Unusual unicorn manicure design
A unicorn manicure is a sensation in nail design. It first appeared in 2015, in 2016 it became a recognized trend and never ceases to excite the minds of designers and lovers of unusual manicure. A unicorn can be found in different capacities: as a character in myths or as a cartoon. But in any form, the image of a horse with a single long horn is well recognizable, so you can not limit yourself in creating an original nail design, especially since now there is no shortage of various varnishes with different effects and other devices and manicure tools.
Unicorn from myths
Turning to the original image of the unicorn, which came to us from the myths of pre-Christian Europe, it turns out that it is associated primarily with truth and purity. With such a manicure, you can show that you are a frivolous person and, perhaps, well-read, interested in history.
Such a unicorn is an ordinary horse, most often white with a long mane and one twisted horn on its forehead. You can paint it yourself or buy special stickers, which are now sold in almost every specialty store.
At a later time, the rainbow began to be associated with the unicorn, so it can also be used. You can play with the rainbow as a background or place the unicorn on one nail and the rainbow on the others. A through drawing on several nails at once will look interesting. To do this, you can make bright and even rainbow stripes, or you can use the ombre technique. It represents a gradient transition from one color to another and is as close as possible to how we see a natural rainbow in the sky.
My little pony
The famous cartoon My Little Pony quickly gained popularity all over the world and continues to conquer it. Favorite mainly among girls, he also liked many adults, because we all, one way or another, leave a part of childhood when we grow up. Therefore, some girls are happy to do manicure with cartoon characters. And such a manicure from the mother of a little My Little Pony fan will look especially cute and funny. Make it in this style, for example, for your daughter's birthday.
Those who are unfamiliar with the cartoon may think that there are only ordinary ponies of different colors in it. But there are also unicorns there, they even have special properties due to their horns - they can work magic.
Therefore, in such a manicure design, you can safely use various optical effects, for example, "cat's eye", holography or varnish, which changes color depending on the temperature.
There are plenty of unicorns in My Little Pony, so you can pick the ones you like the most. Many of them are painted in purple tones, and this is the most trending option today. It will also be effective and stylish to add white or pale pink and lilac. In general, pastel colors will look great.
You can also take bright colors and create a blue sky with a rainbow and a unicorn, which will give your nail design a childlike spontaneity.
Rub-in manicure
Even if the drawings on the nails do not seem to be something interesting, you can turn to more complex designs and designs. One of the most popular unicorn-related options are screw horn nails. To make such a manicure is very simple - just a base gel polish, colored gel polish or pigment (for example, rubbing) is enough, which will give the nails the color you need.
Cover your nails with top varnish or regular white, dry and rub on the resulting surface. After that, make parallel stripes with bold lines using the main gel polish. They should be placed diagonally and parallel to each other so as to give the impression of one side of a swirling horn. You can rub in after that on the resulting surface, but be careful - the powder should not accumulate in the grooves between the turns. To do this, you need to evenly distribute it over the base using an applicator or sponge and remove excess.
A very popular option is when only one nail is made in this way, while others are either simply covered with "unicorn" pigment, or contain other decorations. Also, false nails are often depicted in the form of a horn, sharpening their edges so that they taper towards the outer edge of the nail plate.
Alternatively, the coils of the horn can be painted in rainbow colors - this will be even more original than the monochromatic version.
For such a manicure, you can use not only rubbing and stickers, but also various stucco or factory elements. If you wish, you can mold the head of a unicorn with a multi-colored mane from gel polish or add additional images: stars, the moon, clouds, because a unicorn is also often a pegasus, that is, a horse with wings that can fly to clouds and rainbows.
Unusual design options
Speaking about special effects in manicure, one cannot help but recall the so-called rub-in - this is a shiny powder that is rubbed into the nail plate or base for a manicure and, after fixing with a transparent fixing layer, gives the effect of a hologram. To do this, you can use, for example, a special silicone brush, an eyeshadow sponge or apply it with your fingers if nothing else is included with the product. And the product itself is sold in many cosmetic stores.
There are several options for rubbing, and one of them has even been named after a unicorn. It has a delicate coloration with a luster similar to pearl. His color transitions from white to pale pink, but there are also options for rubbing in with brighter colors.However, the classic white and pink version is just what you need in this case. It remains to add a small monochromatic image of a unicorn, maybe a couple of decorative elements, and you will get a discreet manicure, which will be quite appropriate even at work.
Or you can completely limit yourself to only a hologram - its iridescent effect in itself makes a manicure non-standard and effective.
Rubbing "unicorn" is something between powder and glitter. At the same time, many reviews note that it has a "fabulous shine" and can acquire a slight bluish tint on a white base varnish.
In the following video you will learn how to make a unicorn horn manicure using rubbing.
