Snake manicure looks very unusual and peculiar. It can be combined with any clothes and any style you like. This design is created in several ways. It can be done both at home and done in the salon. In the article, we will consider the most popular ways to apply snake colors.
The colors that are most often used in the creation of this design can be the following: green, brown, gold, silver, emerald, gray. From them, a pattern is created that most closely resembles snake skin.
Snake gel polish manicure
This method can be attributed to the most accessible, you do not need to have all of the above colors, just a few of them are enough. But you should understand that this design requires at least some drawing skills, you will also need a thin brush.
- After the basic manicure, degrease the nail plate. To do this, you can use a primer.
- Apply base coat. Dry it well in the lamp.
- The next step is to cover the nails with the main color(any of the shades of the cat's eye looks unusual). Dry well again.
- Now start drawing the main drawing. Dip the brush into the gel polish, and then make cells that resemble snake skin. The lines can be made varied, it will also look beautiful if they are different in thickness. After completing the drawing, dry it in the lamp.
- To create volume on the nails, you can apply a drop of transparent varnish on the cells. After that, dry again well in an ultraviolet lamp.
Drawing a pattern on wet varnish
This snake manicure design can be done with regular polish or gel polish. You don’t need to learn anything special, any girl can handle it. So let's get started:
- Get a basic manicure that includes cuticle removal and old polish removal. Polish the nail plate if necessary.
- The next step will be the application of a primer, followed by a base coat, which will need to be dried under the lamp.
- Cover your nails with base color polish or gel, then, without letting it dry, immediately apply droplets of a contrasting color in different parts of the nail plate.
- Use a toothpick or a needle to stretch the droplets in different directions. After that, you should get cells that will be very similar to snake skin.
This manicure can be easily done at home on your own, the main thing is to purchase the necessary varnishes and accessories. At most after several attempts you will succeedwonderful snake skin pattern.
Adhesion of minx thermal film
This thermal film will help you create an unusual snake manicure. It provides a very wide selection of patterns, so you are sure to find the one that suits you. To do this, you will need a UV lamp and the thermal film itself. Manicure sequence:
- Prepare the nail plate as usual by doing a manicure and removing any remaining polish. Next, do all the usual procedures for gel polish: cover with a primer, dry, then apply a base and dry again. After that, remove the stickiness from the nails.
- Run a buff over your nails, you need to do just a few times, you don’t need to be too zealous. This is done in order to better hold the film on the nails.
- Choose a film suitable for the size of the nail plate, cut it a little if necessary.
- Remove the backing. Then dry the film under a UV lamp. You can also use a hair dryer to dry.
- Glue it to the nail, beautifully and gently spread over the entire surface. In this case, you can use an orange stick.
- If there are bumps or excess, then remove them with nail scissors. And along the free edge of the nail, the adjustment is done with a nail file.
- The last step will be the application of the final gel polish, after which it is necessary to remove the stickiness.
This design looks very nice on short or medium length nails. For filing them, it is best to use glassnail file.
Stamping
To create a unique pattern, including a snake manicure, stamping is often used. It is distinguished by its simplicity of execution and a very neat and uncomplicated pattern. Here is the order of the procedure:
- You need to choose a suitable snake pattern, in most cases cells of complex shape are used.
- Apply base then dry.
- Apply the base color, it also needs to dry.
- After these layers, apply a base gel polish, and also dry.
- The next step is to remove the sticky layer.
- Next, apply a solid color of varnish on the stencil so that it stands out from the background of the main one.
- Remove excess polish with a scraper, press the stamp against it, then gently transfer to the nail.
- If there is excess, remove it, then dry it in a UV lamp.
- Apply top, dry and finish by removing the sticky layer.
Conclusion
Any of the above methods for getting a snake skin pattern is very original. A black manicure with a design like no other fits this pattern. To give a more intricate look, you can add some elements of snake skin by hand.