Communication on the Internet has become firmly established in our life, where no human face expression is visible. To emotionally color the correspondence, programmers came up with special smileys - emoticons. They became so popular that they were portrayed wherever possible, including in nail art.
What case is it suitable for?
Of course, the emoticons on the nails are unlikely to fit the lady from the office or an elderly lady, but the young girls and teenagers such patterns just right.
You should not apply such a manicure during a session or practice where you plan to continue to work. Still, these decorations may seem to someone not funny and ridiculous, but simply frivolous.
The best reason for applying smiles on nails will be:
- a trip to the sea;
- club party;
- friends' birthdays;
- going to the movies or circus;
- other entertainment activities.
You should not combine such a manicure with strict clothing and classic costumes. It will look strange and inappropriate. A tracksuit or casual outfit is the best option for combining with smiley nails.
Interesting ideas
You can make not only a banal smile image, but also various other designs on your nails. Despite the seeming simplicity, there are so many manicure options with emoticons for every taste and color.
- Classic yellow faces. In all social networks almost the same set of emoticons, based on the yellow circle and the emotion depicted. This option is very convenient, as you can express on the nails what you feel right at the moment.
- Faces of cartoon characters. It is popular to portray funny cartoon faces. The most famous are the minions, SpongeBob, Ninja Turtles, Minnie and Mickey Mouse. In principle, you can choose any favorite animated film, and portray its characters on the nail plate.
- Images of animals: bears, cats, dogs, pandas. These pictures are very popular with young girls, and look pretty cute and at ease. You can depict them more realistic or, conversely, stylized.
- Scary stories. On the gothic party or Halloween, nails are often painted with ghosts, smiling pumpkins, faces of Frankenstein and other characters of horror stories and films.
Such a pattern looks very original, and it is better to perform it exclusively on a specific occasion.
- Christmas faces. Snowmen, Santas, squirrels - all this can be depicted on the nails. The large faces of these fabulous characters will cheer up on the eve of the holiday.
How to make?
When a certain idea appears in your head, this is good, but not everyone can immediately imagine the execution of this brilliant idea. Here are some ways to beautifully design emoticons in manicure:
- a different image on each nail: a separate character or a certain emotion;
- identical smiles on all nails;
- only one or two emoticons on the nails, and the rest are painted either in a different pattern, or simply plain.
It is easy to choose an option: you should follow your own taste preferences, as well as the reason for the manicure.
Drawing Tips
Manicure with emoticons can be done in several ways.
- With a brush and varnish. It doesn’t matter if it is a normal polish or gel. The main thing is to do the work carefully yourself or trust the master.
- Stickers on the nails. They can completely cover the nail plate or be in the form of the described image (emoticon).
- Lay out the contours of smile rhinestones or sequins.
- Using the stencil. It is simple, and will help those who are unsure of their artistic abilities.
What is very important in any manicure is well-groomed nails. Before applying emoticons, prepare well, align the length of the nails, move the cuticle. Apply a base color, which is desirable to choose a contrasting image smiles.
Paint brushes for better purchase in specialized stores for nail art. On top of the printed images you need to apply a fixative. Then the manicure will last for a long time, and please with its unsurpassed design.
Technique drawing emoticon on the nails below.
