Do you know how many ways there are to decorate your manicure? A lot of? Very, very much! One of the best materials for nail art that exists is colored gel polish. A design made in this way is eye-catching, durable and has many variations. The only prerequisite is the presence of an ultraviolet or LED lamp. Without it, gel polish will not harden. Its main property is polymerization in UV rays.
Before you start creating any design, you need to prepare your nails. Colored gel polish is not applied to the natural nail plate. It's taboo! First, the nails are filed, degreased and treated with an antiseptic. As the latter, you can use alcohol, such as formic. It is in any pharmacy and costs ugly little. Then you need to choose a gel polish. It is also better to think over the design right away, so as not to rush about in ideas later. Immediately determine for yourself on which particular nails the pattern will be: on all or only on some. If you are designing yourself, then start with the hand that you havestrong. Right-handers - on the right, left-handers - on the left. This guarantees that you will complete the drawing. After all these steps are done, you can start applying the base under the colored gel polish. It must be the same brand as the main color and top (fixer). The base is dried with a lamp exactly as much as indicated in the instructions for the product. Usually this is written on the bottle, as well as information about the application technique. The sticky layer is not removed from the base.
Then the fun begins. Take your favorite gel polish. The design can be applied either with a bubble brush, or with additional devices. It all depends on the complexity of the selected pattern or pattern. Additional tools can be:
- needle thick or thin;
- dots (special needle with a ball at the end; can be of different thickness);
- toothpick;
- sponge;
- thin brush for design.
Gel polish nail design has many options. It can be stripes, dots, droplets, intricate patterns and even drawings. A good way is to transfer the picture to the nail from the sheet. What does he mean? Take colored gel polish. You design not on a nail, but on a thin sheet of plastic. Dry with a lamp. Then carefully pick up and remove the dried pattern from the plastic. Stick it on your nail. What to glue? Definitely not glue. The nail is already covered with a sticky layer of the base, so the drawing is attached to it. The final stage is the same for any design - the nail is covered with a top. Fixerapplied in one layer. Not very thick, but even. Then the sticky layer is removed from it, if there is one.
Professionals give advice: choose in advance the option of how you will do the gel polish nail design. The photo should be in front of your eyes. On the other hand, you can also improvise. Sometimes squiggles and hooks look like real lace. Also, immediately think about the color scheme. What will she be? How many colors do you want to use? According to the rules of the color wheel, more than three colors are not recommended. One can be the basis, the other two are for design. Or the base will be transparent, and the pattern will be three-color. Well, if the skills are not enough, feel free to go to the salon. There you will create a masterpiece at the tip of your nails.
