Nail design with foil on gel polish

Beautiful and well-groomed hands - the main evidence that the girl watches her appearance. Therefore, manicure plays such an important role in creating a harmonious image. A variety of nail decoration is amazing: French manicure, regular coating or using gel polish, not to mention the various patterns and patterns on the nail plate.

What just do not come up for art nail art! A completely new technology is gaining popularity - nail design with foil on gel polish. You should not confuse it with food foil, as a special foil material is used to decorate the nail plate.

Manicurists highly appreciated the foil due to its plasticity and shine. In addition, it allows you to create an incredible and unique decor that looks simply luxurious. It is quite simple to make such a manicure at home, it is not necessary to visit a beauty salon for this.

To properly apply such coverage, you must purchase all the necessary attributes:

1. Standard manicure setwhich will allow to put in order a cuticle and the form of nails.
2. Gel polish coating: primer, base coat, top coat.
3. Gel polish necessary colors.
4. Foil.
5. Glue or emulsion (used as adhesive substance for foil).
6. Orange stick.

All this will help you to make a high-quality manicure at home.

It is worth noting immediately that there are several variations of foil for the design of the nail plate:

• Tear-off - It is quite a dense and durable material, it is produced in rolls or stickers. To fix it on the nails, you can use the procedure of gluing or by applying heat. Glue can be applied either completely on the nail plate, or partially in the form of a pattern. Certain components of the pattern are cut from this type of foil and very carefully, using tweezers, are applied to the nail. Excess material must be removed using a nail file. Very often this option is used in the aquarium design.
• Transferable - This option will be an excellent solution for newcomers to the manicure business. It is much easier and easier to apply, and it costs less than a tear-off counterpart. Produced in rolls or placed in small round jars. On the surface of such a material can be applied a variety of patterns. You can choose a color or texture at your discretion. You need to attach this material with a matte surface to the nail plate and, smoothing out all the irregularities, carefully press it and then sharply jerk it away. This way you will be able to translate the pattern from the foil to the nail.

• Potal perfectly imitates gold leaf. It can be found in the form of a book. It is printed and creates the effect of golden marigolds.
• Foil varnishes are a rainbow coating that shimmers with a variety of sparkling hues. They can be applied as a whole on the nail plate, or by drawing a certain pattern. If you apply one layer, then this varnish will be translucent, and if you use two layers, then the coating will be bright, it will visually create a 3D volume.
• Foil as a fine crumb - it can be used by adding to the gel polish to design a unique and unusual manicure.

The main advantage of this tool is ease of application, it is much easier to use and make a beautiful manicure than with the use of natural foil.

Getting such varnish, it is necessary to pay attention to some features:

1. Purchase this product from well-known brands.then the result will give you great pleasure.
2. Check out the composition. It is better to abandon the product, which includes toluene and formaldehyde, they negatively affect the state of the nail plate.
3. Check the consistency such a cosmetic product. Open the bottle and remove the brush. Assess how quickly the droplet rolls down. If it doesn’t stretch heavily and doesn’t drip quickly, then a good quality varnish. This tool should also have a different consistency.
4. It is better to get a lacquer with foil effect, In which there is a soft brush that has smooth, slightly rounded edges. It is necessary to abandon the purchase of a product whose bristles stand out.
5. Buy this varnish in a transparent package.In this case, you will be able to evaluate not only its color, but also control the absence of exfoliation and sediment.

The main advantage of this tool is ease of application, it is much easier to use and make a beautiful manicure than with the use of natural foil.

It is very simple to use gel varnish with effect of a foil. The technology of its application resembles the usual coating:

1. Need to push back the cuticle and polish the nailthen remove the dust with a brush.
2. Put over degreaser and wait for it to dry.
3. Use the primer. It is necessary to apply the agent with a thin layer, wait until it dries completely.
4. Apply base coat and dry in the lamp.
5. Overlay top gel, dry in the lamp and remove the sticky layer, leaving no villi.
6. Apply varnish gel with the effect of foil on a dry nail plate.
7. Dry in the lamp. To understand that the varnish gel is already dry, pay attention to its surface. There should not be visible inclusions of nacre, the layer should have a monochrome and uniform appearance.
8. Can apply a second coatto get a more saturated color. Try not to touch the previously applied gel polish. Dry in the lamp.
9. To consolidate the effect, need to use two types of fixers: hard (applied very close to the cuticle and lateral parts of the marigold, using a thin brush) or with a sticky layer (applied on top of a solid fixative, does not dry) and place the nails under the lamp.
10. Remove adhesive layer and apply nourishing oil to the cuticle.

The advantage of gel varnish with foil effect - This is the creation of a luxurious manicure without the use of additional components. It is enough to make up the nails, you do not need to use accessories (beads, rhinestones) to give the manicure an extraordinary appearance. This will suit those young ladies who do not like to spend a lot of time on such a procedure.

See the master class of foil lacquer in the next video.

Foil can be made in the form of patterns, curls or be a multi-colored option. The technique of printing patterns and curls on the nail plate is also called "casting". For these purposes, double-sided foil is used - on the one hand, the surface is matt, and if you rub it with something, you can scratch this layer. With a matte surface, the foil is applied onto the nail, slightly held and torn off with a sharp movement, leaving a beautiful decor printed.

If you are a beginner and for the first time apply foil manicure, then it is better to experiment on thin patterns.Use for this contour drawing, stripes or curls, since the first time you create an extensive pattern or a holistic coating based on foil, gaps may remain, and you will have to apply this material again. On a small surface, foil is perfectly imprinted, creating a unique design.

We offer you several workshops on the correct technique of creating foil manicure.

The process of applying the foil step by step:

1. Need to prepare the nail plate - remove the gloss and degrease it.
2. At first apply basecoatbefore using gel polish.
3. Dry in a LED lamp for 10 seconds or in the UV lamp for 1 minute.
4. Apply gel polishusing two layers.
5. Keep marigolds in LED-lamp for 30 seconds or in the UV lamp for 3 minutes.
6. Apply top coat.
7. To carry out drying in the lamp.
8. Remove the adhesive layer, using a special lint-free napkin.
9. Apply glue for the transfer foil thin layer and wait until it dries. Drying will be indicated by bleaching of the adhesive substance. If you do not have a special glue, then there is no need to remove the sticky layer from the top coat, but you should use it as a sticky base.
10. Cut a piece of the transfer foil and very carefully attach to the first nail. If this material has a pattern, imagine in advance where it will be on the nail plate, since you will not be able to transfer it to another place.
11. Pusher, which has a rubber end, smooth the foil around the nail, pay attention to the whole plate, moving from the center.
12. Required tear off foil material. If you do it right, then you get the perfect print.
13. Repeat the same with the remaining nails, which are planned to do a similar coating.
14. Apply top foil to the foil., which should be applied to this material on the sides, as well as on the free edge of the marigold.
15. Dry in a LED lamp for 30 seconds or in the UV lamp for 3 minutes.
16. In conclusion use oil to moisten the cuticle.

Next, we offer to watch the video on this master class.

If you prefer to do a French manicure, then using foil material, you can make an exquisite and extraordinary option. The technology of coating is similar, only the foil is applied not in different parts of the nail plate, but with its help the tip of the nail is drawn.

Experts give some tips on applying foil manicure:

1. For holographic transfer foil You should not use the top layer for fixing, because otherwise this effect can be lost, and cracks form on the surface.
2. For gold casting:

• on the treated and prepared marigolds need to apply a special adhesive substance without use of the main gel varnish;
• the element of the transfer foil must be attached to the nail plate matt surface and cautious, even movements smooth out (you can use the usual cotton swab);
• after a few seconds remove the main foil materialand you get a golden or silver manicure.

Master class on the creation of French manicure with translated foil, see the video below.

Girls who use nail design with foil on gel polish, noted a chic look of their manicure. This coating can be used as a daily sock, and for special, special moments. Beginners of the manicurers tested their abilities on small drawings with the use of transfer foil. They note that it is necessary to practice to get the perfect picture, not to mention the excellent coverage.

Women who tested foil and gel varnishes from various manufacturers insist that such funds should not save money in order to get a stunning result. If you use low-quality material, to achieve a perfectly beautiful manicure is almost impossible. Young ladies highly appreciated the properties of lacquer with foil effect. Manicure has both a discreet and elegant look.

Girls who prefer to carry out manicure procedures at home have noticed that the technology of applying such varnish is very simple and did not require special skills. Hands always attract attention, they can be hidden under gloves only in the cold period, and even then only for a limited time. Therefore, carefully monitor the condition of their pens, do not be lazy to do a quality manicure.