Manicure with a shell

Manicure at home should be able to do correctly. Too long nails are not very practical. Even if you constantly do a manicure, which helps to keep them in order, they still quickly break at the most inopportune moment and can spoil your entire look.

Better to bet on the average length of the nails and regularly file them. On the average length of the nails, the manicure with a shell, which now has certain knowledge, can easily be done on its own.

Nail preparation

Experts recommend file nails with metal files and do it only in one direction. It does not need to make an effort, and it is better to file them gently and smoothly. This will help avoid unpleasant nail bundles.

There are the following stages of preparation:

To clean the nail polish need only the appropriate means. Recommended for use are those that contain jojoba oil, wheat germ or almond. Wear gloves when doing household chores. This is one of the main rules for maintaining healthy nails.
Before you begin to do a manicure, you need to completely remove the old varnish or gel polish from the nail plate. To do this, use nail polish remover that does not contain acetone. Then you need to carefully file your nails.

After this, it is desirable to soften the cuticle. (tight leathery cushion that surrounds the nail plate at the bottom) using a special liquid or a warm soap bath, and then cut it with special scissors. After these procedures, hands should be thoroughly washed, wiped well with a towel and apply moisturizer on them. It is very useful to massage each finger separately.

A manicure with a shell has a rather complicated technique of execution and therefore you want it to stay on your nails as long as possible. That is why it is necessary to carefully prepare your hands.

Before applying the varnish, you must remember that the nails must be dry and degreased, so you need to remove the remnants of the cream with a degreasing agent. Then you can cover the nails with a means to strengthen the nails. This not only prevents the separation of the nail, but also hides all its irregularities. Luck will lie flat and will last longer.

As for the technique of applying varnish, it is necessary to know that it falls in three steps: first a stroke is applied to the center of the plate, and then two strokes on the sides. After applying the varnish should dry well.

Fashion beauty trend

This year will be a very fashionable manicure with shells. Beauty experts immediately negotiate: such an original and interesting design should not be limited to familiar sea shades. The main thing is to create a shell on the nails, everything else is a matter of imagination. A manicure with a shell can be safely supplemented with 3D effects, various rhinestones, pebbles and accessories in the same style.

To create a real masterpiece, pay attention to nude, pastel shades: white, peach, beige, cream and pale pink.

Step by step gel polish

Gel polish, you can effortlessly create a shell on the nails. This method is gaining increasing popularity. To do it correctly, you need to do everything step by step:

First of all need to prepare nails. Sand them with a buff and apply a primer.
Then cover your nails with a base coat and dry them in the lamp.
It is better apply two layers of gel polish. Each must be dried in the lamp.
We cover the nail plate top and again dried in a special lamp.
The final stage - removing the sticky layer from the plate.

Gel polish need to draw vertical lines. Take a varnish of the same color. Lines should not look thick. The lines are drawn apart at a slight distance. For this fit a thin brush. It is undesirable to draw lines to the hole; leave about 3 mm. Up to 6 lines for a future seashell are placed on one leg. They can be bent slightly or made straight. Further it is necessary to act in stages:

Dry drawn lines in the lamp. In this case, the adhesive layer does not need to be removed.
To give a relief design is necessary sprinkle with acrylic powder. Choose it in the same color as lacquer.
Everything surplus need to be careful brush off.

This is the final stage of creating a shell on the nails. If you want to get a delicate texture and velvety, then do not need to cover the plate top. Nails can be further decorated, so they will become more spectacular. To create a moon manicure, you can glue rhinestones near the cuticle.

Nails can be safely decorated with any shiny elements. For this fit artificial shell or, for example, pearls.

Without the use of powder, the technique of execution is not much different from the first:

Gel polish also neatly needed draw the main lines.
After drying applied top. Nails are very beautiful, but not so voluminous.

For a manicure it is better to choose calm and gentle tones. It is preferable to use cream, beige or pale pink. If you look at the natural shell, then most often it is these colors that prevail in it. In this way, you can achieve maximum similarity, which is exactly what we need.

Draw a relief

Stages:

We cover the plate one coat of varnish selected color.
Then transparent gel gently draw the lines. On the brush you need to take more money. Thus, you will get a more voluminous relief.
Then top cover the plate with another layer of gel polish. Take the color that was used for the base.
Manicure can decorate with stars. Excellent looks shell, sprinkled with velvet sand.

Already ready design of your nails will perfectly decorate artificial shells. They can be found in a specialized store. Small decor can also be found on the beach. Before direct application, clean the natural shells from the sand. It is better to decorate them with no more than two fingers on one hand.

Key features and ideas

The beautiful half of humanity favorably refers to the sea manicure. He is very popular today. If you want to try on a manicure with a shell on your nails, then you need to know some features of this nail design:

It is necessary to choose varnish calm tones. So you get the classic version in the form of shells. In nature, it is impossible to see the real shell, for example, acid green or red. The most commonly used color is white.
For this design is best suited square shape of the nail plate, but it is desirable that the nails have rounded edges. This form resembles a natural shell, which can be seen on the sea.
You should not do such nail art more than two nails.
It would be logical to do such a manicure. only in summer. In winter, it will not be relevant.