“What is in my purse? Four nail polishes. " Maybe not four, but one lies - just in case. Suddenly a corner will slip. It will take half an hour to paint your nails, dry them and not be afraid that the varnish will present an unpleasant surprise. And this is when its application is done by a professional.
Some girls prefer light transparent varnishes that dry quickly and with them are invisible application errors. But there are special technologies for varnish coating. How to make up nails without touching the cuticle and rollers? At what angle do you hold the brush? How to “tame” uneven glare on a pearl varnish?
It turns out that the final result is affected by preparation.
Preparation of nails for varnish
Well-groomed hands, varnished - what could be worse? Of course, before you make up your nails - this is the final stage in the manicure - you should even out the length, remove the cuticle and pterygium and free from the roughened skin the rollers and pads of the fingers.
You can make a bath, steam out the skin and remove all unnecessary metal tools. Pusher (which means “pusher”) will move the proximal roller — the one located at the hole — and clean the nail of eponychia or pterygium adhering to it. The reverse side of the pusher is often a scraper - an hatchet for cutting the skin under the roller. It is convenient for them to remove the remains of pterygium. The cuticle is a layer of cells of the proximal cushion. They are constantly desiccated and should be removed. You can do this with tweezers or scissors.
If the condition of the hands is good, you can not do the bath. There are acidic remuvers based on natural oils that are quickly absorbed by the skin and destroy keratin bonds between cells, after which it is easy to remove dead skin. Such a procedure is useful for living cells, it nourishes and cares for cuticles. Rollers can be processed with a 180 grit file.
The procedure for applying varnish
When the nails are freed from everything superfluous, they are ready to take varnish. But before you paint your nails, you should degrease the nail plate. Even if an oil-based remover has not been used, gloss is still present on the nails. This is a nail effusion consisting of fat and water. It is removed to enhance the adhesion (adhesion) of the artificial material to the keratin of the nail. For this, a clinser, alcohol-based degreaser is suitable. Some people use nail polish remover, but that’s not right. This composition contains oil, and the degreasing effect is reduced to nothing. Only in vain does the top layer of the nail dry.
Lotions and colognes also have oil in their composition and therefore are not suitable for degreasing. Vodka has too much percentage of water, and there is a chance of fusel oils. It is better to use alcohol for injection if there is no special degreaser on hand. After applying the conditioner for the nails - a tool that evens out the acid balance of the nail.
For uneven nails with longitudinal grooves, tubercles and detachments, there is a special leveling agent. It is applied as a base. On smooth nails, apply the usual base.
Next come two layers of color coating and a top. For faster drying use quick drying.
Technology for applying red varnish
At the nail championships, masters perform red varnish coating, which is then meticulously evaluated by the jury. It is on red varnish that professional training is best seen.
How to carefully paint your nails, the following method will show:
- Leaving a drop on the brush from the bottle, put it on the middle of the nail under 45 ° , open it with pressure and carefully move it to the cuticle.
- Without reaching the cuticle by a hair, the brush makes a reverse movement to the end of the free edge.
- The brush turns over and makes a movement from the cuticle slightly to the lateral roller, opens and goes to the end of the free edge.
- Repeat operation number 3 on the other side of the nail.
- The end is sealed (either in one motion, or by patting the brush).
So the first layer is painted on all ten fingers. By the time the work is completed, a second coat can be applied. It is performed by movements "through the air", but in the same way. The brush is held at a flatter angle. You do not need to press on the brush to open it - at this stage, the previous layer should be protected.
Technology for applying pearlescent varnish
In this varnish, nacre particles reflect light and line up behind the brush. To know how to beautifully paint your nails and avoid clutter in glare, check out the technology for applying pearlescent varnish. Shake the bottle well before application to mix the particles of nacre.
- A brush with a drop of varnish is placed on the hole area perpendicular to the finger and almost parallel to the surface of the nail. A movement is made that describes the semicircle.
- Now the brush has become parallel to the finger and makes a movement towards the end of the free edge.
- Having removed a finger, we make repeated movement with a brush from the other side. The sides and area of the hole are stained.
- Directly apply varnish to the middle of the nail. The first layer is completed.
- The second layer is applied, holding the brush strictly parallel to the finger. The first movement is from the cuticle in the middle of the finger to the free edge.
- In the sides near the cuticle, the brush does not open, its movements are parallel to the previous one. So stained from two sides.
- Seal the butt.
With a brush, you can walk through the varnish with final movements to build the mother of pearl in the right direction. But this should be done by movements "through the air", barely touching the coating.
Technology for applying nude varnishes
Nude-colored lacquers are pastel, approaching bodily. They look very impressive if properly applied. These varnishes can go to stripes. The white pigment contained in them settles faster than the rest, so the bottle should be shaken well before application. The peculiarity of applying here is to work with a brush with a good filling of varnish almost parallel to the surface of the nail with a brush and barely touching.
How to paint nails with varnish nude:
- Holding the brush, as an extension of the nail, it is placed in the zone of the hole and brought to the cuticle "through the air."
- Without raising the brush, open it and bring the first smear to the edge of the nail.
- The second movement - the brush is placed under the hole on the side of the first line so that one side of the brush stands on an unpainted nail, and the other on the previous smear. The brush is parallel to the surface of the nail, but at an angle of 45 degrees to the axis of the finger. The movement of the brush is arched, barely touching the surface, it reaches the end of the nail.
- Repeat the arc movement on the other hand.
- Repeat the technique on the second layer.
- If the stripes appear, they make two or three brush movements from the cuticle to the edge.
- Seal the butt.
How to paint beautiful nails
For a good result, it is important to choose the right varnish. It does not have to be an expensive or famous brand. The main thing is consistency. Fresh varnishes dry quickly and are easy to apply. They have not yet lost all the solvents in the composition, the thickening reaction in the bottle has not yet begun, and the brush is completely lowered into the varnish. One of the secrets of even application is ruthlessly saying goodbye to bottles after twenty applications and wiping the neck, avoiding traces of varnish on it.
Choosing covering pastel varnishes with a gel effect, you can be sure that the manicure will be stylish and uncomplicated in execution. Of course, there are nuances: the application of pastel varnishes is made according to the technology of nudes. But all bright and dark varnishes with the gel effect no longer require holding the brush in parallel and working "through the air."
On such varnishes simple designs look good. For example, paint all nails with black varnish, and nameless - white. Then with a thin brush “long hair” in any order two or three lines are applied with contrasting varnish.
How to make up nails at home
It does not take much time. In order for nails painted at home to look like they had just come from a salon, nail preparation is required. Even just pushing the rollers with an orange stick - this already works for the result. And if you still process the cuticle with a remover, then the fingers will look well-groomed.
There are varnishes that do not have to be applied to the base, but at the same time they align the problematic nails well. They are worth carrying in your purse. A detailed master class from the teacher of the School of Nail Design E. Miroshnichenko will reveal the secrets of application and show how to make a simple design that looks like from a salon.
Problems and errors
Nails painted with varnish at home often contain the following errors:
- The appearance of bubbles on the varnish. This is because the brush is too full of varnish. It turns out thick layers that do not have time to dry.
- Many try to apply the first layer, painting the nail as much as possible and avoiding bald spots. It is not right. The second layer is well masked such places, and excess strokes lead to uneven drying and possible lubrication of the varnish.
- The endless surface of the varnish leads to a quick chipping of the varnish at the tips of the nails. The nail has a thickness, albeit small. Water, soapy solutions and other moisture penetrate through the end. In this case, the cells absorb the liquid and the end face expands, increasing in volume. After some time, he again returns to its original position. Varnish is a solid substance, and it will not be able to withstand such fluctuations for a long time. Therefore, the end face is stained, and if it is worn out - repeat the procedure with a colorless varnish.
- Covering the top layer - the top - will save manicure much longer. Of course, they also need to paint over the butt.
Consistency of varnish
The coating is affected not only by the composition, but also by the consistency of the varnish. How to paint nails beautifully at home, if the varnish is thickened? Some try to dilute it with nail polish remover. It is not right. Those substances that are included in the means for removing varnish coatings destroy them, turn them off, producing the corresponding chemical reaction. This helps to get rid of varnish faster, but does not contribute to its dilution.
You can dilute the varnish with a special agent, which add one or two drops, mix the composition and check if the varnish is sufficiently liquid. Usually it is ethyl acetate or butyl acetate. Never use acetone for dilution. It is not in the varnish. It is also impossible to dissolve thickened varnish with alcohol and its compositions.
A photo of painted nails with stamping is an example of a varnish design that can be done at home.
Auxiliary products for nail polish
In order to remove the varnish from the skin, apply orange sticks. They absorb fresh varnish well. Still use a flat brush "petal" or with a beveled corner. Dipping it in a nail polish remover, clean the rollers. On sale there is a tool that protects the rollers from varnish. It is applied as varnish, solidifies with a film and is removed after coating.
Simple design with watercolor lacquer
For those who want an interesting design, the question of how to paint your nails with varnish in the home is particularly acute. Using a thinner for varnishes, you can make interesting watercolor drawings. To do this, put a little money on a saucer, varnishes of three colors drip nearby.
With a squirrel brush number two, soaked in a thinner, lightly touch a drop of varnish and check on a saucer how the smear will turn out. After this, several multi-colored strokes are placed on the nail in an arbitrary direction. Previously, you can make a white substrate, and then draw a few fine lines with a gel pen. Work should be covered with a top.
With a little patience and perseverance, you can successfully complete the varnish coating. Try it and you will succeed.