What do the holes on the nails mean? Some are big, some are small. Even on one hand, their size is not the same. Tibetan healers made a diagnosis based on their appearance. Now there is a science about nails - onychology, which examines in detail the structure of nails. Your doctor may refer you to a specialist if you notice signs of heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, or cancer.
On the holes, many charlatans try to determine the state of he alth, heredity or even fate. For example, if there are no holes, such a would-be palmist will predict almost the end of the world, but in fact, all people have holes. Sometimes they are closed by a proximal ridge, but regular manicure will help open them. The end of the world is delayed.
The structure of the holes on the nails
The nail is formed by onychoblast cells, which are formed in the matrix - the growth tissue located under the nail. The lunula is the visible part of the matrix that extends onto the nail. A significant proportion of it remains under the posterior roller, called the proximal. If you move up and down the free edge of the nail, you can see how its continuation moves under the roller, the same lunula.
This is the area where the cells are constantly moving up and forward, thereby taking the young nail out from under the roller. Injuries to the lunula are fraught with abnormal growth of the nail for life. Sometimes, with an unsuccessful manicure, the integrity of the nail in the hole area is violated and the young tissue begins to grow upward, causing pain and inconvenience.
Medical diagnosis
Because the nail is formed in the matrix, the holes in the nails can tell about many problems in the body. The matrix is nourished by the blood vessels, so any lack of vitamins and minerals will show up in the structure of the onychoblasts. Now it is possible to take a section of the nail for analysis and find out which minerals in the body are lacking and which are in excess.
The meaning of the holes on the nails:
- With kidney disease, they may not be able to cope with the removal of harmful substances, which will serve as an accumulation of urea in the nails. And the older the nail, the more it will be. At the same time, the lunula is not visible, its area is white, and from the middle of the nail, the color changes to dark pink, sometimes brownish. A biochemical blood test for urea will confirm the diagnosis of kidney failure.
- Sometimes liver disease provokes the appearance of several semicircular stripes on the nails, repeating the pattern of the lunula. This is due to swelling of the tissues under the nail. If you click on it, the color becomes uniform. Biochemistry will show liver failure.
These are serious diseases, but often people have very light, almost white nails, on which the holes are not visible. It may seem beautiful, but it is worth thinking about anemia -lack of erythrocytes. This will show the CBC.
Fashion for naturalness
When they began to do modeling with artificial materials, it turned out that very soon an ugly strip of an overgrown nail becomes visible. Camouflage acrylics and gels have emerged to avoid this boundary. But there was no hole, and this gave the impression of unnaturalness. In competitive modeling, it is mandatory to use a transparent pink material for the lunula area. Then the nail looks he althy.
Such attention to the holes led to the appearance of the moon manicure - a nail design in which the lunula is highlighted in white or some other color. While the first moon manicure was in vogue as far back as the 1920s, its revival in our century has experienced a new phase.
At the beginning of the last century, painting over a nail was completely considered the height of indecency - after all, corrupt women did this. Therefore, the ladies left the holes unpainted.
2007 Christian Dior models appeared with a moon manicure on the catwalk. So the natural structure of the nail suggested the selection of the natural area, as Jeff Pink once highlighted the free edge with white varnish, inventing the jacket.
The holes on the nails, the photo of which is presented above, are made in the style of "negative space", that is, "negative space". This is the unpainted part of the nail, the natural color of which fits into the color scheme of the composition.
What is the moon manicure
Holes are distinguished not only with colored varnish. This areaoften used in designs, making a mirror finish or covering it with rhinestones. This part of the nail usually does not participate in the work of the fingers as a free edge, therefore it holds varnish, rhinestones or a velvet coating well. The hole is distinguished by a glued chain, on which there can be a pendant.
The shape of the hole in the design can be not only semicircular, but also straight, triangular and square. Now it is fashionable to wear an original jacket - when the pink part of the nail is small, a little more than a hole and has a straight line at the end. The free edge is raised high and on the border with pink polish, the nail is accentuated with a decorative strip.
Negative space moon manicure
This design is easier to make than the classic moon design. For it you will need stencils in the form of round rings. You can choose the outer edge of the stencil, then the hole will be larger, and if you use the inner edge, the hole will be small. Carefully cut a thin strip to cover the negative space.
For any coating, it is necessary to carefully prepare the nails - align the length, remove the pterygium and dry cuticles.
Step 1. Apply base on nails, dry.
Step 2. Carefully stick the stencil strip.
Step 3. Cover the holes with white varnish, the nail with colored varnish and immediately remove the stencil strip. If the line is smeared, clean with lacquer thinner. It is convenient to do this with a brush.
Step 4. Cover the work with top, dry.
Step 5. Apply nail oil to the cuticle area.
Separation of wells with charmicons
For those who love gel polishes, we present a wonderful video that will show the selection of holes on the nails with charmicons.
Description of work:
- After cleansing the nail plateau, a base for gel polishes is applied, the polymerization time in the LED lamp is half a minute, in the UV - 2 minutes. All other gels polymerize in the same way, unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer.
- Background coating is being carried out, if necessary in two layers with drying.
- Apply top coat, dry.
- Half of the charmicon is cut out and glued on.
- Apply top coat, dry.
- Gel-paint paint flowers, dry.
- Rhinestones are placed on the base and dried in a lamp.
- The work is covered with top gel and dried in a lamp.
Wedding holes
White holes on the nails - how romantic! If the length of the bride's nails is large, the decorative holes will be large. This will keep the proportions of the nail. It is not necessary to draw them on all fingers, one or two on each hand is enough. Extensions are often chosen for a wedding, so you can choose any shape.
In the photo - the shape of the nails "ballerina", almond with a sawn top. It is convenient to take small objects with such nails, which cannot be said about the classic almond shape. A wedding dress is often not white, but the color of sakura - when the petals fall, they lighten and this soft pink shade, almost white, is called Japanese cherry.
Manicure is also chosen under the color of the dress. For completedCamouflage modeling is applied with gel, leaving negative space. For convenience, triangular French stencils are used. After staining and polymerization, gold foil is printed on the base, applied in a thin layer and polymerized. Excess prints are removed with a brush dipped in alcohol. The work is fixed with top gel.
When nails are short
There is an idea that it is impossible to draw neither a jacket nor holes on short nails. This is not true. It's all about proportions. If the nails are short, and the nail bed is naturally wide and flat, triangular holes visually lengthen the nails. With such a length, it is better to choose a square shape of the nails. A semicircular one will greatly simplify them.
Short square nails look good when covered with dark gel. A metal decorative element, silver or gold, can be glued to the hole area. It is good to choose a rectangle and place it vertically, along the axis of the finger.
If the length of the free edge is at least two millimeters, you can lengthen the nail bed with camouflage - varnish or gel to match the color of the nail. It is good to draw a free edge in the form of a tick to maximize the length. The holes for such a jacket are triangular, up to the middle of the nail. One nail can become an accent if you draw an hourglass on it.
When nails are long
When the nail bed is lengthened, the hole increases. The rule of proportions says: long length - large holes on the nails. But proportions are not always adhered to in the decor. They are observed in the classical manner, the avant-gardealso destroys stereotypes. For example, in the zone of the hole, a cameo is made, framed by a frame. The hole is very large.
Almost always, the master tries to visually stretch the natural nail bed using camouflage. This is what they do when drawing a jacket. Sometimes a free edge area is left for design: imitation of precious stones, mirrors, velor, reptile skin and other frills. The repetition of the motif in the lunar version on long nails looks very good. Emphasis is placed on one nail, completely filling it with design. You can leave negative space without painting the hole on this nail at all. This will give airiness to the whole composition.
Conclusion
Holes on nails in manicure have already become classics. They are distinguished in different ways, using fashionable designs. The hole in the decorative coating may not match the natural size. It depends on the total length of the nail. This suggests that the hole area is considered by designers as a highlighted area, like a free edge.
On a nail, as on any miniature, it is difficult to build a composition. With the advent of the moon manicure, its classic zones have been established, which help create an ensemble. This is the bed of the nail, the hole and the free edge. Anatomically, they almost always do not match the designer's decision, but the artist has other ideas about proportions.
If you haven't done a moon manicure for a long time, please yourself. And highlighting the hole in the “negative space” style will remind you of the funny ideas of the last century about the decency of its owner.
