Owl manicure
Every woman wants to look beautiful and attractive, and a well-groomed manicure is an integral part of a successful and harmonious image, because women's hands always attract a lot of attention. Recently, manicure designs with animals and birds have become very popular. Especially attractive are the options with owls, which always look very elegant and complement any look. Next, we will take a closer look at the techniques for performing such a manicure, share interesting ideas and advice from experts in the nail industry.
Design Features
Nail design with owls can be safely called universal and practical. It is suitable for both work and study, as well as for a variety of parties. Cute birds are depicted on the nails by young ladies, but older women choose complex drawings with massive stones.
The owl manicure design looks equally good on nails of any shape and length, and besides, it can be done using the most unusual techniques.
Owls are amazing birds, but on nails it is not necessary to depict them in classic dark and brown shades. Color options will also be an excellent option, which will also look great and delight their owner.
This design is best suited for the autumn season, because these birds will help cheer you up and everyone around you.Since the owl is considered a symbol of wisdom, it is chosen by many mature women who want to emphasize their status in society.
Of course, the choice of this or that design for nails depends on mood, weather and many other factors.
But the most important thing here is that owls on nails will never look corny. They will definitely help brighten up your gray everyday life and, perhaps, even give wisdom at the right time.
Various techniques
To date, there are quite a few different techniques for designing and decorating nails, often each of them is not used in its pure form, but combined with several options at once.
You can get a drawing of an owl on nails in the following ways:
- With the help of painting. For this, masters most often use either gel polishes or acrylic paints. These materials are more durable than conventional varnishes, which will be a little more difficult to draw birds with. An owl drawing can be professional and intricate, with detailed feathers and everything else. Or a simple and concise image of an owl, made in the style of minimalism.
- Also owls on nails can be placed using stamping. The main thing is that you have the right stencils with these noble birds.
- The simplest way images of any animals are considered ready-made stickers with them and sliders. They are very easy to use at home, and they look just as good as hand-drawn ones.
- Very often, owls are performed in technology "casting" on extended nails with the help of gel polishes, it looks very expensive and elegant.
If you are going to portray an owl with stones and various decorations, it is better to place it on one or two nails, otherwise the manicure will be very difficult.In addition, it will be difficult to walk and do anything with him.
You can see how to make a manicure with owls using gel polish in the next video.
Interesting ideas
In the modern world, manicure has become such an integral part of the female image that you definitely will not experience a shortage of ideas in the search for a particular design.
Interesting options that you might choose for your nail design:
- Let's start with the easiest designwhich can be implemented without leaving home. A great solution would be to cover the nails with white varnish, which should be decorated with ready-made owl stickers in black. Such a contrasting design will look very appropriate in everyday life. On this manicure, owls can be placed both on each finger, and on just a few;
- Owls from cartoons in nail design. Such birds will look appropriate on delicate shades of varnishes. Most often, acrylic paints are used to create them, since more detailed drawing is needed. Such owls are perfect for complementing the images of young girls;
- If you are looking for luxurious design, then choose an owl with the addition of rhinestones and stones. It looks very original when the feathers are drawn using the casting technique, the eyes are made of large dark beads, and the owl itself looks like a real work of pictorial art. Of course, only a professional master can perform such a design;
- Owls are also "friendly" with French. All nails can be done in the classic version of the French manicure, but the nameless ones can be covered with a solid color and decorated with lovely birds;
- Owls look great not only on delicate pastel shades, but also on bright and colored ones, for example, on pink, yellow, blue and other varnish colors;
- Will look very unusual owls in black drawing on silver and gold;
- Often done on nails a kind of panoramic drawing, which is stretched over two or three fingers. This creation looks amazing, especially when the master paid great attention to drawing all the details and beautifully decorated the bird. Moreover, such drawings are created in the most unusual colors and even acid and neon shades are used.
Of course, these are not all interesting ideas. You can take some of them as a basis and at the same time bring something of your own to them. Laughing owls, and sleeping, and a little sad ones can show off on your nails. Everything depends on your mood.
How to draw an owl from cartoons on nails, see the next video.
What is necessary?
If you decide to make owls on your nails at home, then for this you will need the following materials used by professional nail masters. It is very important not to save on varnishes and gels, because cheap options from obscure stalls may well damage the nail plate, so give preference to proven and high-quality materials.
So, you will need:
- Regular or gel polishes of the shades required for the chosen design;
- A set of brushes for nail art;
- Details for decorating nails: rhinestones, broths, foil, decorative threads, powders, velvet, lace, rubbing, etc.;
- Stickers or sliders with owls;
- If necessary, stencils for French;
- If you use gel polishes, then base, finish and UV lamp;
- Stencils for stamping (if necessary).
This list is only indicative, other materials may be required for a particular design.
We perform at home
In order for the manicure to turn out no worse than in the salon, it is very important to pay attention to the stage of preparing nails for applying varnish. To do this, they need to be filed, give them the desired shape, if desired, remove the length. The next step is best to make a warm bath for nails and hands. Thus, you will not only get a home spa treatment and rest for the hands, but also strengthen your nails.
After the bath, clean the nails, remove the cuticle and burrs.
And only then should you apply nail polish and draw owls on it, or use ready-made stickers, which are very important to cover with a transparent fixative. Detailed drawings of owls are best left to the masters in the salons, who will also do the hardware cleaning of your nails. Even drawing a bird on one hand, you will spend twice as much time on the second, so it is best to turn to professionals for such a design.