A transparent varnish, often used as a base, adds versatility to any nail art. Such a manicure with patterns, glitters, pebbles is natural and elegant at the same time. Transparent nails with a minimalist decoration will complement any style and color of clothing.
Advantages and disadvantages of transparent manicure
Transparent varnish brings practicality, convenience for girls. Manicure with sparkles, rhinestones, mother-of-pearl, pearl coating are already receding into second place. Naturalness and tenderness are moving forward. The transparent design allows all these requirements to be met, especially if it is made with gel polish.
Experts have identified the following advantages of translucent manicure:
- Aesthetic, neat look. Colorless nails have a fresh, well-groomed surface.
- Simple to execute. Even a novice master can cope with such a design, who can apply an elementary drawing to it.
- An economical option. It is easy to do at home. Doesn't need to be updated too often.
- Multifunctional design. Suitable for short and long nails, evening and casual wear.
- Combination with other coatings. Any pattern can be applied over the clear varnish. Suitable for manicure with adhesive elements.
- The presence in the arsenal of any master. Quick to apply and dry.
- Always in trend. With its grace and naturalness, it has long been entrenched in the field of nail art.
- There are very few drawbacks to colorless manicure. Before applying translucent varnish, nails must be brought to perfect condition, eliminating all irregularities. A matt transparent product tends to collect dust on itself, which looks slightly sloppy. Do not apply colorless varnish to women with yellowed, oxidized nail plates.
Transparent matte manicure
A clear nail polish can completely transform the look of your hands. Some girls prefer a colorless manicure with a matte texture. It is performed with a special coating applied over the usual translucent varnish. After that, the nails become transparent matte and as natural as possible.
It turns out a kind of satin effect.
Masters of beauty establishments offer the following motifs for nail design with a matte transparent coating:
| Free space | Various geometric shapes are applied to an ordinary matte varnish: zigzags, rhombuses, circles, stripes. The space around these elements remains colorless. |
| Veil effect | Created with openwork patterns on a transparent base, resembles lace. To obtain a clear contrast, it is done with black or white varnish. The main elements are monograms. |
| Nail art with drawings | Decorated with 1 or 2 fingers. The most popular motives are considered to be floral and plant themes. Often they draw butterflies, hearts, bows. |
| French and moon nail art | Stylish solution for office workers. |
| Combination of different textures | Matt colorless finish combined with glossy color gel polish. |
Drawings in transparent manicure
Colorless designs are most often decorated with drawings.
The following motives are relevant today:
- Flowers, vegetation. Buds, leaves, branches on the nails. This is especially true in the spring and summer. The sizes of the pictures may vary. Large buds are more suitable for long nails. For owners of short nail plates, it is better to give preference to small elements.
- Abstraction. Various fantasy elements, streaks look quite interesting on the translucent coating. Geometric shapes help hide imperfections in the shape of the nails. You can visually lengthen them with thin vertical lines, and expand them with horizontal stripes. Abstract masterpieces can be for every taste.
- Polka dots with dots. There are many ways to create such a print. Sometimes the peas are applied one to each finger.
- Lace. Very feminine design. Technique requires a certain skill from the master. It is important to have experience in order to draw a delicate mesh on a transparent plate with a thin brush.
- A theme with inscriptions and thematic drawings. They look no less impressive on translucent varnish than on colored varnish. The design with funny bracelets on the nails is considered quite popular.
- Broken glass elements. First, the nails are covered with a colorless varnish, and then pieces of colored foil are randomly distributed on them. From above, everything is fixed with a top. Foil beats off light rays from the nail plates and creates an imitation of "broken glass".
To make the design with a pattern feminine, it is better to use delicate shades in tandem with transparent varnish.
Glitter nail art ideas
A manicure with a clear varnish for a club party or any celebration is best complemented with shiny elements: shimmer, glitter. Sequins are not tied to the season, they can be used in winter and summer.
The colorless varnish shimmers with an unforgettable shimmer. This is a glitter dust to be applied to the base. Often only the tips of the nails are decorated with it, various shapes are laid out. Sometimes small shiny particles are already included in the transparent varnish.
Glitter is larger glitter. It can be monochromatic or multi-colored. To complement the translucent varnish, use a round, faceted, oblong glitter. Sometimes they use particles in the form of stars or hearts.
With a transparent base
The most versatile is considered to be a colorless design without a pattern.
Here are some tips for making a regular transparent foundation more effective:
- It is better to purchase a colorless varnish with a slight haze. This option is also called nude. You can give preference to a pale pink, light beige, slightly blue translucent tone.
- It is better to use gel polish or shellac as a transparent base. They are durable and firmly hold the decor.
- A colorless base can be the base for creating an ombre. For a smooth transition, you can apply 2-3 similar shades.
- Translucent varnish is considered a good base for water-based decals as well as dried flowers. Flowers under a transparent gel polish are randomly arranged.
The trend of the last season is considered to be “bare nails”. The uniqueness of such a manicure is in the beautiful form of the plates, simply covered with a transparent base.
With transparent inserts
The combination of colorless inserts and colored areas in nail art is very popular. The shape and size of the neutral shade may vary. Most often, girls prefer transparent zigzags, uncomplicated flowers, stripes, hearts.
Scotch tape or duct tape is used to create transparent elements. The remaining space is painted with the desired shade. Color combinations may vary. A combination of clear and nude varnish looks best.
Rhinestones
You can attract the eyes of guests at a solemn event with a laconic transparent design, decorated with rhinestones. Such nail art is no longer a novelty in the nail industry. Brides and graduates give preference to decoration with rhinestones.
Most often, pebbles are glued on 1 or 2 fingers, very rarely on all nails.
It's important not to overdo it with shiny bulges. It is better to build small longitudinal stripes from them or lay out the border of a smile or hole. One accent finger may have a brighter combination of multi-colored rhinestones. From them it is appropriate to lay out something in the form of a flower, crown, heart.
Points
A manicure with transparent varnish and dots can be easily performed not only by a professional, but also by a novice master. Indeed, at the peak of popularity today, polka dot print. It is performed using a special device - dots or hairpins.
If the design seems too simple, you can experiment with the size and color of the dots. It is easy to apply a pea of a different shade to each finger. On the ring finger, a longitudinal strip is often drawn from points of different sizes. Sometimes dots alternate with stripes.
Deep design
This is the newest trend with transparent designs. They are performed using special stencils or sliders. Deep Design leaves a negative silhouette on a color base.
These stencils are sold in specialized stores. One package contains several types of sliders. They can be in the form of butterflies, birds, stars, cat paws. These stencils can be combined into unique colorless compositions.
Stripes and geometry
Design with geometric patterns is at the peak of demand today. The simplicity and transparency of nails are best accompanied by laconic lines. For better contrast, it is advisable to use black or white varnish.
The stripes can run vertically, horizontally, oblique lines. They can be combined with interesting stories. Transparent geometric shapes work well on a bright base. It is best to use red, blue, black, turquoise, purple coatings for the base.
French manicure
A jacket with a transparent base is considered a classic of nail art. Colorless varnish emphasizes the naturalness of nails. Sometimes it is replaced with a translucent coating with a pink or beige tint.
The easiest way to make smiles for a French manicure is with special stencils. Lilies can be not only oval, but also diagonal, fancy. It is appropriate to paint smiles not only with white varnish, but also with a coating of any other color. A double jacket is often used with smiles of different tones.
Wells
Transparent holes have long been in fashion. This design looks original and is easy to do. Sometimes rhinestones, acrylic powder are laid along the line of the holes, original patterns are drawn. One finger can be complemented with a pattern in the form of cobwebs or lace. A good solution would be a combination of French and moon manicure.
Foil design
The leading position is the transparent design with foil. It looks sophisticated and elegant. Various strips and zigzags are glued from a thin foil strip. Most often they use golden and silver products.
It is not difficult to create a metallic sheen on your nails. Transfer foil appeared to help the craftsmen. It is enough to attach a small piece of it to the plate, press and take away the paper.
With kamifubuki
Transparent nails can be effectively decorated with shiny and shimmery confetti - kamifubuki. They shimmer especially brightly in evening lighting. For the manufacture of shiny sequins, foil or plastic polymer film is used. Most often, kamifubuki are produced in a round shape, in different sizes and shades.
Sequins are laid out on a transparent base in any order, and then fixed with a top coat. In such a design, it is necessary to include imagination. They can be laid out randomly, in a zigzag pattern, on the tips of the plates. Confetti in the form of stripes, triangles, hearts, stars are also popular today. They are also called "Pixies". They are attached in the same way as kamifubuki.
If you want a fresh manicure with a colorless texture, then you can experiment endlessly. The trendy clear varnish can be combined with many techniques. This is a great option for those who love delicate nail designs.
Interesting videos about creating various manicure options with clear varnish
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Transparent elements look nice on nails. I do this with stencils.