Nail art with a "negative space", or, as they say in common people, transparent manicure is not a new concept at all, but this does not mean that it is not relevant. The presented trend was noticed at Fashion Week, which was held in 2015 in New York, and since then it has been wandering from season to season, transforming and enriching with designs. Now transparent manicure with sparkles is such a popular phenomenon that it can safely be called a trend.
Why so popular?
Today there are a huge number of diverse ideas for manicure. Someone believes that the brighter the nails, the more beautiful it is, and if you add rhinestones, they will generally become a work of art. Others prefer brevity and simplicity, because they choose something restrained, but beautiful, for example, transparent manicure with sparkles. This is a tribute to fashion, many girls love glossy magazines, follow trends, which means they cannot miss fashion trends in manicure.
Benefits
The main advantages that you should pay attention to when choosing a manicure with transparent varnish and sparkles:
- A transparent base is an excellent fantasy flight opportunity. You can choose any decoration, not only sparkles. True, the sparkles on the transparent nails look neat, cute and in no way defiant.
- The effect of well-groomed and clean nails is created.
- Suitable transparent manicure with sparkles for short nails, as well as for long ones. Its versatility is a major plus.
- Such a manicure can be done quickly and simply, this is especially true for business girls who find it difficult to enter trips to salons in their busy schedule.
- The coating can be kept for a long time on the nails and will be imperceptible if they grow back.
- This is natural, which means fashionable.
- Any master in the arsenal has a clear varnish.
Are there any negative aspects of a transparent manicure?
Transparent manicure with gel polish with sparkles has not only a lot of advantages, but also some negative sides:
- the design is pretty easily soiled;
- not suitable for nails with a yellowish tint.
Choose a clear varnish
It is not so easy to choose high-quality material if you do not know anything about its features. Before doing a transparent manicure with sparkles, it is worth a little more to learn about this type of varnish and what nuances to pay attention to when choosing it:
- Transparent varnish differs from color in terms of solidification time and consistency. This can be seen immediately, so take this fact into account.
- The product should contain an ingredient called a film former. This component eliminates the possibility of chips after hardening.
- Photoinitiator is also an important component of the product. He is responsible for protecting the gel from ultraviolet radiation.
Interesting decorating ideas
It is not difficult to make a transparent manicure with sparkles, but you can vary the design a little with interesting solutions. This is a fairly common version of the design of marigolds, because such a design is in no way tied to a specific event, image, or even the time of year. Now there are a variety of ideas for transparent manicure with sparkles, which are worth talking about:
- Glitter decoration. These are flickering sparkles of different sizes that look spectacular on short nails.
- Rhinestones. You can not only apply a little sparkle, but also complement the design with rhinestones in a scattered or ordered form, it all depends on your imagination. This is the perfect manicure for the New Year.
- Confetti. Spangles will be able to emphasize individuality, will contribute a bit of brightness to ordinary workdays. A beautiful option and very popular with young students.
- Pixies. This is an option for brave girls. These sequins for manicure look a bit like confetti. However, they are more malleable, have a unique geometric shape.
As you can see, there are a lot of options for creating, and this is not all the ideas of a transparent manicure with sparkles, the main thing is to choose something that suits your style.
How to make an interesting manicure yourself?
There are a few easy quick ways worth mentioning. Here's how to diversify your nails:
- The easiest way is a transparent manicure with sparkles at the tips. Just apply the varnish to the nail, and already with a brush, distribute dry spangles on the edges of the nail. Fasten everything with a second coat of varnish.
- Another application option. Dip the brush already moistened with varnish into sparkles and transfer all this mass to the nail.
- The third way is a bit different. Paint the nail with clear varnish and apply glitter of large and medium size with a toothpick or a thin stick.
- Apply a transparent varnish to the desired part of the nail, and then lower the finger into a jar of sparkles, they will stick to the part of the nail you need.
Now it’s worth talking about the detailed creation of manicure with sparkles on a transparent gel polish. The simplest option is to apply not a dry material, but a liquid colorless base with glitter or dough. Such varnishes are often sold, it is not difficult to buy them. Here's how to use them:
- Make a manicure, give the nails the shape that you want to get. First apply the primer to the nails, then cover them with a transparent base, then dry for a certain time in the lamp.
- Choose the color of the base of the varnish with glitter, apply it in one or several layers, it all depends on the quality of the material. Each layer do not forget to dry the time under the lamp.
- The last step is to apply the top so that the surface of the nail is glossy or matte (it all depends on your personal preferences or mood). Top also needs to be dried under the lamp.
This is the simplest manicure that everyone will cope with, even if he does not have experience with gel polishes.
How to make a manicure with shiny stripes?
This is a very unusual and stylish version of manicure that will suit every girl, it does not matter if her nails are short or long. First, you need to do a simple manicure, apply a transparent coating on the nails, and then go on to create shiny strips:
- You should have a special adhesive shiny tape in your arsenal. It should lie flat on the nail, not peel off, not rise.
- Cut off excess tape, but do it carefully, because the scissors can raise the edge of the strip.
- Glue the decor so that it stretches the ribbon a little. First, it should be attached to the center at a convex point, and then distribute as you like, pulling it slightly along the edges.
- Carefully cut the tape as you need, finish the manicure by applying a top-heavy coating.
That's how you got a beautiful manicure with a transparent coating and shiny stripes.
How to apply dry spangles on gel polish?
If you have small dry spangles, then the simplest option would be the following: first do a manicure, apply a colorless coating and a modeling layer, and then lower the nail into a jar of glitter. Excesses are easily removed by tapping the movements of the nail on a hard surface, and then you need to immediately apply a top coat. This method is ideal if you need to cover the entire surface of the marigold.
There is another way to apply dry sparkles:
- After the manicure is done, the nail plate is covered with a base, a modeling layer, you will need to dry the nails in the lamp.
- Apply the main pigment in several layers, dry everything under the lamp.
- Now apply a thick layer of gel polish in a bizarre form, do not dry, but gently sprinkle with sparkles, and only then send your nails to the lamp.
- The excess glitter is simply tapped, then the top is applied.
As you can see, if you spend a little time and effort, you can create a beautiful and unique design with different patterns, sparkles.
Interesting ideas for the holiday
If you are thinking about how to make a manicure for the New Year, here are some original ideas with a transparent coating and sparkles:
- The original idea now is to decorate one or more nails with sparkles, on the remaining nails you can draw snowflakes.
- French manicure in the form of a shiny iridescent line on a transparent basis.
- Highlighting iridescent decor with shiny varnish.
- Glitter drawing of different patterns, lines and patterns.
- Ombre. This is a gradual decrease in the application of shiny dust.
What to do with short nails?
If you have short nails, this does not mean that a manicure is contraindicated for you. On the contrary, well-groomed hands are always held in high esteem! In addition, excessive nail length is not in vogue right now, and short nails can easily be styled with a little effort. A great solution is a manicure on a transparent background, complemented by rhinestones, sparkles or various decorative elements.
On short nails, delicate glitter patterns look great. Flowers, branches, leaves, a spider line are especially distinctly distinguished. Glitter lace trim looks interesting and elegant.
What looks good on long nails?
It should be noted immediately that on long nails a manicure with a transparent base can be a little lost, because it should be supplemented with beautiful shiny drawings, monograms and other decorative components. Dark spangles on a transparent varnish will look very beautiful, visually lengthening nails and making hands more accurate.
Transparent manicure with kamifubiks - a new trend
Sequins can be completely different components. In manicure, kamifubuki has now become actively used. These brilliant confetti create a wonderful mood and look great in the evening light. Fixing kamifubuki is not difficult, so you can do such nail art yourself. Kamifubuki themselves are made from the thinnest foil or plastic films. The most popular form is a circle, but confetti in the form of thin stripes, stars or hearts are very popular.
How to make your own glitter polish?
If desired, each girl at home can create a varnish with sparkles. To do this, you need to take a transparent varnish and loose glitter of various sizes: take larger ones, larger ones, smaller ones - medium ones, and quite a bit - small ones. Mix everything thoroughly. That's all, the varnish is ready. In such a simple way, it is possible to create your own designs by mixing all kinds of colors of sparkles among themselves, however, it is worth being able to combine shades so that the nails look elegant and not flashy.
A similar option is available to every girl, while he is still budgetary, gives free rein to imagination and imagination.
Professionals Recommendations
If you made a transparent manicure with a matte top, then do not forget to wash the dishes only with gloves on. In addition, with such nails, one should be extremely careful: face and body cream should not get on the nails, because the matte varnish will quickly deteriorate and will not be expressive.
Do not forget that now in fashion not only matte nail art, but also glossy. It can be presented in different ways in the form of minimalistic patterns or in a complex way in the form of manicure “broken glass”, powder-rubbed and so on.