Matte manicure is one of the most important trends of this season. On nails, this texture of varnish looks noble and exquisite. Especially good matte coating is in harmony with saturated deep dark tones: cherry, eggplant, blue, chocolate. If you decide to combine different textures - matte and glossy - then you risk becoming the most fashionable and cause burning envy of your girlfriends. Today we will tell you how to make a matt manicure at home.
Preparing for a matt manicure
The non-reflective coating attracts special attention to the condition of the nail plate, so make sure that it is ideal. The best version of the edging manicure.
- Dry nails shape. We advise you to try a "soft square".
- Pusher carefully slide the cuticle towards the nail bed.
- Undress your hands in a warm bath.
- Scissors or tweezers cut the cuticle.
- Apply a nourishing oil to the skin around the nail.
Frosted manicure: choose varnish
The secret of a beautiful coating lies in the lacquer. What tools will help make a matte manicure:
- Matt lacquer. In shops, special coatings with a non-glossy texture are sold. Their main advantages: ease of use and speed. Disadvantages: the price. The most fashionable shades: turquoise, gray, black, purple, burgundy.
- Matte topcoat. If you put it on top of any glossy varnish, then the latter will get the desired dullness. A huge plus: you can get a lot of different shades, buying only one tool.
How to make a matt manicure at home
If a special matte varnish is not at hand, and manicure is very desirable to do, then use simple home methods.
Matt manicure with steam
- Cover your nails with varnish
- Put a pot of water on the stove
- As soon as the steam begins to appear, hold the nails over it for 3-5 seconds. Turn your hand so as to process all areas. Carefully, do not burn yourself.
Flour or powder
- Pour flour or baby powder into a small container.
- Cover the nails with a glossy varnish and let it dry a little.
- On still wet coating with a brush, apply the flour and wait a minute.
- Gently brush the powder with a clean brush. If the particles of flour are stuck to the lacquer, then lower the nail into the water, and then try again with a brush.
- You can also mix the varnish with flour or matte shadows for the eyes of the corresponding shade.
Scotch
Another way to make a matt manicure at home: if you glue a strip of normal scotch on a slightly damp coat and then gently remove it, then you will get a matte finish.
Ideas for a matt manicure
Matte manicure is good in that it gives a lot of room for imagination. It can be combined with shiny, add trim with rhinestones and sequins, draw fantasy patterns or stick funny stickers. Here are some creative options - be inspired!
Geometric mix: matt manicure with glossy pattern
Elegant manicure, which even a novice can do.
Step-by-step instruction
- Cover the nails with glossy varnish. We chose a beautiful chocolate shade.
- Cut out small strips of scotch.
- On a slightly damp surface, gently glue the adhesive tape so that it covers half of the nail.
- Accurate rapid movement remove the adhesive tape and enjoy the result.
Here is another version of an unusual geometric solution.
V-manicure with matt varnish
The following design drew our attention to the fact that in it the natural pink tint of the nail is harmoniously combined with the milky-white matte coating. Manicure is done easily and quickly.
Step-by-step instruction
- Buy stencils in the store or cut out strips in the form of a letter V from scotch tape.
- Stick them on your nails. The main task is to make the drawing symmetrical.
- Cover the surface of the plate with a matte varnish and after a couple of seconds, remove the stop bars. If you wait until the layer dries completely, the line of the drawing will appear uneven.
Frosted manicure with glossy pattern
Glossy pattern on the matte coating looks volume and expressive. You can create monochrome pictures or combine several shades.
Circles and stripes
The main feature of this manicure will be that we will use only black lacquer. In addition, only a special matte finish finish is required., / P>
Step-by-step instruction
- We paint nails.
- Cover them with a top to get a non-shiny texture. Wait until the layer dries.
- On the fingernails of ring fingers we paste thin strips of scotch. They will serve as stencils.
- Once again, we cover the plate with varnish and carefully remove the restraints.
- We draw peas on all the other fingers. For this we need a regular hairpin. Dip her tip in the lacquer and set neat points.
- We dry.
Matt Leopard
We offer you several variants of leopard pattern. The first one is more traditional, it is performed in shades of brown, black and gold.
Step-by-step instruction
- We cover nails with a matte beige varnish.
- On a palette (for example, a plastic card) we drip gold and brown varnish.
- With the help of a toothpick, we put gold points on the nail.
- We select a dark varnish and draw them along the contour. Do not strive for accuracy and symmetry: the line should be intermittent and of different thicknesses.
Note that on the black background of the thumb, we made a monochrome drawing.
Matt Leopard-2
The second option is suitable for glamorous girls: on the white matte background, pink spots of the leopard are adorned. The technique of doing the manicure is the same.
Leopard in the style of Chanel
On the luxurious matte manicure in the style of Chanel will tell a video tutorial.
French matt manicure
This fall, you must try to make a black matte manicure. For him, only a high-quality dark lacquer is required.
- Cover your nails with varnish.
- A strip of scotch 2-3 mm wide. glue on the free edge.
- Wait a couple of minutes, and then remove.
Color solutions can be more vivid, for example, such as in the photo.
To experiment with the form within the framework of the French manicure you will be helped by colorful varnishes and figured stencils. The result is very attractive.