Every modern girl carefully takes care of herself and her appearance, so that when she goes out in society she is irresistible, and men do not take their eyes off her. For these purposes, you can buy a charming outfit, go to a beauty salon, but do not forget about a neat pedicure, because this is very important. Beauty salons offer a lot of different variations to make your legs look beautiful, but in this article we will focus on the lunar pedicure.
Favorable conditions for applying a lunar pedicure
Drawing holes right away is a mistake, because you first need to prepare the skin of your legs and the nails themselves for this procedure. To prepare this procedure we will need:
- Foot bath filled with warm water.
- Strengthening liquid for the nail plate.
- Regular hydrogen peroxide.
- Cream or oil to moisturize and soften the skin.
- Nail polish remover (without acetone).
- Special substance for removing cuticles.
- Separators for fingers (for further painting of nails).
- Orange wood stick (for pushing back cuticles).
- Various decorative varnishes (Matte, Neon, Magnetic, etc.)
- Pedicure tools (tweezers and scissors).
- Pumice stone or foot grater.
- Pedicure files.
After all the procedures, you can begin performing a lunar pedicure.
Having provided yourself with the entire list of items listed above, you will be completely ready for the procedure. First you need to remove the old layer of varnish, do this using a special nail polish remover (without acetone). Apply a softening cream to your feet and soak them in a bath of warm water. Wait 10-15 minutes. Completely remove rough skin from the surface of your feet using a nail file or pumice stone. Next, take scissors or clippers and trim your nails to a length that does not cover the nail bed. It is important to remember that you need to cut your nails in an even line; curves are created using a nail file. Do not even think about cutting off the corners of the nail plate; this can seriously harm you, including surgery to remove the ingrown nail plate. Treat the cuticles with a special substance to remove it. After a couple of minutes, carefully remove the cuticle with an orange stick. Massage your feet after lubricating them with oil or cream. Treat your nails with nail polish remover. Apply a base to the nail plate that will strengthen the nail itself. Are you ready for the Lunar Pedicure procedure?
Practical advice
Volumetric rhinestones, beads and stones are suitable for summer. In open shoes, the decor will not interfere and will only complement your look. The rest of the time it is better to give preference to flat decor because... rhinestones and stones can cling to the lining of autumn shoes or nylon tights and stockings.
It is worth mentioning the practical side of matte, “velvet” and “sand” coatings that are fashionable today. These polishes look great, but can be a hassle. Dust quickly collects on rough surfaces.
This pedicure will require more careful care: wash your feet with a soft brush and wipe the surface of your nails with alcohol-containing products.
Lunar pedicure using adhesive-based stencils
The technique for creating a lunar pedicure is identical to that used in pedicure. Apply a layer of decorative varnish that you will use at the base of the nail (lunula). Often this is a light varnish, but bright colors can be applied. Wait for the varnish to dry completely. The stencils should be placed so that they lightly cover the part of the base of the nail that will not be painted. Paint your nails the main color. Wait until the varnish dries. As a final touch, apply a layer of glossy sealer.
Color combinations
To choose the right shade of varnish for the hole and the rest of the nail, you need to have an idea of color compatibility and decide on the degree of saturation of the pedicure. To do this, you just need to decide: what you like more - bright varnishes or light, muted tones.
Contrasting colors.
A truly fashionable pedicure can be achieved if you use clear transitions of intense colors. This effect is achieved with the help of bright colors and beautiful combinations. Classic tandems of red-white, black-white and blue-yellow coatings look great. In addition, acidic and neon colors are a win-win solution.
Pastel shades.
The use of a single-color coating with transparent varnish is considered a traditional option for a lunar pedicure. Delicate pastel combinations in white-pink, blue, light green, peach, and pale yellow palettes have also proven themselves well. It is worth noting that light shades of lunar design make for an excellent summer pedicure.
How to do a moon pedicure without using a stencil?
If you find that you have run out of stencils, but really want to get a lunar pedicure, we will tell you how to deal with this situation. You will need a bit of patience and knowledge of technology. To begin, take a decorative varnish and apply it along the contour of the base of the nail (lunula). The line should be smooth and proportionate. Not everyone succeeds the first time, but there is no need to be upset. Erase the poorly drawn outline of the decorative varnish and apply it again. You need to strive for a “crescent” shape, draw it as evenly as possible, a lip pencil will help you in this matter. Draw a thick line with a pencil, wipe off the excess with a cotton swab (dipped in makeup remover). Excess decorative varnish on the lunula can be removed using nail polish remover. Cover the rest of the nail plate with varnish; you can use a couple of layers of varnish at once. Using a varnish of a different color, you can correct the unevenness of the previous layer of varnish. If you want to decorate your nails, use rhinestones, small stones, designs, etc. There is no order in which rhinestones and stones are placed; they can be randomly located over the entire area of the nail or only in part of the base. Finally, apply a layer of top coat.
Design ideas
Most fashion trends dictate using as many different elements as possible in nail art. This also applies to the lunar pedicure, which in itself already looks like a complete design solution. However, there is room for interesting creativity here too.
With an image.
Highlighting a hole with a pattern or adding a simple print to the free space are good options for refreshing your pedicure and making it more original. Floral and geometric designs are suitable for summer design. The evening look is emphasized by patterns in the form of flexible lines and openwork ornaments.
With rhinestones.
A great option is to decorate the nail hole with shimmering stones. Thanks to this design, there is no need to paint the lunula a different color. You can also decorate neighboring nails with rhinestones, while making the usual classic moon decor on your thumb.
With glitter.
Covering the base of the nail with silver or gold glitter will look solemn. To complete the look, it is best to paint over the adjacent nail plates with shiny varnish, and also choose accessories with shimmering details.
With French.
The moon jacket is a great solution for everyday wear, but can also look great when creating a festive style. This design can take up too much space, as it requires design at both the bottom and top of the nail. Therefore, to prevent the plates from looking very short and wide, light nail extensions are allowed. Next, you can begin creating a classic jacket with lunar decor.
Matte.
The use of matte varnishes in lunar pedicure is considered quite a winning solution. Depending on the color, this option will serve well as an elegant decoration, as well as a wonderful summer choice. The matte finish gives the shades a richer, more elegant look.
Gradient.
One-color pedicure occupies a good position in fashion. However, to add some personality to your design, you can try using a subtle gradient design. Using the ombre technique for pedicure looks decent on light, delicate shades.
Every year more and more unusual new lunar pedicure products appear. Such interesting design options are popular with many advanced craftsmen. Moon print combines conciseness and mystery. Any variation of this technique will be a universal solution for a beautiful and attractive look.
Newfangled options for lunar pedicure
Pedicure is not a boring activity at all; to add your own zest to a lunar pedicure, use ideas from nail art specialists. Contrasting shades are everything to us. Forget once and for all about the limitations of pastel colors. Now you can use gold, black, red, blue shades. A silver lunula and matte nails in dark tones look very beautiful. Don’t get used to the moon-shaped lunula, it can be given any shape, use your imagination 100%. The lunar design can be done both on all the toenails and on just one of the fingers. A very successful solution would be the idea of a combination of lunar and French pedicure. To achieve a worthwhile result, you need to decorate the tip of the nail and its base with a different color.
Peculiarities
Lunar pedicure and manicure are called techniques in the form of reverse French style or “anti-French”. Instead of highlighting the free tip of the nail, the lunula, the semicircle at the base of the nail plate, is painted here.
Different options for lunar pedicure
Modern variations of this pedicure do not have clear design rules. Determination of color, shape and decoration depends only on imagination. The most popular material used is shellac pedicure coating. However, with the help of simple varnish you can achieve a beautiful and neat lunar design.
The best time for a moon pedicure
Did you know that the best time for a pedicure is Friday evening? This is a wonderful period of time when the work week has come to an end and you can indulge in beauty treatments or relaxation. Try getting a pedicure at this time and you will be pleasantly surprised.
Step-by-step instruction
Lunar pedicure can be performed in several ways. The most convenient of them is the use of stencils. Detailed instructions without the use of auxiliary tools look like this:
- Steam your feet in a bath, cut off the cuticles with tongs, clean your feet with pumice, and use a brush to clean out all the dirt from under your nails.
- Wipe your feet dry, apply nourishing cream, allow it to be completely absorbed, and degrease your nails.
- Apply base coat. If the hole in the moon pedicure is colorless, then proceed to the next step; if not, then after the base has dried, apply varnish to the entire surface, the color of which will be the hole.
- Using a thin manicure brush, mark the border of the future hole with the base varnish. If difficulties arise with an even image, you can use the following technique: put one point in the center of the intended arc and two at the edges, connecting them with an even line.
- Repeat the previous step again to obtain a more saturated color.
- Apply sealer
Instructions are also presented in the video.
A little about other fashionable pedicure designs
Among other very popular nail design techniques in pedicure, already known techniques and new items stand out, similar to manicure (photo). Among them are pedicure:
- lunar;
- metal;
- glass.
This pedicure is easy to do yourself.
Plain coatings are the best option for beginners in nail design New Year's pedicure
French pedicure: simple and tasteful
The well-known French technique, which has pleased everyone with original new products for the warm season, is actively used not only in manicure, but also in pedicure design. This nail art technique has been occupying a leading position in the fashion world for a long time, expanding the range of its variations - from the classic French to the use of different colors of decorative varnish, rhinestones, and sparkles for decorating nails. 2022 is also a period in which French pedicure is on a wave of popularity.
The well-known French technique is actively used not only in manicure, but also in pedicure design. This nail art technique has for a long time occupied a leading position in the fashion world, expanding the range of its variations - from the classic French to the use of different colors of decorative varnish, rhinestones , glitter for decorating nails
French pedicure is on the rise in popularity
Probably the main reason for such a demand for French pedicure remains its versatility. After all, it is very difficult and tiring for some busy women to choose the right nail color for each shoe and outfit. And the French jacket has the unique ability to match any occasion, weather, season, shoes. French pedicure gives elegance to women's legs, looks gentle and neat. In 2022, the most popular types of French pedicure are:
- classical;
- color;
- with rhinestones;
- with drawings.
Advice! For a French pedicure, stylists advise to grow your nails a little, but no more than 2 mm, because any length beyond this will look ridiculous. But this is not at all necessary, since the white line – the “smile” – can visually lengthen the nail.
The main reason for such a demand for French pedicure remains its versatility. French pedicure has a unique ability to match any occasion, weather, season, shoes. French pedicure adds elegance to women’s legs, looks gentle and neat.
Pedicure with gel polish
One of the popular nail art techniques throughout all seasons of 2019, including autumn, continues to be pedicure using gel polish, the design of which is replete with new products (photo).
Note to fashionistas: rules for applying gel polish
- Before applying gel polish, the nails are given the desired shape and the cuticle is removed. Next, the topmost layer is removed from the nails. The nail plates are cleaned of dust residues and degreased.
Before applying gel polish, the nails are given the desired shape, the cuticle is removed. Then the topmost layer is removed from the nails. The nail plates are cleaned of dust residues and degreased. The next step is to apply the gel polish directly in three layers: base gel, colored gel polish and finishing gel
- At the next stage, the gel polish is applied directly in three layers: base gel, colored gel polish and finishing gel. Applying gel polish to nails is accompanied by mandatory drying of each layer in a UV lamp for about 2 minutes or in an LED device for about 30 seconds.
Advice! Try to apply all components as thinly as possible to give the pedicure an elegant look. The colored gel is applied in one layer if you want to give it a translucent look, or in two or three layers for a more intense look. But the layers should be as thin as possible.
The influence of days of the week on pedicure
Monday is a hard day. But not for your nails. It is the best lunar day for a pedicure. A high-quality, beautiful pedicure will set a good mood for the whole week; feel free to take care of your feet and nails.
Cutting your nails on Tuesday will strengthen them, reduce brittleness, and also bring a penny into your wallet.
Are you tired from work, school and household chores? A pedicure performed on Wednesday will relieve the loss of strength and help you reach new heights in any of your endeavors.
Thursday is ruled by mighty Jupiter, which favors growth and renewal. Taking care of your feet on this day will rejuvenate not only your feet, but also the rest of your body.
On Saturday, “stargazers” recommend getting rid of everything unnecessary, including overgrown nails. Feel free to polish your nail plates and remove dead skin particles from your feet. All negative energy will go away, leaving only good energy.
Friday and Sunday are forbidden days for pedicures. On Friday, all human physiological processes slow down. By cutting your nails, you “cut off” a piece of your well-being and positive energy.
According to Christian canons, it is forbidden to work on Sunday, so it is better to postpone the pedicure until Monday, so as not to inadvertently attract negative force.
Lunar pedicure is a truly fashionable and elegant solution for ladies who care about their beauty. Coupled with the correct use of the lunar calendar, it will give beauty, health and youth not only to your legs, but to your entire body.
Single color design
Technologies are developing every day, and nail decoration techniques are also improving. In this area, fashionistas and experts had to go through enchanting experiences when they could give free rein to their imagination without any restrictions.
And if in the recent past nail design went through a period of constant experiments with colors and designs, now it is clear that masters have switched to the once undeservedly forgotten monochromatic pedicure. If the classic coating, which included white or pink varnish, looked boring and impersonal, now the experts have managed to find a compromise solution.
Interesting! Plain manicure 2021
You can change the color saturation level. It is also possible to alternate matte and glossy varnishes of the same color. A monochromatic pedicure with a mirror finish is especially impressive.
A plain red pedicure remains in demand in 2022. It can be combined with black varnish. This design will look especially good when choosing a sensual women's outfit.
The combined version of a French pedicure with holes is also effective. Famous designers are offering all this this season. They recommend using it in a single color scheme.
You can look at the photos of new products for short nails presented in this section, successful examples of such solutions.
It is worth trying to make any of the presented designs.
It is noteworthy that today one of the trends is painting toenails in the color of open shoes, such as sandals. If you like more expressive options, you can use contrasting combinations when, for example, you wear nude sandals and your nails are painted in some shiny or bright color.
If you don’t have time to change the color of your nails when using a different pair of shoes, and plans change quickly, it is recommended to adopt a proven solution in a pastel design. Fashion always favors nude tones, and such a palette can be considered universal.
Photo selection of red pedicure
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Fashion hits
The design of pedicures with gel polish this year is rich and varied. The new autumn season brings changes to the palette of current colors. Now this:
- gray,
- black,
- blue,
- brown,
- silver,
- red,
- pastel colors and shades.
The combination of black and white is an eternal classic. Blue and white is a variation on a marine theme. The blue color of pedicure polish is trendy this year.
Combining these colors will allow you to create a unique, colorful pedicure design.
Monochromatic coloring will always remain in trend. It is universal in nature, suitable for different life situations and outfits.
It harmonizes very much with the strict, restrained style of its owner, and will also be more useful than ever during the period of calm and gradual falling asleep of nature, the departure of its colorful colors until the next summer season.
The geometric pattern will continue to maintain its popularity in the next season of 2022. Figures can be depicted both on the nails of only the thumbs, and on all fingers as a whole. According to the recommendations of stylists, the width of the nail plate should be taken into account.
Rainbow on the fingers Multi-colored coating and a smiley face on the thumb Solid coloring will always remain in trend. It is universal in nature, suitable for different life situations and outfits.
Gradient pedicure (ombre) is also very popular among nail design options. It follows the trends of a similar manicure. Its basic trends will be:
- color transition from the first finger to the last;
- transition of colors within the nail of one finger - horizontally, vertically.
Creating drawings is another fashionable motive in decorating nails using gel polish. This is, first of all, an abstraction - a mosaic, dots, blots, spots. Thematic designs are also popular. So, during the velvet season, marine motifs and, undoubtedly, golden autumn motifs will still be in demand.
The New Year's time will make all kinds of snowflakes and stars as decoration relevant.
Advice! Be sure to wait until the gel polish is completely dry to avoid damaging the coating. This is especially true now in connection with the approach of the autumn-winter season and the appearance of closed shoes in everyday use.
Marine designs Delicate patterns Most often, the pattern is applied specifically to the thumbnail, because... there is more room for creativity here
