For any woman, it is very important to support yourself in perfect order, does not bypass the face and nails. Maintain nails in a neat and beautiful state is not so difficult - enough of several simple procedures once a couple of weeks.
Manicure is one of the most important and common novel care procedures.
To date, there are many a wide variety of variations of creating a beautiful manicure. One of these options is a stained-style design.
Nails, decorated in a stained-style, is bright and creative. Stained glass gives some special festivity. This option is ideal for those girls who are tired of the usual, boring and non-soldering manicure, but many wonder what is such a stained glass manicure and is difficult if it is difficult.
What is it and what is it good?
Stained glass technology originates in ancient times. Only initially this technique was used far from a miniature nail decoration: the stained-glass windows were decorated with huge windows in huge buildings. In the modern world, stained glass can decorate anything. Recently, the technique has found use in nail decoration. The stained glass equipment of the manicure appeared from the varieties of Franch, but it has long been overgrown into something more.
Creating stained glass images on nails is possible with even ordinary varnish The main thing is to have at least a professional depository. The ideal option for decorating such a style will be a special translucent gel lacquer, which will look very beautiful and gently. The technique of applying any varnish is practically no different. With a professional coating, the main and brightest color of the stained glass turns out as if inside the nail, and from above is protected with colorless gel.
Coating process
Create a beautiful nail design can be tried at home at home, but for this you need to have at least minimal skills in this area and all the necessary materials, tools. To do this, you need to purchase:
- Starter set of tools (special manicure scissors, rods for cuticle, set of sawmills for giving shape, brush for removal of dust, special flusher and naval);
- Special UV lamp;
- Strengthening base under a stained glass gel;
- Color gel or gel varnish;
- black or white varnish;
- Top for gel varnish;
- rhinestones and sequins;
- disinfectant.
The whole process of creating a stained glass on the nails occurs in several stages.
- Primary treatment of nail plate and cuticle.
- Nail coating by a strengthening base in several layers.
Each of them need to dry in a special lamp. Drying time depends on the lamp features.
- Applying a colored coating on the nails. Then the drying is also needed under the lamp.
- Drawing a thin brush of black borders, which are smooth or broken lines.
- Applying colored spots between black borders.
- Repeated drawing boundaries with a thin tassel.
- Strengthening the entire drawing with a special top and the final processing of the tip of the nail plate.
- In the end, you need to handle and disinfect all tools and remove the workplace.
Varieties of stained glass decor
The stained-in painting of the nails, in turn, is divided into 4 subgroups, one of which needs to be chosen before proceeding to work. Preference is given individually depending only on your flavors.
- Mosaic technique. To create stained glass of this type, pieces of foil, mica, rhinestones, small decorations or sparkles are used. Compare this kind of variety with the technique of "broken glass".
- Contour manicure. First, a black circuit is performed for various lines, figures and waves, and then the contour from the inside is filled with color. Color is performed by ordinary varnish or gel. In addition, rhinestones or sparkles can be used.
- Standard decor with painted elements.
- Stained glass decoration. This decor contains a large number of suitable elements, weave and zigzags.
- Imitation of precious stones. The peculiarity of the stained glass lacquer is his density, thanks to which on the nail, instead of sparkles and rhines, you can create a bright imitation of gems. Such a design looks unusually on the nails and is more original at the moment than previous options.
- Mirror or glass "Neil-art".
The design you can use holographic translation materials that are greatly complemented by transparent or translucent stained glass lacquer.
- Aquarium technique. Transparent or translucent gel varnish is complemented by all possible elements of the decor (rhinestones, sequins, etc.). Most often, this design is used on extensive nails.
- Combination. The combination of several above varieties. All of them are well combined together, but we must not be forgotten that the sparkle and rhinestones should be in moderation.
Design ideas
Classic options for creating stained glass include some simple geometry elements, that is, lines and shapes, but your fantasy can easily transform these too simple figures into bizarre flowers, and non-bright lines - in bright plants. In this case, the implementation technique practically will not differ from the standard, there will be only a level of skill and professionalism necessary to create complex elements. Therefore, it is important to be confident in your abilities before switching to more complex elements and drawing.
If you decide to make a manicure using color foil, then you will not need colored gel varnishes, as the brightness and beauty here will give bright pieces of foil. Therefore, with such a scenario, from the process of creating a stained glass manicure, you need to remove parts with a colored varnish. Here only the base is needed, a white stained glass lacquer and pinching top.
If you are tired of you simple items and you have got enough experience, it means you will fit Stained-glass French manicure . The process is not solid, but is rather complicated unlike standard. In this case, it is necessary to observe accuracy so that all nails are decorated in the same way, evenly and neatly.
Best firms
At the moment, there is a huge number of a wide variety of gel varnishes from different manufacturers that can be purchased in any cosmetic store. But preference still should be given to the proven brands. Among them:
- Kodi;
- Nayada;
- Diamant;
- "Formula Profi" and others.
Useful advice
- Before applying, stained glass lacquer must be mixed thoroughly, since the pyngment tempered to the bottom can spoil the peculiarity of the varnish and leave the spots and propellars on the nails. With the uniform distribution in the gel varnish, the glass effect is preserved.
- The stained glass lacquer is a specialized varnish to decorate the nails, so it is not recommended to cover the nail plate completely. It is better to use it for some small design elements.
- All varnishes and gels are better to use strictly according to the instructions, as well as take into account all the individual features of your nails.
- During the use of UV lamp, it is necessary to know all its features and characteristics that are listed in the instrument passport. It is necessary to accurately determine the drying time of any of the layers.
Is it possible to make with your own hands?
If you decide to make a stained glass lacquer yourself and at home, it is quite simple, The main thing is to adhere to several tips:
- As a solvent for a stained glass, a standard base coating is suitable, the main thing is that it has a thick consistency and viscosity;
- In the glass, we first have a soluble base, then gel and paint, and all this can be stirred with a small object, such as a needle.
In order to feel truly irresistible, such a simple little things - an unusual manicure, an example of which is a stained manicure. This type of nail plate design is always exquisite and beautiful, and most importantly - very interesting. You can safely experiment with flowers, designs and additional decorations. The main thing is that your manicure brings you joy, positive emotions and perfectly complemented you and your image.
Overview for stained glass lacquers and in more detail about how to make such a varnish at home, you will see in the next video.