You can create a unique manicure even in winter. Imitation of a knitted pattern on nails will be very relevant in the cold season. How to make it and what is needed, we will consider just below.
How to make a winter manicure gel-varnish
In order to create a winter manicure "sweater" on the nails gel-varnish, we will need:
- Tools for manicure.
- Degreaser.
- Gel-lacquer.
- Finishing coating.
- Cuticle oil.
Sequence of work:
- To begin with, you need to bring the marigolds in order. Remove the old coating, cut the cuticles, Make the shape you need.
- Degrease.
- Cover the nails with a base coat.
- After making the coating gel-varnish in several layers.
- Let's move on to creating the drawing itself. To do this, you need a thin brush and the selected scheme. Brush should do strokes on the pattern in several stages. Do not forget to dry every application in the lamp.
- After the pattern becomes suitable in terms of volume and texture, finish your manicure "sweater" top cover.
After all, it is desirable to lubricate the cuticlespecialized oil. And also do not forget about the skin of the hands. To prevent drying the skin from ultraviolet rays, use a nutritious cream. Manicure "sweater" (photo below) looks very unusual.
Is this pattern a normal varnish?
If you do not have the opportunity to make a patterngel-varnish or apply for this type of service to professionals, then you can completely make it yourself and ordinary varnish. But be prepared for the fact that you need a sufficient amount of time to dry each layer. Sequence of work.
- First, cover the nails in several layers, in order to prevent lumens.
- After complete drying of each layer, we move on to applying the pattern. To do this, you will also need a thin brush.
- The order of application is the same.The only thing that each layer will dry longer than in a lamp. Have enough patience and everything will turn out. It is worth noting that the usual varnish has a more liquid texture. Therefore, some skill is needed in order to avoid its spreading.
- In order for your work to please you for a longer time, cover the finished pattern with a usual varnish. Do not hurry. Wait until the varnish dries completely. Otherwise at the very end you risk lubricating all the beauty.
- At the end of the whole event, do not forget about caring for the cuticle.
Volumetric knitting on nails
How to make a winter manicure "sweater" voluminous? In order for the drawing to be more voluminous and "woolen", we'll reveal a little secret.
For a more voluminous drawing, it is better to choose a gel-varnish. But this procedure can be done with the usual.
All the preparatory work is exactly the same as in the previous paragraphs.
As soon as the work is done to apply the pattern in several layers and the nails are well dried, we will give our "sweater" a more "woolen" surface.
For this, you should use velvet sand.
If you use sand, then the strokes of "knitting"it will suffice to do only two layers. After the second layer is dried in a lamp, fill it with velvet sand and dry the marigold once more. The drying time depends on the lamp. If you have UV - up to two minutes, if the LED-lamp - 30 seconds.
After drying, brush the excess sand with a brush. Winter manicure "sweater" (with imitation woolen mating) is ready.
This pattern should not be covered with a finish. Otherwise, the entire effect will be lost behind the glossy coating.
How else to make a "sweater" on the nails
In order to make a unique manicure "sweater" and different winter patterns, not so much is needed. Just your imagination. Here are a few tips.
If we talk about the usual varnish, it is not necessarydo so laborious work with the application of multiple layers. It is enough to take two contrasting colors, for example, black and white. Black is used as a base coat, and white to draw patterns of knitting.
To give a velvety pattern, you can use acrylic powder. The method of its application is similar to velvet sand.
Also, there are enough ready-made slides, or in another way - stickers, with an imitation sweater.
Varied manicure "knitted sweater" can be using rhinestones and sequins.
Also it is recommended to make "knitted nails" only a few, but not everyone, otherwise there will be a surplus of patterns, and it will look tasteless.
Try and experiment. After all, it is fantasy and taste that will make your image individual.
