Every girl wants her nails to look as if she had just done a manicure in a chic salon. But, unfortunately, it doesn’t always turn out to be a perfect manicure - either the varnish crawled out of the contour, or simply lay ugly on the nail. Therefore, today we want to tell you about 15 secrets of the perfect manicure at home. Take note!
1. Adhesive tape
If you want to make a beautiful French manicure, apply a transparent base on the nails, stick strips of adhesive tape and apply colored varnish to the open part of the nail.
2. Sequins
If the varnish is worn off at the tips of the nails, and there is absolutely no time or desire for a new manicure, just apply a little sparkle and fix with a clear varnish. A couple of minutes, and your manicure is updated!
3. Patch
Use the patch as a stencil, so you get bright and even droplets on the nails.
4. The effect of dew
To create a dew effect, paint your nails with matte varnish and add a couple of drops.
5. Grid
Apply the base color on the nails, and then another varnish with a mesh or washcloth.
6. Newspaper
Apply light-colored varnish to the nails and wait for the varnish to dry. Pour alcohol-containing liquid into a small mug, place newspaper clippings in the liquid, and place them on your nails one at a time. Cut off excess paper and apply clear varnish.
7. PVA glue
Treat the skin around the nail with glue, and then paint the nail plate with varnish. Remove the glue and you get a perfectly even manicure.
8. Shadows
Add your favorite shadows to the clearcoat and simply apply on your nails.
9. Sponge
For the ombre effect on the nails, apply varnish to the sponge, and then to the nails.
10. Applicator for eyeshadow
Using the applicator, you can evenly apply glitter to a new manicure.
11. Invisibility
Conventional invisibility will help you make perfectly even droplets on your nails.
12. Steam
Manicure is a procedure that is performed by every self-respecting woman. And often they make it at home. To make you happy with the result of home manicure, you must strictly adhere to all the rules. Even a slight deviation from them can ruin the appearance of your pens and your mood for the coming days.
So let's get started. Start, of course, should be a preparatory step. For the procedure, fully allocate your favorite hour and a half time to complete the manicure. Putting yourself in order on the run will not lead to anything good.
Then you should prepare a table for manicure, proper and bright lighting, and, of course, tools: a towel, a bath for hands, a cosmetic softener for the skin (salt, foam, soap, etc.), a disinfectant, a little cotton or some cotton disc cutters for cutting the cuticle (if you are doing manicure) or a means to remove the cuticle without using tweezers, nail scissors nail clippers, semicircular and pointed spatula and polishing glass nail file, nail oil, cream.
We will prepare a hot bath to soften the skin of the hands. We hold for about 7-10 minutes to make manicure simple and easy.
With a semicircular spatula, carefully, trying not to press hard on the base of the growth of the nail plate, we move the keratinized cuticle from the nail. With a sharp spatula we will collect everything in a corner, wipe your finger with a towel.
With a semicircular spatula we clean the remains. We carefully clean the corners of the nail with tweezers, in which a keratinized cuticle may remain.
Then proceed to cutting the nails. This is best done with special small scissors, not nippers. In this case, the nails should be carefully soaked in water. We give the scissors the shape we need.
We file the nails on the sides with a glass file in turn, and then the edge. If necessary, you can round the corners.
Saw the ends of the nails with the softer side so that they are not too sharp. You can still walk under the nail.
A third surface conduct polishing. Do not press hard on the nail file and get carried away by the brilliance of the nail - you can hurt yourself.
After the procedures, the nails can be greased with nutritious oil, and the skin of the hands with your favorite cream.
After it dries, proceed to painting the nails. In this case, be sure to try a little retreat from the cuticle to nail does not lay down badly and carelessly.
The first layer should not be very thick. After removing the brush from the bottle, gently wipe it on the edge of the neck so that the varnish does not drip. Schematically, you can say that when covering the nail with varnish, you need to carefully draw 3 main stripes.
Done. Now, if desired, you can apply a topcoat or varnish-fixer.
Adhering to these simple rules and observing accuracy when performing a manicure at home, you can save a little on visiting the salon, but at the same time look at all 100.
So that after removing red or other bright varnish, the skin around the nails does not look like you killed someone or poked around somewhere, before applying the procedure, apply a greasy cream on your hands.
2. We remove the remains of varnish from the skin
Flickr.comIf you have not used the previous advice and the skin around the nails has stained, adhesive tape will help to eliminate stains. Adhesive tape perfectly collects the remnants of varnish, especially silver.
3. We erase varnish quickly
In the nail departments of cosmetic stores they sell various products for quick nail polish removal. They are bubbles with a sponge soaked in cleaning fluids. You do not need to drive cotton wool over the nails: just lower the nail into the bottle and wait a bit.
Such a tool can be done independently. Take a small glass jar, place a sponge cut to the size and soak it with nail polish remover. The principle of operation is the same.
4. Remove varnish with sparkles
Moisten cotton pads with nail polish remover, apply them to your nails and wrap each finger with foil. After 10 minutes, the varnish will easily go off, despite the sparkles.
5. Bleach the nails
Sometimes colored varnish is absorbed into the nail plate, leaving behind an ugly yellowness. You can get rid of it with a whitening toothpaste. Take the old brush and brush it with your nails.
But so that such incidents do not happen at all, do not forget to use a base coat before applying the main varnish.
6. Save the broken nail
You will need a tea bag and clear varnish. Put the latter on the damaged nail, and then put on the crack a patch cut from a tea bag. Coat the nail again with colorless varnish.
7. We store varnishes conveniently
If you store varnishes in an opaque box, mark their caps with appropriate shades. So you do not have to get all the bubbles in search of the right one.
8. We make varnishes ourselves
If you have few varnishes or you can’t find the right shade in the store, you can do it yourself. You will need colorless varnish and mineral shades. They dissolve perfectly in varnish, while you can adjust the color saturation.
Also in homemade varnish, you can add various sparkles.
9. Open the bottle with varnish without difficulty
If the varnish cap is glossy, tightly twisted and does not lend itself in any way, they will help to cope with the problem. By wrapping them on the lid, you get the right grip and easily open the varnish.
10. Extend the life of manicure
If you want the varnish to last longer, before applying it and applying the base, the nail plate must be thoroughly degreased. To do this, wipe your nails with a cotton swab dipped in white wine vinegar.
11. We paint nails correctly
Flickr.com The accuracy of a manicure largely depends on the technique of applying varnish. How to paint your nails, read this.
12. Create a smooth coating
Flickr.com One thick layer will never lie as smooth and accurate as several thin layers. Just be patient: let each layer dry.
13. Making a matte finish
Flickr.com Matte varnishes are very popular lately. But if you don’t have one, just mix light, loose powder with a clear varnish. In this case, mix as shown in tip number 8.
14. Make the varnish brighter
Flickr.com Many girls know that if you put shadows on the base, they lie smoother and the color is richer. With varnishes the same.
If the colored nail polish looks faded, use a white matte varnish as a base. You will get a bright manicure and you can avoid multi-layer application.
15. Apply Glitter Correctly
This video shows how to apply varnish with large sequins so that they fit well to the nail and do not puff.
16. Protect the skin
By applying a stamping or gradient on the nails, you can greatly stain the skin around. We already wrote that in this case a special one will save. But if you don’t have one, use PVA glue: it also forms an easily removable film.
17. We eliminate the shortcomings of manicure
To paint nails and not to stain the skin around them, especially on the right hand, is quite difficult. But it does not matter if this happened.
Take a thin brush, soak it in nail polish remover and erase blemishes. Unlike a cotton swab, the brush does not cling to the varnish and does not leave fibers.
18. We draw patterns on nails
Flickr.com If the eyeliner has dried up or just did not fit you, do not rush to throw it away. Her excellent elastic brush - as a rule, there it is - can be used in nail design to draw thin lines.
Some girls even use regular stationery markers for nail art.
19. Create an animal print on the nails
If you cut the eraser on the pencil like this, you will get a homemade stamp: dip it in black polish and make leopard prints on the nails.
20. Making blanks for nail art
Add varnishes of different colors alternately in the water. Use a toothpick to create a pattern. Remove the resulting film and cut from it blanks for.
21. Making sliders for design
The principle is the same as in the previous case. Only here you need to make a film of transparent varnish and already apply drawings to it. For example, using dots.
22. Replace the dots
Dots is a wand with a tip in the shape of a metal ball. With it, you can create various patterns on the nails.
If you do not have a dots, use improvised tools. For example, safety pins, toothpicks, empty ballpoint pens, and so on.
23. Doing French Manicure
French manicure looks feminine and fits almost any occasion and. But not everyone can draw a smile line for a jacket. The video shows several ways to do this neatly.
In addition, the tips of the nails can be distinguished using ordinary stationery gum.
Just pull it around your finger and apply white polish. This is a budget alternative to special vinyl stencils.
24. We mask the irregularities of the jacket
If, despite all the tricks, you do not succeed in smooth strips, you can go for a trick. Draw a line of shiny varnish under the white part. Sequins will hide flaws, and you will get an original design.
25. Making stencils of electrical tape
This irreplaceable thing can be used in nail art. For example, for the same rendering of the jacket.
Also, excellent stencils are obtained from electrical tape, which, unlike scotch tape, do not adhere tightly and do not peel off the dried varnish.
26. We dry nails quickly
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To protect freshly painted nails from small fibers and dust particles, drip cuticle oil from above.
28. Save the manicure
If you oiled just made manicure, do not rush to wash everything. Just wet your finger with water and gently rub the area of \u200b\u200bdamage. The varnish has not yet frozen and will easily return to the desired position.
29. Shake the varnish properly
What do you do before you open the bottle with varnish? Shake it well so that it is less viscous? Excellent! Just do it right: put a bubble between your palms and roll it.
If you shake and turn over the varnish, then when applied it can go to bed with bubbles.
30. Save the thickened varnish
Favorite varnish began to thicken and already lays badly on nails? Put it in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes, and then shake it well.
If you have your own manicure difficulties, be sure to share them in the comments.
When doing a manicure, the free edge of the nail can be given a smooth outline of an oval or circle, as well as sharper lines, shaped in the form of a square, pointed oval (almond shape). “What you choose is easiest to determine by looking at the line of the nail bed,” says Irina Kosheleva, master of manicure and pedicure of the Enigma Beauty Center. - The external side of the nail should be similar to it, be as if its mirror reflection. But this is not enough. Important features such as length, shape of fingers and hand as a whole should be taken into account. Manicure is also an effective means of correction. The correct shape of the nails will make any hands more elegant, while the unsuccessful one will emphasize all the shortcomings. ”
- oval shape almost universal. Suitable for hands and fingers of any shape. This is a great way to visually lengthen short and full fingers. The length of the nails in this case can be any.
- Round form suitable for short nails (the length of the free edge is not more than 3 mm). A manicure with round nails harmoniously looks on large wide hands and fingers, trapezoidal nails.
- Almond-shaped represents a pointed oval. This exquisite form looks spectacular on medium and long nails. It requires thin, long fingers and a palm of graceful shape. Not suitable for owners of a short brush and full fingers.
- Square shape good for a wide nail bed and long fingers. It is also desirable that the nail plate is naturally long enough. A square is the best choice if you need to visually expand the nail plate, as well as in the case when the nails have a different shape. It is also recommended for a convex nail plate. A variant of this shape is a soft square - when the free edge of the nail is slightly rounded at the corners. A good option for full fingers of moderate length.
Important note: when deciding on the length of the nails, one should take into account not only the desired shape, proportions of the hand, but also the features of the figure, in particular your height. On miniature women with small palms, super-long nails will look a little strange.
Perfect manicure: how to choose a color
Choosing a color coating, we, as a rule, are guided by our own preferences and fashion trends, losing sight of such important points as skin tone, shape of the nails and palms in general. But such a seemingly insignificant detail, like the color of the varnish, can play a bad joke with us, emphasizing the rude brushes or age, which, as you know, is one of the first to give out hands. So the choice of shade makes sense to approach more thoroughly. To get started, do a simple test.
You will need two small plain cuts of fabric, scarves or scarves. One is a warm color, for example, orange, terracotta, etc. The second fabric should be a cold shade - blue, raspberry, etc. Now, alternately put your palm on each of the cuts and carefully observe on which fabric color - cold or warm - does the skin of your hands look better, fresher, well-groomed, young? An inappropriate shade for you, on the contrary, will immediately show all the shortcomings: wrinkles, age spots, streaks will become more noticeable. Thus, you will determine which color palette (cold or warm) you should adhere to when choosing a color coating for nails.
Enamels with a bluish-pink, pinkish-brown and bluish-wine tint are suitable for skin with a cold tint. And also everything that can be called “icy”, “sparkling”, “diamond”, “frosty”, “silver”. Skin with a warm undertone will be decorated with shades: warm pink (coral, apricot, peach), honey, brown wine, golden brown and other brown variants. Such descriptive adjectives of warm palette colors as “juicy”, “golden”, “burnt”, “spicy”, “tart” can also become a hint for choosing the right color.
"Choosing a color enamel, take into account the shape of nails and hands, - says Irina Koshelev. - Lacquers of light shades will make the nail plate larger, visually lengthen the fingers. Too wide nails, if they are painted with bright varnish, leaving a narrow strip on each side, will look more elegant and narrow. Short square nails covered with dark enamel visually shorten the fingers and make the palm wider. ”
The perfect manicure: how to do it yourself
To make a manicure yourself, you will need: an orange tree stick, a nail file, a cuticle remover, a base varnish, colored varnish and a fixing agent. Prepare a bowl of soapy water, in which it is advisable to add a few drops of lemon juice and olive oil, designed to soften and whiten the skin.
For a few minutes, dip your hands in a basin with a solution of soapy water, lemon juice and olive oil. Then dry your hands and remove the dirt from under the nails using an orange tree stick.
Apply cuticle remover. Wrap a piece of cotton wool on a stick and gently scrape off the skin all around. With light circular movements, remove all of its residues from the surface of the nail. If you have brittle nails and a layer, use the tool to strengthen nails. Wait for it to dry.
Shape your nails with a nail file. “You need to file first from one edge of the nail to the center, and then from the other to the center,” Irina Kosheleva recalls. - Do it with soft movements and in no case file from side to side, this makes the nail plate fragile. To ensure that the manicure is perfect, it is important that all nails, regardless of shape, be the same length. "
To give the nails an oval shape, the side walls should first be made straight, check that they are even, and then form an oval top with a nail file.
To make the nails square, file the free edge of the nail perpendicular to the finger. Smooth the corners with a nail file so that they do not scratch. Slightly rounded corners, you get soft square.
To give the nails an almond-shaped shape, the side walls should be evenly narrowed, ending with the rounded tips of the free edge of the nail.
To have found nails a healthy shine, lightly polish the entire surface, from the tip to the base, a soft piece of leather. This causes a rush of blood to the nails, which strengthens them and promotes growth.
Place your palm on a flat surface and apply a base varnish to prevent yellowing of the nails, strengthen them and facilitate the application of colored varnish. Let the base dry for several minutes.
Apply colored varnish, first making one smear in the center of the nail, and then one at a time on both sides of the first. When the varnish dries, apply a second coat in the same way. The amount of varnish on the brush should be medium. If you take too little, it will dry quickly, making the surface of the nail rough, and in excess, it will spread on the skin around the nail.
Correctly correct errors with a stick wrapped in a piece of cotton wool and dipped in a nail polish remover. Let dry, then apply a fixative. In order to quickly dry the varnish, nail can be omitted in ice-water.
In order for the varnish to lie smoother and last longer, the nail plate must be fat free. Therefore, never paint your nails with varnish immediately after using hand cream: first degrease your nails with nail polish remover (it should not contain oils) or use a special primer that restores the pH of the nail (such products are in the arsenal of professional brands). Ideally, a minimum of 15 minutes (or even better 30-45 minutes) should elapse between washing your hands and applying varnish: the nail plates absorb moisture well, and its excess can also be one of the reasons that the manicure is not stable. Also, until the manicure is completed, try not to touch the nails with your hands. And do not forget that oils and other nutritious (moisturizing) products for cuticles and nails are applied at the very last stage.
The most important and simple secret of proper manicure: the formulas of most varnishes are designed so that they need to be applied in two layers and used “complete” with the base and top coat, moreover, of the same brand. Applied in a single layer, without a base or top, they can hold much less.
5 secrets of the right manicure
Basic Day Nail Cover Perfect Nail Base, Artdeco. New nail polish Сolorama. Maybelline NY shade 261. Nail polish Pure Color Nail Lacquer, Estee Lauder, a shade of Fiery Hot from the new fall collection of Metal Mania & Beyond Black. Nail polish, CND Bloodline shade. Nail and cuticle care complex Cuticle Care Complex, Orly. Top coat for quick drying of varnish RapiDry Top Coat, OPI
The thinner you apply the varnish, the longer the manicure will last. If the varnish is translucent, it is better to apply not two, but three layers so that the nails do not shine through (just remember to let each layer dry completely). And keep in mind that the most short-lived ones are varnishes with a “suede” effect. In second place are quick-drying varnishes: the abundance of volatile, rapidly evaporating ingredients makes the manicure less resistant.
After applying the first layer of colored varnish, do not forget to walk with a brush on the ends of the nails: it is there that the varnish begins to “go off” in the first place, which immediately makes the manicure sloppy and gives it a “freshness”. And to renew the manicure, it is enough to also tint the ends of the nails and once again apply the top coat, which will restore the shine to the nails.
To nail polish dry faster, use special drying products. Give up ideas to dry it with a hairdryer or under a stream of water - hot or cold (each option has its fans who assure that it is their method that is the best for the “right manicure”). This will affect the drying process a little, but the manicure will lose its luster. In addition, hot air or hot water changes the molecular structure of the varnish, and it will crack off the nails faster.
