The new unique design of nails “liquid stones” is a confirmation that manicure technologies do not stand still. It is a fact. Today, experts have masterfully mastered the modeling of stones on the nails, which is sometimes difficult to distinguish the resulting design from genuine minerals. There is a special transparent composition, which is called “liquid stones”. When mixed with stained glass gel varnish (or gel paint), you can achieve the effect of precious stones.
Method advantage
One of the advantages of the manicure “stones on the nails” is its high stability. Nails get a little load. Wearing stones is easier than rhinestones. This design is suitable for both natural and extended nails, the difference lies in the initial stage of work.
Thanks to the modern color palette on nails, you can create an analog of any natural gem:
- grenade;
- emerald;
- delicate crystal;
- turquoise veined;
- topaz, etc.
You can come up with a stone that does not exist in nature, a painted mineral can be poured with mother-of-pearl or be transparent. It is possible, in the absence of experience, to use ready-made polymer stickers with which various stones are created.
The disadvantage of stones on the nails is that such a manicure is not entirely suitable in everyday life. He always look spectacular, festive and dazzling.
Which nails are suitable?
At first, liquid stones were used exclusively by masters on acrylic and gel nails. Because their density and sufficient length allowed to make a neat and durable design. However, due to the popularity of such a manicure, the technology has been changed in such a way that it is now used on natural nails.
It must be borne in mind that it is not recommended to perform such a design on very small nails because it will look ineffective and messy, and working with such a length is completely inconvenient. Stones look very beautiful, the size of which is not less than 3x3 mm. If the stone is placed on a small plate, then it will occupy it almost completely. Not too short nails should not be decorated with everything, but only one on each hand.
Necessary materials and tools
To create a nail design with stones, you need to prepare the necessary materials and devices. It is important to purchase quality gels, namely:
- color for the formation of the main color of manicure;
- protective without dispersion;
- stained glass art gel, on which the tone of the future stone depends;
- gel for contour or acrylic paint without dispersion, on which you can leave a print of foil;
- very dense sculptural.
You will need to purchase several brushes:
- angular to create a jacket;
- thin for drawing contours;
- basic, tapering to the end for applying layers.
If you decide to make stones of different colors, you need to take several basic brushes. It is better to prepare a tear-off foil specially designed for manicure, but for the lack of it, you can use the usual thin silver (or golden).
For quick drying of gel patterns and complete solidification of a massive stone, a standard UV lamp (or a modern LED model) is required. With its help, the drying and polymerization of the gel takes half the time.
Step-by-step instruction
Creating a manicure "stones on the nails" should begin with the preparation of the nail plates. After this, you need to apply the base and color coating. Then proceed to the formation of the foundation of the future stone. This is done as follows. The oval shape is drawn with dark gel polish using the "casting" technique and dried for 2 minutes in a UV lamp. Acrylic paint (or foil) process the shape of the stone. To do this, the material is applied at its base, and the surface is coated with colored gel polish. To get the effect of natural minerals, it is recommended to combine different shades. Stained glass gel is applied on top, which is dried in a lamp.
In order to make the hemisphere voluminous, lay out the shape of the stone with a structural gel, and then dry for 2 minutes in a lamp. The result is fixed with a finish coating. It should also be dried with ultraviolet light.
Liquid stones on gel polish
Not only on the gel surface of the nail plate, you can reproduce the design "liquid stones on the nails", but also on real ones. They are recommended to be coated with gel polish. It will make the coating strong enough. However, it must be borne in mind that its surface is more slippery, so the place where it is planned to place the stone must be sanded in advance with a buff. This will prevent the gel from spreading. In all other respects, the application technique is the same.
Nail design "liquid stones"
Masters note the versatility of this manicure, you only need to choose the right image for the image. For an evening out, you can make nails with stones and rhinestones of massive sizes, for a business style it is advisable to choose a French manicure with small pebbles.
A manicure with colorless gel stones looks very impressive. To create turquoise, blue varnish and silver mica are suitable, ruby - gold glitter is mixed with red pigment, and emerald is obtained as a result of using silver glitter and green vintage gel.
Experienced craftsmen combine different colors. They can do without problems:
- velvet flowers;
- oriental ornaments;
- sand motifs;
- strict design.
The most original design is considered to be a foil, which covers the technique with liquid stones. However, in this case, it is important that the nails are long and extended. Casting is created using varnish, and the mineral is made by mixing gel and paints, which are applied to the base of the foil. Most often, the shape is made more elongated, as a result, the fingers look long, thin and elegant.
Varieties of drawings
Looking at the photo of stones on the nails, many women have a desire to make themselves the same. Green manicure is great for girls with red hair. A feminine and carefree image helps to realize the stones in black, blue have a variety of shades:
- ultramarine;
- sky blue;
- azure;
- sea wave.
In the design of "liquid stone" you can apply curious drawings. For example, you can decorate stones with geometric abstractions and figures, in a floral ornament - highlight them with a core. Animal prints look great on nails. So, against the background of stripes of zebras make an eye out of stone.
East style
The most bizarre and chic is considered nail art with oriental motifs. When creating it, exclusively juicy, thick and colorful shades are used:
In the oriental style, the main mineral is decorated with dark edging, similar to the pattern of calico.
Wedding manicure
Manicure "liquid stones" on the nails is great for such an important event as a wedding. Even if this is a regular jacket, it still looks very elegant. However, there are other options. It must be borne in mind that you can not decorate the nail plates with jewelry on all fingers. In order not to overload the delicate image, it is enough to decorate two fingers, most often the decor is done on nameless ones. It should be borne in mind that the color of the stones should not be too dazzling. Masters advise to choose a shade according to the color of the eyes of the bride and groom. Sapphire is suitable for blue-eyed girls, and amber is suitable for brown-eyed girls. In order for the mineral to look like a natural stone, golden grains of sand are added to the gel. This will make the manicure sophisticated and unusual.
Nail design "liquid stones" is a great, practical and stylish solution for decor, you just need to choose a design that suits your appearance.