It's hard to come up with a more summer manicure than a fruit and berry one. Bright rich colors are what you need for long hot days and short hot nights. "Watermelon" is a manicure that has not lost its popularity for quite a long time. There are a lot of ways to implement such an idea, but any of them is based on a combination of red, black, white and green. To make everything look as realistic as possible, do not forget about the stripes on the skin and seeds. To create a bright summer look, you will need applicators for straight lines and a thin brush. With their help, you can easily make a neat Watermelon manicure. Photos in the article will help you get inspired before work.
Ways
How to make nails look like slices of ripe and juicy watermelon? There are many ways. Neat watermelons can be obtained using special polymer clay manicure sticks. To work, you will need a very sharp knife, tweezers, glue for rhinestones and a dense transparent fixer. They are of many different types. Choose the onewhich you like the most. It can be a slice or a whole ripe watermelon. A manicure with polymer clay overlays will look stylish and impressive, if you don’t overdo it with decor. A couple of slices on each nail is enough. Do not completely seal the entire surface with fragments.
Another easy way is with decals, which are applied to the finished drawing. It is very clear and accurate, so it can be a real lifesaver for those whose artistic abilities leave much to be desired. Just cut out the pictures of the desired size and shape, wet them with water, transfer them to the nails painted with varnish. When they dry, cover with a layer of fixative or colorless varnish. You can also use stickers that are applied according to the same principle - you just need to cut them out, stick them to painted nails and fix them with a protective layer.
Tips can be a good solution. Once upon a time, false nails were very popular. And now it is considered that they have irretrievably sunk into oblivion. After all, natural forms are in fashion. But what about those who have these same forms are not so good by nature? Tips can be a great alternative to extensions. But the most popular way to make a Watermelon manicure is painting with varnish or special paints.
Colors and textures
Decide on a color. Do you want to use the whole palette of watermelon paints, which includes red, white, black (or dark brown) and two shades of green? Perhaps you prefer a manicure intwo or three tones?
You can use both matte and glossy varnishes. It all depends on your preferences and capabilities. As objects for application, you can use bright pulp with seeds, juicy slices, perky striped peel. Before you start, check on the draft if the colors are combined with each other? After all, not all shades of green and red look good side by side. If you want not only colors, but also textures, use accessories to create watermelon seeds. It can be small dark-colored rhinestones, semi-beads, manicure “caviar” or even transparent varnish with black sparkles.
Shapes
Remember the composition rules when drawing a watermelon. Manicure should decorate the hands, and not distort their shape. Try to opt for longitudinal rather than transverse lines, then the nails will look neater.
When drawing a watermelon rind, play with the shape of the French or moon nail art, highlighting the regrown part of the nail. "Watermelon" - a manicure that can be beaten in different ways. Very appropriate would look "special nails", painted brighter than most.
A bit of relevance
Summer manicure "Watermelon" is suitable for a special occasion: beach party, travel, festival. But even in the heat, it will not look relevant and appropriate in the office of a reputable company.
The nails painted with watermelons carry a charge of some kind of carelessness and even frivolity. Remember that hegreat for teenage girls, but on mature ladies it can look just ridiculous. But if you have a vacation, then it is quite possible to take a chance. A beautiful sketch and careful execution guarantee increased attention to your pens.
