Newspaper manicure

Beautiful hands are considered the main sign of grooming. Therefore, the fair sex spends a lot of time looking for new ideas for manicure, as it is not only an original nail decoration, but also an indispensable addition to the female image. To date, there are many options for designing nails, but newspaper manicure deserves special attention.. At the present time, it is rapidly gaining popularity, and this is not surprising, because such a design is very interesting.

Printed coating has appeared in nail art quite recently. Due to its style and versatility, it has received many positive reviews. This manicure is perfect for all images. Its main advantage is considered to be exclusivity and originality; newspaper manicure also allows a woman to show her individuality.

We can say that the traditional nail polish is a thing of the past, today it is no longer considered fashionable. Recently, for the design of a manicure, girls prefer to choose something special and exclusive. One of the most popular nail art techniques is newspaper decor, it is made from the most ordinary newspapers.This design is not very difficult to do on your own at home.

A distinctive feature of such a manicure is the meaning of the compositions. To create a unique masterpiece, you do not need to use expensive materials. It is enough to find an old newspaper and get to work, so the main advantages of a “printed” manicure include beauty, convenience and cheapness. Decorating nails with a newspaper is exciting and interesting, since when decorating it is possible to independently select letters and fonts.

When compared with other options for nail design, it can be noted that such a manicure does not take very long. In a short period of time and with a minimum amount of material, unusual and high-quality art is obtained. This is the main feature of newspaper manicure. Of course, with the independent design of nails, a novice master will need accuracy and accuracy in work.

Modern life is filled with constant fuss, so girls often do not have enough time to go to beauty salons, but their hands should always be well-groomed. The way out of this situation is to independently perform a manicure at home. An excellent choice for this would be a newspaper manicure, it is not only simple in technical design, but also made from improvised material, without requiring significant costs for the purchase of beautiful decor elements.

For a home manicure, only the following materials are required:

• cotton buds, disks;
• nail polish remover or alcohol;
• a newspaper with a beautiful font;
• fixing agent.

Before starting work, fragments of the newspaper are pre-prepared. Their size should not exceed the working surface of the nail.It should be noted that magazines with glossy pages cannot be used for newspaper design, it is advisable to choose printing on newsprint with topographic letters. When the material is prepared, take care of your nails - they wear several layers of base or colorless varnish.

When the surface of the nail dries, a piece of newspaper is soaked in alcohol and pressed against the plate. You can do this procedure without alcohol, but with the help of a special solution. During decoration, you can not touch a piece of paper and move it, otherwise the drawing may not work out and be smeared. Then the newspaper is removed, for convenience it is recommended to use tweezers. The manicure with the letters of the name looks beautiful.

In such a manicure, dexterity is very important. If the material gets very wet or overexposed on the nail, the background of the pattern will be smeared (or the newspaper will stick to the nail). Therefore, everything needs to be done carefully and quickly at home.

Of course, the first time a manicure using a newspaper may not work out (or not justify the expected results). But do not get upset and stop there. Constantly repeating this procedure, you will gain experience - and after a while you will be able to create unique compositions on your own. To make the masterpiece last longer, at the end of the design, a transparent varnish is applied to the nails.

To date, there are several types of creating a newspaper print at home, namely:

• Based on colorless varnish. To create a composition, the varnish is applied to one nail, and then a piece of newspaper is applied to it, after which a few drops of varnish are again dripped onto it.It is important to ensure that the piece of paper does not move. After a few minutes, the newspaper is removed, after which a fixative is applied.
• Based on light-coloured lacquer. This method is considered the most original. At the very beginning, a base is applied to the nail plate, then covered with varnish in light colors. When the surface dries, the nails are moistened with water, and ready-made newspaper clippings are laid out on them. The resulting composition is fixed with several layers of finishing varnish. It will not only ensure the strength of the manicure, but also add shine.

Although this manicure is considered the easiest to design, it is still necessary to follow certain rules and follow the instructions. The drawing process consists of the following steps:

• Training. First, a therapeutic hand bath is necessarily made, the cuticle is processed, the tips of the nail are filed. The surface of the nail plate can be further polished, the composition will then turn out much clearer. The necessary tools and material for work are being prepared. If you want to make original art with English inscriptions, then you should type them on a computer in advance and print them on newsprint.
• Nail treatment. A light or transparent varnish is applied to the nail surface, which will be the base for the manicure. Experts also recommend the use of white, pink and gray varnishes. It should be noted that the base should be dense, so the nail is varnished in several layers. The surface is dried, and then work continues - either alcohol or nail polish remover is used (the liquid is poured into a small container, each finger is lowered into it in turn).
• Drawing drawing. A fragment of the newspaper is pressed tightly against the dry nail and held for 10 seconds, then the paper is gently lifted. This should be done with smooth movements, without tearing or tightening. Now you can see the resulting imprints of letters on the nails. It should be noted that such a design is quite realistic to perform without alcohol, using the most ordinary water, but the effect will not be too clear and bright.
• Fixing the print. After all the work done, the nail is covered with a finishing varnish.

See the following video for the entire process of doing a newspaper manicure.

You can try not only the traditional technology of manicure with a newspaper, but also another way.

• Nails will need to be carefully prepared, for this they perform a regular manicure.
• Cut out 10 pieces of newspaper for each nail, pour water into the container. A base is applied to the surface of the plate and dried. Newspaper pieces are dipped in water for a few seconds, the exposure time depends on the density of the paper. The newspaper must become soft. Excess water from the paper is shaken off or removed with a napkin.
• Then the fragments of the pattern are pressed tightly against the nail - they stick well to the base, which has not yet dried.
• When the composition is securely fixed, it is covered with a protective coating.

A video demonstrating this method of newspaper manicure, see below.

Newspaper manicure is unlimited in its design and is striking in its diversity. Today, masters offer a variety of works - from bright gel compositions with a newspaper to unusual nail decor with beads and rhinestones.

Art professionals recommend that beginners use a simple manicure technology, in which a colored or black and white newspaper is applied to pre-prepared nails and covered with a protective layer of clear varnish. For girls who have mastered the basics of manicure, the masters suggest experimenting with trimmed fragments of burnt newspapers.

The stylists in their work also presented a newspaper manicure in a modern interpretation - using pieces of dollars or individual elements of a photograph. Making nails in such a design is very difficult, only professionals can handle this task.

The technology of newspaper art is standard - decor elements are applied to a previously prepared surface, then they are copied or fixed. At the same time, the masters are advised to select “fresh” newspapers for work, which still smell of paint. Famous stylists in their works with newspaper manicure prefer white varnish, which acts as the basis for the surface. On a white background, the newspaper clippings look amazing and are great for an office-style manicure.