Choosing a nail design sometimes turns into a real problem. Sometimes you want something shiny, but not pretentious, eye-catching, but not colorful. It is important that the lace suits well with jeans and a sweater, and with a classic suit, and with a dress, and that it is stylish, in accordance with the latest trends. Going through design ideas can be overwhelming. What if you do a transparent manicure with glitter? This nail art satisfies all the above criteria!
Imitation of French manicure with sparkles
It's not that difficult to find a reason to make yourself a French jacket with glitter. This is an ideal replacement for the timeless classic, which involves applying shiny decor along the free edge of the nail. A huge plus of a shining jacket is that the design is made on a neutral glossy or matte base. What makes the manicure light and sophisticated. And also special lovers of this trend decorate French with rhinestones, flakes, cobweb and “broken glass” decor. They also combine sparkles and white “smiles”.
Types of glitter
Glitter is a concentrate of small particles of glitter and other safe metal pollen. The shine of the nail art will depend on the shape of the particles.
Glitter is very easy to confuse with shimmer, which consists of smaller particles of powder.
The material can be identified by its concentrated brightness; glitter immediately catches the eye and has the property of shimmering even in natural light.
For example:
Liquid - looks like regular nail polish with the addition of a lot of shiny particles. Most often this is recycled foil in different shades.
Quite easy to use, you can create a shiny coating on your nails even at home. By the way, for inspiration, you can check out the ideas for manicures with glitter.
Crumbly - most often it is used by craftsmen. The particles can be collected on the nail plate in the form of patterns, and you can also completely cover it if desired.
Only masters work with such material for one reason - it is easy to spill and ruin the entire nail art.
These are the main types that you can work with with basic nail care skills. It is convenient to work with loose glitter using narrow tweezers and a special sponge that will help remove excess material from the skin.
Transparent manicure with glitter on the tips
This season, the masters invite us to shine. The new collections are literally overflowing with sparkling nail ideas with sparkles in a variety of shades: from gold to holographic. Due to its brightness, a good variation is a manicure when the glitter is placed on a transparent nail coating. There are many options here, as with French. There are no standards or restrictions in creativity. And during wear, you can cover it with clear varnish to make it look fresh again.
How to stretch your nails
Stretching is a smooth transition between two or more colors. A soft transition of shades from dark to lighter is also called a gradient manicure or ombre. It is performed in horizontal and vertical directions or at an angle. A good specialist can use 9 different styles of color application for ombre.
Stretching manicure with glitter for short nails
Stretch manicure with sparkles on short nails can be performed with different combinations of colors. Glitter is applied to the lunula area, which lengthens the nail plate. They also practice placement on the edge, which takes the form of a French manicure. To lengthen short nails, use light varnishes at the base, and paint a small area with two colors.
An option on how to do a stretch manicure on short nails can be seen by paying attention to the photo. This style does not depend on the length of the nail plate.
Stretching manicure for long nails
Not every woman is able to grow her own nails long. And those who boast a long nail plate have the opportunity to use different styles and ideas. Naturally, ombre looks gorgeous with shiny elements, both large and small. Glitter can be applied to the bottom or top. In this case, the shape can be almond-shaped or square.
Stretching on pointed nails
The tapered shape looks beautiful when transitioning from light to dark colors. Dark endings in this design look brighter and more expressive. The use of dark shades and sparkles enhances the beauty of the shape of the nail plate. Stylists recommend using holographic or pearl pigment.
Nude manicure with sparkles on the tips
Any beige, pink and gray shades are appropriate here. For a change, bright sparkles on all or several nails, strokes of varnish or minimalist prints can be fashionable accents. Fresh ideas offer completely new designs that allow you to combine different colors (mix) on the tips of your nails.
Milky manicure with glitter on the tips of the nails
The cool milky color of the base contrasts perfectly with the silver glitter, brightens and expands the surface of the nail. And a warm tone - with gold. Despite this, milky manicure is reflected in other modern nail variations. For example, the “different hands” design will look stylish. For a fashionable manicure, use different background colors. For example, on one hand it is milky with glitter, and on the other hand it is transparent with glitter.
Main trends 2019-2020
At the peak of popularity today is the use of glitter with matte varnish. Such nail art will look elegant, strict and appropriate, especially if we are talking about a social reception or a cooperative.
Experts recommend not setting frames; you can experiment with shades and patterns. A red manicure with glitter will look impressive.
The fashion trend in 2021 is aimed at using shades such as:
- Tango.
- Crimson.
- Sangria.
- Burgundy.
- Fiesta.
Red manicure with sparkles on the tips
Red and gold combinations will add solemnity to your manicure. When creating your ideal design, focus on the main trends of modern nail fashion. Gradient, French, textures, monochromatic manicure with sparkles - just yesterday, familiar types of nail designs have noticeably transformed. After all, experiments are taking place with techniques for their execution and new decor.
Disadvantages of glitter
Glitter has several significant disadvantages that do not allow the fair sex to constantly use it. For example:
If you remove the coating yourself, you may encounter the problem of getting rid of a large amount of glitter. As practice shows, you don’t need a single sponge to completely get rid of them. There will be glitter on your clothes and hands.
Making drawings is not as easy as it might seem. This is a very labor-intensive and sensitive work, which will take not a single hour.
Buying dry glitter is only 1/3 of the task. You will have to spend money on purchasing special sponges, tweezers, and applicators.
Fixation - only if the glitter is placed correctly on the nail plate, they will last for 10 days. An important role is played by the final coating with gel polish, which cannot be done without special equipment.
Too much volume of the nail plate is the most popular problem if there is no experience. It is necessary to control the distribution of glitter throughout the plate; any excess will be visible after the nail art dries.
Despite the main disadvantages, which can easily be avoided using the main recommendations, glitter remains one of the best coatings for holidays and important events.
New trends in manicure with glitter 2021 will help make your hands more expressive and beautiful.
Black manicure with glitter
If the main tone is black, which will be most common in the nail design, then sparkles of different colors will suit it. After all, black is a universal companion for all shades. When decorating a manicure, you can sprinkle glitter on both the tip of the nail and highlight the middle, diagonal, and base. Or completely, for example, the ring finger.
Design options
Nail trends replace each other at incredible speed. Masters come up with interesting designs and practice new techniques. So that you don’t have to delve into the depths of the Internet in search of successful options, we have collected for you the best ideas for transparent manicure with glitter.
Aquarium manicure
Aquarium design can be done on long nails. If the length is not enough, the master may suggest extending your nails with gel. Aquarium design creates a three-dimensional effect, the illusion of depth. He is captivating and eye-catching.
To create it, transparent gels are used, through which all decorative elements will be clearly visible. To enhance the volumetric effect, the design uses sparkles of different shapes and shades. The glitter is laid out randomly or in a clearly thought-out pattern, then a transparent gel is applied on top.
Wedding design
Using white gel polish, clear bases and silver or gold glitter, you can create a stunning wedding design. It can be complemented with drawings of flowers, monograms, and lace.
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Brides often choose a French manicure as their wedding manicure. An interesting option is a French manicure made with a translucent base and silver glitter.
Shimmering manicure
Spectacular shimmer can be achieved using “liquid mica”. This material is in the arsenal of almost any nail artist, as it is easy to use and allows you to create interesting holiday designs. It allows the nail artist to create a luxurious shimmering manicure on nails of any length and shape.
“Liquid mica” can have different shades, both classic silver and gold, and bright colors: red, blue, green, black, pink. To make a manicure with transparent gel and colored “liquid mica” harmonious, you should choose a gel polish of the same shade as the glitter and use it to cover 1 – 2 nails or individual areas of the nail plates.
Ideas with glitter
Glitter can be used to create beautiful designs. By covering the nail with a transparent varnish with a beige tint, you can use glitter to draw geometric shapes, stars or arbitrary shapes. For design contrast and clarity of the design, its contours can be outlined with black gel paint. Not all nails can be made transparent, but, for example, only on the ring fingers.
By choosing 2 - 3 beautiful, compatible shades of gel polish, you can create an abstract design with glitter. Using a thin brush, draw smooth lines, dividing the nail plate into several sections of different sizes. Fill each area with colored varnish, one with glitter, and leave one transparent. To enhance the contrast, areas of the nail that are not covered with glitter can be made matte, and a glossy top coat can be applied on top of the shiny elements.
New Year's decor
For New Year's design, sparkles of different sizes and shades are suitable. Color combinations should be made based on the festive outfit. The most popular solution is gold glitter. It turns your manicure into a spectacular addition to your look and harmonizes with gold jewelry.
No less popular are multi-colored kamifubuki, which create a cheerful mood. If your festive look contains bright colors, a transparent base will come in handy as a base for kamifubuki. It will not overload the manicure or make it vulgar, but will add lightness and laconicism to it. Below in the photo you can see an interesting manicure with glitter on the tips of the nails.
With glitter you can decorate pictures in the New Year's style: Christmas trees, Santa Claus, snowdrifts, snowmen, snowflakes. They densely fill individual elements of the picture or create highlights by arranging the strokes chaotically.
Multi-colored manicure with sparkles
Sequins come in a wide variety of shades. It won’t be difficult to choose a decor that matches the base coat, even if it’s a bright yellow or lilac gel polish. When creating a colored manicure with glitter, you can use the following techniques and techniques:
- manicure-frame: cover 3 nails on your hand with colored gel polish, and 2 with transparent, on transparent nails with black gel paint, draw a frame, outlining the nail plate, then fill the inner space with glitter;
- shiny tips: cover all nails with a transparent base, select glitter and transfer foil of similar shades, stamp foil on the tips of the nails, apply glitter on top;
- multi-colored moon design: choose 2 beautiful shades of gel polish and silver glitter, make your little finger nail completely shiny, draw holes on the next 2 nails with glitter, step back a little and cover the rest of the nail with colored gel polish.
Gradient manicure
Glitter can be used on both transparent nails and those coated with colored gel polish. If you choose glitter that is a shade darker than the coating, you can create a beautiful stretch of color. To obtain a gradient, glitter is applied from the tip of the nail to the center or from the lunula to the middle of the plate, adjusting the coverage density. The glitter is applied to the center of the nail with light strokes, and to the lunula or tip - in a thick layer. In the photo below you can see a beautiful pink manicure with glitter in ombre style.
Glitter French manicure
A transparent manicure with shimmering sparkles on the tips of the nails looks festive, but at the same time simple, without frills. If you apply glitter in a stripe to the free edge, you will get a variation of the French jacket, but more original and unusual. Sequins can be any color.
Advice!
To cover the yellowish tint of the tip of the nail, you can apply white gel polish under the glitter as a base.
Sparkling moon design
Neatly filed oval nails with a moonlit French look very feminine and sophisticated. The holes can be filled with glitter and outlined with white gel polish. The rest of the nail can be left transparent.
This manicure looks airy and delicate. Holes cannot be drawn on all nails. Nails without a design are often covered with a calm shade of gel polish, for example, pink, sand, vanilla.
Manicure with large sparkles on the tips
New: shiny design with large glitter or confetti. How viable all this is in everyday realities is a question. But if you have the courage and your clothing style allows it, you can decorate your manicure with multi-colored confetti, combining it with a neutral base. In light of the global trend for brightness and glitter, it will generally be very modern.
Types of glitter
Nail artists use different types of glitter to create shimmering designs. They differ not only in the shape of the shimmering particles, but also in the consistency of the material and its method of use.
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There are dry glitters - glitters, kamifubuki, mica, hexagons, Yucca flakes. They are glued to the applied transparent or colored coating, after which they are polymerized in a lamp. There are liquid glitters: liquid mica gel polish, shiny gel paint. They are applied with a separate brush to the already dried coating, then dried in a lamp.
Small sparkles
Small shiny elements create a dense, shiny coating. Due to the small particle size, it turns out to be less multifaceted and calmer. This makes the design with small sparkles suitable for everyday wear.
Small sparkles can be used as a drawing material. With their help, you can draw monograms and curls, fill holes, and draw a line of a free edge. A French manicure with a shiny tip is very feminine and sophisticated.
Large sparkles
The larger the glitter, the more eye-catching the design will be. Glitter with large shiny elements can be used to create a festive design. If you want to use it for everyday wear, it is better to combine a minimum of colors in the design. The best option is a transparent coating and glitter, without the use of additional decor and colored gel polishes.
On a note!
A moderate design with large glitter can be achieved if you apply it to only 1 – 2 fingers.
Round glitter
Round sequins called kamifubuki allow you to create a confetti-style design. Even on a transparent background, kamifubuki look quite bright and catchy, since the shimmering elements are large in size and have multi-color tints.
In design, it is important to have a sense of proportion and not to overdo it with decor. Kamifubuki are self-sufficient and do not mix well with other decorative elements.
Square sequins
An unusual result can be achieved by using square sparkles in your design. They can be successfully used in geometric designs. Their correct shape will allow them to harmoniously complement geometric designs.
It is also important to observe moderation here so that the sparkles become an interesting addition to the design, and not its main accent.
Glitter straws
An imitation of shiny cobwebs or Christmas tree tinsel can be created using glitter straws. They look like thin and short metal threads packed in small jars. Loose glitter is applied to the uncured coating, after which it is polymerized in a lamp. By changing the density of glitter application, you can achieve different effects.
Other forms
In addition to the above options, you can find sparkles of other shapes on sale: stars, hearts, droplets, triangles. For aquarium and abstract designs, you can use sparkles of chaotic, unequal shapes, for example, Yucca flakes.
On a note!
Don't limit yourself to just one type of glitter. You can combine shiny elements of different shades and shapes in your design. This will give it depth and make it more impressive.
Design with glitter on the tips of square nails
The shape of the nails “square”, medium and short length is an excellent option for experimenting with glitter. Here you can use multi-colored, reverse and double French. It’s also worth trying to stretch with glitter rub. An excellent additional decoration would be thin foil strips or liquid rhinestones.
New Year's manicure with silver and gold sparkles
Such a luxurious manicure is guaranteed to attract admiring glances at you at a festive event. In this case, you can choose the most contrasting color option for the base and shiny decor. And, of course, the festive effect will be stronger if you add New Year's elements on several nails. Rhinestones, foil, and crystal chips are welcome. And, of course, glitter along the free edge of the nail of different sizes and shapes.
Manicure-stretching colors on nails
They practice doing ombre not only on one finger, but the transition of tone from one to another between different fingers also looks interesting. Stylists do not recommend using all possible coverage options:
- glossy;
- mother-of-pearl;
- matte.
Their combination looks tasteless. It is important to select varnishes with the same texture and density. It is important to choose “native” colors that are close in tone. But if you decide to use three colors, then you need to distribute them correctly. The middle finger is painted dark, the index and ring fingers are lighter, the thumb and little finger are painted a light shade.
If 5 colors are chosen, then it is advised to start with the little finger, painting it in a dark color, then paint it in light colors closer to the thumb. Shades of green, red, purple, and pink are ideal.
White stretch marks on nails
The dried base is painted with white varnish and dried under a lamp. Then select shiny elements of the desired color and size. Apply with a brush along the edge of the plate or at the base in the direction from the middle to the holes; you can use glitter of different sizes. Dry and repeat the layer again.
White color can be combined with almost any shade. But contrasting or too saturated tones should be avoided.
Nail design with black stretch
The first thing to do is paint it black and dry it. Then another varnish is applied along the edge, approximately touching 2/3 of the plate. For painting, use a rounded brush, but you need to hold it parallel to your nails. The layer must be dried under a lamp.
Next, black is applied in the same movements to the part that is closer to the lunula. The movement of the brush is directed from the joints of the varnish to the base. Without drying the layer, use a clean brush to shade the joints. The excess is removed from the instrument. Next, dry it under a lamp.
The next layer is applied along the edge and also shaded with a clean brush, then put your hands under the lamp. You can apply another layer for a brighter and more saturated shade, but you can use a different technique by covering one part of the plate with glitter. The procedure is completed with a finishing agent.
Stretching manicure in two colors: photo
To perform a two-color gradient manicure, mix the shades of two varnishes. To do this, apply the first layer to the base, which will be from the base and dry. A different shade is applied to the edge of the plate with a rounded brush. You can apply two layers for brightness.
Bright nail design with stretching
To perform this manicure style, use the colors of the rainbow. As a rule, three bright colors are used.
New Year's ideas for stretching nails
To create a festive mood, you can create an ombre look using glitter. Glitter is applied to a light tone or shades of blue so that the density of the glitter decreases at the base of the plate. You can apply glitter in several layers, which will strengthen the coating. Then dry under a lamp. The use of a finishing coating, on the one hand, reduces the brightness of the glitter, on the other hand, it strengthens and prevents the shiny elements from peeling off. They practice applying sparkles to a design depicting elements of the winter period.
Fashionable manicure with stylish glitter design on the tips of the nails, photo
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