The patterns on the nails, which are the same size and the correct shape, seem to be something unattainable. But now such drawings can be made not only at salon masters, but also at home. And all thanks to the fact that stamping gel nail polish was invented.
What is stamping
If we speak the language of professionals, then this is the usual stamping of patterns. Such a drawing, although it looks like a work of art, but making it is a real pleasure. In addition, the technique of its implementation is quite primitive. Even a child can handle it.
Some people ask if stamping is done with gel polish? Of course! First you need to decide on the choice of varnish. Do not forget that the shades of the stamping coating should be chosen in accordance with the style of clothing and its color. Using stamping for nails with gel polish and your imagination, you can achieve unprecedented results. A manicure will turn out no worse than a salon one!
List of necessary tools and facilities
Materials and tools for stamping can be purchased at any store that sells cosmetics. For this technique you will need:
- A metal plate with mini engravings of patterns carved on it. Usually one disc contains several different prints or patterns at once. You can choose any, it all depends on your own preferences.
- Special base coat.
- Varnishes with which the base and images will be applied (several bottles).
- Fixing agent transparent color.
- Nail polish remover (must not contain oil).
Each tool from the list can be purchased individually or as a set.
How to do it right
Some tips to help you stamp with gel polish:
- Before starting all procedures, wash your hands in warm water. Be sure to dry each hand with a paper towel and dry with a clean towel. The surface of the nails should be degreased with acetone.
- The next step will be the application of the base layer. After this action is completed, you need to make sure that it is completely dry. Otherwise, the patterns may be fuzzy. In addition, an underdry base layer easily curls up, and this is fraught with the appearance of wrinkles on the nail surface.
- It's time for the stamping disc. If it was recently purchased and has not yet been used, the protective film must be removed.
What you need for a good stamping
The next step is to apply varnish to the disc. It is necessary to cover the entire surface of the stamping stencil.
Appeared surplus must be removed usinga special scraper, which nail masters call a scraper. This is done in a fast motion. A little trick is that the scraper must be held so that the angle is 45 degrees. Care must be taken to ensure that the scraper is not too pressed into the surface of the disk. The varnish should remain in the grooves.
After that, you need to press the stamp to the disk, slightly rolling over its surface. This should be done quickly enough, otherwise the varnish will not have time to dry and the drawing will not print well.
The next step is to press the stamp with a pattern to the nail plate. It must be rolled over the surface from edge to edge. If the drawing is not complete, then the varnish is already dry or the nail is not degreased enough.
Follow these rules, and your manicure will turn out beautiful and neat.
You should know this
How to use nail stamping (gel polish requires compliance with all the nuances), the following tips will suggest:
- The varnish imprinted on the surface of the skin can be easily removed with a cotton swab or brush.
- Created images are taken with an acetone-free liquid. Otherwise, you can easily damage the gel polish layer.
- If the image is not clear enough on the stamp, or it is not completely printed, it must be erased and all the steps must be repeated. It is better to achieve the perfect result. If you can't transfer your design and the gel polish dries quickly, this is an easy fix. Just wipe the plate with acetone. itwill allow the varnish to dry more slowly due to the fact that small droplets of liquid will remain on the disc.
- You can try to push the cuticle around the nail plate. This way the stamp with the pattern will be able to cover most of the surface.
- When choosing a liquid for removing gel polish from nails, you should choose one that does not contain oils. Otherwise, the pattern will be fuzzy, blurry, or not printed at all.
The main secrets of using stamping
A few tricks that will allow you to learn how to stamp on gel polish no worse than salon masters.
- Before starting a manicure, you should practice drawing a pattern on the base. Of course, the first attempts may be unsuccessful and stamping with gel polish will turn out to be not quite perfect. But soon all the moments will settle in.
- Don't choose glossy or mother-of-pearl nail polishes as your base coat. Images taken with it do not look as sharp and sharp as I would like.
- After the paint on the scraper has been used, it is immediately removed with a paper towel. You don't need to wait for it to dry.
- Do not need to use gel polish to create images. Such a product will not be able to imprint on the surface.
- The coating on the plate dries literally in an instant. And on the surface of the nails, it hardens much more slowly. Therefore, you should stamp the pattern as soon as possible. In this case, it must be taken into account that the increased temperature in the room, the operating air conditioner oran open window contributes to even greater drying of the varnish. Therefore, before stamping, everything that can affect the curing of the coating should be removed.
Application rules
To learn how to stamp gel polish, pay attention to the following tricks:
Paint should be applied to the patterns quickly and confidently, all over the disc. No need to apply gel polish to the edge of the picture, and then use the scraper to distribute it to the required part of the plate. In this case, not all recesses will be filled evenly.
Before stamping, you should think about the angle at which the image on the nails will be. You need to decide on this in order not to twist the stamp with the imprinted pattern for a very long time, otherwise it may begin to dry out.
Do not use hand cream before applying gel polish. As mentioned earlier, an insufficiently degreased surface is difficult to stamping. After all the necessary procedures have been carried out, it is recommended to wipe the skin with a cotton swab, which was previously dipped in nail polish remover. You can use a special corrector.
Some nail artists use small strips of tape for this purpose. They apply its sticky side to the skin. The adhesive tape will attract all the little particles of gel polish to itself. The stamps can be cleaned in the same way.
Applying Methods
Stamping with gel polish can be done in two ways. First, a layer of varnish is covered with a fixing agent, and then decorated with a pattern. And inIn the second case, the image is stamped. After that, a fixer for gel polish is applied to it.
The advantage of stamping is that you can change the patterns on your nails as often as you want. Just erase the pattern and apply a new one that you like. The stamp and disc must be cleaned of ink particles remaining on it. In this case, the base layer remains in place. A new nail design does not take much time, which is undoubtedly very convenient.
The applied pattern is fixed with a transparent color gel. It won't take long for the pattern to dry. Fixing the image is quite fast. Apply the gel to the pattern with a single stroke, in a quick movement.
No need to press hard on the surface of the nail with a brush. One drop is enough, which should be distributed over the pattern. Before you start applying stamping, you should think in advance how the drawing will look in the end and how the colors will be combined.
With the help of such a simple technique, you can make a chic manicure with your own hands. It is enough to practice a few times and stamping will turn into an amazing process, the result of which you will really like. Feedback from those who have already tried the technique is mostly positive. There are women who could not immediately master it. But with a little practice, they found a great way to make their nails attractive without the help of professionals.
