Chic gloss on nails

"Hands are the calling card of a woman." That is why the industry of hand care and, in particular, nails, will always be popular among the female population in any developed country. Experts conquer us more and more design ideas, sometimes combining several so simple ideas into one that you involuntarily wonder how you did not think of it yourself.

How to make a glossy manicure

Glossy monochromatic manicure is the simplest and most common of all that a woman can do with her nails.

But still, there are several secrets on how to make an ordinary coating on nails even more shiny and eye-catching.

• When covering nails with gel polish or shellac at home, many experts advise not to wipe the finishing layer with a cleanser or other degreasing agents, but simply wash your hands thoroughly with soap and grease your nails with cuticle oil, and grease your hands with a fat cream. If you believe this advice, the coating will shine "in a special way", and the nails will become even more glossy, and this result will last at least a week.
• Once you've painted your nails with regular nail polish, hold them under ice cold water for a few seconds. The coating will not only dry much faster, but will also acquire an unusual glossy shine, similar to long-lasting shellac.

And, of course, do not forget that any coating for nails, be it ordinary varnish or long-term gel varnish, shellac or just a medicinal transparent varnish, - it is applied only on the prepared nail plate:

1. filed nails of the same length;
2. no corns, etc. on the lateral pads of the fingers around the nails;
3. removed by any means and processed cuticle;
4. polished surface of each nail, without any irregularities and roughness;
5. fat-free nails and hands;
6. an applied and well-cured basecoat, for example a regular clear lacquer.

Only if these conditions are met, your nails will not only shine the way you want, but will delight you with the result for a long time.

Combination of matte and glossy manicure

The secret of the fashionable contrast of matte and glossy combination excites every fashionista who does not yet know how to achieve this. In fact, there is nothing complicated in this, such a manicure can be done. at home and even without any special devices. Having already read this article to the end, you can see for yourself.

To get a matte finish, it is not necessary to buy all sorts of shades of matte varnish, although, of course, this method also has a right to exist - even in the smallest shop with accessories for nail design, you will find many such varnishes of various brands.

An easier way is to purchase a single matting coating, which will make absolutely all your varnishes matte when applied with a top layer.

Well, the simplest way, which absolutely does not require any additional costs, is described below:

1. put a small saucepan with clean water on the stove;
2. cover your nails with one coat of regular nail polish;
3. while the nails are drying, the water in the pan will start to boil, do not turn it off - let it boil;
4. cover two nails with a second coat of the same varnish;
5. bring these fingers to the pan and hold over the steam until they are completely dry;
6. repeat steps 4-5 on those nails that you want to make matte: the result will not take long!

Matte nails look interesting on their own, but if you wish, you can additionally paint any patterns on them with ordinary transparent varnish. This will create a contrasting combination of matte and glossy finishes.

Matte manicure with a glossy jacket

French manicure has become practically the most classic nail design for a long time. The countless number of variations and modifications of this simple but elegant and always appropriate type of manicure cannot be enumerated even with a strong desire. One of the most popular options in recent years has been the combination of a matte nail and a glossy tip of the same color.

Although, in some cases, women of fashion do the opposite, leaving the entire nail glossy and covering only the tip of the dried varnish with a matting coating, acting as when applying an ordinary jacket with white nail tips. In our opinion, this most often visually shortens the nail, but rely on your taste.

And sometimes girls give free rein to their imagination and manage to combine not only the contrast of matte and glossy coatings, but also using completely different shades for this, which, however, sometimes also looks pretty good.

Black glossy manicure

For a matte finish of nails, professionals recommend choosing bright, saturated colors: most often these are numerous shades of red, black and their combinations.

Red glossy manicure

Red lacquer and all its shades from pink to burgundy have come to us since the days of the legendary Marilyn Monroe. Then, by the way, appeared so fashionable today moon manicure.