Modern fashion never stands still, it isconcerns and trends in manicure and nail art. To date, there are many new techniques of nail design. One of the last beloved fashionistas around the world, is a sugar manicure. Gorgeous patterns, similar to velvet, look just amazing and are suitable for both everyday life and for special occasions.
The essence of sugar manicure
From the very beginning, the “sugar effect” manicure was doneusing ordinary sugar particles. But this material was not universal, because the sugar grains are too large, besides, the manicure does not last long due to the fact that the sugar melts quickly - it dissolves when you first wash your hands.
However, manufacturers of materials for nailthe service was not long in coming, they offered the masters a special powder called melange, which allows you to create the effect of sugar on the nails. It is suitable for both helium coating and ordinary varnish.
The special composition of the powder resembles colored dust.It is applied on a dry gel paint or colored varnish, creating an incredible marmalade manicure. Small sand grains lie flat and fast on the nail plate and are suitable for any image.
Velvet sand (powder melange) can be found inany specialty store or order online. The grains of sand have a beautiful shimmer, so the sugar manicure is amazing and simple to perform.
Benefits of sugar manicure
Girls and women around the world increasingly prefer this type of manicure, because:
- in this design, the nails look stylish and attract the attention of others;
- With the help of this technique, it is possible to cover all the nails, and only their individual parts can be made, which will make the design even more original;
- the procedure does not last long, and it can easily be performed at home;
- The material used in the work is sufficiently resistant: it will stick on the nails when doing household chores and frequent contact with water;
- if sugar manicure is not done independently, but turn to the master, then he can hold out for about three weeks.
Required materials and tools
To create a sugar manicure, you need to prepare:
- baf with medium abrasiveness, nail file for natural nails, bond and dehydrator;
- base, top, colored varnishes, sugar powder for nail design, gel paint and a thin brush (if you plan to complete the drawing on the nails).
Sugar Manicure Gel Polish
This design looks better onextended nails or gel polish. In these cases, you can create not just a marmalade coating, but also perform various patterns and patterns that mimic the sugar coating.
Step-by-step instructions for performing the sugar effect on the nails:
- First of all, you need to perform a standard manicure procedure, shape your nails, remove the gloss with a buff, degrease the nails and put a bond on them.
- Next, you need to cover the nail plate base and send it to the lamp. After that, it is necessary to apply the gel varnish of the primary color in two layers on the nails, polymerizing each of them in the lamp.
- Apply melange to the residual stickiness of varnish using a pusher or a brush. It is best to do this procedure over a jar of material, so you will save a decorative grinding.
- After that, you need to pour a little finish onfoil (this is done so that the powder does not fall into the bottle along with the brush) and cover it with a brush from the old bottle. Nails are sent to the lamp, they are dried longer than usual.
- To sugar gel nail polish look morenaturally and plausibly, after drying, the nails are covered with a second layer of top. Without drying it, the nail plate is sprinkled with melange again and sent for drying. Finally, with a fan brush, scrape off the residue and rub over the protruding particles with a hard brush.
Manicure "sugar" using acrylic powder
If specialized powder melange not findwhether or not it was possible to purchase it, then she can find a replacement. An excellent alternative would be colored or clear acrylic powder with the addition of various pigments, which is used for nail extension.
This replacement is almost equivalent.Melange is slightly larger, but the acrylic powder is smaller, and even the thinnest lines can be sprinkled with it. On the nails, this material is held as firmly as melange. Performing such a manicure, for drawing patterns, you can use gel paint or gel polish.
Sand effect varnish
A nice novelty in the world of manicure issand polish for nails. The composition of varnishes with a sugar effect includes small particles (often silicone grains of different sizes). They create the effect of a rough surface on the nail plate. In addition, very sequins are often included in the composition, due to which a manicure is obtained with a gentle shimmer.
Using such a varnish is as easy asa varnish for usual glossy manicure. Additionally, you need a base for lacquer - the first thing on the nails is applied to it. After that, the bottle with sugar varnish needs to be stirred up so that the grains of sand are evenly distributed throughout the jar, and only after that apply the varnish on the nail plate.
To manicure looked more saturated andTextured, sand lacquer must be applied in two layers. And in order to slightly smooth the rough surface and additionally fix the manicure, the nails can be covered with a lacquer fixer.
Sugar manicure allows you to create nailsunique structure, and the design looks bold and attractive. At the same time, decorative sand can be applied not on the entire surface of the nail. Patterns covered with sand look stunning.
