Today the trend is stone nail design. Modern materials make it possible to obtain a coating resembling granite, agate, marble and other beautiful minerals. In our article you will find a guide on how to make marble manicure gel polish at home.
It's no secret that this grateful material allows you to get a great result that lasts on your nails, while maintaining a neat look for a long time. All that is needed for an independent gel manicure: a lamp for polymerization, a primer, a base, a top and several colored varnishes. Gel paints, which are much easier to perform patterns, as well as high-quality brushes, will help in the work. And to give the manicure an even more luxurious look, you can use foil, golden paints, rubs and other modern materials.
Shades of varnishes
Do not think that marble manicure can only be black and white. Natural marble has a wide range of colors. And striving for full compliance is not necessary at all. Therefore, many color schemes are appropriate in a manicure.
The main thing that emphasizes the resemblance to the noble natural material is peculiar bands, stains, and inclusions. You can make them using various techniques. But before embarking on decorative work, it is necessary to perform a number of prescribed hygiene procedures. Marble manicure looks very impressive and catchy, which means that the accuracy of the performance should be on top.
Where to begin
A groomed cuticle, small cuts on the skin and poorly processed ends will not mask any gel polish. Marble manicure should be done on well-groomed hands. The preparation is as follows:
- Process the cuticle, push it to the edge with a pusher.
- Sharpen your nails with a file, giving them the desired length and shape.
- Polish the surface of the nail plates with a buff to remove the natural gloss.
- Degrease nails using a lint-free cloth and alcohol. After this, it is better not to touch the surfaces of the plates with your fingers.
- Coat your nails with a primer layer.
- Apply base and dry in a lamp.
After that, you can proceed to the marble manicure. Gel varnishes, paints, all the necessary tools, decorative elements immediately place near you so that everything is conveniently accessible. At the same time, the working space should not remain too limited.
How to make marble manicure at home
To get an impressive result, you need to follow the technology of manicure. Apply varnish in thin layers, each dry in a lamp. Dry the layer of marble pattern for at least a minute. Cover your nails with the top, trying to level the surface. After carefully remove the stickiness, if any.
To perform a manicure with a marble pattern, it is desirable to use gel paints. They are pigmented, therefore it is better than gel varnishes, do not flow and it is more convenient to draw with them.
Shape and length
According to experts, fans of long nails will soon be able to rejoice. However, the short length does not lose relevance, so you can safely perform marble manicure on short nails. Choose the option that suits you best.
A soft square is gaining popularity among forms; oval and almonds also hold trending positions. Marble design is perfect for a variety of shapes, thanks to smooth soft lines and the lack of strict geometry.
Manicure Sliders
What could be easier than putting a finished picture on a fingernail? On sale you can find many ideas for marble manicure. Sliders can be either small (for example, to create French "smiles"), or the whole nail.
Put such images on a light-colored substrate.
Cut the sliders, hold them a little in a bowl with water. Using tweezers, place the pictures on the nails, let them air dry a little. Cover with a base layer, dry, then apply a top.
When buying, try to make the pictures a little larger, then you can crop them to the desired size.
Wet Marble Pattern
You can perform a drawing in various ways. To make a marble pattern in the “wet” technique, it is preferable to use materials from one manufacturer so that they mix well, and in the end give a flat surface.
The first coat of varnish should be plain. Use a lighter shade of varnish. Apply it and dry it under the lamp.
Cover the nail with a second layer, and then, without drying, put a few small dark drops. Using a flat brush, lightly blend some areas.
Add strips of a contrasting shade, trying to give the picture a resemblance to a marble pattern. Dry the varnish, and then cover with a top. You can decorate all 10 marigolds in this way, and also select only some of them.
For wet technology, you can use a comb brush. To do this, apply a top on a polymerized colored background, but do not dry. On the surface, drip a drop of contrasting varnish and top next to each other. Scallop from both drops, apply in wave-like movements on the nail. If necessary, take a few extra clear strokes. After drying, cover with the top and bake again.
Dry drawing
According to the reviews of many masters, this technique is easier to perform. First you need to coat your nails with white varnish, drying each layer. Then, using dark gray varnish, several thin strips should be drawn and shaded. For this, a conical brush with a narrow tip is suitable. After drying, draw thin lines with gel paint.
You can cover the marble manicure with a matte top to further emphasize the resemblance to a natural mineral.
Add strokes
Gold veins are extremely rare on marble, but in manicure they look very harmonious. Before applying the final layer of the top, you can make a few small strokes of gold paint.
Marble manicure is also recommended with foil. It should be glued onto a special glue applied in fragments, rather than in a continuous layer. In this case, the foil will give a craquelure effect. For the final coating, it is better to use a glossy top.
Go well with stone designs opals and rhinestones. It is advisable to decorate with them not all the nails of both hands, but only the nails of the ring fingers (or any other). For gluing rhinestones, use a special glue or gel. Do not cover the decorative pebbles with the top, otherwise they will become dull.
As you can see, marble designs look unusual and spectacular. They are quite appropriate in a working environment, and on vacation, and at a celebration. Choosing a suitable color scheme, you can get a result that will not get bored until the next correction. And the service life of the coating directly depends on the quality of materials, compliance with the technology of work and accuracy.