How to make a water manicure at home

The nail industry does not stand still, every few months, experts come up with new technologies for dyeing and design. Fashionable novelties in a flash win recognition from beautiful ladies. Girls adopt stylish ideas, wanting to perform the procedure at home. One of the trends of the nail industry is considered a water manicure. Bright design will not remain unnoticed, it is important only to follow practical recommendations and follow the instructions.

Required materials and tools

• glass file of fine abrasivity;
• bowl or recess container;
• cosmetic tampons, cotton swabs;
• base under the color coating;
• finishing varnish;
• 2–4 colored varnishes of liquid consistency;
• skewer, thick needle or toothpicks;
• fat cream, scotch tape or duct tape;
• acetone-free varnish remover.

Technology performance water manicure

1. The main feature of water manicure is the preparatory stage. The surface of the nails should be perfectly smooth, level it with a glass file. Disinfect hands, remove the cuticle in a convenient way and shape the nail plate.
2. Cover your nails with a colorless base, wait until the first layer is absorbed and apply the second. Alternatively, you can apply a color or white base with the second layer, such a move will make the design more vivid.
3. Water manicure is specific to the holding. To facilitate the task and correctly carry out the procedure, take the tape or duct tape. Cut them into wide rectangular strips and paste around the area around the nail plate. Overlay the strips one upon the other to maximally repeat the semicircle. Take care and that the skin on the fingertips was protected. If you do not want to bother with tape or tape, use the usual fat cream (you can use children). Apply it in a rich layer on the area around the nails, avoiding contact with the plate.
4. Take a deep bowl and type in it filtered water at room temperature.Be careful when using hot or too cold water manicure will not work.
5. Preparation of the composition of the day of the procedure requires perseverance and attention to detail. Prepare several colored varnishes, shake and take the first one. Type the mixture on the brush and bring it to the center of the bowl, a drop should fall into the water. Wait 10-15 seconds until it crawls across the surface.
6. Open the bottle with a different color, type the lacquer on the brush and position the hand so that the drop falls into the center of the formed circle from the first shade. Wait a while before the composition spreads.
7. Take a varnish of the following shade and repeat the previous manipulations. Direct the drop to the center of the last color used. After all shades are mixed, wait 20 seconds.
8. To make the color saturated, you can increase the number of drops, for example, add them not once, but 3-4 times. It is not necessary to drip them into the center (if the quantity is greater than 1), create a drawing by random mixing. If the composition does not spread well on water, draw a thick needle along the tangent edges of the bowl.
9. Start creating a pattern. If you want to make a star-shaped pattern, place a toothpick at the center of the lacquer surface that is formed. Hold the first line to the edge, pull it out of the water. Return to the center again, draw the second line to the edge (the distance between the lines should be at least 1.5 cm.). Repeat until you get the desired result. Do not immerse the toothpick deeply in water, work only with its tip. Clean the wand after each line drawn.
10. To create a floral pattern, place a toothpick at the edge of the bowl, touching its walls. Slowly lead your hand to the center, linger for 2 seconds and gently pull out the device. Go from the other end in the same way, again lead the tip to the center. After each line, wipe a toothpick with a cotton pad and nail polish remover.
11. After correction of the pattern, you can begin to transfer it to the nails. Start with the treatment of the little finger, alternately moving to the other fingers. Place the nail parallel to the lacquer surface and slowly immerse your finger in water. At the same time, place a toothpick in the container and wind excess varnish on it in order to lay the pattern evenly on the plate.If you want to get an eccentric pattern, lower the nail perpendicular, not parallel.
12. Pull your hand out of the water and begin to carefully remove the electrical tape / tape. Be careful not to touch the nail plate, otherwise you will have to redo everything. After removing the adhesive protection, clean the skin with nail polish remover and a cotton swab.
13. Transfer the pattern to the other fingers, then move on to the other hand. At the end of the manipulation, cover the plate with a colorless finishing varnish to enhance the brightness. At will it is allowed to use flickering base, glitter, rhinestones and small sequins. Experiment!

Practical recommendations

1. Choose a wide and high bowl. Otherwise, there is a risk that you will touch the edges and start the procedure again each time. It is also not uncommon for girls in a hurry to spill their contents onto clothes.
2. In spring and summertime, give preference to bright shades of the base for a water manicure. It can be yellow, red, green or blue. In the winter and in the autumn limit to gentle pastel tones, pink or white.
3. When you pass your finger through the water, be sure to collect the remnants of the coating with a toothpick. Such a move will not allow the pattern to spread and make the contours of the flower / star clear, not blurred. In another embodiment, the remnants will lay on top of the main pattern and block it.
4. Water manicure can be performed on long nails. The technology looks beautiful if you put only the free edge of the plate in the composition. To ensure that the transition is clear, stick on the nail strips for the French manicure and fix them with tape or tape.
5. Do not immerse your fingers deep in water, always protect your skin. To remove the varnish from the cuticle, use the tip of a toothpick, bringing them a semicircle. Also, a toothpick can be replaced with a glass nail file, its edge is not sharp and suitable in width.
6. To varnish does not spread on the treated nail, spend the procedure alternately. First, lower the first finger, collect excess, clean it and leave in a horizontal position until completely dry. Only then proceed to the manicure of the remaining nails.
7. If you are left handed, start the procedure with your right hand. If right-handed - on the left. This is especially true for girls who have no experience in nail design.
8. Do not overdo it with lacquer aging in water.It is necessary to prepare the composition no longer than 1.5 minutes, after this time the colors begin to mix and the pattern is blurred. Try to quickly drip the composition and display a pattern on it.
9. For water manicure only liquid varnishes are used, which spread in a short time. If for some reason you have thick, add 4-6 drops of nail polish remover to the water. You can also pour it into the bottle itself with the base, but in this case, you risk spoiling the lacquer.
10. Prefer only professional series of funds. As a rule, their consistency is monotonous, such varnishes fit together in chemical characteristics and last longer on nails.
11. Pour only water at room temperature into the container. If the liquid is too cold, the lacquer in it will not creep away, and if it is hot, it will curl.
12. Ladies who prefer shellac to conventional varnishes are not prohibited to use it in water manicure. To do this, first degrease the plate and cover it with a base under the main surface. After the procedure, dry the pattern in the UV lamp until it is completely dry.

Prepare the necessary tools and materials.Always clean the toothpick after drawing lines to avoid color blending. Do not tighten with the preparation of the composition, otherwise the pattern will be blurred. Start treatment with the little finger, gradually moving to the rest of the nails.

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