Beautiful and well-groomed nails are the property of every girl. They charge her with confidence and good mood for the whole day.
Manicure - the most fleeting direction in the beauty industry. Long restrained nails are replaced by a short discreet manicure, bright rich shades give way to a moderate color palette.
How to make a matt varnish
Special attention should be paid to nail polish. Catching up for fashion trends among coatings is even more difficult, because the stores contain a lot of various means for decorating nails. Most of them are glossy varnishes, but matte coatings are no less popular in the last season. It is not necessary to spend money on a new jar with varnish. In our article we will describe in detail how to make any varnish matte.
Matt varnish with steam
The most popular and elementary way of matting a glossy varnish is treating marigolds with steam from boiling water.The undoubted plus of the method is a 100% matte effect, comparable to professional varnishes. The technique does not require cash costs, it is performed quickly and simply at home.
The disadvantages of this method include insecurity. Proximity to fire and intense exposure to steam can leave burns on the hands, so matting should be done carefully.
To perform a manicure will require:
- base coat
- lacquer base
- boiling water tank
To make the manicure dull, follow these steps:
- preliminarily prepare the nails - give the required shape, remove the cuticle
- apply a base coat on the surface of the nails, wait until it is completely dry
- The next layer is the lacquer you want to make matte. Apply it to the surface of the nail.
- until the varnish is dry, bring your hands to a pot of boiling water and hold them for several minutes over the steam. It is necessary to remove marigolds as soon as the varnish dries out a little.
Make sure that the matte finish appears evenly on all nails. To do this, drive your fingers over the steam in such a way that the steam is completely covered with each nail.
Matting varnish with starch
In every kitchen hostess there is a bag of potato or corn starch, which can be used to impart a matte effect to the varnish.
To perform a manicure, you will need:
- nail polish
- base coat
- starch
Matting with starch is carried out in several stages:
- polish the nail plates, shape them, remove the cuticle and degrease with a nail polish remover
- apply base paint on your nails
- put a small amount of starch on a piece of food foil and add a few drops of varnish
- Stir the mixture with a toothpick. Get a homogeneous texture, gradually getting rid of the smallest lumps. Varnish should not be a thick mass, it should be a loose coating that is easy to apply to the nails.
- apply the resulting nail polish in the usual way. When it dries, you can appreciate the matte finish that you got.
Tip! Stir the varnish with starch as quickly as possible, otherwise the coating will dry out and it will be difficult to evenly apply to your nails.
Matte manicure with soda
Baking soda, along with starch, has such a fine texture that it can matte even the simplest and cheapest coatings for nails. It will relieve a varnish of glossy gloss in seconds. The process of matting occurs so quickly that you should stock up in advance with the necessary materials and tools.
To get a matte varnish you will need:
- baking soda
- strainer
- nail brush
- water tank
- nail polish
Matting occurs in several stages:
- Soda tends to clot, so it must be sifted through a strainer. This relieve the substance of lumps and large particles that can spoil the manicure.
- Cover your nails with a glossy varnish on one hand only. If you cover all the fingers at once, you risk not having time to process the nails with soda. Luck will have time to grab, while you work on one hand.
- as soon as the varnish was applied, immediately take a dry brush and dip it into the soda. Gently brush over the surface of the nails.
- Hold the soda on the nails for a few seconds. During this time, the grains penetrate into the structure of lacquer, thereby removing unnecessary gloss.
- soda off excess soda and dip your fingers in water to completely get rid of it.
Matte effect will be visible only after complete drying of the varnish.
How to make a matte varnish: step by step instructions
The above methods are effective and simple, but their implementation requires enough free time. To facilitate the task we suggest you make a matte varnish yourself.
The following method makes any glossy lacquer matte without changing its color. All you have to do is add some starch to the coated vial. In the same way you can matte a transparent top, which will add a velvety to your manicure.
To get a matte varnish, follow these steps:
- take a bottle of lacquer, which is 1/3 empty. This is a prerequisite, otherwise the additional ingredients in it simply do not fit.
- make a paper funnel out of paper and lower its sharp tip into the neck of the bottle with varnish
- sift the starch using a fine mesh sieve
- pour the starch into the bottle with varnish, evenly dosing portions
- shake off the contents of the bottle, achieve uniformity of varnish.
Check the level of dullness on a piece of paper or nail. If the quality does not suit you, then add more starch. If the varnish on the contrary, turned out to be too thick, dilute it with a thinning liquid. Let the finished matte varnish brew for 24 hours.
Tip! For a uniform consistency, add a metal ball from the bearing to the bottle with varnish. It will help stir the starch and quickly achieve a matte effect.
Using the simplest materials and techniques, you can make your favorite shade of varnish matte. Professionals advise to matte dark shades, as they most effectively and luxuriously look in a velvety performance.
