Well-groomed hands are not only considered an indicator of the desire to please others, but in some cases are a requirement of etiquette and a dress code. Most areas of activity in which female labor is involved allow and even prescribe a neat manicure.
A manicure is natural when the free edge of the nail is given a shape that is harmonized with the shape of the brush, and the surface of the plate is polished.
Many prefer French manicure, which looks a little less natural, but very elegant.
Most women are not satisfied with the colors of the natural palette, but use colored varnishes and all kinds of nail decorations to create their image.
Girls' best friends are diamonds
The dazzling sparkling of these stones is fascinating. The rays of light, refracted in the facets of the diamond, invariably attract attention, so the decoration of nails with rhinestones looks so impressive and elegant.
And if diamonds in jewelry, according to etiquette, are appropriate to wear on special occasions even after 5 p.m., then their "younger brothers" can be used as decorations for nail designs at any time of the day, while observing the measure and style feasibility.
In shine and radiance
Glittering nails has become a classic. Masters of nail service usually propose to decorate in this way no more than one, less often two nails on one hand.
Spangles are distinguished by the diameter of their plates. The smallest ones are like sparkling dust, which the master sprinkles on the client’s nail, and the largest ones are more like sequins, when working with which skim tweezers and sticks are used.
An excessive amount of sparkles looks grotesque and may indicate a lack of taste in the fashionista or her master. An exception can be made only for the New Year's party or if the whole image is decided in the original style, when sparkling nails fit into it in the best way.
Beads, Pebbles and Pearls
Jewelery from beads and small pearls will add piquancy to the image. For most women, we are talking about synthetic analogs, but wealthy young ladies can treat themselves with natural materials.
Experts recommend using these rather heavy and large jewelry on strong nails and only on special occasions, for example, on a wedding day or other significant celebration, as the result of the painstaking labor of the master may be too vulnerable.
With the development of the beauty industry, requirements are growing not only for the aesthetics of manicure, but also for its durability. In the case of using natural or synthetic pebbles and pearls for decorating nails, it is preferable to opt for gel polishes and gels that harden under an ultraviolet lamp than ordinary acetone-soluble nail coatings.
Sliders, stickers, translators and ribbons
An easy and quick way to make a spectacular manicure is to use sliders as a decoration for nails. A thin polymer film with a pattern is separated from the cardboard base with a drop of warm water and tweezers.
Placed on a nail plate coated with a base layer of varnish, it should be coated on top with a protective transparent varnish.
The use of such sliders or translators produces a realistic visual effect of hand-painted art.
Nail stickers are pieces of polymer film, less often paper, on an adhesive basis, which are used as a fragmentary decoration for nails. The use of stickers to decorate the entire surface of the plate is impractical and rarely turns out to be neat due to the formed folds.
Stickers in the form of ribbons and lace are in trend. But the latter should not be abused, since an excess of graceful festoons of this decoration can come into stylistic contradiction with the general image, clothing, hairstyle.
Decoration without decorations
You can diversify your manicure without rhinestones, sparkles and decals. Even a lady who does not have artistic abilities can paint nails with varnishes of different colors, if special stencils are at hand.
Intricate patterns are also made using pre-fat-free alcohol or liquid to remove the varnish of an orange stick or a piece of foam, squeezed in tweezers, until the material dries. After that, the upper protective layer of transparent varnish is applied.
At the same time, the colors of the varnish mix in some places, which allows you to achieve interesting shades and harmonious color transitions. Thus, you can add a twist to your image without using jewelry for nails.
Today's trend - fimo sticks and stucco
Nail design using fimo sticks is held in high esteem by young girls and teenagers. Bright polymer tubes resemble washing gum.
For use in the work, the master with a sharp blade cuts off the thinnest plate of the stick and receives a jewelry-made slice of fruit, flower, geometric pattern, butterfly, etc.
Also, from sculpting or stamping, special polymeric materials create three-dimensional shapes of any shape that are used for nail design.
Reviews of lovers of nail design
Masters of nail service, with sufficient qualifications and experience, are able to realize any whim of their client. But not every visitor to a beauty salon prefers complex fantasy configurations on their own nails, because the cases when they are appropriate do not happen so often, and in everyday life, voluminous stucco roses and placers of precious stones on the nails look too catchy.
The moderate use of tastefully selected jewelry evokes accolades from stylists and manicure specialists.
The quality and safety of the master’s work depends not so much on the chosen decoration as on the observance of the technology and quality of materials, as well as on the natural state of the nails, therefore, conflicting customer reviews about the preference of particular decoration methods should not be taken literally.
Nail polish, wire and inspiration
A variety of jewelry and the wide possibilities of using nail polish inspire not only the creation of manicure. The heroine of the popular video about Louboutins used red varnish to decorate the soles of shoes, but creative natures went much further in their creative expression.
The volume of colored coated bottles is quite large even for fashionistas doing manicures and pedicures with a regularity of 3-4 days. Using a varnish of the same color can be boring or annoying, so a bottle of disgusted color can stand unnecessarily for months or even years to ingloriously end its days in a bin.
Therefore, creative natures with a host vein use varnishes and nail decorations in order to create real works of art. After all, high-quality varnish is not cheap, and throwing money down the drain is not in honor with zealous ladies.
Jewelry made of wire and nail polish have gained viral popularity on the Internet. From these materials craftsmen make jewelry and souvenirs, trinkets for the interior and hair accessories.
A measure of the use of colored varnishes and jewelry for nails should be akin to the use of culinary seasonings.
In a moderate amount, they add piquancy, in excessive quantities they can destroy the whole image and a pleasant impression.
Therefore, the excess of decorative coatings and elements is better to use to create jewelry from nail polish, rather than maintaining the style of "sloppy."