, the rays begin to refract - as a result, the plates begin to shine and shine.

The advantages of this type of coating are obvious:

• decor with glitter has a high resistance;
• the effect of shining overflow is always in trend, while it fits to clothes of any style and color;
• Gel Polish with glitter allows you to adjust the length and shape of the nail plate, however, in this case requires knowledge of a special technique of extension;
• materials are available, they are sold in most specialty stores and at the same time have a fairly affordable cost;
• for applying a stylish coating does not need to buy expensive tools;
• in fact, the design of nail design with glitter is limited only by your imagination.

However, glitter has disadvantages:

• The coating with glitter is often not so easy to remove, usually for this purpose a remover is applied to the nail plate and held for several seconds with an effort;
• if you intend to put a picture of glitter, then it is unlikely that you will be able to do this without having special professional skills;
• for applying dry glitter, purchase a set of applicators, as well as tweezers and sponge;
• glitter should be properly fixed, otherwise the coating will be very short-lived;
• the process of applying the shining powder must be kept under control; if you overdo it, then instead of a stylish coating you will get a voluminous decor that will cling to clothes and hair, which will cause a lot of inconvenience.

Professionals in the nail decor are well aware that glitter can vary in size - from the minimum, which are called "Shimmer" to the well-known glitter, whose particles are much larger. The shape of the plate can be triangular, sometimes square, diamond-shaped or hexagonal, however, some manufacturers produce sparkles of other types.

The main varieties of sequins produced by modern manufacturers are considered to be the following.

• Glitter dust - in its structure, it resembles acrylic pollen and is ultra-small shimmering plates that should be literally rubbed into the applied coating. Manicure with a similar varnish looks solemn, but at the same time very discreetly, so it can be done both at work and at a friendly party.

• Sand - Another kind of dry glitter, the size of its particles more pollen, but much smaller rhinestones.

• Rhinestones - This is the most popular material in the nail decor, which has been in trend for many years, both in everyday life and for evening bow.

• Openwork glitter called plates, which are performed in curly carved form, they can look like signs of the zodiac, hearts, asterisks, diamonds or flowers. A separate type are holographic fibers for creating stylish gradient stretch marks.

What type of glitter to choose depends only on personal predilections. Some prefer dry material, considering it the most convenient and practical - it is easily distributed over the coating, allowing you to adjust the density of application and fullness. At the same time, others make a choice in favor of liquid formulations, because they make it so much faster.

Basic trends in nail design with glitter can be divided into categories according to several basic decoration methods.

• The simplest option is to cover the nail entirely with spangles, usually such a manicure involves staining with glitter only one or two fingers, while all others are painted with ordinary varnish.

• The marigolds look very stylish when only their parts are covered with rhinestones and sequins, for example, the tip of the marigold or his moon; besides, the pictures made by glitter are very beautiful and aesthetic.

• Manicure with luxurious rhinestones, for example, from Swarovski, is won on short nails. In order for such a design to be harmonious, it is worth choosing elements of small diameter, large rhinestones in nail art indicate a lack of taste and aesthetics in creating your own image.

• For many years he has always been in the top of stylish ombre tendencies. At the peak of popularity in the current season, applying shine to the very tips of the nails, while the shade of glitter must necessarily be a couple tones lighter or, conversely, darker than the base, while the density of such a coating should vary in gradient.

• Always fashionable jacket often do with glitter, as a rule, they are imposed on the regrown part of the nail, while variations with a hint of "smile" are only welcome.

• Ornaments and various patterns are often made with glitter, and from the glitter they form both whole pictures and shimmering accents.

• In especially solemn cases, sequins cover the entire nail, while often combining several shades, either of a similar color or, on the contrary, contrasting.

• For several seasons, fashionistas use this technique in which the base of the nail plate is covered with sequins, and the shape of this decor can vary: in most cases, a month-like bend is made into the cuticle area or semi-rolled towards the outer edge.

• Sequins are often applied diagonally, here both the lower fragment and the upper fragment can be covered with glitter, and sometimes a simple strip is applied with sequins.

• The dotted coating is considered very fashionable, stylish polka dots have not so long been transferred from clothes to nails, at the same time a base of absolutely any color can be used, and sparkles are selected in a different tone.

• But where you can show your imagination - this coating in the style of assorted. At the same time, a variety of decors, geometric shapes and abstract ornaments with the use of glitter are applied to the nail plates, the most important thing is to strictly follow the general style.

As for shades that are well combined with glitter - there are no restrictions here.

• Light coloured - it looks very gentle, feminine and romantic in combination with shimmering dust on the tips of the nails. The most expressive technique is considered to be a French with glitter, this idea is optimal for those women who are fed up with traditional classical decors.

• Nude - This is a natural manicure, which never loses its relevance. The decor is quite simple: the nails are covered with a transparent base, and small glitters are placed on it in a chaotic manner. This coating looks unusual, but always elegant and expensive. The nude tones include light beige, milky, creamy, and also powdery colors.

• Dark color it looks really gorgeous with glitter, it is a suitable option for sexy and fatal women, and today dark is as versatile as it is light: it can be used both in the office and at a ceremonial event.

• Bright colors ideal for spring-summer manicure. All shades of yellow, orange, mint or turquoise - you can make the most courageous experiments, stretch the shades using the ombre technique or select matte colors, and the brilliance will give them even more playfulness and juiciness.

• Red manicure It remains in the trend for many decades, and how to go out of fashion, if the cosmetic industry offers the widest range of colors: it is coral, and cherry, and burgundy. Contrast glitters that can emphasize the boldness and sexuality of women are well combined with such tones.

• Sophisticated and romantic looks pink with glitter on the nails of young girls. This is a truly "girl" decor, which represents a great variety of all sorts of combinations. For example, you can draw shimmering white lines on a plate, or you can decorate the tip of your nail with dark lilac or purple spangles.

• But perhaps the best goes with glitter ultramarine and blue color - This is a real find for fashionistas who are accustomed to bathe in the attention of all. A rich pigment with shimmering glitter of white, green or red creates unique decors and always impresses others.

• Grey colour Judging by the reviews, it seems simple to many, but in combination with blue or silver glitter, he begins to play with new colors that harmoniously combine with various images of the girl.

If the application of the usual brilliant varnish is absolutely no difficulty, as it is easy to use, then with the fixation of dry gloss in the home, the situation is much more complicated.

There are several basic methods of fixing dry glitter on the nails, you can use one of them.

To do this, you can take even the simplest office brush, which is designed for watercolor paints.

To begin with, make a trim or hardware manicure: clean the nails from the remnants of the decorative coating, cut off or move the cuticle and keratinous nail rollers. Prepared nails are painted with varnish, and then they apply shine on each of them, paying particular attention to each nail in turn. To do this, dip the brush into a container with glitter: too much shimmering dust may stick, then you need to gently tap on it with your finger, and then blow it on the nail. A jet of air will remove the excess amount of gloss. Fix this coating with a special top.

Everything is elementary here: you need to dip the brush in a tube and fill in the required volume of varnish, then quickly put it in glitter and apply the composition to the nail plate. Then you just have to wait until the nail polish freezes and the stylish manicure is ready.

A colored lacquer is put on the processed marigolds, then a brush for painting is dipped into a transparent one and covered with it some separate part of nail platinum. After that, you need to take a dry brush, scoop glitter and sprinkle with a brush on a fresh colorless coating. The excess amount is blown off and fixed with a fixer.

• For larger sequins and rhinestones, coating is best done by attaching. Pre-nails cover with any basic shade, then you need to pick up each rhinestone with a toothpick and fix it on the nail. The decorated surface is covered with a transparent composition and wait for solidification.
• To depict the reverse jacket with glitters, you need to cover your nails with any basic shade and wait until the varnish completely hardens. After that, you should take a little colorless varnish and paint a crescent moon on the moon, then pour the sparkles on the surface of the nail and carefully blow off all the excess. To complete this manicure can be applied top.

• Very honeycomb-style coating on long nails looks quite nontrivial; it requires rather large glitters in the form of hexagons. To begin with, nails are painted with base varnish, and then with a needle they glue glitter in such a way that they are placed one-on-one. This is a rather scrupulous work, however, as a result you will have an ideal shimmering surface, which can only be covered with a fixer - otherwise large glitters will cling to hair and clothes.

See the next video for the correct way to apply glitter varnish.