In order to properly design nails with foil, you first need to decide on its type. There are many varieties of this popular material on sale, each of them has its own characteristics in application.
Types of nail foil
- The transfer foil is applied to the adhesive base. This is a very convenient, simple and affordable variety of this decorative material. Sold in small rolls in a variety of colors and patterns such as snakeskin.
- Sheet foil is sold either in sheets or rolls. It is a particularly thin type of ordinary metallized "paper", which can be multi-colored or with embossed patterns. Any elements can be cut from it.
- Crinkled foil is sold in jars and is thin pieces that look like gold leaf. Presented in different shades. Nail designs with this decorative material are popular with acrylic and gel professionals.
- Minx Foils are nail stickers that follow the shape of nails, they are fixed under the influence of temperature.
- Thin foil strips. Sold in rolls anddesigned to decorate the finished manicure.
Let's look at the design features with each view. What they have in common is that, in addition to ordinary tools, a fair amount of patience will be needed - such a manicure is too bright and noticeable to hide any flaws.
Transfer foil for nails. How to use
Its advantage is that you can put the scissors aside: you don't need to cut anything. Nail design with this type of foil is simple and fast. Cover your nails with base polish, dry it, then apply a thin layer of glue. Gently apply the foil with the matte side to the nail, carefully smooth it with a cotton swab. Then, in a quick but firm motion, remove. The transfer layer will remain on the nail, you will only have a thin film with the "imprint" of the nail in your hands. The more evenly you apply the base coat and glue, the more accurate the result will be. After a few hours, cover the finished manicure with a top to keep it better, otherwise this design will delight you for only one day. Nail transfer foil can also be used to highlight part of the nail, such as the corners.
Foil sheet
Nail design with foil, which is sold in sheets, is very different: you can cut out any small elements from it or stick it on the entire nail, achieving a mirror effect. To fix it, you will need a special glue, which is easy to find in specialized stores, or an ordinary transparent varnish. The elements of the desired shape are glued to the seized, but not yet driedvarnish, dried, then coated with a fixative. Thus, you can make a jacket with foil or highlight the corners. If you use glue, then it should also be applied to the varnish base that has not yet completely dried out. To manipulate this material, it is better to purchase tweezers, with your hands there is a risk of tearing it. If you want to get smooth metal nails with such foil, you will have to work hard. First, with sharp scissors, you will need to cut the blanks according to the shape of the nails. They will have to be slightly incised so that they can be evenly distributed over the convex nail. Then they are applied to the still wet clear varnish and gently smoothed. The difficulty is that the foil is quite thin, but not elastic, and it is not so easy to lay it without creases or wrinkles.
Crinkled foil
This kind of foil nail design is definitely a festive option. It is also attached with glue. It is convenient to apply it to individual fragments of the nail. The simplest, but very effective design option is small shiny pieces of foil between several layers of gel. Such an aquarium manicure looks both airy and catchy. On natural nails, you can also do something spectacular. To do this, apply a base coat, dry it. Then apply glue. A pre-prepared piece of foil of the desired shape is taken with tweezers and applied to the required place, after which it is pressed with a wooden stick or any other suitable tool. The finished design is covered with a transparent varnish. Thus, you can make an effectivemosaic manicure, combining different shades of foil and more.
Foil Minx
Minx foil nail design is not necessarily a shiny mirror finish. These can be predatory prints, floral patterns, Scottish plaid and much more. How is this foil applied? First, the nail plate is prepared, the nails are polished, polished, disinfected and degreased. Then a suitable Minx plate is selected, all excess can be cut off in advance or after the sticker is already on the nail. Then a shiny strip with a pattern is removed from the base and slightly heated in the rays of an infrared lamp to make it more elastic, after which the strip is applied to the nail with the cuticle pushed back in advance. It is better to use an orange stick, which is suitable for removing the sticker from the base, pushing back the cuticle, and smoothing the sticker on the nail. Then the stickers are additionally pressed with fingers. Then, with a nail file, you can cut off all the extra parts of the stickers. Now comes the fixing stage. The nails are placed under a lamp and heated. At the end, it is desirable to cover the finished design with a top coat. As you can see, a base is not even needed for such stickers. The main thing is the smoothest surface of the nail. This manicure is removed very simply - you need to hold your nails in hot water for about 5 minutes.
Foil stripe nail design
Such strips are versatile and very easy toapplication. They are glued to wet varnish, all excess is cut off with nail scissors, the result is fixed with a top coat. With stripes, it is very convenient to do a multi-color manicure, since they can hide not quite neat borders between varnishes of different shades. A jacket with such foil looks very fashionable and stylish: cover your nails with varnish of the same color, for example, dark blue. On the free edge, slightly back from the end, lay one or two thin strips of gold or silver foil. Press gently with the sharp end of an orange stick. Dry and fix the finished pattern with a top. If the manicure is done carefully, then the attention and delight of others are guaranteed.
As you can see, foil nail designs aren't just about shiny chrome nails. This is also a lot of opportunities that are simply created for creative natures. Experiment and surprise others with original manicure!
