Speaking of camouflage, someone represents a pixel fabric, but manicure performers perceive this word in a completely different way. For them, it primarily means beige, peach, light pink or flesh color - the same as a healthy natural nail plate.
Our article will tell you what camouflage manicure is, with what materials it can be performed and what design techniques are best for it.
What is camouflage?
Under the word "camouflage" manicure masters understand such a coating that will hide the natural imperfections of a natural nail, for example, white spots, uneven holes. But it will look as natural as possible.
One of the options for camouflage manicure is the well-known classic jacket with a pink nail plate and a white “smile”.
Materials: varnishes, gels, bases
Many famous brands produce a series of materials designed to perform such a manicure. Camouflage can be in the form of a gel, decorative colored varnish or base. Each of the listed materials has its own advantages.
Gel for extensions in camouflage color allows you to get nails that look natural and attractive. The overgrown edge looks neatly from the wrong side (from the palm). Camouflage gels are also used for complex arched extensions, as well as for designs, for example, a lay-out jacket. You just can’t do without this material, otherwise the nails will look messy.
Camouflage gel can be either single-phase or second stage of a three-phase stage. Single-phase is applied directly to the nail, it can be used both for building and for strengthening your own nail plates. For a three-phase, you need a base and top coating. The polymerization of such materials takes longer than it takes to dry the varnishes. Typically, manufacturers recommend exposing the lined gel to special rays for at least 4 minutes.
Base for building camouflage color allows you to save both time and money. Just apply it, and then cover with a top - you can skip the step with applying a color coating. This material can be used to perform designs in the style of negative space, as well as various types of jacket. The base is applied to the nail, then dried in a UV or LED lamp. During polmerization, most bases give a dispersion layer, but it does not need to be removed.
Camouflage varnishes give ample opportunities for creativity. They are usually applied on a simple transparent base, and then overlapped with a top.
Best camouflage manicure ideas
Camouflage coatings are great as a basis for manicure with a wide variety of designs:
- Korean minimalism.
- Negative space.
- Elegant manicure with opals and rhinestones.
- Basis for sliders, stickers, murals.
- Background for geometric design.
As you can see, many of the most relevant trends to one degree or another involve the application of camouflage background. Special materials make it easy to cope with the task and get a good result - an even, monophonic surface of a natural shade.
How to choose camouflage
There are a large number of shades. It is understood that every woman will be able to choose the option that is most suitable for her skin tone. Along with shades of medium pigmentation, such as peach, pink and beige, there are more rare tones, suitable for very light or, conversely, tanned skin.
But, according to experts, even the most strict and demanding fashionista will not have to sort out the palettes of different manufacturers in search of the very camouflage that suits her. Materials of this purpose have a translucent texture, due to which they adapt to the skin in different shades. The same material is suitable for women with different skin tones. Here you should focus on your tastes, and not on the physiological nuances.
Advantages and disadvantages
The camouflage style manicure looks neat, but at the same time not catchy. It is suitable even for an office with a strict business dress code. This option can be called the most universal: it is equally suitable for the bride and any of her relatives; and a young student, and a solid teacher; an actress and a waitress, and a business woman, and generally any woman.
But some girls say that camouflage in itself can seem boring and inexpressive. It requires design refinement. Fortunately, today there are a huge number of design techniques and turnkey solutions that allow you to easily and quickly solve this issue.