The shellac coating is very popular with women of all ages. This popularity is explained by several reasons: the lacquer ideally falls on the nail, lasts up to three weeks and strengthens the nail plate. In addition, shellac is compatible with absolutely any design.
Coverage Features
Such a popular coating like shellac is not at all a new technique of resistant manicure, but a product released by the American brand CND, which has these properties.
A distinctive feature of this type of lacquer is that it dries only under the influence of a special LED device. If you are a professional in the field of nail art and plan to do manicure with shellac regularly, then you need to purchase such a lamp, as it will pay off after just 10 times of use.
The coating itself is also quite expensive, but it is much more profitable to purchase it than to use the services of nail salons.
Color combination
Nail design in shades of red can be called universal, as this color can be easily combined with other varnishes and decorated with decorative details: foil, molded elements, rhinestones, velvet sand, broths and others.
Manicure will look very bright red shellac, decorated with greenish-blue pebbles, monograms or kamifubikami.
It will always be advantageous to look a red tint in combination with strokes in coal and golden-copper tones.
This design is always associated with the royal luxury and attributes of these persons (crowns, rings), so it looks very rich and noble.
With black gel polish harmonious coating harmonizes well. This design option is suitable for fatal beauties who want to attract a wealthy man to their lives.
Red tone is well suited for a gradient manicure, you just need to choose a few different shades from each other. It can be a whole range of colors from pinkish-orange to magenta.
It will look good combination of red glossy varnish and matte texture coating. Due to this neighborhood, the nail acquires a relief texture that resembles velvet.
It is possible to diversify the red base with the help of applications, rhinestones, rubbing, floral ornaments.
The big advantage of red marigolds is that they suit any style of clothing - from casual to sports, office and fancy dress.
How to make at home?
In order to make a red manicure shellac, You will need the following tools and tools.
- LED-lamp, power from 36 watts and above. It is this device that will dry the shellac applied on the nails. A device with a lower power will not give the desired effect.
- Degreaser. As such, you can use any funds based on acetone or ethyl alcohol, including wet wipes.
- Primer. This tool makes the nail completely dry, so that the applied coating retains its decorative effect for an extended period of time.
- Wet-free napkins. We need such ones, because ubiquitous cotton pads and paper-based napkins leave a little noticeable hair on the surface of the nail.
- Shellac. Initially, at the stages of recruiting experience, only three similar products will suffice: a colorless base, colored lacquer and a topcoat.
- Stencils. They are necessary in order to be able to make a french or put symmetrical patterns.
- Top Completes the manicure procedure and helps to ensure that it serves in its original form for a long time.
- Cuticle oil. It is this tool that will make the manicure neat.
Owners of very sensitive skin before starting a manicure are recommended to make a bath with soothing means, for example, with chamomile.
Skilled masters can make manicure with shellac for half an hour. Step-by-step scheme for performing manicure with shellac is as follows.
- The nail plate is given the desired shape. The cuticle is removed by a special spatula or an orange stick. Nails are degreased.
- All fingers on the hand, except the big one, are covered with one layer of the base and dried in the LED-lamp for one minute.
- Red shellac is applied on the nails. Careful treatment requires the tip of the nail, so that later it does not form chipped.
- Send your nails to dry. Usually an instruction is attached to each varnish, where the optimum drying time is indicated. It can vary from half a minute to three.
- Then a second layer of shellac is applied. And dried again.
- To make nails shine, a protective layer is used. It is also dried in the lamp. Another function of this tool is to ensure the durability of the manicure.
- After all the previous steps, the surface of the nail is treated with a degreaser. This will wash off the sticky layer. To prevent the manicure from becoming unusable, only lint-free wipes are used to remove the sticky layer.
- After all the other fingers are ready, you can repeat the same actions with your thumbs.
If you want to remove the coating, you will need a file with a large crumb and a special liquid intended for removing shellac, since conventional acetone-based products will not cope with it.
Cotton pads moistened in liquid and put on the nail plate for 10 minutes. To create a more pronounced greenhouse effect is recommended to use foil.
If the coating is not completely removed, leaving colored stripes here and there, it can be removed with an orange stick or with a plastic nail pad.
Beautiful examples
Young girls will like the idea of a red manicure with cute bears and “I love you” inscriptions.
It looks very unusual matte design of the nails in red and black colors. It uses monochrome coating, gradient technique, and placement of floral ornament (rowan twigs) on a black background.
Red manicure with white lace and volume elements in the form of rhinestones and beads on the middle fingers, looks very elegant.
Red mother of pearl jacket is suitable for evening out.
How to make a stylish red manicure, see in the video.
