Manicure with stones

From year to year, women have become more careful about caring for their nails and decorating them. After all, well-groomed and attractive nails and hands are always a 100% success. To date, there are almost a million options for a wide variety of nail designs that can be performed both in a beauty salon and at home. After all, a variety of coatings for nails are not only aesthetic in nature, they also protect the nail plate from negative external influences. Next, we will share interesting and fashionable manicure ideas with stones and rhinestones and tell you how to make such a nail design without leaving your home.

It is very easy to guess what a manicure with stones is. Every woman at least once in her life has seen such decor. Most often, this is a design in which decorative stones, rhinestones, buns, crystals and some other elements are used as decorations that create a luxurious effect. Such a design can be the most diverse and it can combine the most unusual techniques.

In general, a manicure with stones can be called universal. But here we are talking about their number.When the pebbles are miniature, there are few of them and several nails are decorated with them, then such a manicure will be a great addition to any everyday look. But massive rhinestones on nails or stones made using the “casting” technique are perfect for any evening look, but still be careful with large rhinestones.

Manicure with the use of stones and rhinestones never goes out of fashion, and it not only makes the owner's nails attractive, but can also hide minor defects in the nail plate.

A modern manicure with stones and rhinestones will be a great addition to the nails of any woman, no matter what age they are. Delicate and small rhinestones can perfectly complement youth nail designs, but massive stones on nails will help emphasize female maturity.

To create a design with stones, nail-masters most often use the following materials and techniques:

• Swarovski crystals;
• Glass and crystal stones;
• Shiny and matte rhinestones, broths;
• Stones made of acrylic powder, made using the "sculpting" technique;
• Liquid stones with a combined “casting” technique, most often this design is used for extended nails and perfectly complements the jackets;
• Liquid latex, which allows you to get an impeccable manicure.

Next, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with interesting design ideas that you may take as the basis of your manicure:

• It is not necessary to decorate all nails with rhinestones, recently it has been very popular to highlight only a few nails, for example, the middle and ring nails;
• Diversify the unusual painting on the nails with decorative stones. Flowers in Chinese technique look very original, complemented by small beads or stones;
• Be very careful about the occasion for which you need a manicure. If you are doing everyday nail design, then choose delicate shades and not very massive stones that will visually weigh down your hands. But for parties and other celebrations, sparkles, stones and “casting” are very appropriate;
• Designs with modeling on nails and interspersed with small shiny stones look luxurious and expensive. I would like to note right away that such decor can be massive, and sometimes uncomfortable, so preference should be given to small modeling on nails and decorating with medium rhinestones or bouillons.

Also, great ideas for design and inspiration can be found at the famous manicurist Christina Fitzgerald, who has her own brand and her own products. This woman has been doing a lot for the nail art industry since the days when nails were not a mandatory beauty ritual for every woman. Therefore, you should definitely pay attention not only to this person and her work, but also to her excellent products for nails and their decoration.

Today it is quite difficult to keep up with the fashion in the nail industry, because in its pure form, the masters do not use certain techniques, something of their own is always introduced and something at the request of the client.

This year, as in the previous one, the “casting” technique, which is created by imitating various stones and patterns, has remained at the peak of popularity.With its help, you can make an unusual figure in the form of a precious stone, and it can be of any color, and the frame looks most advantageous in gold and silver.

Many masters say that clients have not lost interest in the gradient, and in recent years it has been especially relevant. This design can be safely decorated with a scattering of crystals or small sparkling rhinestones. Moreover, it is not necessary to make banal stripes, it is very advantageous to emphasize the hole in the nails with stones or place them along the edges of the nails.

Also, you have probably already seen this fashionable mother-of-pearl design with the help of a special rubbing powder. Pearl nails in this design also "love" beautiful stones and Swarovski crystals. Girls began to actively choose such a fashionable design for weddings and other holidays.

Fashion trends in colors recommend that we pay special attention to wine shades for nails, which go well with red and black stones. Most often, such nail decoration options are not suitable for everyday life, but they look great. Also at the peak of popularity are all nude shades and bright blue.

Beautiful, light and delicate patterns will not only diversify everyday manicure, but also emphasize it favorably.

• The most advantageous look are matte patterns and flowers, which can be supplemented with small stones. Moreover, it is not necessary to make a painting on each nail, although such a design is appropriate. It is best to decorate the middle and ring fingers.Previously, this was considered a curiosity, but now this technique does not go out of fashion.
• To create a small lace-shaped pattern or draw details around future stones, it is best to use acrylic paints or gel polishes. Recently, conventional varnish options have lost their popularity due to the fact that they are not so stable, and various decors do not last long on them.

• Also, ready-made patterns can be glued on nails using special sliders or stickers., which can also be supplemented with various rhinestones. This technique is very easy to use and mainly focused on home use.
• To achieve a beautiful effect on the nails, painting can be done using gel polishes and use a rub for design. Also, the pattern can be sprinkled with acrylic powder, which will give a velvety effect, but you should not cover such a design with a finish, otherwise the haze effect will immediately disappear.

Be that as it may, but at home you can bring to life the most unusual designs for manicure. And these do not have to be monochromatic options, because at home there is an opportunity to start over, if you don’t like it, make adjustments or choose something completely different.

We offer you to pay attention to several master classes that will help you make a manicure with pebbles at home. But first, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that before applying gel polish or regular, all nails must be cleaned.In the salon, you may be offered a hardware room, while at home you can use a spatula, wire cutters and a nail file to shape. Always sanitize your tools.

1 option. Solid color gel polish with large rhinestones on the ring fingers.

• Apply the base on prepared and filed nails and dry it in a UV lamp;
• Cover all nails with the chosen shade of varnish, you can cover nameless nails with another shade, or do everything in a single color;
• Dry the first coat of gel polish. If it is transparent or stripes for you, then it is best to apply the second one and place large rhinestones on the ring fingers on it. Only then dry them in a lamp;
• To complete the manicure, cover everything with a colorless glossy finish and dry it again in a lamp.

The whole process of creating such a manicure, see the following video.

Option 2. Casting on extended nails with a jacket. Such a design, perhaps, will work out at home, but most often it is practiced by professional nail service masters.

• Since extended nails are very strong, you can perform a variety of designs with them and attach all kinds of decor to them. On a pre-made jacket on extended nails, make a drawing with black gel polish. Don't dry it. We offer to depict a beautiful heart and how to separate a French manicure;
• Next, cover your drawing with a special rub or print a special foil on it with clapping movements, so you get the “casting” effect;
• Next, complete the drawn heart with various stones and rhinestones to taste. You can attach them to a special glue;
• Fix everything with a colorless finish and dry your nails in a UV lamp.