Owl manicure
Each woman wants to look beautiful and attractive, and a well-groomed manicure is an integral part of a successful and harmonious image, because women's hands always attract a lot of attention. Recently, manicure designs with animals and birds have become very popular. Especially attractive are the options with owls, which always look very elegant and complement any image. Next, we take a closer look at the techniques of performing such a manicure, share interesting ideas and tips from specialists in the nail industry.
Design features
Nail design with owls can be called universal and practical. It is suitable for work and school, and for a variety of parties. Young ladies depict cute birds on their nails, but older women choose complex patterns with massive stones.
The design of a manicure with owls looks equally good on nails of any shape and length, and in addition, it can be done in the most unusual techniques.
Owls are amazing birds., but on the nails it is not necessary to depict them in classic dark and brown shades. An excellent option will be the color options, which will also look great and please their owner.
This design is best suited for the autumn season, because these birds will help to cheer you and everyone around you. Since the owl is considered a symbol of wisdom, it is chosen by many mature women who want to emphasize their status in society.
Of course, the choice of a nail design depends on the mood, the weather and many other factors.
But the most important thing here is that owls on nails will never look trite. They will definitely help to brighten up your gray days and, perhaps, even give wisdom at the right time.
Different techniques
To date, there are quite a lot of very different techniques of design and decoration of nails, often each of them is not used in its pure form, but combined with several options at once.
You can get a drawing of an owl on the nails in the following ways:
- With the help of painting. For this, masters most often use either gel polishes or acrylic paints. These materials are more durable than ordinary varnishes, which will make birds a little more difficult to paint. The owl's drawing can be professional and complex, with detailed drawing of feathers and everything else. Or a simple and concise image of the owl, made in the style of minimalism.
- Also owls on nails can be placed with the help of stemping. The main thing is that you have the necessary stencils with these noble birds.
- The easiest way Images of any animals are considered ready-made stickers with them and sliders. They are very easy to use at home, and they look no worse than hand-drawn.
- Very often, owls are performed in the technique. “Casting” on extended nails with the help of gel polishes, it looks very expensive and elegant.
If you are going to portray an owl with stones and various decorations, it is better to place it on one or two nails, otherwise the manicure will be very heavy. In addition, it will be difficult to walk with him and do something.
See how to make a manicure with owls with gel polish, you can in the next video.
Interesting ideas
In the modern world, manicure has become such an integral part of the female image that you definitely will not experience a shortage of ideas in the search for a particular design.
Interesting options that you may choose for your nail-design:
- Let's start with the easiest design., which can be realized without leaving home. A great solution would be to cover your nails with white lacquer, which should be decorated with ready-made owl stickers in black. Such a contrasting design will be very appropriate to look in everyday life. On this manicure, owls can be placed on each finger or just a few;
- Owls from cartoons in nail-design. Such birds will be appropriate to look at the delicate shades of varnishes. Most often, acrylic paints are used to create them, as more detailed drawing is needed. Such owls are perfect to complement the images of young girls;
- If you are looking for a luxurious design, then choose an owl with the addition of rhinestones and stones. It looks very original when the feathers are drawn in the casting technique, the eyes are made of large dark beads, and the owl itself looks like a real work of pictorial art. Of course, such a design can only be done by a professional craftsman;
- Owls are also "friends" with a jacket. All the nails can be made in the classic French manicure, but the nameless ones should be covered with a single color and decorated with lovely birds;
- Owls look great not only on delicate pastel shades, but also on bright and colored, for example, on pink, yellow, blue and other colors of varnishes;
- Very unusual look owls in black color on silver and gold;
- Often on the nails do Some kind of panoramic picture, which stretch on two or three fingers. This creation looks amazing, especially when the master paid great attention to drawing all the details and beautifully decorated the bird. Moreover, such drawings are created in the most unusual colors and even used acid and neon shades.
Of course, this is not all interesting ideas. You can take some of them as a basis and at the same time add something of your own to them. Laughing owls can stand up on your nails, sleeping and a little sad. It all depends on your mood.
How to draw on the nails of an owl from cartoons, see the following video.
What is necessary?
If you decide to make owls on nails at home, then for this you will need the following materials used by professional nail masters. It is very important not to save on varnishes and gels, because cheap options from incomprehensible stalls may well damage the nail plate, so give preference to proven and high-quality materials.
So, you will need:
- Normal or gel varnishes necessary for the selected design shades;
- A set of brushes for nail art;
- Details for decorating nails: rhinestones, bouillons, foil, decorative threads, powders, velvet, lace, rubbing, etc;
- Stickers or sliders with owls;
- If necessary, stencils for jacket;
- If you use gel polishes, then the base, finish and UV lamp;
- Stencils for stemping (if necessary).
This list is only approximate, for this or that design other materials may be required.
We perform at home
In order to get a manicure no worse than in the salon, it is very important to pay attention to the stage of preparing nails for applying nail polish. To do this, they need to file, give them the desired shape, if desired, remove the length. The next action is best to make a warm bath for nails and hands. Thus, you will not only get a home spa - procedure and rest for pens, but also strengthen your nails.
After the bath should be done to clean the nails, remove the cuticle and barbs.
And only then you should apply nail polish and paint owls on it or use ready-made stickers, which are very important to cover with a transparent fixative. Detailed drawing of owls is best to trust the masters in the salons, which will also make you and hardware nail cleaning. Even if you draw a bird on one hand, you will spend twice as much time on the second, so it’s best to turn to professionals for this design.