Citrus Manicure

Tasty exotic citrus fruits have recently become popular in the design of manicure. There are no clear recommendations in creating a manicure with oranges or lemons, the main thing is to follow clear contours when applying such a pattern. For this, you simply need high-quality materials, special tools and practice.

When creating a citrus design, the choice always falls on rich and vibrant colors. For creativity with nails should purchase high-quality varnishes. In the palette of the wizard must be colors such as yellow, green and their shades, as well as orange, black, brown and white colors for decoration and contour. Any colors and their shades are suitable for the background, the main thing is to observe balance and harmonious combination of tones. Citrus fruits combine different color combinations: lemon and lime - yellow-green shades, orange - orange-carrot combination, grapefruit - pink and white palette.

Every girl wants to look well-groomed and stylish. Manicure is one of the opportunities to express yourself. There is no doubt that bright natures will choose the richest shades, and nail design with citrus will emphasize originality and style. Citrus manicure can also be used with business style clothing. In these cases, the ornament is applied small, neat, against the background of pastel shades. For relaxing near the beaches, girls will definitely choose an exclusive manicure design with a picture of a lemon or orange against the backdrop of tropical landscapes.

Each nail master has his own techniques and secrets of nail design in the style of tropical citrus. Nail design methods are based on the principles of clarity and professionalism of the master. To create a design with citrus, the following simple techniques of applying an ornament to the nails are applicable.

• Reversible stamping involves the transfer to the nail plate of the finished slider. The sticker on the nails in the form of an orange looks very neat. This technique is successfully used at home. The surface of the nail varnish of the selected color. An ornament is applied to the coated surface with a silicone stamp, which can be purchased at a specialty store.

• Photo Design allows you to use for decorating nails original photo of orange mandarins or lemons in the cut. In the professional store, photo stickers with citrus are purchased, easily and simply attached to the nails and covered with a fixer.

• Art painting it is necessary to learn, it is a complex technique that requires skills and creative inclinations. You can draw a citrus fruit with a special brush or toothpick.

Consider the process of making nails step by step. As a design, choose the option with oranges. It is recommended to use gel polish or acrylic for coating. Applying these tools will provide a lasting manicure.

• Trim the cuticles, align the shape and prepare the surface of the marigold.
• Degrease the nail plate with a special compound.
• Apply the base and dry a couple of minutes in the lamp.
• Prepare a thin brush, white and orange gel polishes.
• Cover the nail surface color gel polish, leaving unnamed fingers for the ornament.
• It is necessary to draw the fruits slowly, highlighting the boundaries, as realistic as possible.With a white gel polish, you must first draw a semicircle, which we will later use as a basis for a slice of citrus.

• It is then dried in the lamp for several minutes.
• Add an orange tone on top of the selected contour. Draw the lines characteristic of the fruit peel. Dry the layer in the lamp for several minutes.
• Form the pulp of the fruit, filling the slices with an orange gel polish. To shade turned out to be saturated, it is necessary to apply 2 layers. Each layer is dried in the lamp.
• Veins of orange peel are distinguished by the same varnish and can be dried.
• The remainder of the space on the nails of the ringless fingers is painted black. For a saturated shade put 3 layers of varnish. Next is the drying of the nail surface in the lamp.
• Apply top coat.

• Chinese painting expressed in the technique of double stroke. Exotic fruits are applied with a flat brush dipped in 2-3 acrylic colors. The shading mixture is shaded at the intersection of flowers. It turns out the effect with a smooth and elegant transition of colors. So the picture is displayed the most realistic.

For citrus nail design, you can use different combinations of colors and a mixture of decorative elements. However, it is necessary to take into account the balance when making nails: busting the decor in an already striking and spectacular design will look at least not aesthetically pleasing. To create a stylish manicure, you can apply the following beautiful combinations.

• A French manicure with a black “smile” line in a duet with an orange ornament on the ring fingers will suit a festive or evening look.
• Manicure with an ornament in the form of a lemon on any nail is relevant for everyday wear.
• White coating with rhinestones and ornament in the form of slices on any finger.
• Blue or pink nail base, on which small fruits with leaves and branches are drawn.
• Manicure pastel tones with drawings of fruit assortment: banana and grapefruit; kiwi and lime
• Black and lime colors in alternation on some nails, scattered small citrus fruits on ring fingers.
• Green french on a transparent background with a lime image of the same shade looks rather calm and restrained.

Make a manicure with citrus is not difficult, even at home. It is enough to have a fantasy, an idea of ​​what a particular fruit and perseverance looks like. As examples, we suggest to get acquainted with several variants of citrus manicure.

Manicure with mandarin looks spectacular and bright on any nails. Citrus ornament looks especially harmonious with an orange jacket. If the orange slices are covered with a transparent top, you get a 3D design effect, which will give the manicure realism. This option is suitable for light print sundresses for holiday by the sea.

Another orange sun on the nails is a rich grapefruit with a realistic image of the fruit's flesh. The elegant contrast of black with red is always fascinating. This combination is chosen passionate seductress and playful flirty. A manicure design with such a combination of colors and the inclusion of juicy citrus fruits will add zest to its owner.

The green glitter coating creates a realistic effect on the porous surface of the lime fruit. You can also use the image of an ordinary lemon. The game has three contrasting shades: black, lime color and white gel polish. Reverse jacket with a transparent smile line underlines the refinement of female fingers. Transparent top drops create a dew effect on the fruit.

The combination of three colors: the alternation of lemon and orange hues, and on a white background, which underlined the ring fingers, are shown lemon leaves in bulk. This design looks great on short nails.

An interesting idea of ​​manicure from the colorful slices of citrus. You can imagine that this is a unique kind of jacket. Suitable for active and motivated girls.The original layout of juicy fruits: the smile line on long nails is filled with delicious orange oranges.

How to make a manicure with citrus, see the next video.