Glitter is the simplest and most budget-friendly option for nail decoration. Every girl can handle glitter, because working with them does not require experience or professional tools. A manicure with glitter is the first thing a girl tries to do when she decides to diversify her plain nail art. It is the shiny textures that become those original notes that fit perfectly into any shade of gel polish.
What types of glitter are there and how to use them?
There are a huge number of brilliant decor options. Girls will always find material to their liking. The simplest decor is dry glitter. This material was the very first to appear on store shelves and immediately won the hearts of fashionistas. Dry glitter is sprinkled over a plain, undried coating and, if necessary, fixed with a top coat.
Dry glitter can come in different sizes and colors. Choose a shade depending on the theme of the manicure and the upcoming look. For everyday looks, a silver tint is preferable; for summer, holidays and other special occasions, you can use bright, rich tones.
In addition to dry glitter in nail design, you can use:
- rubbing - small sparkles that are built into the texture of the gel polish and give it a delicate shiny finish
- melange - bright sand with shiny specks. Looks great in spring and summer nail art
- glitter - also sparkles, but larger in size. The variety of glitter is simply huge, so choose the material only based on your own preferences.
- shavings - dry shiny particles in the form of straws. Can be colored or metallized. The shavings are used as an independent decorative element, for example, to decorate a dark monochromatic coating. Also, shavings are often found in aquarium manicure.
- Yuki flakes – flakes with a holographic effect. The flakes look beautiful in sunlight, shimmer and shine effectively.
All of these types of glitter go great with pink. The trend is silver and gold sparkles, stretching with sparkles, complete coating of 1-2 nails with glitter, designs with rubbing and much more. We invite you to take a closer look at each of these trends and choose the most stylish option for yourself.
#1 Pink manicure with glitter 2021
Pink color combined with silver glitter looks discreet and very feminine. The design will fit perfectly into everyday and business looks. Even the presence of shiny decor will not make this manicure too noticeable and provocative.
If you want to get a stylish minimalist nail design, then apply a solid pink color and highlight your ring finger with silver glitter.
Such a spectacular and bright detail as glitter will breathe notes of solemnity and sophistication into a pink manicure. Even a matte pink color next to glitter will look much more laconic and impressive. For decoration, choose gel polishes with glitter, dry glitter, sequins and other shiny materials.
Nail design ideas for summer
The ideal time of year for pink manicure is summer. It is during this season that manicurists can safely experiment with sparkles, glitter and rhinestones. For an aesthetically correct design, you need to pay attention to all the nuances; do not use too bright shades of pink in combination with a lot of glitter, otherwise your manicure will be sloppy. If the pleasant summer weather inspires you to use “loud” tones from the pink color palette, then do not forget to tone down the shiny elements; too many bright components are not the best option. For a pastel and delicate shade, you can add several variations of glitter at once: sparkles, glitter, liquid foil, rhinestones. Pink nail design with glitter looks perfect on tanned hands, thus, this manicure is best suited for the hot season.
What else, besides the sparkles themselves, can you diversify a summer manicure in pink tones? First of all, with drawings and patterns on a plant theme. By adding delicate patterns, twigs, flowers, etc. to several nails, you will get a great space for painting. Try to play up this design with any kind of glitter by filling the leaves on the branch with sparkles. The color of the nail shine should match the pink shade of the varnish. Sequins in beige, pink, silver, gold and blue will look good. An unsuccessful combination is considered to be a combination of pink nail polish with green, blue, red and brown sparkles. Delicate pink nails, with sparkles of the same shade, are suitable even for an office worker, schoolgirl or businesswoman.
#2 Beautiful pink manicure with sparkles
The stretched design is suitable for those girls who want to diversify their everyday nail art without looking too provocative. The glitter stretch looks great on long nails, which show off all the beauty of the glittery decor.
It is better to do the glitter stretch on the ring finger, and paint the rest of the nails a solid pink color. The little finger can also be highlighted with a solid shiny decor to make the design look harmonious. To stretch the color, it is advisable to use large glitter. They look beautiful on nails and allow you to use less material.
Soft pink manicure with glitter
New Year's time is approaching. Representatives of the female half begin to choose outfits for the holiday. And between this, accessories, hairstyle, makeup and of course manicure. The pink shade is considered the most neutral in relation to work and various events where a dress code is implemented.
But how can you dilute the pink shade to make it look more festive? For this, we have prepared a master class on using sparkles or shiny decor.
Stretching with glitter
This option is perfect for those who love gradients and all similar designs. And now a little more about the decorative technique:
- Treatment of the nail plate. It is best to do a deep combined manicure using a machine and scissors before using gel polish.
- Polish your nails with a buff. The sander should be 100/180 grit (for a natural nail plate)
- Degrease the nail plate. Using a special product and lint-free wipes. Napkins must be lint-free. Since if the pile gets under the coating, then the further procedure will go bumpy.
- Apply base coat. Choose a high-quality and dense base. The durability of the manicure depends on the base and top coat. Dense bases are usually rubber. First, apply a barely thin layer of base. So that about a couple of millimeters remain from the edges and cuticle. Then we put a thicker drop on the brush. We distribute it over the surface of the nail plate, repeating the architecture of the nail. If necessary, turn your hand over and let it drain. Adjust the architecture with a thin brush.
- Dry it in a lamp. In a LED lamp 30 seconds, in a UV lamp 2 minutes.
- Cover the base coat. Repeat it in two layers. We paint under the cuticle. In order to cover evenly, we help ourselves with a thin brush.
- Dry the color layer in a lamp. 10 seconds in a LED lamp, 1 minute in a UV lamp.
- We fix the coating with topcoat. Dry it in a lamp.
- And now the fun begins. We cover the nail with top coat again and casually scatter glitter on the undried layer. This action can be done using a pusher.
- We dry the decor in a lamp. Cover with a layer of base, then into the lamp. Cover with a layer of top coat and dry. The design is ready.
Glitter gel polish
There are a wide variety of gel polishes on sale now. Manufacturers are trying hard on the palette. Among them, each has a palette with a hint of glitter. It can also be used to draw ornaments and patterns. And just to cover your nails.
Liquid metal
This design became a trend this year. It is mica with the addition of glitter. It looks really, really like metal. To draw precise details, it is better to use a thin brush. Such as Roubleuff 00
Casting
Trend 2015-2016. However, it stays firmly in the top designs. Using this technique you can draw any picture.
Using the following technology:
- Treat the nail plate
- Cover with gel polish
- Dry all layers as much as possible
- Secure layers with top coat
- Use a thin brush to draw the outlines of the design
- For drawing we take black gel paste
- Draw the outline of the selected pattern
- Dry in a lamp
- We take special foil (which is translated) We transfer it to the drawing, as if imprinting it.
- Cover with top. Then we dry it in a lamp. The design is ready
- Rubbing
- Rubbing is not only one-color, which is familiar to us. But also in the form of stardust. This is a fine glitter that can be rubbed in. It is enough to cover the nail and secure with top coat. It is important to remember that the top must be used without a sticky layer.
- Dry the layer in a lamp. Now rubbing comes into play. It can be rubbed in with an applicator or with your finger. We secure it on top with a top coat so that the rub does not escape from us. The design is ready.
Foil
Foil is one of the most economical designs. A whole roll can be purchased for no more than 50 rubles. At the same time, in terms of consumption, this design will last for almost a year, or even more. It depends how often you use it.
The application technique is quite simple. We cover the nail with gel polish, then fix it with top coat. And here one of the important points is that the top should have a sticky layer. Since the foil is transferred due to stickiness. Cover with top. Let it dry and the design is ready.
Broken glass
It looks like foil. However, the technique of use is slightly different. It got its name because it looks like fragments. The foil is cut into small pieces. The nail is covered as usual, only now the top is not the top, but the base.
Place pieces of glass on the wet layer. Dry in a lamp, then cover with another layer of base. Let it dry and then cover with top coat. The design is ready.
Kamifubuki
If you love crackers, then this is your option. Kamifubuki resemble confetti in appearance. Apply similar to broken glass. The design is truly New Year's.
I hope these ideas dispel doubts that glitter can only be used in the form of varnish.
#3 Pink manicure with rubbing
Rubbing is the same glitter, but crushed to the state of flour or starch. You can work with rubbing on both gel polish and regular polish. The design in both versions is identical. The rubbing is available in several versions: holographic, pearl, silver, shell or beetle rubbing and others.
For a pink background, it is better to use pearl, gold, silver or pink rub. The design with pearl rubbing turns out to be incredibly delicate and soft; with liquid metal rubbing, the manicure acquires spectacular and expressive notes.
The rub is used on all fingers at once, for example, this design looks great on short nails, or on several nails. The latter option is preferable for those with long nails.
#4 Hot pink manicure with glitter
The pink color is not limited to just the soft and delicate shade that we are used to seeing on the nails of fashionistas. Pink has such interesting tones as barbie, strawberry, magenta, fuchsia, raspberry, amaranth and others. These bright and expressive shades go perfectly with silver sparkles, gold decor, rubbing, melange and other decor.
There are several current new designs with sparkles on trend:
- plain pink coating highlighting one nail with sparkles
- using pink gel polish with pigment or small glitter
- design with rhinestones and sparkles
- geometric patterns highlighted with glitter
- French manicure with highlighting the edge of the nail with shiny decor
#5 Delicate pink manicure with sparkles and sequins
Sequins are large sparkles of different sizes and shapes. A classic example is round glitter. They can be silver, gold, colored, etc. The design with sequins in the shape of stars, hearts, and other geometric shapes looks stylish.
The sequins look great with a matte pink finish. For a spectacular design, just decorate the root zone with sequins and a stylish, delicate manicure is ready. Working with sequins is just as easy as working with sparkles. Use sequins to create everyday and formal nail art.
Glitter is a great purchase for every girl. They add interesting notes to the design and look impressive with any shades and decor. The variety of shades, shapes and sizes of shiny decor is huge, so every girl can find a shiny material to match her shade of gel polish.
Manicure with sparkles 2021-2022 for a special occasion: the best ideas and new manicures
If you are looking for an evening manicure with glitter, you have come to the right place, because our gallery presents amazing examples of glitter manicure that will be appropriate to complement both an evening and a cocktail dress.
Fashion trends in nail art offer women a luxurious manicure with sparkles in dark and rich shades as an evening nail design, which looks very impressive and original.
The shape and size of the nails does not matter, because a manicure with glitter will look festive both on short-length nails and on medium and long nails with sharp, square, oval shapes.
In addition to rich and dark shades, the trend is evening nail design with glitter and black openwork patterns that look amazing on nails, as well as a popular technique - the cat's eye, which delights with the originality of the idea.
