Hollywood stars are increasingly distinguished by a shining nail design. The technique of nail art with foil looks rich and beautiful, fingers shimmer with a sparkle of precious metals and stones. Many fashionistas are wondering how to apply foil on the nails correctly? After all, a mirror design can be done at home independently. We will introduce you to the main types of metallized films, how to apply foil to nails with gel polish with various fashionable nail art.
Foil sheet view
Before you learn how to apply the foil on the nails correctly, you should get acquainted with the varieties of this material. The metallized effect can be of several types. It is important to note that this is not at all the foil in which candies or chocolates are wrapped. Similar material is sold in specialized stores for nail design. There are many options - tear-off, transfer, embossed, film, in the form of strips, liquid.
The most common type of metallized plate is considered sheet metal. It does not have a special adhesive layer and is attached to the nail plates with special glue, which can also be freely purchased. Sheet foil is very convenient because various ornaments and figures can be cut from it. This material is great for mirror and metal design. If you include a flight of fancy, then shiny films will turn your nails into luxurious masterpieces.
There are a lot of shades of such a thin shiny material. It is sold in small rolls packed in jars. Often there are films with various patterns and abstractions. Do you want to know how to make nail foil in sheet rolls? Very easy. First, special glue is applied to the plates, and a cut strip of foil is applied over it.
How to apply mirror foil on nails?
In salons, mirror-like manicures are often done using Minx film. This procedure is quite laborious. An excellent alternative to this embodiment is the use of special foil based on a film. How to apply foil on a similar plan? First you need to buy a mirror metallized material, it is called - varnish-film. It can be monophonic, with overflows and even patterns. Varnish for such a film resembles PVA in consistency. To perform a mirror manicure, you need to prepare the following devices:
- mirror foil;
- background varnish similar in color to foil;
- orange stick or pusher;
- glue, gel polish or a sticky layer of the gel itself.
First, prepare the nail plates for manicure: degrease, treat them, give the desired shape. Then paint the nails with a background coating that will not differ very much from the shade of the foil. After that, apply a thin layer of glue to the dried varnish, let it dry a little. Now gently place the cut mirror foil on it and smooth it with an orange stick. Pay special attention to places near the cuticle and at the edge of the nail. Now tear off the film that turned out to be superfluous behind the plates, leave only a shiny layer. The foil, as it were, is imprinted on the nails, so it needs to be pressed tightly to the plates. With such a simple method you will achieve a luxurious mirror manicure!
How to apply broken glass foil on nails?
For several seasons, the design of “broken glass” or “crystal manicure” has remained popular. The original fragments are made with special foil in different design variations. This type of nail art decoration is suitable for nails of any shape. An image in the style of a broken showcase can be made on both long and short plates. This decor does not overload the manicure, so it is often performed on all fingers. “Broken glass” looks elegant and airy. Marigolds resemble jewelry shimmering in the sun.
Especially popular is the execution of holographic fragments on a black basis (imitation of the night sky), oriental themes, and placers of iridescent diamonds. "Broken glass" is performed as an emphasis on one to two fingers or as a mono-manicure. The procedure for performing such nail art is as follows:
- Prepare your nails for design.
- Thinly and evenly apply the first color layer, dry in a lamp.
- Apply a second coat of gel polish and also dry for 20 seconds.
- On not yet fully dried varnish, apply small pieces of holographic foil in the form of glass. Use gold, silver foil or in the form of cellophane, mica.
- Cover the result with the top and dry for a minute.
You will have a charming design, because even the most chaotic and chaotic pieces of “broken glass” at a certain angle and light will fascinate, like a kaleidoscope.
Application of transfer foil
Quite popular is the translated metallized material. Its feature is that it can print a pattern on the nails. The transfer foil is made of colored tracing paper. It is sold in small rolls 3 cm wide and one meter long, placed in jars with a lid. Most often it is used under gel polish. The transfer film is available with either a conventional pattern or a metallic effect. It can be a solid print or separate images.
Such a foil has two sides: glossy with a pattern, reverse with a matte effect. To apply a similar film to the nail, it is necessary that the coating is sticky. Manicurists apply it on a sticky layer of gel or gel polish, and lovers at home use special glue.
Here is the procedure for applying transfer foil to gel polish:
- Prepare your nails, apply a base coat for gel polish.
- Dry the base in the lamp for 10 seconds.
- Apply gel polish of the desired shade, suitable for the foil.
- Dry in the lamp for a minute.
- Apply topcoat on index finger and little finger.
- Dry for 30 seconds.
- Apply a thin layer of special glue to the middle and ring finger and let it dry.
- Cut a small piece of film and gently attach to the nail.
- Smooth the foil over the fingernail with a rubber-tipped pusher.
- With a sharp movement, tear off an unnecessary portion of the foil.
- Repeat the same with the other nails.
- Coat the foil with a layer of top varnish and dry in a lamp.
- You can complement the design with gel paints.
- At the end, remove the stickiness with special napkins and apply moisturizing cuticle oil.
As a result, you will get a very effective design, similar to the space one. Here's how to apply transfer foil to your nails.
Liquid foil
More recently, liquid metallized material has appeared. Let's figure out how to apply liquid foil to the nails. Many masters of professional manicure respond very positively about her. She became the trend of the last season in nail art.
First you need to understand what liquid foil is. It comes in the form of gel polish with various small sparkles that dry out and become very similar to a bright and shiny film. This liquid miracle remedy is very easy to apply on the nails:
- Make correction of the length and shape of the plates, remove the cuticle.
- Clean the nails with a fine brush from dust, degrease the surface with a clipper.
- Treat the nails with a primer, which is responsible for connecting the layers with the nail.
- Air dry for a minute.
- Apply the base with a thin layer and dry for 30 seconds in the LED lamp.
- Open the bottle with liquid foil and brush on the desired nails. Work carefully, do not press the brush once again. This will create a uniform layer.
- Dry in the lamp.
- Apply top coat and dry.
- Remove the sticky layer with clinser.
A similar design can be complemented by decor in the form of murals, stickers.
Thermal Effect Film
Under the influence of warm air, she becomes obedient. Coating the nail plates with it is very quick and easy, and no additional materials are required. Thermofoil has an unusual application method. After cutting off a small piece of material, bring it to the ultraviolet lamp with tweezers and heat it up. Immediately after heating, attach to the nail plate without any additional glue.
French with metallic film
French manicure with transfer foil looks simply gorgeous! Everything is very simple - instead of a white "smile" on the tips of the nails, a metal bend is made of foil. On sale there are ready-made semi-circular blanks. They can be of various shades. But most often they use silver or golden. First, a base coat is applied to the nails, and after it dries, smiles from the foil are attached. Top they are fixed with a glossy top.
Spectacular metal holes
Performing an inverted service jacket is quite simple. First you need to apply the base and wait for it to dry. Glue is applied to the area at the base of the nail and prepared curved foil holes are attached to it. Orange stick gently aligns their surface. All unnecessary breaks off. A protective coating is applied on top. Manicure looks very impressive!
Silver or gold plating
Another method of rich gold spraying is the use of metallized reaped thin paper. Such paper does not give a casting effect, but looks like a real foil. First, paint your nails with varnish, wait for partial drying and apply foil of the desired color. Most often, such a festive manicure is performed in golden or silver color. Then wait a few minutes until the varnish dries and the foil adheres well to it. To make nail art look more original, it is enough to cover several nails with metallized paper. All emphasis will be focused on them.
Originality of geometric manicure.
Various stripes and geometric shapes on the nails make a durable foil. Their width and size are chosen by everyone to taste. How to apply a foil for nail design with a geometric pattern? First cover the nails with a base, let it dry slightly. Attach pre-cut foil shapes to your nails and straighten. Thus parallel lines, original lattices, triangles, waves are performed. It is better if they are contrasting to the base varnish. You can choose not only plain ribbons, but also with an original print. For applying thin foil elements, it is better to use tweezers.
How to remove a similar manicure?
How to make foil on the nails (step by step) we have already figured out, and how to remove it? If you applied it to regular varnish, then remove it with a means to remove it. The gel polish foil lasts much longer. It must be removed with a special nail file, like other coatings heated in lamps.
What do experts advise?
Some works with foil nail art masters are admirable. But many compositions on the nails can also be performed by beginners in manicure, it is important to acquire all the necessary materials. In specialized stores, a huge variety of foils with different textures and colors.
Professionals say that metallized paper is very easy to use, which opens up creative freedom. It is important not to oversaturate the manicure with bright and catchy foil so that it does not look tasteless. Complex drawings with shiny material are best done only on the ring finger or little finger. It is not necessary to select the same outfit for such a brilliant manicure. Do not overload the image. To make nail art with foil flawlessly, purchase all the necessary tools. A simple metal design is enough, and your nails will shine, captivating the views of others.