Snake manicure: ways to create a picture

Snake manicure looks very unusual and peculiar. It can be combined with any clothes and any style you like. This design is created in several ways. It can be performed both at home and in the cabin. In the article, we will consider the most popular methods of applying snake colors.

The colors that are most often used in the creation of this design can be as follows: green, brown, gold, silver, emerald, gray. Of these, a pattern is created that resembles snake skin as much as possible.

Snake manicure gel polish

This method can be attributed to the most affordable, you do not need that you have all of the above colors, just a few of them are enough. But it is worthwhile to understand that this design requires at least small drawing skills, you will also need a thin brush.

1. After basic manicure, degrease the nail plate. You can use a primer for this.
2. Apply a base coat. Dry it well in the lamp.
3. The next step is to cover the nails with the main color (any of the shades of the cat's eye looks unusually). Dry well again.
4. Now start drawing the main drawing. Dip the brush in gel polish, and then make cells that resemble snake skin. Lines can be made diverse, it will also look beautiful if they are different in thickness. After completing the drawing, dry it in the lamp.
5. To create a volume on the nails, you can apply a drop of transparent varnish to the cells. After that, dry well again in an ultraviolet lamp.

Drawing a pattern on not dried varnish

This design of snake manicure can be done both with ordinary varnish and gel varnish. Specially, you don’t need to learn anything, any girl can handle it. So, let's begin:

1. Make a basic manicure, which includes removing the cuticle and removing the old varnish. Polish the nail plate, if necessary.
2. The next step is to apply the primer, and then the base coat, which will need to be dried under the lamp.
3. Cover your nails with varnish or gel of the main color, after which, not allowing to dry, immediately apply drops of a contrasting color in different parts of the nail plate.
4. Using a toothpick or needle, stretch the droplets in different directions. After that, you should get cells that will be very similar to snake skin.

This manicure can be easily done at home independently, the main thing is to purchase the necessary varnishes and devices. After a few attempts, you will get a wonderful pattern that looks like snake skin.

Bonding Minx thermal film

This thermal film will help to create an unusual snake manicure. It provides a very wide selection of drawings, so you are sure to find a suitable one for yourself. To do this, you will need a UV lamp and the thermal film itself. Manicure sequence:

1. As usual, prepare the nail plate, doing a manicure and removing the remnants of varnish. Next, do all the usual procedures for gel polish: cover with a primer, dry, then apply the base and dry again. After that, remove the stickiness from the nails.
2. Run a buff on your nails, you need to do it literally several times, you don’t need to be too zealous. This is done so that the film sticks better to the nails.
3. Choose a film suitable for the size of the nail plate, cut it a little if necessary.
4. Remove the backing. Then dry the film under the UV lamp. You can also use a hairdryer for drying.
5. Glue it to the nail, beautifully and gently spread it over the entire surface. You can use an orange stick.
6. If there are bumps or surpluses, then remove them with nail scissors. And on the free edge of the nail, the adjustment is performed by a nail file.
7. The last step will be the application of a final gel polish, after which it is necessary to remove the stickiness.

This design looks very nice on short or medium length nails. To file them, it is best to use a glass nail file.

Stamping

To create a unique pattern, including snake manicure, stamping is very often used. It is characterized by ease of execution and a very neat and uncomplicated pattern. Here is the procedure:

1. It is necessary to choose a suitable snake pattern, in most cases cells of complex shape are used.
2. Apply the base, then dry it.
3. Apply the main color, it also needs to be dried.
4. After these layers, apply a background gel polish, and also dry.
5. The next step is to remove the sticky layer.
6. Next, apply a dense color of varnish to the stencil so that it stands out against the background of the main one.
7. Remove the excess varnish with a scraper, hold the stamp to it, then carefully transfer it to the nail.
8. If there is excess, remove them, then dry in a UV lamp.
9. Apply top, dry and complete the process by removing the sticky layer.

Conclusion

Any of the above methods for obtaining a pattern similar to snake skin is very original. Black manicure with a design like no other fits this picture. To give a more intricate look, you can hand-draw some elements of snake skin.