Manicure liquid stones
Apply protective gel to your nails. Let dry for a couple of minutes. Using a “hair” brush and black art gel, we draw a pattern, it will be the future casting. The lines are drawn thick so that foil can be attached to them. Dry it in a lamp. Next, we apply the foil with the matte side and sharply tear it off, leaving a golden trace along the lines of the gel art. The procedure is repeated until all lines are covered.
Let's move on to liquid stones. We use colored gels to indicate where we attach the “stone”; it is better to use two colors of gel, so the design will play beautifully in the light. Dry for 2 minutes and cover with stained glass gel. We also fix the polymer in a UV lamp. To give volume to the “stone”, we cover it with sculpting gel at the last stage. Let's dry it. At the very end, use a thin brush to treat the nails with protective gel and dry again.
Materials: Hair brush, tear-off foil, several colors of art gels, stained glass gel, sculpture gel (thick), protective gel.
Types of oriental manicure
- Arabic - this type of design is characterized by minimal use of straight lines, floral patterns and ornate patterns are encouraged. If straight lines are used, then in the form of an imitation mosaic, which is suitable for short nails.
Despite the fact that such a manicure is very beautiful and elegant, the choice of design must be approached with caution, since in Eastern countries even a small line can contain a deep meaning, and sometimes even a sacred meaning.
Types of Arabic manicure.
Girikh. This type of manicure consists of geometric patterns of various shapes. Previously, the style of such patterns was used to decorate the appearance of buildings, but nail art masters appreciated the non-standard nature of such a design and transferred it to nails.
Islimi. In contrast to the serious girikh, islimi consists of curls and curling flower branches. If girih means strength and greatness, then gentle islimi emphasizes the flexibility and softness of life.
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Arabesque. The combination of seemingly impossible figures, girikh and islimi spirals gave rise to such a look as arabesques. Recently, this combination has been quite popular among Eastern women. This drawing speaks of dreams, peace and harmony.
Besides being beautiful, Arabic manicure is quite versatile. These nails will look appropriate with both a formal business attire and an evening dress.
- Indian manicure is a design made with henna, peacock feathers or paisley. In addition to the original pattern, Indian manicure, according to many, has a charming effect, brings happiness and wards off bad luck. For mehendi, light beige, pink or bluish colors are most often used, and the pattern is applied with dark paint. But sometimes, to create a more complete composition, several colors are used at once, such as blue, yellow, orange, black. This combination is used for a more vibrant drawing. But it is quite difficult to make such a drawing, because the colors must be arranged so that they do not intersect and complement each other. You can complement the design with an oriental pattern by adding rhinestones. You just need to place them so that they completely repeat the pattern, otherwise it will turn out sloppy.
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A manicure with Indian mehendi often fits into the image of freedom-loving people who reject conservative views. It is also advised to sometimes abandon the usual strict manicure and try the beauty of oriental designs, which will allow you to break out of the usual framework and open life from a new perspective.
Manicure in mehendi style
Apply the base and dry the nail surface. We apply the background gel polish, dry it, you can treat the surface of the nail a little with a buff, then the paint will adhere better. We use brown paint, carefully lay it out on a convenient surface; if the desired color is not available, then it can be made from several. We draw the mehendi pattern with a thin brush, and dry the elements of the patterns in a UV lamp. Cover with top.
Materials: Base, gel polish for the background, brown paint (thick), glossy top coat, thin bone, dots.
Useful: Indian manicure.
Oriental style manicure techniques
Stamping plates and stickers
If you are still new to nail art, then to create an oriental manicure you can use specialized stickers or stamping plates. These simple tools will make your work easier and protect you from mistakes.
Decor with beads and rhinestones
To make an oriental manicure more interesting and voluminous, intricate patterns on the nails can be laid out with small beads or rhinestones.
Feather manicure
Due to the ease of implementation, this technique has become quite popular. This fashionable manicure looks natural and elegant. To create it, peacock feathers are used, which are sealed on the nails between layers of transparent gel polish.
Artistic manicure
The most painstaking and time-consuming type of manicure. The master literally draws patterns on your nails by hand using varnish or acrylic paints. Such work is worth a lot and looks like a real masterpiece.
Oriental mosaic
Apply base coat and dry. On the surface of the nail we apply a pattern consisting of chaotic figures with multi-colored gel polishes and dry it in a UV lamp. Using black paint we draw clear boundaries of the figures, separating them from each other. We complete the design with gold foil. We sharply tear it off the surface of the nail. We do this several times until the entire surface of the nail is covered with gold plating. Finally, cover with top.
Materials: Base, multi-colored gel polishes, thin brush, black paint (thick), gold foil, top coat.
Manicure in Islam
There is a misconception that Muslim women are strictly not allowed to use nail polish. Painting your nails is not prohibited by Shariah, but it must be taken into account that ablution is not considered valid, since the varnish does not allow water to pass through. In recent years, so-called water-permeable halal varnishes have appeared, but they are still at the testing stage and have not received an unambiguous assessment by theologians. Well, hand care in general is highly encouraged in Islam. Cutting nails is defined by the Prophet (peace be upon him) as something that corresponds to fitra (human nature).
Oriental manicure at home
To work you will need:
- Base for manicure;
- White varnish for sliders;
- Polish for other nails, combined with sliders;
- Sliders;
- A glass of water;
- Scissors;
- Sharp brush (optional);
- Flat brush and remover for removing excess polish and excess slider parts.
So, let's start creating an oriental style manicure.
We do a regular hygienic manicure to prepare for the future design. How long the beauty will last and how it will look depends on the proper preparation of the nails. Be sure to remove the cuticle and its remains from the nail plate. You can also use an unedged version of the manicure, but the skin should under no circumstances interfere with the application of varnish.
Another important point: degrease the nail plates with a special liquid or alcohol. If you skip this stage, the varnish may well come off the nail as a continuous film, and the reason for this will not be the poor quality of the coating.
Apply a thin layer of base varnish and let it dry completely.
Leave the nails of the ring and middle fingers free for now, and cover the rest with red varnish.
If a standard varnish brush is not very convenient, and you cannot paint the area near the cuticle itself, you can do this with a thin brush, and preferably quickly, until the main layer of varnish has dried.
While the red coating dries, apply white varnish to the remaining free nails. We are waiting for everything to harden.
If white is needed only for the background under a solid slider, and the presence of light gaps in it is not critical, then the rest of the nails should be painted perfectly. If the first layer does not give the desired effect, apply a second one and wait until it hardens completely.
Cut out a rectangle from the slider plate slightly larger than the size of the nail.
We lower it into the water for a few seconds, carefully remove the colored film from the paper backing, while simultaneously blotting it with a cotton pad or paper napkin.
Place the slider on the nail and smooth it out. Excess is usually easily removed with a flat brush moistened with remover. But as a last resort, you can use scissors again.
We place sliders on all white nails in the same way.
Cover all nails with top coat and let it harden completely.
The alluring beauty and mystery of the world of oriental ornamental painting is incredibly attractive. Oriental style design is popular at any age, as it is extremely versatile and looks harmonious with a wardrobe in any style.
Mesmerizingly beautiful nails, decorated with oriental painting, reproduce the art of the Islamic East, and therefore contain exclusively abstract paintings and motifs created using three classical techniques: girikh, islimi and arabesque. These three pillars of oriental manicure give nail artists a unique opportunity to create unique and individual images. What are they?
- Girikh
(from Persian “knot”) - complex geometric patterns, replete with combinations of stars, rectangles, rhombuses, and triangles. - Islimi
is a stylized image of flower stems and spirals. - Girikh
talks about the power and greatness of Eastern culture, while Islimi is the soul of the East, soft, gentle and a little naive. - Their synthesis - arabesques
- is an interweaving of Islimi and Girikh motifs, complemented by canonized fonts.
All three decorative options reproduce in nail images the fabulous beauty of the higher world, the dreams of which permeate all incarnations of oriental art.
Oriental manicure also has its own color canons. These are primarily combinations of blue and red with white and gold, decorated in brown-gold and green tones, paintings with or nail art with, imitating molten precious metals. Try and get to know the mysterious world of nail-East better. And stylized ornaments, or creative materials in the form or enamel for painting nails, presented in our online store, will help you with this.
The easiest and fastest way to create Arabic marigolds is with. Well, if you don’t know this art, use thematic vinyl stencils (for example, or).
To create vinyl Arabic nails, follow these steps:
- Cover your nails with your choice
If you strive to create a spectacular and extraordinary manicure, you should pay attention to oriental motifs.
Oriental manicure is characterized by deep dark shades, richness and chic of golden tints and precious stones. Reflect the beauty and originality of the East and various ornaments, very far from traditional European patterns. There are two groups of drawings in the oriental style:
- Indian manicure: peacock feathers, mehendi-style patterns, paisley (they are also called Indian cucumbers);
- Arabic manicure - floral and floral patterns in oriental colors, various ornate curls.
Classic shades of oriental manicure: indigo, deep, brick, scarlet, rich orange. But this list is limited only by your imagination and skill level, since there are no restrictions on the use of other colors.
To create a real oriental manicure, you can resort to using gold-colored acrylic paint, large rhinestones and beads. If you prefer the Arabic style, then keep in mind that straight lines are alien to it. On the contrary, the patterns should be as fancy and ornate as possible. But straight lines can be used when depicting multi-colored mosaics on nails - one of the most common elements of the oriental style.
On sale you can find many accessories to imitate mosaics on nails, such as special foil with a “broken glass” effect, decorative diamonds or shells that can be crushed. It is best to cover such a pattern with stained glass varnish: thanks to this, you will be able to achieve unique luxury and depth of decor. A manicure with oriental mosaic will look good on short nails.
