Metallic manicure has been one of the main trends for a long time. It is also called mirror or Hollywood. Nails with such nail art look smooth, irresistible. They emphasize the originality of their owner. Metallic sheen looks equally good on everyday days and on ceremonial exits. But to achieve a similar effect by decorating your nails is not so simple. Therefore, experts are constantly offering more and more new ways to create a manicure.
Metal manicure options
Today metallic manicure can be done in several ways. The following devices will help you with this:
- Film or foil. They stick to the nail plate.
- Gel or lacquer finish. One of the disadvantages of this method is that under the action of ultraviolet the surface begins tobubble up.
- Special chrome powder applied over shellac. This is the latest way to decorate your nails with a metallic manicure style. How to make such nails step by step is presented below.
Chrome Powder Manicure
To achieve this effect, you need to follow the instructions:
- First, you should apply the base, then shellac in two layers. Gel polish must be uniform. To maintain the brightness of the chrome powder, it is recommended to use black gel polish. A tool that has a tone close to the nude palette is also suitable. If you plan to make the effect of metallic nails in a color scheme, then the shade of shellac should be very bright.
- After drying the second layer under the lamp, do not remove the sticky layer. We take a brush and with driving movements distribute the powder over the surface of the nail. Density will depend directly on the amount of funds applied.
- Extra grains of powder are brushed off with a clean brush.
- Chrome powder is covered with a new layer of gel polish and dried under the lamp.
- After that, remove a light layer, wash your hands, removing the remnants of the powder, and apply oil to the cuticle. Metallic manicure is ready.
Foil Manicure
This is the easiest way possible. Metallic manicure with foil is done in several stages:
- Preparation of the nail plate. When doing a preliminary manicure, it must be taken into account that the nails must besmooth, without roughness. Particular care should be taken to remove the shape of the plates and cuticles.
- Apply a transparent base. It will help preserve the structure of the nail and protect it from external influences.
- We cover the plates with colored varnish. Its shade should match the palette of the mirror film. This moment is very important. After all, a well-chosen color of varnish will perfectly veil the holes that have arisen.
- Lubricate each nail with special glue for foil.
- After waiting a couple of minutes, take the film and carefully apply it to the nail plate. We press it firmly with our fingers.
- Smooth the foil over the nail.
- With a sharp movement, we tear off pieces of the film that extend beyond the edges of the nail.
Metallic manicure completed. In this case, the final coating of varnish is not carried out, so as not to spoil the metallic sheen that was originally sought.
Manicure with polish
This is the fastest way. To create a beautiful and shining metallic sheen, you just need to choose the right varnish and cover your nails with it. Unfortunately, such a manicure cannot be called durable. Basically, the color of the jar of varnish is fully consistent with the future color on the nails. For a metallic manicure, it is best to choose a product labeled mirror. It is he who will give the nails a shine and a metallic sheen. But metallic markings are most often matte.
Mirror manicure polish is most often chosen in golden and silver tones. The most successful is the palette of dull antique gold. Goodlooks on the nails and a pure silver tone, without impurities of a dirty shade. When making a metallic manicure, you need to choose a wide brush. It will cover the entire width of the nail plate as much as possible. If you apply varnish with a regular varnish brush, the surface will not be perfectly even and smooth, without streaks.
Film manicure
This manicure will last a long time on the nails. And the process of performing a metal manicure using a film is simple and short. The procedure is similar to the option in which foil is used. It is not necessary to glue the film with glue, as it is done immediately on a sticky layer. You need to do the following:
- Preparing nails with a classic manicure.
- Let's align the plate to make it as smooth as possible
- Degrease all nails.
- For each plate we select a film that is suitable in width.
- Under an ordinary table lamp, heat it up, waiting until it becomes elastic.
- Apply the film to the base of the plate. Gently level it, moving towards the top of the nail.
- Smooth surface irregularities with a napkin or cotton swab.
- Cut off the rest of the film with scissors.
- Fine-grained nail file process the tips of the nails.
- To keep this manicure as long as possible, finally apply a layer of transparent shellac. Dry under an ultraviolet lamp.
As mentioned above, the most popular colors are gold and silver. Without a doubt, thissort of a classic. But today there is no problem to match the material of any other color.
Colours
You can create nails with a metallic sheen effect in any color palette. It all depends on the image, style and courage of the person who decides to make himself such a manicure. For example, the blue color, beloved and popular for a very long time, looks great in combination with steel reflections. He endows his owner with a certain charm, bringing zest to her image. Metallic blue manicure looks good in combination with a casual outfit, and with an evening dress for going out. The only rule when choosing a shade is that it should be cold. Metallic shine against the background of warm and soft colors looks rough and out of place. But the metal effect will only give effect to independent cold tones.
To perform a Hollywood manicure, you need to choose only materials intended for this. You should not experiment, for example, using cling film rather than nail foil. It will be a waste of time that will not lead to a quality result. When choosing a varnish, it is also better to stop at an expensive and well-known manufacturer. He will be able to guarantee the quality and long service life of the product. Creating a manicure with a metal effect requires a careful approach and the purchase of special materials. But the end result exceeds all expectations. Such nail art is unusual, extravagant and, of course, beautiful.
