Manicure with translucent gel polish: features and interesting ideas

It's no secret that a woman's beautiful and well-groomed hands are her calling card. Nowadays naturalness is in vogue: straight lines in clothes, natural wide eyebrows, nude makeup, long hair. Fashion trends have also affected the nail service industry, one of which is a translucent gel polish manicure.

A manicure with a translucent gel polish, or as it is called otherwise, a transparent manicure, has its own characteristics that should be considered when choosing such a nail design.

The main advantages of a translucent gel polish manicure:

• it is perfect for the fair sex of any age;
• transparent manicure can be performed on both short and long nails;
• the coating will give your hands a well-groomed look, strengthen the nail plate, prevent its delamination and creases;
• the growth line will not be visible, so early correction is not required, which will save time and money;
• damage to the manicure will be invisible;
• such a manicure will look great and appropriate both in everyday life and at a festive event;
• execution on the nails of such a coating will not take much time.

Cons of transparent manicure:

• such a coating will not allow you to hide defects in the nail plate, be it bruises or voids, and all the flaws, as under a magnifying glass, will be more obvious;
• this type of manicure can quickly lose its aesthetic appearance, since it is easily soiled, it must be worn very carefully.

Obviously, there are much more advantages to this type of nail design than disadvantages.

Transparent manicure with gel polish can be not only banal, but also quite effective. Such a manicure will never look boring, because, surprisingly, it has many options and a wide range of shades.

The most important thing when decorating a manicure in translucent colors is the need to maintain the concentration of color in the design. The alignment of the nail plate must be perfect so that the correct geometry of the highlights is preserved during coating.

It never goes out of style and remains a classic of nail art in the nail service industry, French manicure. To create it, as a camouflage base, translucent gel polishes of cold or warm pink shades are used.

The use of translucent color gel varnishes is otherwise called "stained glass coating". Its essence lies in the fact that for all the transparency of the coating, it acquires a deep color. It is unlikely that it will be possible to achieve a rich shade with this type of design.

The use of translucent black gel polish allows you to make a coating, which is otherwise called "veil". This is a very sophisticated and elegant kind of design. It has a pattern that repeats the mesh of nylon tights or veils.

Milk translucent gel varnishes have become very popular this season. They look great as a stand-alone coating and as a basis for all kinds of designs with glitter, monograms and other decorative elements.

The main trend of 2018 is manicure made using translucent gel polishes in nude shades. Such a manicure will emphasize the naturalness, femininity and style of its owner.

Currently, the design of nails with the use of translucent gel polish of different shades, decorated with modeling, rhinestones, stickers or stamping, is very popular.

Bright, unusual patterns will look especially beautiful thanks to the transparent base., laid with the main layer on the nail plate. Drawings are made with a thin brush using acrylic paints. Their density and shade can be changed by mixing different colors.

A design with patterns made with white paints on a translucent base is perfect for a wedding manicure.

When using acrylic paints, the drawings are applied with indents from the edge of the nail plate in order to emphasize the main design theme - the translucency of the base.

Nail designs such as veil will never lose their relevance. But owners of a wide and short nail plate should consider other design options, since a dark color will visually reduce the size of the nail. This option looks great on a long nail plate.

The use of a stained glass translucent gel varnish is very popular. Do not confuse it with a loose colored gel polish, which, with the order of application, will completely cover the nail with a dense color. Stained glass gel polish, when applied in several layers, will retain a translucent background and will only enhance the color.

Stained glass translucent gel polish is perfect for:

• to cover the applied stasis, glitter or pattern, thereby creating the effect "under the glass";
• for creating and modeling transparent forms;
• for volumetric design.

A translucent matte finish is a wonderful and unusual option for transforming your nail design. Such a manicure always looks neat and well-groomed. But there are also disadvantages - it is very easily soiled. Therefore, in everyday life, owners of a translucent manicure with a matte finish will have to get wet wipes to maintain its original beauty.

Nail design with translucent gel polish with kamifubuki (translated from Japanese as "paper whirlwind") or, in other words, with colored confetti was a hit of the season back in 2016, and still does not lose its popularity. Semi-transparent gel polish allows you to drown these small sequins in yourself and make a unique piece of nail design.

The details that a modern woman fills in her image are very important. Sometimes unkempt hands and ridiculous manicure designs can ruin the whole look. The best option for any look is a transparent manicure.

For lovers of expression, the "veil" design in red is perfect. It will not look defiant and will emphasize the owner's temperament.

Geometric transparent manicure is another idea using a translucent gel polish. To complete it, you will need several multi-colored gel varnishes, a base translucent varnish and a thin adhesive tape.

The algorithm for its implementation is very simple:

• prepare the nail plate by performing a manicure;
• cover the nail with a translucent base;
• after the base has dried, determine the edges of future figures with tape and fill the voids with colored varnishes;
• carefully remove the tapes, without waiting for the color to dry, and fix the design with finishing varnish.

Semi-transparent gel polish in nude shades allows you to make a classic manicure, and when building up - visually lengthen the nail plate. This design has its own characteristics: the coating should be laid evenly while maintaining the tone throughout the nail plate without bald spots and stripes. The main secret of application is to remove the sticky layer of the base coat, which aligns the nail. Then the color stretch will be flawless.

Using translucent gel polishes, the moon manicure will be flawless. Its idea is to highlight the nail hole with a translucent gel, and the main part of the nail platinum is filled with the main color. This design option looks very amazing and very delicate. The hole can be decorated with rhinestones or liquid stones.

Gradient glitter nail designs are very popular nowadays. The technique of its implementation consists in a combination of an ordinary translucent gel and a gel with glitters. Glitters are actively applied to the edge of the nail plate and completely transform into a transparent gel to the base of the nail. Shades of gold, silver, blue and purple are very popular.

A translucent gel polish will be an excellent base for a patterned design. Even a beginner can do such a design.

• the nail plate is covered with a base coat;
• drawing is applied with acrylic paints, multi-colored gel varnishes or using stamping;
• the final step is to apply the top and dry.

The beloved design "mesh" or "veil" is also simple in execution and in terms of effectiveness is not inferior to even the most intricate design:

• a primer is applied to the nail to degrease the surface;
• the nail plate is covered with a base coat and dried;
• to create a “veil” effect, black gel polish is diluted with a small amount of top and applied in a thin layer to the nail (the desired color can be intensified when several layers are applied);
• if desired, you can add rhinestones, patterns, sequins;
• with a finishing layer, a transparent tone is applied and dried in a lamp.

Translucent gel polish allows you to create an original color gradient on your nails.

In the basis of such a design, it is necessary to superimpose the base in white. The white color of the coating should be very dense, only then the gradient will be flawless:

• the nail plate is prepared and the base is applied;
• the sticky layer of the base is removed and white gel polish is applied;
• then, horizontally or vertically, translucent colored gel varnishes are applied to the nail;
• using a brush with thin bristles, the color transition boundaries are carefully mixed, the surface is dried in a lamp;
• the design is finally fixed with a topcoat.

Four black veil nail design ideas await you in the next video.