Manicure with kamifubuki

Manicure is an integral part of the female image. In the image of a modern woman, it is not just a finishing touch, it is a bright accent with which you can stand out from the crowd and show your individuality. Today, among the huge selection of nail design tools, the attention of fashionistas is drawn to the innovation of Japanese developers. Kamifubuki manicure is a trend that interests many of the fair sex.

The word "kamifubuki" means "paper storm" in Japanese. In fact, these are colorful confetti for decorating nails. Outwardly, they are thin plates that look like sequins, but do not have holes in the center.

Unlike sequins, their shape is always flat. Kamifubuki are made from polymers and foil. They appeared quite recently, but have already fallen in love with many girls who want to bring a special festive mood to their manicure.

Kamifubuki can be of different sizes and shapes. These are not just bright, airy and multi-colored round fragments. Today, the Japanese "paper storm" is produced in the form of hearts, stars, flowers, hexagons, squares, crescents and rhombuses.This is the perfect solution for those who are tired of art and want to try something new and spectacular.

Kamifubuki manicure is different from other designs. It shimmers with all the colors of the rainbow and really resembles a scattering of New Year's confetti. This decor is very thin and easy to work with: gluing a “paper storm” is easy, and the result allows you to “revive” even the most boring design. Unusual decor is unique in that it is suitable for nails of any length and shape. It is harmonious in any manicure, relevant for the decor of straight, rounded and almond-shaped nails, with a skillful approach, it does not draw all attention to itself, but emphasizes the peculiarity of the manicure. Despite the fact that the Japanese innovation is only gaining popularity, today you can buy such decorative items not only online, but also in specialized stores. On sale there are always sets of both one shade and a multi-colored mix, striking with the richness of the color palette.

The advantages of kamifubuki include a successful combination of shades in the set. The colors are chosen in such a way that they fit with different shades of varnish. Depending on your preferences, you can choose not only shiny, but also matte confetti. This will allow you to decorate your nails with a soft accent without glitter (which is important for everyday designs).

"Japanese sequins" are a universal decor and change any style of manicure. They are a great alternative to stamping, art or stickers and are perfect for those who can't paint on nails. If desired, and with a skillful creative approach, kamifubuki can be harmoniously combined with any decor, with the exception of rhinestones. In this case, it's overkill.

Kamifubuki manicure gives a fresh look to classic manicure with a solid background, regular and inverted jacket, complex compositions with drawings or sliders. Depending on the design, it looks beautiful not only on long, but also on short nails.

Japanese confetti can be used as an independent design on the entire surface of the nail plate or as part of the decor (filling in the accent area). More often, kamifubuki are glued to a nude or transparent background, although with a skillful approach, a bright base can look beautiful, and confetti will not weigh down the manicure.

"Paper Storm" is designed for gel-based coatings. The peculiarity of the durability of decorative fragments is due to the fact that they must be covered on top with a layer of fixative. The use of conventional varnish will not give such a colorful effect and durability of two weeks or more. As a base, you need gel polish, which is dried in a special device.

A manicure with kamifubuki is a great occasion to bring a festive mood to any look. It fits well into a different thematic style and is suitable for all seasons of the year. Choosing light spring colors, it becomes gentle and airy, a rich summer background adds brightness, cold tones give a sense of a fairy tale. In addition, with the help of a "paper storm" you can emphasize the significance of the event:

• decorate the Christmas tree on the nails;
• show feelings on Valentine's Day;
• accentuate Easter pictures;
• lay out the first letter of the name of a loved one, going on a date;
• depict the face of a pumpkin or a fragment of a web for Halloween;
• accentuate wedding manicure with small lenses.

French-based design is an interesting and fresh take on a classic. There are several options for combining kamifubuki and French manicure. In addition to the usual classic trick that adorns a plain camouflage backing and a white smile, confetti can:

• repeat the arc of a smile with a thin strip;
• combine a contrasting smile with a transparent tone and a small lace sticker;
• cover the main background (with the exception of the hole) in the form of a honeycomb pattern, forming an inverted jacket;
• fill the hole with small fragments;
• form a smile in a classic form or an arc on one side, and also scatter from the end to the base;
• decorate the zone of a bright smile with rare fragments, leaving the background untouched.

A chic manicure with kamifubuki can be done using a tricky trick. If drawing on nails is a problem, but you want beautiful and even lines, you need to take light pigment or camouflage and sliders with lace motifs as a basis.

You should not select identical drawings for all nails, it is better if the theme is the same, and the motives are different. In this case, confetti is glued after the stickers, filling in the fragments of the pattern so as not to overlap the outline. To better fill the right space, it is worth picking up sequins of different sizes.

The Japanese invention for decor is so unpretentious in design that it can even be combined with such a tool as a special adhesive tape. Moreover, due to the different widths and shiny texture, the tape can be used as a delimiter of decor space or as a contour of geometric compositions. The tape can be an assistant in even and contrasting coloring of the nail plate. It's easy to work with her. It is glued to the nail, then the area is painted with the selected pigment and the tape is removed: straight lines are obtained, the distance between which can be filled with kamifubuki of various shapes or simply made a multi-colored design in the style of geometry.

With Japanese sequins, you can make a beautiful three-dimensional design that will not go unnoticed and will highlight a woman from the general background. The technology for applying confetti does not differ from the usual one with one exception: in order for the effect of dew drops to be natural, light details of the same tone should be used in the design. In order not to disturb the harmony, two contrasting shades of pigment and a “storm” to match one of them (preferably a light color) are taken as the basis. After covering the nails with varnish and drying them in a lamp, confetti is glued onto the holes and sides of a dark tone, fixed with a finish and a small drop is dripped on top of each circle. After polymerization, a beautiful, unique and fashionable 3D effect is obtained. There are a lot of decor options. In order for a manicure to be always appropriate, it is worth considering the color scheme of the main part of the wardrobe.If you want contrasts, you can choose the tone of coatings and kamifubuki to match shoes, hats, accessories or even jewelry (bracelets, watches, necklaces, pendants, etc.).

The kamifubuki manicure technique is based on working with gel polish. To get the result as intended, it is worth preparing the coatings (transparent, pigmented gel polish, base and top coat, acid-free primer, degreaser, residual stickiness remover), tools (soft file, lint-free wipes, dots or wooden toothpick ) and confetti of different sizes. Since a beautiful manicure is impossible without hygienic treatment of nails, the preparation of the nail plates is first performed. They are filed, given a beautiful and uniform shape, the cuticle is removed or pushed back. If you ignore the care of the beauty of the hands, it will visually age the manicure. Everything must be perfect, because without the beauty of the skin it is difficult to demonstrate the beauty of design and well-groomed hands.

It is worth preparing a special lamp that dries the coatings. It is intended for the base, pigment, top and contributes to the excellent durability of the manicure. So that the choice of device does not confuse, it is better to purchase an inexpensive device designed for drying one hand (leg). It does not take up much space and can easily fit in a makeup bag. The model may be UV- or LED, but it is better to choose a power of 36 watts so as not to damage the manicure at the time of polymerization and protect the skin of the hands from dryness associated with the radiation of the lamp. Each layer is dried in a lamp after application for the time specified in the instructions. Usually the UV lamp cures nails in 2 minutes (each hand), LED the device copes faster: in 10-30 seconds.

To do everything right, you should follow the technique of professionals working in the salon:

• after giving the nail plates a beautiful shape, they are polished with a buff very carefully, without pressure;
• after removing the gloss, the surface is treated with a dehydrator to finally get rid of the remnants of hygienic manicure and polishing;
• after degreasing the surface of the nail plates, a primer is applied to them;
• having prepared the nails for staining, they are covered with a thin layer of base coat, which acts as a primer for maximum adhesion of the pigment to the surface of the nail;
• after the base, a pigment is applied, taking into account the number of layers for uniform coloring (a light tone is applied at least twice);
• if, in addition to kamifubuki, another design is provided (sliders, stamping), it is performed immediately after the pigment has dried, and then the “Japanese storm” pattern is laid out;
• having completed the intended design, it is sealed with a layer of top coat;
• it remains to remove the residual stickiness, and the fashionable manicure is ready.

Thus, you can perform a fashionable manicure not only on the hands, but also on the legs. Moreover, confetti can be laid out in different ways: in the form of a strip, an arc, slightly overlapping each other, in a chaotic manner, honeycombs or a pyramid. Each small detail is slightly “melted”, otherwise it will not stick well and may violate the integrity of the coating during wearing (forming a void between the finish and the pigment).

To prolong the beauty and durability of manicure, you need to listen to the recommendations of professional masters:

• the surface on which the confetti are glued must be perfectly flat (if there is not enough grinding, you can level it with pigment or acrylic powder);
• it is necessary to place large fragments on the bends of the nail plate correctly: so that they lie as they should, it is better to bend them before drawing the picture;
• novice "decorators" should start getting acquainted with kamifubuki of a small or even small size (they are easier to place on the surface of the nail), and choose a very simple pattern;
• to make it easier to work with Japanese confetti, you can stick them on an uncured layer of the top coat (in no case on the pigment!);
• kamifubuki are distributed evenly, one after another (they are not poured onto the surface of the nail to simplify the decor procedure);
• so that the manicure does not chip off too quickly, each layer of the coating should be thin (the only exception is the top, which fixes the overall result);
• it is better to fix kamifubuki with a rubber-based top: it is denser, has a thick consistency and will not allow the edges of the confetti to stick out;
• kamifubuki do not stick to the very edge of the nail plate: they can cling to everything, which will lead to quick chips.

Since the new trend is successful not only among adults, but also noted by teenagers, experts note the importance of proper hygienic manicure: it is impossible to cut the cuticle in adolescence so as not to harm the health of the nails.It is better for young natures to do a manicure with confetti on short nails: this way the style will be appropriate, and the manicure will stay better.

Manicure with Japanese kamifubuki decoration is liked by many girls. This is evidenced by the reviews left on the forums dedicated to nail art. This decor method is unusual, unique and allows you to look bright.

Fashionistas regret that it is sometimes difficult to find kamifubuki, and this puts a certain barrier in the desire to decorate their nails with festive confetti. "Paper Storm" delights women who love bright accents of the image and at the same time do not like to be distracted by complex art designs. He is handsome, interesting and fashionable, women say. Usually, after getting acquainted with kamifubuki, girls replenish their nail arsenal with new jars of colorful confetti, experimenting with design and style.

You will learn how to securely fix kamifubuki on nails and design options with them from the following video.