Women's well-groomed hands have long been considered a business card of the fair sex. It is well known that the design of her nails perfectly complements the existing image. Nails are an important element of style. Decisions about their design can change as often as their charming owner wishes. The variety of forms and various design techniques allows you to emphasize the feminine personality, and various color schemes can surprise even the most sophisticated fashionistas.
The work of the master creating the nail design is comparable to the work of the artist who writes the canvases. The fact is that both embody their ideas in creativity. Today, the beauty industry offers many different materials, expanding the capabilities of professional manicure. A true professional always strives to surpass himself and discover something new.
Velvet sand in nail fashion
To date, sand design is unusually popular in manicure. On nails, such a manicure looks very original and unusual. The technology "velvet sand on the nails" became known back in 2013, but today this type of nail art is very popular and does not lose its popularity.
The main material for creating this design is velvet sand, which is fine dust, designed to simulate patterns of volumetric design, as well as full coverage of the nail plate. Sand has a luxurious velvet effect, and such a quality of this material was appreciated by the beautiful half of humanity. Velvet sand manicure is suitable for women of different age categories.
Velvet sand is a whole cluster of precious stones. This design of manicure looks very creative and incredibly beautiful, this is the grace and sophistication of your nails. With such a manicure, you will always be in the spotlight.
Beautiful doesn’t mean expensive
A distinctive feature of the material is the unusual and original surface of the nail plate that it creates. Velvet sand goes on sale in small plastic jars. The price of the material on average is not more than 100 rubles. Velvet sand is economical to use, as it stays on the nail plate for a long time and looks fresh for about three weeks.
Today, many beauty salons can offer their customers this design at an affordable price. The technique of “velvet sand on the nails” can be used both when applying a separate picture, and when the nail plate is completely covered. With the help of velvet sand, you can refresh the French manicure familiar to everyone by distributing the sand along the tip of the nail.
The main advantages of using this material is its availability, as well as the ability to create a persistent, beautiful and stylish manicure.
Velvet sand in a wedding manicure
Velvet sand, used in wedding manicure, resembles lace and makes the image of the bride very light and romantic. As a rule, for wedding manicure use the material of white and pale pink. In combination with the lace of the wedding dress, the manicure technique is very harmonious, in which there is velvet sand on the nails. A photo where the main attention is riveted on the hands of young people will look more sensual and tender with such a manicure.
Tools and materials required for applying velvet sand
In order to start working with velvet sand, you need to purchase the following tools and materials:
- Base base for varnish.
- Colored varnish required color scheme.
- Sand for design decoration.
- A brush suitable for applying sand.
- Brush to remove excess material.
- Fixer.
Methods of applying velvet sand
The technology "velvet sand on the nails" can be performed in several ways:
The first way. On a previously prepared and pre-fat-free nail plate, the base is applied under the varnish. After some time (when the base dries), a colored varnish coating is applied to the nail. Further, without waiting for the varnish to dry, velvet sand is poured on the nail. Now you need to remove excess sand and apply a fixative.
The second way. This method of applying velvet sand to the nail plate also involves the preliminary preparation and dehydration of nails, as well as the application of a base varnish. Then it is necessary to coat the nails with colored varnish and apply velvet sand with a wet brush, movements from the base of the nail to the tip. The final step will be the application of fixative.
Design with sand on the nails with the application of complex patterns
After acquaintance with the technique of applying velvet sand, as a rule, the design of "velvet sand on the nails" in a complex ornament is of incredible interest.
A complex ornament will require perseverance and time-consuming, but the result of the work will exceed any expectations.
To apply velvet sand in a complex design, you need tweezers and a toothpick. After covering the nail plate with the main tone, the master applies the pattern with tweezers, and the toothpick completes the pattern to perfection, trimming the lines. You can apply sand according to a pre-painted varnish pattern, this will greatly facilitate the work.
Also, a complex ornament with velvet sand can be applied using a stencil. When applying it, it is important to make sure that the main coating of the nail plate has dried out well. After which we stick the stencil, apply a layer of varnish and sprinkle with sand. Then the stencil will be removed.
No matter how the ornament was applied, velvet sand on the nails requires the application of a fixative upon completion of work.
The technology "velvet sand on the nails" can be used both when applying the design to an artificial nail plate, and to natural.
Versatility of ideas
Design using velvet sand is suitable for various events, and will also be quite appropriate in everyday life. But velvet sand is especially good in the cold season, when its harmony with the bulk viscous woolen product is easily visible.
The technique of "velvet sand" is indispensable when creating a manicure in an oriental style, where the sand imitates luxurious and expensive embroidery. Such a manicure will become an indisputable work of art, the embodiment of wealth and abundance.
Velvet sand on the nails allows you to create an unusual manicure with an interesting and complex design, while it is possible to use both one or several colors of this material.
Experimenting with the color scheme, the shape of the nail plate and the design design, you can create your own unique style!
Advice from professionals
Legislators of nail fashion and nail art professionals argue that the size and size of a piece of velvet sand depends on the lightness and grace of manicure. The finer the sand, the more weightless and neat the manicure is.