The new unique nail design "liquid stones" is a confirmation that manicure technology does not stand still. It is a fact. Today, experts have mastered the modeling of stones on nails to such an extent that it 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 polish (or gel paint), you can achieve the effect of precious stones.
Method advantage
One of the advantages of the stone nails manicure is its high resistance. Nails get a little stress. 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 the nails, you can create an analogue of anynatural gem:
- grenade;
- emerald;
- delicate crystal;
- veined turquoise;
- topaz etc.
You can come up with a stone that does not exist in nature, a painted mineral can shimmer 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 minus of the stones on the nails is that such a manicure is not quite suitable for everyday life. They always look spectacular, festive and dazzling.
Which nails are suitable for?
In the beginning, liquid stones were used by craftsmen exclusively on nails extended with acrylic and gel. Because their density and sufficient length allowed for a neat and durable design. However, due to the popularity of such a manicure, the technology has been changed in such a way that now it is also used on natural nails.
It should be borne in mind that it is not recommended to perform such a design on very small nails due to the fact that it will look ineffective and sloppy, and working with such a length is completely inconvenient. Stones, the size of which is not less than 3x3 mm, look very nice. If the stone is placed on a small plate, then it will occupy it almost completely. Not too short nails should not be decorated all, but only one on each hand.
Required materials and tools
To create a nail design with stones, you shouldprepare the necessary materials and fixtures. It is important to purchase quality gels, namely:
- color to form the main color of the manicure;
- protective without dispersion;
- stained glass art gel, on which the tone of the future stone depends;
- contour gel or non-dispersion acrylic paint that can be imprinted with foil;
- very thick sculpted.
Need to purchase some brushes:
- angular to create a jacket;
- thin for drawing contours;
- basic tapered end for layering.
If you decide to make stones of different colors, you need to take a few basic brushes. It is better to prepare a tear-off foil, specially designed for manicure, but in the absence of such, you can use the usual thin silver (or golden).
A standard UV lamp (or a modern LED model) is required to quickly dry the gel patterns and completely harden the massive stone. With its help, it takes half the time to dry and polymerize the gel.
Step by step instructions
Creating a manicure "stones on the nails" should begin with the preparation of the nail plates. After that, you need to apply the base and color coating. Then proceed to the formation of the foundation of the future stone. This is done in the following way. An 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 outline of the stone. To do this, the material is applied at its base, and the surface is covered with colored gel polish. To get the effect of natural minerals, it is recommended to combine different shades. A stained glass gel is applied on top, which is dried in a lamp.
In order for the hemisphere to turn out to be voluminous, the shape of the stone is laid out with a structural gel, and then dried for 2 minutes in a lamp. The result obtained is fixed with a top coat. It should also be dried with ultraviolet light.
Liquid stones for gel polish
Not only on the gel surface of the nail plate, you can reproduce the design "liquid stones on nails", but also on real ones. It is recommended to cover them with gel polish. It will make the coating strong enough. However, here it must be borne in mind that its surface is more slippery, so the place where the stone is planned to be placed must be buffed in advance. This will keep the gel from spreading. In all other respects, the application technique is the same.
Liquid Stone Nail Design
Masters note the versatility of this manicure, you just need to choose the right pattern 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 lacquer and silver mica are suitable, ruby - gold glitter is mixed with red pigment, and emerald is obtained by using silver glitter and vintage green.gel.
Experienced craftsmen combine different colors. They have no problem getting:
- velvet flowers;
- oriental ornaments;
- sand motifs;
- strict design.
The most original design is considered to be with 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 with the help of varnish, and the mineral is made by mixing gel and paints, which are applied to the foil base. 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 the stones on the nails, many women have a desire to make themselves the same. Girls with red hair are great green manicure. Black stones help to embody a feminine and carefree look, blue has a variety of shades:
- ultramarine;
- sky blue;
- azure;
- sea wave.
Curious patterns can be used in the "liquid stone" design. For example, you can decorate geometric abstractions and figures with stones, in a floral ornament - highlight their core. Animal prints look great on nails. So, against the background of zebra stripes, an eye is made of stone.
Oriental style
Nail art with oriental motifs is considered the most bizarre and chic. When creating it, exclusively juicy, thick and colorful shades are used:
- blue;
- emerald;
- gold;
- red.
In the oriental style, the main mineral is decorated with a dark edging, similar to a calico pattern.
Wedding Manicure
Manicure "liquid stones" on the nails is great for such an important event as a wedding. Even if it is an ordinary 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 on all fingers with jewels. In order not to overload the delicate image, it is enough to decorate two fingers, most often the decor is done on the ring fingers. It should be borne in mind that the color of the stones should not be too dazzling. Masters advise choosing a shade for the color of the bride's eyes. 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 sand grains are added to the gel. This will make the manicure sophisticated and unusual.
Liquid stones nail design is a great, practical and stylish solution for decoration, you just need to choose the right design for your appearance.
