You can learn the art of applying a beautiful pattern on your nails on your own, as shown by many years of practice of home craftsmen and craftswomen. Especially when you consider how many different means exist today for this. For example, stained glass nail gels, which are used not only for extensions.
What is this
Before you go shopping, you should find out what stained glass gels are. In fact, these are the same colored extension gels, only with a translucent base. And they are used not only for modeling, but also for manicure. Stained glass gels, as a rule, have a more liquid consistency than ordinary colored ones. But that doesn't make them difficult to apply. When used correctly, the material lays down as easily as any other gel or gel polish. And the shelf life of a manicure depends only on how accurately the application technology was followed.
Use in extensions
Most often it is with the help of stained glass gelsperform aquarium or crystal design when modeling nails. The free edge, made in a translucent color, turns out to be very delicate, fragile in appearance. Nails are modeled in the same way as with any other gel. Often, a “stained-glass window” is filled with a ready-made decorative design made with bouillons, mica, feathers and other materials. In this case, it turns out as if drowned in a gel, as if under a layer of glass or water. This is the aquarium design that has been so popular since 2013 to this day.
Manicure on natural nails
Stained glass gels in this technology are not often used, but in vain! With their help, you can perform an unusual and stylish design that will give your nails additional strength: they will not break and exfoliate, and the manicure will not peel off in a few days, as happens with ordinary varnish. By the way, now not only stained glass gels are sold, but also gel polishes. And it is a pleasure to perform a manicure with them. How to apply stained glass gel polish on natural nails? First, prepare the nails: remove the cuticle, cut off the excess free edge, remove the oily sheen with a degreaser and a soft buff. After that, be sure to apply a transparent base for gel polish, which dries in a UV lamp. Just a minute, not that long. After that, a stained glass gel polish is applied, the brush of which is carefully pressed against the edge of the bottle to remove excess. On a dried, but not completely dried layer, you can lay out decorative elements: foil, mica and others, and then dry it again in a UV lamp. Tothe application held on stronger, it is again covered with stained glass gel, and then with a fixative (top). You don’t have to cut anything, as with extensions.
Design Options
When making some kind of pattern on the nails, you can follow two lines: make either an abstract picture or a thematic drawing. Both the one and the other options look spectacular under the stained glass gel. The drawing is recessed, but at the same time smooth to the touch. It is noteworthy that with the help of stained-glass windows, the “liquid stones” design is also performed, when a precious stone seems to lie on the nails. Stained glass gel "Impulse" of a domestic company won love among the masters with its palette. Many choose this firm because, despite the translucent effect, the colors remain bright and dense. It is they who perform "liquid stones" most often.
The cost of one jar of stained glass paint "Impulse" varies between 250-350 rubles, depending on the volume and color. You can use any foil for design: tear-off, piece, roll - whichever is convenient. Some even use ordinary food for "liquid stones", which does not affect the result at all.
