Hollywood stars are increasingly distinguished by radiant nail designs. The nail art technique with foil looks rich and beautiful, the fingers shimmer with the brilliance of precious metals and stones. Many fashionistas are wondering how to apply foil on nails correctly? After all, a mirror design can be done at home on your own. We will introduce you to the main types of metallized films, how to apply foil on gel polish nails with various fashionable nail art.
Foil sheet view
Before you learn how to apply foil on nails correctly, you should get acquainted with the varieties of this material. The metallic effect can be of several types. It is important to note that this is not at all the foil in which sweets or chocolates are wrapped. Similar material is sold in specialized stores for designnails. There are many options - tear-off, transfer, embossed, film, in the form of strips, liquid.
The most common type of metallized plates is sheet. It does not have a special adhesive layer and is attached to the nail plates with special glue, which can also be freely purchased. Sheet foil is very convenient because you can cut out various ornaments and figures from it. This material is great for mirror and metal designs. If you turn on the flight of fancy, then shiny films will turn your nails into luxurious masterpieces.
There are a lot of shades of such a thin shiny material. It is sold in small rolls packed in jars. Often there are films with various patterns and abstractions. Do you want to learn how to make foil on nails in sheet rolls? Very easy. First, a special glue is applied to the plates, and a cut-out strip of foil is superimposed on top of it.
How to apply mirror foil on nails?
In salons, mirror manicures are often done using Minx film. This procedure is quite labor intensive. An excellent alternative to this implementation is the use of a special film-based foil. How to apply foil of a similar plan on nails? First you need to buy a mirror metallized material, it is called so - varnish-film. It can be monophonic, with overflows and even patterns. The varnish for such a film resembles PVA in consistency. To perform a mirror manicure, you need to prepare the followingaccessories:
- mirror foil;
- varnish for background similar in color to foil;
- orange stick or pusher;
- glue, gel polish or sticky layer of the gel itself.
First, prepare the nail plates for manicure: degrease, process them, give the desired shape. Then paint your nails with a background coat that will not differ much from the shade of the foil. After that, apply a thin layer of glue to the dried varnish, let it dry a little. Now carefully place the cut-out mirror foil on it and smooth it with an orange stick. Pay special attention to places near the cuticle and at the edge of the nail. Now tear off the film that turned out to be superfluous behind the plates, leaving only the shiny layer. The foil, as it were, is imprinted on the nails, so it must be pressed tightly against the plates. With this simple method you will achieve a luxurious mirror manicure!
How to apply broken glass foil on nails?
The "broken glass" or "crystal manicure" design has been popular for several seasons. Original fragments are made with special foil in different design variations. This type of nail art decoration suits nails of any shape. A broken-window look can be made on both long and short records. This decor does not overload the manicure, so it is often performed on all fingers. "Broken glass" looks elegant and airy. The nails look like jewels shimmering in the sun.
Especially popularimplementation of holographic fragments on a black base (imitation of the night sky), oriental themes, placers of iridescent diamonds. "Broken glass" is performed as an accent on one or two fingers or as a mono-manicure. The order of execution of such nail art is as follows:
- Prepare your nails for design.
- Apply the first color layer thinly and evenly, dry in the lamp.
- Apply a second coat of gel polish and dry for 20 seconds.
- Apply small pieces of holographic foil in the form of glass pieces to the not yet completely dried varnish. Use gold, silver foil or cellophane, mica.
- Cover the result with top and dry for a minute.
You will get a lovely design, because even the most chaotic and chaotic pieces of "broken glass" at a certain angle and hit by light will fascinate like a kaleidoscope.
Apply transfer foil
The transfer metallized material is quite popular. Its feature is that it can print a pattern on the nails. Transfer foil is made of tracing paper with colored coating. It is sold in small rolls 3 cm wide and one meter long, placed in jars with a lid. Most often it is used under gel polish. The transfer film can be both with a regular pattern and with a metallic effect. It can be a solid print or individual images.
This foil has two sides: glossy with a pattern,reverse with a matte effect. In order to apply such a film on the nail, the coating must be sticky. Manicurists apply it on a sticky layer of gel or gel polish, and amateurs use special glue at home.
Here is the procedure for applying transfer foil to gel polish:
- Prepare your nails, apply gel polish base coat.
- Cure the base in the lamp for 10 seconds.
- Apply the desired shade of gel polish to match the foil.
- Dry in the lamp for a minute.
- Apply top coat to index and pinky fingers.
- Dry for 30 seconds.
- Apply a thin layer of special glue on the middle and ring fingers and let it dry.
- Cut off a small piece of film and carefully attach to the nail.
- Use a rubber-tipped pusher to smooth the foil over the nail.
- Tear off the unnecessary section of foil with a sharp movement.
- Repeat the same with the other nails.
- Cover the foil with a layer of top coat and cure in a lamp.
- You can complete the design with gel paints.
- Finish with special wipes to remove stickiness and apply moisturizing cuticle oil.
As a result, you will get a very spectacular design, similar to space. Here's how to apply transfer foil to your nails.
Liquid foil
Most recently, a liquid metallized material has appeared. Let's figure out how to apply liquid foil on nails. Many masters of professional manicure speak very positively about her. She became the trend of the last season in nail art.
First you need to understand what liquid foil is. It comes in the form of a gel polish with various small sparkles that dry out and become very similar to a bright and shiny film. This liquid miracle product is super easy to apply to your nails:
- Make a correction of the length and shape of the plates, remove the cuticle.
- Clean nails with a small brush from dust, degrease the surface with clinser.
- Finish your nails with a primer that bonds the layers to the nail.
- Air dry for a minute.
- Apply a thin layer of base and dry for 30 seconds in an LED lamp.
- Open the bottle of Liquid Foil and use the brush to apply the topcoat on desired nails. Work carefully, do not press the brush once again. This will create an even layer.
- Dry in the lamp.
- Apply top coat and dry.
- Remove the sticky layer with a clinser.
Such a design can be supplemented with decor in the form of painting, stickers.
Thermo film
Under the influence of warm air, she becomes obedient. It is very quick and easy to cover the nail plates with it, and no additional materials are required. Thermofoil has an unusual method of application. After cutting off a small piece of material, bring it to an ultraviolet lamp with tweezers and heat it up. Immediately after heating, attach to the nail plate without any additional glue.
French smetallized film
French manicure with transfer foil looks just gorgeous! Everything is very simple - instead of a white "smile" on the tips of the nails, a metal foil bend is made. On sale there are ready-made blanks of a semicircular shape. They can be of various shades. But most often they use silver or gold. First, a base coat is applied to the nails, and after it dries, foil “smiles” are attached. From above, they are fixed with a top with a glossy sheen.
Effective metal holes
Performing an inverted jacket is quite simple. First you need to apply the base and wait for it to dry. Glue is applied to the area at the base of the nail and prepared curved foil holes are attached to it. With an orange stick, their surface is carefully leveled. Everything superfluous is cut off. A protective coating is applied on top. Manicure looks very impressive!
Sputtering with silver or gold
Another way to get rich gold plating is to use metallized crinkled thin paper. Such paper does not give the effect of casting, but looks like a real foil. First, paint your nails with varnish, wait for partial drying and apply the foil of the desired color. Most often, such a festive manicure is performed in golden or silver color. Then wait a few minutes until the varnish dries and the foil is well attached to it. To make nail art look more original, it is enough to cover it with metallized papera few nails. All emphasis will be on them.
Geometric manicure originality
Various stripes and geometric shapes on the nails are made with strong foil. Their width and size is chosen by everyone to taste. How to apply Geometric Nail Art Foil? First, cover the nails with a base, let it dry slightly. Attach the pre-cut foil figures to the nails and straighten them. Thus, parallel lines, original lattices, triangles, waves are made. It is better if they are contrasting with the base varnish. You can choose not only plain ribbons, but also with an original print. For applying thin foil elements, it is better to use tweezers.
How to remove such a manicure?
How to make foil on nails (step by step) we have already figured out, but how to remove it? If you applied it on a regular varnish, then remove it with a means for removing it. Foil on gel polish lasts much longer. It must be removed with a special nail file, like other coatings heated in lamps.
What do experts advise?
Some of the foil work of nail art masters is admirable. But many compositions on the nails can be performed by beginners in the manicure business, it is important to purchase all the necessary materials. In specialized stores, a huge variety of foil with different textures and colors.
Pros say thatmetallized paper is very easy to use, which opens up the freedom of creativity. It is important not to oversaturate the manicure with bright and catchy foil so that it does not look tasteless. Complex drawings with shiny material are best done only on the ring finger or little finger. It is not necessary to choose the same outfit for such a brilliant manicure. Don't overload the image. To perform foil nail art flawlessly, get all the necessary tools. A simple metallic design is enough to make your nails sparkle and captivate the eyes of others.
