Manicure with confetti

Agree, often the impression is not expensive clothes and accessories, but a neat appearance. After the face, people often appreciate hands, because they are always in sight - we are gesticulating, taking something, pressing palms or “giving five” ... Your nails are always in sight, therefore it is important that they are neat.

No, this is not a tinsel that shoots from holiday crackers, these are small shimmering particles that adorn your nails like stars in the sky. If you speak a professional language, then such elements are called campfibuki (from the Japanese "paper storm"). What is it - let's understand.

Unlike the usual six-sided or rectangular small confetti, the campfires are round. In sets or jars, they are usually sold in three different sizes and colors. Shades can be both close (different tones of pink) and diametrically opposed (black and white).

How to make a manicure with candy, you will learn from the following video.

Three reasons to try confetti manicure:

1. An abundance of design variations. You can add bright blotches only on certain fingers or make the whole hand festive, you can lay out a pattern, or you can make a creative mess. In any case, it will look nice and neat.
2. Simplicity. If you make a pattern on the nails, there is always a chance that something will go wrong, the pattern will be smeared and the manicure will be spoiled. Also, without certain drawing skills can not do. With confetti, everything is much simpler. Structural elements you have, and then the matter is only your imagination.
3. Technical benefits. Unlike many other small decorative elements used in nail art, confetti is very small and very persistent.

The main rule is that confetti can be used only with gel polish. If you decide to put a usual varnish and from above to fix on it small roundels, most likely, you will fail. The particles should be firmly sealed, as if clamped between two glasses. The varnish does not give such a dense coating, and a too thick layer will spoil the look.

1. The first step is preparation. As well as before any other machinations with nails, for a start you will need to prepare a work surface. Treat the cuticle, Give the correct form and adjust the length, make the surface matte with a soft buff and degrease the nail along the entire length.
2. Next you should put on the base of the nails, then dried it under a UV lamp.
3. If you do color manicure, apply 2-3 coats of the desired color. Remember to polymerize each.
4. Next you need to put a top or base, not drying it out, but adding confetti in the right order and pattern. Use a special tool, dots, to make things easier for you. After the sequin has “mated” with the base, “drown” it a little in a soft base, and only then dry the lamp.
5. At the final it remains only to consolidate the work with a transparent top.. One layer may not be enough, so do not be afraid to use a couple, most importantly, dry everything. Before completing the work, make sure that the surface of all nails where there is confetti is smooth and without chipping.
6. Remove the adhesive layer with a special tool.

A couple of tips to help you make a perfect manicure:

1. Do not attach large particles on the bends of nails. Despite the fact that the material is quite thin, there is a chance that it will be arched and give a notch, which you would not want at all.
2. For the final sealing, use either thick tops or finish in several layers.. Smoothness should be immaculate.

• Do not be afraid to mix a glossy finish and matte charm. Some fingers can decorate festive and glittering elements, while others leave it under a more discreet one-color matte design.
• Try "Moonfan", when the nail hole is not framed with color, but with confetti. The pink base and the blue-golden-cream design of the sequins look very tender.
• Make a bright accent. Remember, before all tried to make a bright accent on the waist, hanging colored belts, use this technique on the nails. Decorations can be placed at the base of the nail, on the tips, in the center, on one finger or on all at once - let loose imagination.
• Put a clear gel polish in the base. This manicure will be very airy, summer and joyful.
• Try putting a picture. It is not necessary to draw mountains and seas, it can be a geometric pattern. Clear lines along with the roundness of the sequins themselves form a very interesting ensemble.
• Use not only round confetti, but also other forms: rhombuses, hexagons, hearts, rectangles, stars ... Modern stores provide a very rich selection.
• Turn your nails into a disco ball. To do this, fit the sequins, hexagons, which like a honeycomb form a dense network around the nail, creating the effect of chain mail or a disco-ball. Ideally, they should be brilliant, perhaps with gasoline overflows or pearlescent shine. The main thing - it will be bright.

Awaken your inner designer, try to embody a variety of ideas.