Design of manicure with gel polish on short nails

A beautiful manicure is considered one of the signs of a girl's grooming. Many of the fair sex, who spend most of their time in the office, do housework or have become young mothers, refuse to use extended nails, preferring to apply gel polish on short plates.

Such a manicure lasts a long time and can be done not only in the salon, but also at home, choosing an interesting design.

For several seasons in a row, naturalness prevails in fashion, and nail service is no exception. Nowadays, manicure for small nails is very popular, in which the length of the free edges should not exceed 5 mm.

As for the form, it is made as close as possible to natural, that is, it should be almond-shaped and semicircular. Square plates with pointed corners are losing their relevance. In addition, the coating made with gel polish on short nails looks much more impressive than on long ones.

This design has many advantages:

• allows you to maintain a neat and natural shape of the plates, ideal for any look;
• does not require time-consuming nail extension, so every girl can handle it;
• the surface of the plates turns out to be strong and holds reliably for up to one month;
• opens up possibilities for any type of manicure using various decorative elements.

Today there are many techniques for applying gel polish on short nails, each of which is characterized by its own characteristics.

French manicure is considered a classic, so it is often found in both evening and everyday looks. A jacket made with gel polish looks special. In this and the next season, stylists recommend experimenting with French manicure and combining it with an ombre or "broken glass" effect.

Thanks to the smooth transition in beige and snow-white shades, an interesting design is obtained, which, if desired, can be supplemented with rhinestones.

It is best not to cut the cuticle, but to treat it with a special softener (remover). This avoids cuts and can easily remove the skin without tweezers. When the cuticle is ready, they begin to degrease and clean the plate - this will protect it from delamination and provide a strong bond with the gel. Further, to level the surface, a primer and a base are applied and polymerized in a UV lamp for two minutes.

The coating is evenly distributed in several layers and dried in a lamp for no more than 120 seconds. Then they draw a "smile": you can do it with a varnish brush or any other, as long as it is thin. "Smile" should be painted in two layers, each of which will have to be dried separately in a UV lamp.

Upon completion, it remains to apply a top coat and degrease the plate, removing the excess sticky layer. To make the jacket beautiful, it is recommended to apply a bright colored varnish not in 2, but in 3 layers: this is especially true for dark shades, which fall unevenly the first time. As for the white gel, it usually has a dense structure and it is enough for them to cover the nail in one or two layers.

When decorating a manicure with gel polish at home, not every girl will be able to accurately draw images or patterns. Therefore, a special technique called "stamping" will help novice craftsmen in creating an original design.

It allows you to quickly and easily apply drawings without having any skills in the visual arts. Translated from English stamping means stamping. Such a manicure is done using a silicone stamp or a metal plate, on the surface of which a ready-made pattern is applied.

To do stamping yourself, you must first prepare the necessary materials and tools. For work, you will need an ultraviolet lamp, gel polish, base, top coat, acrylic varnish and a plate with a pattern.

The manicure begins with preliminary baths based on sea salt. Both hands should be kept in the bath for no more than 25 minutes; then, when the cuticle is steamed, it is removed with nippers or simply pushed aside with orange sticks. Sea salt strengthens nails well and increases their resistance to damage.

After the cuticle, it is necessary to start filing the plates themselves, giving them a beautiful shape. The nails are degreased, polished with a buff and covered with a base.

It is important to ensure that smudges do not form on the surface of the plates, if they do appear, then with the help of orange sticks it is necessary to carefully push the coating to the side rollers and cuticle. The base is dried in a lamp and then the color gel can be applied in several layers, each of which requires separate drying.

The final and most interesting stage is the creation of stamping design.

To do this, a few drops of acrylic varnish are applied to the previously selected image on the seal and applied to the plate starting from the left side and smoothly moving to the right. Excess paint is cleaned with a cotton swab dipped in acetone. Then the image is covered with a top and the correct curves are formed, otherwise the drawing will look ugly.Each finger is individually dried in a UV lamp and the cuticle is lubricated with nourishing oil.

This type of nail art is considered one of the varieties of a jacket, but it differs in that it has smooth transitions in shades that are in harmony with each other as much as possible. At the same time, the boundaries characteristic of French manicure, in this case, are made blurry and indistinct. This manicure is most often chosen by lovers of everything original and those girls who are not afraid to experiment with bright colors. Using various techniques of applying gel polish, you can get a diagonal, horizontal and vertical gradient.

The process of creating a manicure usually begins with the preparation of marigolds: they are given the desired shape and length no more than 5 mm, degreased and covered with a base coat. The base must be dried in a UV lamp, after which a few drops of colored varnish should be applied to a piece of foil so that the shades smoothly overlap each other. Then the sponge is moistened in the prepared color mixture and gently pressed against the plate, slowly moving it along the nail. Next, the coating is dried under a lamp and covered with a protective top, which will make the manicure durable. The top also needs to be dried.

In addition, the gradient can be done with a brush. Different shades of gel polish are applied with a brush to prepared and coated nails. The boundaries between the colors must be smoothed out and each plate must be dried under the lamp. To get a vertical gradient, use a brush with a semicircular end, for which it is best to choose only two shades. A horizontal gradient is made with a brush, a sponge or a sponge, using more than three colors of gel polish.

This nail art is also often called marble, since the beautiful patterns on the nails have a look that resembles the texture of a natural stone. The technique of performing a manicure is simple, since it does not require delicate work with a brush: only the main contours are drawn, and the decor is done independently with water.

For such a design, it is important to choose several colored gel polishes that would be harmoniously combined with each other. Water manicure in each case turns out to be unique and unique.

After that, the plates are degreased, polished and a protective tape or wax is applied to the skin around them. The nails are covered with a colored base and dried.

Water is poured into a small container and a multi-colored gel polish is dripped; when it evenly spreads over the surface and creates a stain, a gel of a different shade is dripped and this continues until the desired color composition in the form of rings is obtained. Then you can proceed to the direct decoration: for this, a toothpick is carried over a colored surface and stars, spirals, flowers, stripes or denticles are formed. Next, bring each finger separately to the spot and keep it parallel to the surface of the water. The fingers should be immersed in the liquid so that the varnish does not fall outside the protection around the plate.The removed finger is cleaned of varnish residues and covered with a finishing gel.

To date, gel polish is represented by a chic choice in a color palette, therefore, when making a manicure for short nails, it is necessary to take into account not only the fashion for colors, but also their relevance in the season. In addition, each girl has her own color type, which determines the color scheme most suitable for her external data.

For example, beauties, whose color type is "winter" or "summer", should not use warm tones, as they will make the skin of the hands yellow. On the contrary, dark and cold shades are not suitable for the fair sex, whose color types "autumn" and "spring", because they make the skin bluish.

Therefore, in winter and autumn, it is best to choose red, blue, purple, burgundy and black. These are deep and "heavy" colors that allow you to embody design ideas into reality when creating an evening look. At the same time, it is advisable for "cold" girls to dilute them with yellow and beige shades.

Glossy dark colors will also be a good solution for decorating short marigolds, they visually "stretch" the plate, give the handles elegance and are relevant out of season. The novelties of manicure this winter will be presented with the effects of "craquelure", "broken glass" and "metallic".

Nail art, decorated with gel polish on short nail plates, is often complemented with rhinestones.

A design like this is perfect for informal looks, proms and weddings. In this case, girls can pretty much cover their nails with glitter; as for mature ladies, a simpler decor using one or two elements will suit them. Very often, in such a manicure, rhinestones are replaced with shiny dusting or processed dried flowers. Rub in and decor with foil also looks beautiful with gel polish.

To make the patterns lined with rhinestones look beautiful, you can use the following options for their placement:

• linearly along the entire length of the nail plate;
• at the tip of the nail, repeating its shape;
• along the contour of the hole;
• as a dividing line between different colors.

Many modern girls like to experiment in the field of nail design and prefer manicure with painting, patterns or drawings. Just like hairstyles and clothes, manicure must be chosen taking into account fashion trends and the time of the season.

So, for example, in summer delicate flowers, fish, palms and other bright elements indicating travel, parties and rest will look gorgeous on short nails. In winter, the design should be filled with sequins, snowflakes, a Christmas tree or geometric shapes.

In addition to seasonal themes, food drawings are now in vogue: muffins, ice cream, burgers and lollipops.

We must not forget about the images of delicious fruits such as raspberries, cherries, oranges and watermelons. This and next year, drawings on plant motifs remain relevant, so you can often find gorgeous compositions in the form of unusual leaves, shoots and exotic trees on the nails. Simple and complex abstractions are also popular.

Drawings in the form of paintings, faces and cities will also help to surprise with an unusual design.

Simpler images have not lost their relevance: blots, polka dots, chaotic stripes and gifts.

The popularity of gel polish manicure for short nails is explained by its simplicity and chic at the same time. Thanks to simple techniques, any girl can create a real piece of nail art at home. Today, there are many options for gel manicure. We will mention some of them.

• A la Pollock. This design is considered versatile because it looks good in an evening and casual look. Despite the fact that the patterns resemble children's scribbles and complete chaos, they are easily applied to the plate and everyone can try themselves as an original stylist. This nail art goes especially well with sportswear, colored T-shirts and jeans.

• Animal print. Such a solution is suitable for brave and desperate girls who are not used to reckoning with other people's opinions. According to many, zebra or leopard print looks vulgar, but famous designers claim that if such a print is presented in an unusual color, it will turn out to be unique. For example, for drawing the skin of a zebra, you can use not a black and white, but a green and black palette. It is advisable to apply a leopard print only on one finger.

• Beautiful geometry. Various stripes, lines, diagonals and shapes are always in fashion, so if you learn how to draw them, you can create an unusual abstract design that will be combined with any style of clothing and image. Any color is suitable as a background, but geometry on a rich pink base looks much more impressive. Pyramids and complex figures can be pre-made from paper tape, they will serve as an outline for the future pattern. Each detail is outlined in a different color, resulting in an interesting and unusual abstraction.

• Colored jacket. It is considered an excellent choice for modern fashionistas who dream of diluting their look with bright colors. This jacket differs from the classic one in that the tips of the plates are not painted in the traditional snow-white color; multi-colored gel varnishes are used for design. In addition, the jacket can be supplemented with a pattern, which will make it interesting and stylish.

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