You can endlessly quote the masters of the fashion world to once again remind you that hands are a woman's business card. In the modern world, this statement is simply obvious, hardly anyone will dispute it. We remind you that a beautiful bright manicure is a wonderful occasion for your own positive emotions and self-confidence, it improves your mood and pleases the eye. Therefore, when choosing a design, you should focus not on trends and prescriptions of stylists, but on what your soul lies in.
If your soul asks for bright colors, then our article is for you. We have compiled a whole selection of manicure ideas with bright varnishes, and also prepared a detailed guide to action. Of course, some types of design can only be done by those who already have some experience with modern materials. But some are easy for even a novice to do.
Trend overview
Knowing about current innovations is not worth blindly following them, but rather for the sake of expanding your own horizons. Manufacturers do not get tired of delighting fans with new products, and some products instantly become wildly popular.
"pull". To complete the design, it is enough to cover the nail with a bright varnish, and then, picking up a drop of “cobwebs” with a brush, start pulling a thin thread, forming strokes. The gel works by itself, you don't even have to be able to draw!
Another trendy thing is 3D sliders. This is a ready-made design that has not only a form, but also a volume. In the current season, the popularity of sliders with bold and ironic inscriptions in Russian has skyrocketed, like “Eat. Pray. Lose weight”, “I love people, but this is not accurate” and “Arphagraphy is dead”. They are used for quick designs - they are simply glued over painted nails. You can use not just bright, but even neon and luminescent varnishes.
Kamifubuki of various shapes, “broken glass”, color blocking do not lose their relevance. Motley Chinese painting and marble design do not give up their positions. Some of the current ideas for a bright manicure with gel polish deserve special attention and detailed consideration, so we will pay special attention to them.
Actual colors
It is worth paying tribute to the luxurious range of purple and lilac, juicy greenery, rich red-wine palette. Classic red is generally a color for all time, it is simply adored by many fashionistas. Sunny yellow shades are appropriate both in summer and in the cold season, when you really want warmth and bright colors. At any time of the year, you can please yourself with juicy shades of ripe fruits: cherry, plum, lime, orange.
But by and large, to implement the idea of a manicure in bright colors, you can choose any favorite colors of varnish anddecorative elements. The main rule is that they should be in harmony with each other.
Before work
Before you start the design, perform hygiene procedures, tidy up the cuticles, give the nails the same shape and length. Degrease the surface, apply a primer and let it dry. Cover your nails with base and dry in a lamp. The next steps depend on the chosen design.
Geometry
Apply a coat of white polish, dry. Arrange multi-colored bright blots on the surface, but do not rush to send it to the lamp. Using a small crumpled piece of film or cellophane, create a texture and only then polymerize the material.
The surface may turn out to be inhomogeneous, but there is no need to be afraid of this. Apply a thick layer of a thick base, turn the nail over and let the material even out. Bake in the lamp.
For drawing in this case it is better to use gel paints, they are denser and more textured than acrylic ones. Apply a geometric pattern with a synthetic linear brush, dry and cover with a top coat.
It's better to practice on tips. And when you do a manicure on natural nails, use liquid tape to protect the cuticles and side ridges.
Abstraction
This design is perfect for long extended nails of any shape. Draw with a large dots a few round and oval spots of different colors on the free edge of the nail. Place them randomly. Stroke with black gel paint, cover after dryingtop design.
To implement this idea, you can use not only paints and a brush, but also a dense liner. You can get a luxurious result by applying the Casting technique to create a stroke. For colored windows, both varnishes and paints (acrylic, gel or stained glass) are suitable.
Dot painting
The process of creating such a drawing is long, but very entertaining, even meditative. It can be compared to drawing mandalas or weaving dream catchers.
You will need 2-3 dots of different sizes and thick gel paints in several colors.
You need to start drawing the pattern from the center. Next, rays are made: up, down, right and left, to the corners. Use dots of different sizes as you move away from the center. To prevent the dots from spreading, periodically dry the paints in the lamp (10-15 seconds are enough). When finished, carry out a full polymerization (drying time is indicated on the paint can).
If the paints do not have a sticky layer, the drawing can not be covered with a top coat.
This design can also be done with gel polishes, but only highly pigmented ones that can be applied in one layer are suitable. Otherwise, the dots will turn out translucent, the design will seem poorly designed.
Minimalism
If you're not sure of yourself as an artist, don't give up on spectacular designs. Just choose the ones that don't require artistic skills.
This idea of a bright manicure for short nails and medium length will do. On thevery long can look boring.
You only need to draw a few thin black lines with gel paint, liner or paste. You can use ready-made stencils or sticker strips. On several nails, draw frames with windows of any shape: triangular, polygonal, trapezoidal.
Carefully paint these geometric figures with vibrant colors. It is enough to make 2-3 such accents, and leave the rest of the nails plain. Remove any stickiness after top coat.
Neon Pigment
Powder pigments are an excellent material, easy to work with and giving a good result. A manicure made with their use looks very bright and stylish. But here it is important not to overdo it.
Cover the nail with black varnish, dry. Draw the monograms with white paint with a dispersion layer (only gel paint will do). After drying, immediately apply colored pigments to the stickiness with an applicator. With trampling movements, drive colored dust into the monogram to completely cover the white lines. Dry a little in the lamp, and then remove the excess with a sweeping brush. Cover with a glossy top.
You can use pigments for the next manicure idea in bright colors. In the same way, apply bright dust on a white background, cover with a thin layer of liquid base, and then stamp with black paint. A thin dark pattern will look very expressive against a colorful background, and at the same time it will slightly balance the excessive brightness.
Watercolor
For drawing on nails, you can use special watercolor varnishes, and the most common stationery paints, for example, honey. Designs made with the help of a novelty look very impressive - a special material "Watercolor drops".
A little trick: to make the drawing easier, the glossy background must either be treated with a buff or covered with a satin, velor or matte top.
On the example of the following design with snails, let's analyze the technology. First, all nails need to be covered with a plain varnish, dry it and cover it with a top coat. On those nails where the drawing will be located, make a markup with a simple pencil. It's great if you have a proportionate sketch at hand that you can focus on.
After sketching the snail, start painting the shell with watercolor. Move from the center to the edges. Blur the borders of the spots to make the drawing three-dimensional. In the same way, cover the body of the snail, draw the horns.
Wait for the watercolor to dry in the air (it is not necessary to dry it in a lamp). Cover the design with a top product, remove stickiness. With a thin linear brush, add some strokes to complete the drawing: shadows, highlights, shell swirls. Use both black and white paint, if desired, add gold or silver. Those materials that do not provide a dispersion layer are best suited.
Watercolor technique involves some carelessness, but in general the drawing should look neat.
3D painting
Such patternstoday at the peak of popularity. But in order to decorate their own nails with them, you need to practice a lot. It’s even better to take a training course: nowadays there are a lot of them both in real life and on the Internet.
To create fantasy drawings in this technique, you can use multi-colored gel and acrylic paints. But not everyone has a sufficient palette at hand. You can go the other way - gradually apply colored elements with white paint and sprinkle with colored acrylic powder or velvet sand. This technique allows you to create three-dimensional images.
Before you draw on the nail, it is advisable to make a sketch. The background on which the decor will be performed, as in the case of watercolor, should be treated with a buff or covered with a matte top. The sketch can be done with an ordinary simple pencil.
Sweet Bloom
One more novelty managed to fall in love with many masters. Those who have experience in drawing graphic patterns do all the design by hand. You can make the task a little easier with ready-made solutions - sliders with outlines for "sweet bloom" (they are sold in the departments of materials for nail art).
You should take care of special paints created to embody such bright manicure ideas. The photo clearly shows that each element has volume: in the middle, the drop is larger, and closer to the contour it disappears.
If you use contour sliders, it will take relatively little time to complete the design. Cover the nail with background polish, then top coat,dry it and carefully glue the outline. Fill in the cells with colors. The drop should be placed in the center of the window, and then the corners should be pulled out, filling the entire outlined space. This way you can achieve the desired effect - get a three-dimensional color image.
If you decide to draw the contours with your own hands, you need to start with them. Before coloring, the contour must be dried. These paints do not need a top coat and do not give a dispersion layer during polymerization.
