Manicure Brushes

Today, many girls spend a lot of time and money on their manicure. Not everyone turns to beauty salons. Some do it yourself. That the result was amazing, it is important to correctly use brushes for manicure.

Manicure tools are always available in specialized stores. There they are implemented both individually and in sets. Usually it includes several basic brushes, which are almost always necessary to perform different types of manicure. Each of them has its own purpose:

• Point brush is used for applying small parts. With its help it is possible to carefully draw various drawings on the nail. It also holds rhinestones or glitter well.
• The “petal” brush has a narrower corner than the dotted one, and the shape is flatter. She put simple strokes or glitter, as well as unusual patterns. This tool often creates ethnic motifs on the nails.
• Fan brush will be needed for drawing on the nail of abstract drawings and landscapes. This allows you to make its shape in the form of a semicircle. It blends well shades and halftones and causes glitter.

• For the simultaneous set of several varnishes choose a flat beveled brush, which is also called "dagger". With its help, you can create and thin, and complex volume pattern.
• To completely cover the nail surface with varnish, you need a wide brush. This tool allows you to implement interesting and intricate ideas for a manicure.
• The device with a short nap usually draw leaves and all sorts of curls.
• The brush liner, or hair, happens to pile of different length. She can create animal paintings, floral designs, geometric patterns or draw straight lines.

Brushes for manicure are also divided into 4 groups. The criterion is the material with which they will work.

• Paint brushes apply if you need to make drawings favorite polish, but the brush in the bottle does not match the desired thickness. They can do and pedicure, as their length is greater than the length of the brush in the lacquer.

• Acrylic Brush needed to build up nails. With their help, they create the necessary bend and model the shape. They differ in rigidity and length of pile. The brush tuft is elastic and easily restores its original shape after pressing. The tip of this tool gently lays out powder when creating a cuticle line.

• Brushes to work with the gel differ in their structure. Pile them harder than other brushes. In shape, they resemble a square or rectangle. Thanks to these properties, such a tool is easy to work with a fluid and viscous gel.
• Nail design brushes There is always a set of masters of artistic painting.

Beginners in nail art can be difficult to determine the choice of material from which manicure brushes are created. It can be natural or synthetic. From its features depends on the final result.

Material for the manufacture of natural brushes is usually sable wool or column. Pile of these brushes is of high quality. They do not require special care, but they will last for a long time. With such tools it is convenient to draw ornaments of varying complexity using different types of paints.

The polymer material from which synthetic manicure tools are made significantly reduces their cost.These brushes hold the lacquer well and do not allow it to spread.

They are recommended for beginners, because they are well suited for the practice and development of patterns. But it should be borne in mind that their shelf life is much less.

The main advantage of silicone brushes is their durability. At this point, they surpass even the tools of natural pile. Such brushes are convenient to apply small parts.

In order for the tool to serve as long as possible, you need to properly care for it. Manicure brushes should be used exclusively for nail design. Do not draw them on paper, so as not to deform the pile. When using conventional paint instead of varnish, hairs often fall out.

Not only a long brush in water leads to a change in its shape, but even a brief one will lead to the loss of the original type of lint. You can return it by holding the brush in hot water for several minutes.

So that the varnish does not dry out on the brush hairs, they should be washed immediately after use. If you do not do it in time, for their purification you will need acetone, which damages the structure of the fibers. The pile of the brush is very quickly erased when using a palette with an uneven surface. To avoid such a result, do not rub the tool against the napkin with force.

Beginners for working out patterns and small parts can make a tool for nail design from an ordinary brush for painting with watercolors. It is easy to do it yourself at home, having only a brush and tongs.

Using manicure forceps, gently remove small tufts of lint from the very base of the brush from the edge to the center. It is necessary to try so that as a result the brush is in the middle and does not move to the side. Cut the pile in small sections so as not to damage the tool. The number of cut fibers is determined by the required size of the future tool.

A good inexpensive paint brush can be converted into a tool of the required design and size. Caring for her is the same as for a specialized manicure brush.

Beginners of nail design can use brushes for painting instead of expensive professional devices. It can be wide or narrow brushes, depending on the purpose of their application. They train well and gain experience.

Having in the arsenal of brushes of various sizes and shapes, you can realize unique and delightful fantasy designs. For learning art painting you need to start with simple lines, and then combine them into a common composition. As soon as the hand will move confidently, you can move on to a more original and complex ornament.

Brush-petal perform on the nails Chinese painting. This technique is a plant motifs: twigs, flowers and trees. It uses various techniques, such as wave, aqua, openwork, smooth surface. The result looks original and very romantic on the nails.

A flat brush finds its application when creating an ombre effect on the nails, in which one shade smoothly changes into another. For this, you need to add several different colors to the palette. You can create a gradient effect on the nails with the help of a sponge. This nail design is suitable not only for every day, but also for special occasions.

A thin brush perfectly displays the smile line for a French manicure.This elegant design can be made in any color. In this case, the nails look very stylish.

Coating the nail with sequins is most convenient with a fan brush. Pre-desired area is treated with colorless varnish. Before it dries, you can distribute the sparkles by spilling them from a fan brush to the nail. To remove too much, use a cotton swab.

Depending on the thickness and length of the pile, you can get all sorts of patterns. A thin brush, the pile of which is more than 10 mm, allows you to get long neat lines in the figure. More often used tools with a pile thickness from 7 to 10 mm. They can create wave-like patterns on the nails. Twigs and ornaments are made with a brush from 3 to 7 mm thick.

It is easy to create a popular Gzhel painting in manicure using a wide flat brush. The basis of this painting are plot and plant ornaments, which are applied with brush strokes on a white background of nails. The most common elements of the patterns of Gzhel paintings include strokes, lines and points. There are more complex options in the form of edging, droplets and smears with a shadow.

Brushes for manicure can be compared with the tools of the artist, with which the masters realize their unusual fantasies and ideas on nails. Manicure can be a real creative process in which each girl can show her personality and make her nails creative and non-standard.

This video tells about the care and storage of brushes for manicure.