Khokhloma on nails: design techniques and trends

Russian folk crafts are famous, among other things, for painting. Gorodets, Dymkovo, Zhostovo paintings, Gzhel and Khokhloma are traditional Russian patterns. Why not get a manicure with original Russian ornaments? No one calls for complementing the patterns on the nails with a sundress and kokoshnik, on the contrary, such a design will perfectly combine with everyday clothes, bringing in a little national flavor. For example, Khokhloma painting.

Since Khokhloma is characterized by very warm tones, the best solution would be to wear such a manicure in September and October, when nature itself plays with such colors.

The Khokhloma design is very complex and requires excellent drawing skills from the nail master., and from the client a huge reserve of patience, since the work is extremely painstaking. Classic Khokhloma colors are red, yellow, orange and obligatory gold. In painting on nails, very often black is used as a background for this type of design, which is understandable - Khokhloma looks bright and impressive on it.

Before contacting the master with a request to create such a manicure, you need to study this issue a little and clearly understand what exactly you want to see on your nails. It's better if you have a picture with you. Since there are not a few types of Khokhloma painting, it will be much more convenient if you too, the master will be able to see in front of him a certain "standard" to which you need to strive. Then there will be no discrepancies.

Of course, you should explain to him in advance that you want this kind of design so that you have enough time.

As already mentioned, the background coating for nail painting "under Khokhloma" is most often black, but nothing prevents the use of traditional scarlet or bright yellow colors. After applying and drying the main tone, draw large elementssuch as flowers, berries and leaves. Observing the traditions of Khokhloma motives, it is necessary to adhere to a given color scheme - no blue, white, purple. Green is allowed as minimal blotches. Sometimes a dark brown color is used as the basis for the background or decoration of small details, but very rarely.

After the second layer has dried, the time for drawing small elements - monograms, dots, curls.

If you could not find a master who can accurately and accurately reproduce Khokhloma patterns on your nails, or for some reason you did not sign up for a salon, there is a way out! Slider stickers, with which even a beginner can get a great manicure, are sold in every specialty store. It is very simple to apply the slider - you need to wet it and, carefully removing it from the paper base, transfer it to the nail, trying not to create folds and wrinkles on the surface.

A base is made under the slider, as well as under a regular varnish, and a top is placed on top of it. This helps to securely fix the decal and avoid delamination on its surface.

There is another type of stickers - the so-called thermal stickers. To transfer them to your nails, you need to heat each one under a lamp. When cooled, they shrink and adhere more tightly to the surface of the nail plate, but you should be careful with such decorations.

As in any other nail painting, the quantity and quality of the Khokhloma pattern is limited only by your imagination. You can apply it on all your nails or on two fingers of each hand, leaving the others solid black or scarlet. It is possible to place motifs on the nails in such a way as if one of them flows smoothly into the other. Then the hand will look like a single and integral composition.

The combination of decorated nails with accessories looks interesting, for example, with a scarf "under Khokhloma" or a case for a mobile phone. In this case, as elsewhere, it is important not to overdo it. One stylized accessory is enough to support the look. The abundance of "folk craft" details will turn a beautiful girl into a woman for a teapot. After all, this is not at all the effect that you want to achieve by choosing Zhostovo roses, Gzhel blue or Khokhloma bright colors for your marigolds.

You will learn more about how to make a beautiful manicure with Khokhloma in the following video.