In recent years, the nail industry has been developing like no other. All girls strive to be beautiful and attractive, so they resort not only to new cosmetics, but also to manicure products. After all, hands for the fair sex are the same expressive part of the body as the face. Flexible hands and delicate fingers make the girl truly feminine. Now I understand why they spend so much time, money and effort on manicures.
Fashion for "a la naturel"
Moon shellac has gained immense popularity in recent years. It looks like a jacket, but only inverted, when not the tip of the nail is highlighted, but its base.
It's worth considering why the French manicure has not lost its relevance for decades. Yes, the classic jacket goes with everything, it is not intrusive, gives tenderness to the hands, and girls with such a manicure carry themselves differently, more feminine.
The main reason is its similarity to a natural he althy nail. Even our great-grandmothers bleached their nails in folk ways. And by the presence and color of the "crescent" you can determine the state of his he althowners.
Step-by-step implementation
Fortunately, today we can paint ourselves a moon manicure with shellac without even going to the salon. If you have one gel polish and a UV lamp - you are ready!
For this you need:
- push back the cuticle, carefully trim it so that there are no torn edges and burrs;
- remove the remnants of varnish and smooth the nail with a file with fine abrasive or buff;
- degrease nails with alcohol or nail polish remover;
- apply nail base and cure in UV lamp;
- simulate the lunar design using one of the methods described below, fix in a UV lamp for 2 minutes. Apply another layer and hold again for 2 minutes;
- cover with top and fasten for 2 minutes;
- wipe your nails with alcohol using a cotton pad to remove the sticky layer.
About design techniques
If you are confident in your steady hand, you can make moon shellac as follows: paint over the nail with varnish, not reaching the base, then draw a border with a thin brush and even out the bumps. The hole itself remains unpainted in this case. This technique helps the manicure look fresh for a long time, regrown nails are not so noticeable. Do not paint over the base if you plan to wear your gel polish for a month or longer.
The most neat looking manicure, which is drawn end-to-end. First, for example, white color and a thin brush are taken, a hole is drawn and painted over. Soas it has a "side", it is very easy to cover the remaining plate. If necessary, you can again use a thin brush.
If you're not a pro
If you are an amateur in matters of manicure, but the fashion trend is very interested, then it is best to use special stickers for the hole. French stencils are also suitable. After applying the base, stick on your "crescent" protection and boldly cover the rest of the nail. Then remove the stencil and cover with a top coat. Ready! Important: you need to remove the stencil before the varnish dries!
There is another way for opponents of scrupulous manicure. It is enough to casually cover the base of the nail with a regular brush, let it dry. Then, as in the first method, we begin to paint the nail with a contrasting varnish, leaving a hole. We touch everything up with a thin brush. The main disadvantage of this method is that one or even two layers of the main varnish may not be enough. It will take longer to dry in the lamp and waste precious material.
If none of the above suits you, you can simply cover the entire nail with the main varnish, and then draw a hole on top with a thin brush. One layer is unlikely to be enough, so blend until the result is satisfying. The main disadvantage: if the nails grow quickly, then this technique will not work, because a thick layer of shellac at the base does not look very neat against the background of an overgrown nail.
Flight of fantasy
Moon manicure, likeFrench, has long gone beyond the classical form and is replete with all sorts of diversity. This is the combination of colors, the depth of the hole, the combination with other manicure techniques of the main part of the nail, as well as the thematic drawing of the base itself. You have probably seen a lot of photos of lunar shellac on the Internet. Some ideas are simply stunning in their beauty.
The big advantage of this design is that the "crescent" itself can not only be evenly painted over, but given a more interesting shape. For example, in winter, depict half a snowflake, in summer - half a fruit, in autumn - a leaf. Everything depends only on imagination and the ability to decorate your nails. Lunar shellac can be customized for any themed party, event or outfit.
For a retro-style party, a lace-shaped hole is suitable. This technique looks beautiful if you perform it on one finger.
Moon manicure goes well together:
- with a jacket, especially when the colors of the base and the edge of the nail match;
- with gradient manicure;
- patterned plate.
Variety of holes
You already know how to make a moon manicure with shellac. This design can have not only a semicircular shape. It looks impressive when the nail plate is separated from the cavity by a straight line decorated with decor.
Sometimes an inverted French manicure is called a moon manicure, when the snow-white line flaunts not at the tip of the nail, but along the cuticle and side ridges. In this case, it is better to paint over the entire nail with white varnish in onelayer, and then apply the main color. A similar trick will make the top coat more saturated. The main thing is that everyone can master the technique of an inverted jacket. It is enough to apply the second varnish, stepping back from the bottom edge of the nail by a millimeter or two.
If you like rhinestones, bouillons, brooches and stones on your nails, you can make a hole from these materials. In this case, a triangular shape will do. It is necessary to cover the nail with the desired gel polish and top without a sticky layer, model the desired pattern and dry it in a UV lamp. For better fixing, you need to walk around the perimeter of the pattern with the top again.
The advantages of shellac
Gel polish contains many components that nourish and strengthen the nail. In addition, it is hypoallergenic, so it will suit everyone. The main reason for the popularity of this type of coating is the "commodity" look, which lasts from 2 weeks to a month.
But if your nails grow quickly, then the coating has to be changed more often. Therefore, the owners of such claws resort to a moon manicure with an unpainted hole. It hides regrown areas and looks fresh for a long time.
You can make moon shellac not only in white and nude colors, but by choosing a palette to your taste. The painted base visually lengthens and corrects the nail. The most advantageous nail art looks exactly at the base of the plate.
Nude moon shellac is perfect for office workers, doctors, teachers and other professions in which women are not allowed to sparkle with bright manicure, and plain nails or no coating at allpretty tired.
