Features of marble manicure, choice of colors. Popular options for how to make a marble manicure using varnishes, a brush, acrylic paints, a stamping stamp, polyethylene. Real reviews.
Marble manicure is a nail design that mimics the color of marble and other natural stones. Dark streaks of stains go well with any color of varnish, suitable for a business, romantic and even wedding look. You can get a marble manicure in a beauty salon or at home.
How to choose a color for a marble manicure?
Pictured is a marble manicure for nails
A marble design manicure consists of a base color and contrasting veins. The streaks can be of different width and definition. The main rule is the similarity with a natural stone in the context.
Color selection features:
- White marble manicure … For many people, marble is associated with white. It is with the help of this type of stone that buildings and architectural monuments are decorated. Experts recommend using a snow-white (without yellowness) base varnish and gray for stains. In this case, drawing of black lines and decoration with silvery powder is allowed.
- Pink marble manicure … Nails decorated with this design resemble the most delicate rose quartz. This look is most suitable for young girls and romantic women, whose character is reflected in their clothes. Experts advise using light, natural, translucent base shades and white or silver for streaks and streaks. You can complement the drawing with thin gray lines.
- Red marble manicure … This nail design is suitable for bright extraordinary personalities who are not afraid to stand out from the crowd. In addition to red, you can use turquoise, purple, malachite, chocolate. Please note that only an experienced craftsman with an impeccable artistic taste is able to create a stylish image without vulgarity and childish frivolity.
- Black marble manicure … To draw the veins, you can use white, gray, silver, which successfully softens and refines the familiar monochrome black design. In addition, large stains, as well as inserts made of golden materials, look natural.
Choice of nail length
When choosing a final design, the master always takes into account the length and shape of the nails. In addition, the number of jewelry on the fingers, their brightness, pretentiousness, color, size, matters.
Marble manicure on short nails looks flawless if they are square. Bright colors, contrasting stains, a sharp drawing of veins look appropriate on them. And even horizontal finishing lines do not spoil the overall picture, but add a certain audacity, capacity, depth to it.
The selection of one finger (usually the ring finger) looks no less beautiful. The nail can be decorated with a shiny golden or silver finish, a sharp drawing of stains, a more saturated shade of the main color. In the same way, two fingers are allocated on each hand.
Marble manicure on long elongated nails looks natural in a delicate nude range. After all, a long pointed or square shape is itself a finger decoration. Applying on it bright juicy colors of varnish with clear veins or large stains of stains will make the image predatory and vulgar.
However, on long nails, you can make a beautiful drawing of one finger. The large area of the nail plate allows the use of various finishing materials (foil, glitter, rhinestones, matte stones). As a result, the master is happy to show his imagination, experiment with shades, textures, finishes and create a real “work of art”.
Marble matte manicure looks great on nails of any shape and length. The absence of glossy shine makes the drawing clearer and more contrasting, allows you to reveal all the beauty of natural stones. Most often, achromatic colors (white, black, all shades of gray) are used for this design, and volumetric embossing is chosen for finishing.
Tools and materials for marble manicure
Marble manicure can be done at home. To do this, prepare a workplace with good lighting, set aside a few free hours, and be patient.
You need to purchase the following materials and tools:
- cuticle remover.
- a nail file to give a neat shape;
- buff for polishing the nail plate.
- degreasing agent;
- transparent base varnish;
- gel polish;
- palette for marble manicure;
- brushes of different widths;
- decoration materials;
- drying lamp;
- means for fixing manicure;
- orange stick.
All materials must be of high quality, disinfected, and varnishes must be fresh, not thickened, not expired.
How to do a marble manicure at home?
Remember, work takes time and skill. Therefore, set aside a whole evening for yourself and practice first on tips.
The easiest way
Today on sale there are varnishes with the effect of a cut of natural stone. But Chinese products are of rather poor quality. The drawing is blurry, the spots are not mixed neatly.
Lucky Blise does this much better. Small particles of dense material are added to the composition of these products. After being applied to the nail plate, they give the effect of marble chips. In addition, varnishes have an extensive palette, which include the colors of natural stones.
Step by step creation of marble manicure:
- Clean your nails.
- Shape the plates to the desired shape.
- Remove cuticles.
- Polish the nail plate.
- Degrease with a primer.
- Apply base varnish.
- Dry your nails under a lamp.
- Apply a coat of marble effect varnish.
- Dry under the lamp.
- Secure with a special tool.
Careful application of gel polish allows you to create a beautiful marble manicure that will delight the eye for a long time at work and at home. Remember, in case of accidental contact with the skin, the varnish can be removed with an orange stick, and then clean the finger with a product without acetone.
Marble manicure with two types of varnish
To apply such a manicure, in addition to the required materials, buy varnish in two contrasting colors (for example, white and black), but preferably from the same company. In addition, a thin brush with a bristle length of 12 mm is required.
Process the nail plate, give it the desired shape, polish until the longitudinal grooves disappear. Prepare your nails for work by first applying a degreaser, then a transparent base. Dry under the lamp for 60 seconds.
Apply several coats of white polish to enhance color saturation. Then cover the nails with a top and, without waiting for complete drying, draw in dark streaks. Make the lines slightly sloppy with feathering at the end. Each nail plate should have its own unique pattern.
After finishing drawing, dry your nails under the lamp. Cover them with a finish and re-place them under UV light. Next time with this set of materials, you can make a marble manicure with white veins on a black base.
Marble manicure with varnish and acrylic paint
Experts know how to make marble manicure using acrylic paints. With this material, they recommend drawing stains. The fact is that acrylic, when combined with water, spreads into longitudinal spots, due to which the effect of a noble stone is created.
In the first step, do all the preliminary work: clean and process the nail plate, remove the cuticles, apply a degreaser and base.
Next, apply the base with varnish. When it's dry, start drawing the streaks. To do this, squeeze some acrylic paint onto plastic or foil. Dip the brush in water and then in acrylic. Run the bristle along the nail, changing the trajectory slightly each time. When the drawing is dry, draw thin streaks at the edges of the spots.
Do the final stage of the manicure according to the standard scheme: dry the varnish, cover the plate with the finish, again place your fingers under the lamp. The result is an unusual pattern on the nails that cannot be repeated twice.
Manicure with varnish and alcohol solution
To create such a manicure, in addition to standard materials, you need a concentrated alcohol solution. He covers the nail plate with a film on which beautiful bizarre stains are easily obtained. In addition to rubbing alcohol, you will need brushes (with short and long nap) for work.
The preliminary stage of manicure consists of the usual actions: skin and cuticle care, treatment of the nail plate with various bases, application of varnish of the main color (possibly in several layers).
After the base varnish has dried, apply a layer of alcohol solution to the nail plate using a lint-free cloth. Next, run diagonally with varnish in a contrasting color. Take a short-haired brush, dip it in alcohol and “wash off” any excess stains. After drying, paint thin veins with a brush with a thin, long tufted hair.
Finish the marble manicure with standard steps, then pay attention to your fingers. The fact is that during the drawing, the alcohol spreads and dries out the skin. Therefore, lubricate it with moisturizer, massage the area near the nail plate.
Marble manicure with varnish and a piece of polyethylene
The intricate veins of marble can be replicated using dense polyethylene. When crumpled in a fist, the material shrinks into a lump, the edges of which are combined into unusual patterns resembling a cut in natural stone.
The preparatory stage is carried out according to the usual scheme: skin and cuticle care, cleaning and polishing of the nail plate, application of the base and base color, drying under the lamp.
Next, start drawing the veins. To do this, cut off a 10 x 10 cm piece of polyethylene. Squeeze it firmly in the palm of your hand to form a tight lump. Apply a contrasting color varnish to its edges, press the material against the nail. Make a similar "stencil" for each nail plate so that the patterns do not repeat.
After drying, finish painting the details with a brush, decorate with sparkles or pieces of foil. Cover the nail plate with fixer, dry under a lamp.
Manicure with three colors of varnish and a stamp for stamping
This type of manicure is easy to apply. It allows you to create a beautiful pattern of natural stone with just one movement of your hand. To do this, prepare three jars of varnish of certain colors (one manufacturer). For example, dark green, light green and gray shades are suitable to imitate malachite.
Another required attribute is a stamp for stamping. It is a silicone ball-cushion, placed in a dense base-handle. With it, you can print an amazing pattern of simple drops placed in random order on your nail.
The preliminary stage of applying a marble manicure using a stamp includes removing the cuticle, polishing the nail plate, shaping it, applying a primer and varnish of the main color.
Please note that for this method of creating a picture, you must use liquid tape. This is the name of a transparent liquid, which turns into a film after a few minutes. It is applied to the skin around the nail plate to keep it clean after the varnish spreads.
Next, on a clean silicone stamp, apply several greasy polish spots of a similar color so that some of them mix. Make each drop a different shape and size. "Print" the pad to the nail plate without smearing the pattern.
Repeat this on each nail (or ring fingers). After that, cover the nail plate with a finish, remove the liquid tape, apply a moisturizer to the skin.
Marble manicure with varnish and water
Water-based marble manicure with gel polish allows you to create bizarre streaks and streaks without the help of a brush. The technology is based on the property of varnish not to dissolve in water, but to form a film on its surface.
Please note that to make the pattern random, you need to spray hairspray on it.
The preliminary stage includes nail and cuticle care, application of primer and base color varnish. In addition, for this type of manicure, it is imperative to use a protective liquid tape.
Fill a plastic cup with cold tap water. Add drops of varnish to it (gray on a white background looks most natural). To prevent the stains from spreading in even circles, shake the container slightly, and then sprinkle the hairspray. As a result, lines of different trajectories and widths are obtained.
Dip your fingers in water, wait a few seconds for the web of varnish to adhere to the nail plate, stretch your hand. Gently peel off the liquid tape, clean the cuticles with an orange stick, dry your nails under the lamp. Decorate your manicure with fine, crisp lines or silver glitter if desired.
Real reviews of marble manicure
Many women like marble manicure with gel polish or regular polish. In the reviews, they tell how they achieved the effect of veins of stone, what impression the image made on colleagues and family members.
Elena, 35 years old, Vladivostok
Before going on a business trip, I wanted to do an unusual cold and business manicure. I immediately remembered marble with its elegance and inaccessibility. The beauty salon understood my desire and created a simply delightful image for me, complementing the veins of marble with a cold silvery shine. This manicure gave me the right mood and strengthened my self-confidence. In general, the business trip was very effective.
Evgeniya, 23 years old, Moscow
I wanted to do a pink manicure, but at the same time, so that it was not childish and not acidic. In the salon, I was offered to decorate my nails in a marble style, or rather, in a quartz style. I agreed and did not regret it at all. The master made a very beautiful manicure with the effect of real veins of stone. Liked all my friends!
Angelina, 28 years old, St. Petersburg
I once did my own marble manicure on my ring fingers. It is easy to do, especially when using a stamp. The good thing about this manicure is that the drawing does not need to be drawn, the simpler it turns out, the better. All the acquaintances liked the manicure. It suits any image: for work, for a date, and for a cultural holiday in the theater.
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