Creative manicure with ice cream: design and techniques

Summer is a small life. In this sunny, bright time, one wants so much to "catch" the brightness from the blossoming, full of colors of nature. Right now, the most relevant will be a bright, rich manicure with a catchy pattern. Why not decorate your toes with colorful ice cream balls? Such a manicure will not only add playfulness to the image, but also attract the attention of others. Beautifully executed ice cream designs are a versatile summer option that won't go out of style anytime soon.

A whirlwind ice cream manicure burst into fashion in the spring of 2015. During this period, basically one ice cream cone was painted on the ring finger, while the rest of the nails were covered with a bright monochromatic varnish. This idea was not only not forgotten next summer, but also acquired several new versions. So, for example, there were designs with ice cream on a stick, melting ice cream and ice-cream manicure, in which the entire nail from base to tip is signed for your favorite summer dessert.

Today, this design remains one of the most popular summer manicure options. In the summer, it became fashionable to combine manicure with ice cream with moonlit and classic French manicure. The combination of ice cream with images of other desserts is also very popular: muffins, donuts, cocktails with straws. For long nails, the option with many small ice cream cones has become popular, which gives the impression of a print or wallpaper on the nails.

Recently, ice cream manicure has become popular among lovers of bright, acidic varnishes. Such a manicure is suitable only for especially courageous and bright girls, but not for every of their looks.

There are a lot of options for a manicure with an image of ice cream, so making a choice can sometimes be difficult. When choosing a design, it is very important not to cross the line between bold and bright manicure and vulgar and tasteless. When making a choice in favor of a manicure with an image of ice cream, it is imperative to take into account several important subtleties.

• The image of ice cream in a cone can visually lengthen the nail, make it thinner and more elongated, or expand it, give it the appearance of a "spatula". To lengthen the nail, the pattern must be positioned along the growth of the nail: from its root to the edge. In such a situation, it is better to draw small graceful balls and a thin oblong horn. Large balls will visually expand the nail and shorten it.

• In the execution of such a pattern, it is permissible to use rhinestones, sparkles and sequins, but it is worth minimizing their number so that the manicure does not look vulgar.
• Giving preference to a lunar design or a jacket with ice cream, it is worth stopping the choice on calm colors of varnish - a bright jacket, also enhanced by a heavy image, will look tasteless.

• When combining several types of images in one manicure, for example, a duet of ice cream with cake or ice cream with a donut, it is worth performing them in one color palette. In order for the difference in patterns to be noticeable, it is advisable to give preference to a monochromatic covering of marigolds with a pattern on one finger on each hand.

• The image of ice cream looks great on marigolds painted using the ombre technique. This combination makes it more airy and light, but at the same time bright in summer.

• Ice cream made by modeling will also look relevant. Such a manicure will be the most voluminous and realistic, and therefore unusually catchy.

Summer bright manicure with ice cream is considered to be informal, one that is suitable for a vacation trip, going to the beach, sailing on a yacht, visiting hot summer parties. It is difficult to disagree with this, but it is quite possible to dispute. It's all about the fine line between "elegant manicure with a touch of coquetry" and "bright tear-off manicure" - it all depends on the way it is executed, the number of bright accents and design. A properly selected ice cream manicure can be an adornment for any look and suit any situation.

• For an interview or meeting. If a girl gets a job or works in a responsible job, this is not a reason to drive herself into the image of a gray mouse. It is quite acceptable to make a laconic elegant jacket and decorate one nail on each hand with a not too bright pattern of ice cream. It is important that the colors of this design are restrained. Delicate pink or peach, pistachio, mint colored ice cream balls and nail tips are perfect here. The ideal option is to combine the color of an office shirt or blouse with the color of your nails.

• For going to the beach or pool. For relaxing on sunny beaches, you can create the most unimaginable designs. A bright manicure of sunny shades, decorated with drawings of ice cream, donuts, cakes and their combinations, will be appropriate here. A manicure with volumetric sculpting or an ice cream pattern covering the entire nail plate would look quite appropriate. In the conditions of the beach, a swimsuit, manicure and a hat become part of the girls' clothes, so it is so important to choose a beautiful design that will emphasize the originality of its owner.

• Party on a summer evening. Any design of marigolds will also be appropriate here, however, in such a situation, you should pay attention to the bright and shiny decorations of marigolds. Rhinestones, stones, rubbing, acrylic powder - all this will reflect the light of night lights and flicker attractively in the dark. There are also options with the use of fluorescent nail polishes, but do not forget about the sense of proportion.

There are a huge number of ways to create an ice cream manicure. Some of them can be easily done at home on your own, while others are almost impossible to apply to yourself without outside help.

The easiest way to apply a pattern on your nails, which you can implement yourself - This is a manicure with ready-made slides, stickers or metal applique. To perform such a design, you just need to prepare a high-quality base, glue the slides on it and cover with a fixer. On the market for nail art supplies, you can find the most incredible sets of slides with images of desserts, you can also easily find voluminous stickers for manicure.

Acrylic powder or velvet powder with ice cream on your nails will look more playful and voluminous. To complete this design, it is also necessary to prepare the background according to the general rules for applying gel polish. On the finished background, you need to draw a waffle cone for ice cream: a small triangle appears with a thin hard brush dipped in brown or beige varnish.

To give a specific "waffle" pattern to the horn, you need to draw "diamonds" over the entire surface of the future print. This must be done with a varnish several shades lighter or darker than the previous varnish, which was used to paint the horn. White and black blotches can be used to achieve the most similar texture to the original. After creating the cone, you can start drawing the ice cream balls. To do this, moisten a wide brush in a solvent, remove excess liquid from the neck of a jar with solvent, dip one corner of the brush pile into acrylic and transfer the powder onto the nail in a circular motion. Thus, you get a convex shiny ball.

You can also use a stamp to create a luscious manicure. To do this, you need a stencil with a carved ice cream pattern, a special stamp for manicure and multi-colored varnishes. According to the coloring principle, you need to paint the stencil with varnishes, remove the excess varnish with a special spatula, remove the pattern from the stencil onto the stamp and transfer it to the nail. This method is perfect for creating a design with many identical ice creams.

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