How to do a festive manicure

Well-groomed hands are very important for any modern woman. On a holiday, all the more I want to surprise others with a beautiful manicure. But it happens that there is not enough time to go to a beauty salon, and there is not always money. Therefore, it is worth learning how to do a festive manicure yourself, the main thing is desire and a little patience.

Festive manicure for short nails

Many girls believe that a spectacular manicure will not work on short nails, and in vain. The main trend of the 2017-2018 season was precisely the nail design of short marigolds and medium length.

Here are some tips from the experts for a trendy manicure:

• Contrary to popular belief, bright colors look great on short nails. If the fashion for every day offers soft pastel colors, then for a festive manicure you should choose rich colors.

• Solid nails with an emphasis on only one finger look very impressive. It is best if it is a beautiful drawing.

• Laconic geometric patterns look good on short nails.

• A new trend in the festive design of short marigolds is the combination of gloss and matte shades, as well as matte varnish in different colors.

You can decorate short nails with dew drops, glitter and even colored foil. Another not quite usual option is painting marigolds under black marble. Such an interesting drawing will suit an evening dress and will surely draw attention to its owner.

Festive manicure for long nails

Long nails are good because they provide a huge scope for imagination. Even an ordinary manicure looks catchy and impressive on them, let alone a festive one.

One of the traditional, but most beloved remains French manicure with drawing. To perform it, you can buy sliders - special stickers for marigolds. Better to choose flowers or delicate lace pattern. Such a manicure is performed in several stages:

1. A base layer is carefully applied to the nail.
2. Cover the plates with beige or light pink varnish.
3. When the nails are dry, French manicure strips are glued onto them.
4. The edge of the nail is covered with white varnish, and its thickness should be no more than 5 mm.
5. A transparent fixative is applied to the nail plate.
6. The festive sticker is lowered into the water for a few seconds.
7. You need to carefully take out the slider (you can use tweezers), put it on the surface of the nail and level it. Then the marigold is again covered with a transparent fixative, and the festive manicure is ready.

There are many types of designs for long nails. Some of the most interesting are the velvet coating with rhinestones (you will have to buy a high-quality flock for it), moon manicure, the use of several types of varnish with sparkles.

How to do a festive manicure

When preparing a festive manicure, you must first of all choose the shape that you want to give your nails. It can be oval, square and triangular, as well as combined.

Then the nails must be softened by holding hands for 20 minutes in warm water with sea salt. You can add a couple of drops of iodine: it will strengthen the marigolds and they will exfoliate less. Then the cuticle is removed, which can be softened with a special tool, and the hardened skin around the nail.

To give the manicure the perfect look, it is useful to rub a nourishing oil with vitamins into the skin. After that, you can do design, the features of which depend on the holiday.

For example, small flowers can be applied for a birthday. The base in this case should be calm and match the color of the outfit. New Year is a great occasion to show imagination: everything is applied to the nails with a thin brush, from snowflakes to Santa Clauses. Wedding manicure should be gentle, emphasize the bride's innocence and grace. So there are a lot of possibilities, and intuition will help you create the perfect holiday manicure.