Features of working with manicure tapes
Many girls fail to do a manicure using adhesive strips the first time. For some, it doesn’t even work out from the second, third and tenth. It just takes practice in everything, including nail design. Manicurists share their secrets of perfect nail design with tape:
- In order for the adhesive edging to fit well on the nail plate, you first need to go over it with a buff, creating a slightly rough surface. Then the decor will lie flat, perfectly, and will not rise or peel off.
- The tape should be glued in tension, that is, it needs to be stretched a little, placed in the place where it plans to be, attached to the center of the plate, to its most convex part. Then gently press the decor with your fingernail.
- The tape should be cut so that small empty gaps (no more than 0.5 mm) remain on the nail. Using this simple method, you can properly seal the edge of the nail and then the manicure tape will not come off.
- It is best to cut off a piece of strip with wire cutters - they do not lift the strip, unlike scissors.
- The topcoat will help increase the service life of a manicure with braid.
- Bright stripes should only be attached to a dry surface.
Stencil tape in nail design
If you want to add some zest to your ordinary manicure, make, for example, a perfectly even stripe, geometry, but with a poor eye and a trembling hand you cannot draw the lines perfectly, then tapes can come to the rescue. After all, it is not at all necessary to glue them on the nail; they can be used as a stencil.
It is not difficult to make such a design, for this you need: - Apply varnish to prepared nails, wait for it to dry. — Stick tape with a pre-designed design on top, sealing it well to the nail. — Cover the nail with varnish of a different color, being careful not to touch the decor. Then all that remains is to remove the adhesive tape and dry your nails.
This manicure is suitable for those girls who do not like excessive shine, but at the same time want to see the clarity and evenness of lines, diamonds, squares, etc.
Brush
The most common method of applying a print is a manicure done with a brush. To create it, in addition to the previously listed tools, you will need a brush. First, a base is applied to the treated nails, then they are painted over with a base; you can make several layers. Draw lines with a brush. After everything has dried, apply the top coat.
Manicure with metallic stripes and lines
Do you know why many girls love to do manicures with design tape? Because with her you don’t need to think about how to decorate your nails, what design or pattern to come up with. All you need for such a manicure is to choose a tape of a suitable color and thickness, place it on your nails and paint it with a top coat.
A nail design with a silver or golden ribbon looks impressive on nails of any color: both bright and pastel, muted and dark. For an office manicure, it is, of course, better to choose calm shades: coffee, beige, gray, nude varnishes with a minimum number of decorative elements.
And for parties, going to the cinema, a disco, or a concert, you can use gel polishes of the brightest colors and shades. At the same time, you don’t have to skimp on the number of manicure ribbons. Stripes can be placed on all nails, or on one or two; tiers can be made from ribbons or simply parallel stripes.
Contrasting combination
The white stripes nail design looks great combined with black lines. They can be positioned as you like, and can also be combined with a moon manicure or a reverse French manicure. A marine theme is well suited for the summer period - white and blue colors.
A good option are dark stripes on shades such as:
- pink;
- beige;
- gold;
- silver.
To completely transform your manicure, only one vertical line on each nail is enough. You can choose a combination of bright shades, both contrasting and different tones of the same colors.
Manicure with ribbons on gel polish
To ensure that a design using adhesive strips lasts a long time, we recommend applying a varnish coating to the gel. If regular polish begins to chip on the third day, then gel polish can stay on your nails for 2-3 weeks.
Step-by-step guide to creating a manicure with ribbons on gel polish:
Step 1
Trim your nails, push back the cuticles, and go over the plate with a buff.
Step 2
Paint your nails with colored gel polish in one or two layers, after each be sure to dry your fingers in a lamp. To give your design more brightness, you can use gel polishes of various colors and combine all kinds of shades. In this case, the manicure tape will subsequently act as a delimiter.
Step 3
Cut off the tape from the roll with a margin so that later it is convenient to remove its remains. Glue a bright strip onto a dry coating, having previously treated the surface of the nail with a buff. Cut off the excess tape tails with pliers.
Step 4
Apply the fixative to the nails, paying special attention to the places where the tape is glued. Remove the sticky layer.
Striped aquatic
This method is relatively new. A little experience is required here. Water striped manicure has one feature, which is that you can make wavy lines rather than straight ones. Experts recommend using gel polish for this type of manicure. To create a striped water manicure you need to prepare:
- varnish base;
- several shades of varnish;
- container with water;
- fixing agent;
- manicure set;
- toothpicks;
- cotton buds;
- nail polish remover.
Creating a water manicure is carried out in several stages. First, cut the cuticle and give the nails the desired shape. Apply the base. After this, varnish is dripped into the center of the prepared container, which, spreading, forms a colored round spot on the water. On top of it you need to drop a varnish of a different color, use a toothpick to stretch this drop until it spreads into stripes. After this, carefully lower your fingers so that the film covers the surface of the nails. When the varnish dries, the nail is covered with a protective layer.
Nail Design Ideas with Adhesive Strips
If a girl decides to try a manicure with these bright stripes for the first time, then first she needs to try simple, light designs. For example, make horizontal, vertical or diagonal stripes. It doesn’t matter how many of them there are on the nail. Even one ribbon looks beautiful and will create a complete look. In this case, stylists advise diluting one strip with two colors of varnish. That is, a bright ribbon in this case serves as a border between contrasting varnishes.
Many girls like to emphasize the smile line with ribbons, doing a French manicure with an adhesive strip. And in general, adhesive tapes are worth a closer look for those girls who adore French hair, but are unable to make their smile line clear and beautiful. Metallized strips, as usual, will help in this matter. At the same time, it is not necessary that the smile line be of a standard shape; it can be beveled a little, made rectangular or triangular.
If you've already gotten the hang of working with adhesive strips, then you can start making geometric, complex nail designs with tape. Here the flight of imagination is already unlimited. Adhesive strips can be placed in different ways: to make parallels, corners, triangles, X's, squares, strokes, in general, whatever you want. Please note that the tape can be selected to match the varnishes or in a completely different color. And you can glue the strips on both long and short nails of any plate shape: square, pointed, almond-shaped.
Decorative ribbons on nails fit into any look; they create enormous scope for imagination and the realization of your creative abilities. Metallic, colored stripes in manicure are a universal solution for girls who follow fashion trends in the nail industry.
Stripes for the 2018-2019 season in minimalist style
Health and beauty always go hand in hand. That’s why nude manicure, short nail length, and a properly formed arch are popular. A typical sign of the times is a manicure with gold stripes, the photo of which is located below. He seems to emanate youth and purity. Despite the fact that the nails are modeled, they look completely natural. This design can be chosen by the bride on her wedding day.
It is no coincidence that the style, so popular recently, is called minimalism. There is a tendency to get rid of everything unnecessary, feigned and artificial. Extremely long nails, nail extensions, and Chinese painting are already a thing of the past. Increasingly, stylists are using negative space in designs - open areas that demonstrate a healthy nail plate.
