The completion of high-quality hygienic pedicure should be covering the nails with a decorative layer. This is the most pleasant moment, as the master creates on the nail plate stunning patterns and drawings that make the already beautiful ladies legs even more attractive. For this, nail art experts use a variety of materials. One of the most popular is shellac.
Shellac pedicure: application technique at home, how many other features
Shellac is a decorative coating for nails. It combines the properties of gel and varnish. Shellac eliminates the use of primer. It is enough to do the simplest dehydrating agent for degreasing nails. There is also no need for pre-sanding the surface and filing it. Coupling durability will depend only on high-quality degreasing.
Among the advantages of coating is easy removal. It is enough to use the usual gentle nail polish remover.It is necessary to soak a cotton pad with liquid and apply for some time to each nail. The entire cleaning procedure will take no more than 10-15 minutes.
The application of such a decorative coating also does not require much time. If desired, you can meet in 30 minutes. Such a procedure in the cabin will require tangible financial investments, since the material itself is new and popular. Therefore, those ladies who need such a pedicure can regularly be recommended to master the technique themselves and do everything at home.
To create an attractive nail design at home, you need to purchase a special UV lamp. It will help the coating to dry faster, turning into a durable shiny coating. The more powerful the lamp, the faster the shellac will dry. For example, with a power of 36 W each layer will dry in 2 minutes. More modern LED lamps dry nails in 10 seconds, but such equipment will require additional financial costs. A competent approach will allow a pedicure to last up to three weeks.
You also need to get special files or buffs. Their abrasive figures should be 220-240 units. An alternative would be the simplest soft nail file. The main thing is not to use metal tools.
At home, work begins with a basic coverage. This hotel means, which is sold in specialized stores. The ideal product would be the option where in one tool the properties of the base, the top coating and the composition of vitamins and useful trace elements are combined.
You can purchase a ready-made kit consisting of shellac and additional required funds. Also in these collections include the most popular colors. Top coating is better to choose without a sticky layer. Here the consultant of the store will help with the selection.
Shellac pedicure - design 2018 with photo
If the application technique is simple enough and its options are limited, then the design points in the design of the nail plate do not limit the flight of the master's imagination. It is only important to achieve high quality from manicure, and also not to slip into bad taste. If a lady is not confident in her sense of style, then she will rather be limited to the most common decorative types of pedicure.
2018 did not bring fundamentally new trends, and the main ones in general migrated from 2017 almost unchanged. The range has retained a variety of textures and colors. Nail designers offer numerous variations that are performed in all sorts of styles and fashion trends.
The first step is to determine the shape of the toenails. The main recommendation in this matter is to preserve the most natural form of the regrown part. You can only slightly round the corners. You also need to keep a small neat length, which will allow the nail to slightly cover the pad in front of the finger. This approach will protect against the ingrowth of nails into the skin.
Plain nails
This is the easiest, most stylish and affordable design option. It is enough to choose a color that matches the harmonious bow, fashion trends and personal preferences. It is recommended to stop at:
- purple;
- pink;
- blue;
- pastel colors;
- nude scale;
- blue;
- orange;
- coral.
French and anti-coat (moon pedicure)
Classic french always remains at the height of fashion. But 2018 allows a slightly different approach to this method. Instead of a white edge, you can make a line of any of the above hues. Such a pedicure looks organic in combination with elegant open shoes in the urban style. Contrast is important here, but the preservation of harmony between the regrown edge and the main coating of the nail plate is necessary.
Also come in the case of the moon pedicure. In the classic version, it looks like a naturally colored nail plate together with a regrown part and a white contrasting strip at the base of the nail. Lunar, this method is named after the shape of a light hole, which should be given a contrasting color.
Glitter, Shimmer, rhinestones, rubbing ...
Glitter on the nails, as well as in other details of the image, is also popular. In the new season you can use countless shine options for toenails. Shimmer will allow pedicure to be decorated with small spangles of shellac. Glitter is a large flickering particles that have all sorts of shapes and colors. He will decorate a more extravagant elegant pedicure.
Rubbing is a separate technique that turns the nail plate into a shimmering surface with a uniform texture. Here you can choose one of the many colors of this microscopic dust and decorate your toes with it.
Put the brilliant accent will allow rhinestones. This is a controversial decor for the legs, but no one can forbid it, because as a result of competent use, a pedicure turns into a work of art. The only limitation is a sense of proportion. Do not create bulk compositions on the surface. They look cumbersome and can cause inconvenience when wearing closed shoes.
Nail patterns
Drawings on the nails - this is fertile ground for the development of imagination. In the trend of floral ornament and geometric shapes. Here bright shades and active contrast are allowed. Only in this case the drawing will be quite spectacular.
Also, the gradient remains fashionable. Its essence is in a smooth transition of one shade to another or a darker tone to a light one. You can combine any of the trendy shades of the season, as well as shiny textures. All this is possible to do with shellac and save for a long time.
