Gradient glitter manicure on nails

Gradient manicure is gradually becoming a classic way of decorating nails. Having become popular a few years ago (in 2015 - 2016), he echoed the fashion trend of ombre hair design.

Today, gradient on nails is a modern and trendy design option. It allows you to combine different colors and shades. In addition, the masters of the nail service went further and began to decorate an unusual manicure with sequins, rhinestones and artificial crystals.

How to make a gradient with glitter on your nails yourself without the help of specialists? You will find out about this by reading our article.

To begin with, it should be noted that There are several ways to decorate nails in gradient style:

• vertical (nail colors change from left to right or from right to left);
• horizontal (colors change from bottom to top or top to bottom);
• diagonal (the change in shades occurs from one corner to another).

Each of these options will look interesting and unusual on your nails.

Of course, by contacting a beauty salon for applying a gradient manicure, you will receive a range of professional services that will provide you with highly qualified masters using expensive materials and professional equipment.

But what about at home in the absence of such funds? The answer is simple - handy tools will come to your aid. There are two ways to make a gradient at home:

• with sponge and foil;
• with a brush.

To begin with, it should be noted that whichever of the above methods you choose, the first thing to do is to prepare your nails. They should be cleaned from previous manicure, cuticle treated, trimmed manicure and spa treatments (massage, applying cream, etc.), and the surface of the nail degreased using special tools or ordinary nail polish remover. At the end of the treatment, the base should also be applied to the nail.

In order to apply a gradient on your nails using a sponge and foil, on a small piece of silver paper you need to apply the selected colors (there may be two or more of them). Moreover, you need to apply varnish so that each next shade goes a little on the previous one. After that, immediately, before they have had time to dry, to the applied shades, you need to lean the sponge with pressure. Now we apply the sponge to the nail and press down for a few seconds - the gradient on the nails is ready.

If you are more impressed by the way of decorating nails with a brush, then you have to do the following steps. To begin with, the nail must be completely covered with one of the colors you have chosen, and then a different color must be applied to one of its parts (upper or lower). Until the coatings have time to dry with a brush, it is necessary to shade the border of the varnish. Stylish manicure is ready.

When the main gradient base of your manicure is ready (do not forget to wait until the coating is completely dry), you should start applying the glitter. So, you can choose sequins, small rhinestones, larger beads or massive crystals. Keep in mind that the larger the jewelry you choose, the more accentuated and bright your nails will look.

When the type of jewelry is chosen, it is important to decide on the color. So, you can use colorful rhinestones (there are crystals of all colors of the rainbow) or use a more classic version of gold and silver jewelry. Silver sequins are considered the most versatile - they suit almost any base color of your manicure. In any case, you need to build on the colors that were used when applying the gradient.

The location of the beads on the nail is no less important: they can be used to decorate the base of the nail or its end. In addition, rhinestones can be distributed around the entire perimeter or even over the entire area.

Gradient manicure, being in itself a stylish way of nail design, goes well with sequins, which give the image more brightness, as well as a certain solemnity and luxury.

You will learn how to make a gradient glitter manicure yourself in the video below.