Marble nails with gel polish. Photo in stages with sparkles, french, gold

Marble nail designmade with gel polish is gaining more and more popularity among lovers of simple and elegant nail art.

Advantages of a manicure with imitation marble

The undoubted advantage of stone manicure is its originality, which gives a special zest to the image as a whole.

In addition, it has other advantages:

• suits any style of clothing;
• can be both festive and everyday options;
• a large selection of colors;
• does not apply to seasonal designs;
• availability of materials and ease of implementation.

disadvantages

There are few drawbacks to marble nail design. In many ways, the quality of a manicure depends on what material is chosen - gel polish should have a thick consistency and rich color.

And a few more "cons":

• because of the light background of the design, it is quite easily soiled;
• attentiveness: if the execution technique is violated, the drawing will not work;
• uneconomical: the marble effect requires more coats of varnish than a conventional finish.

Which nails are suitable for?

Marble nails with gel polish attract the attention of those around them with originality, therefore, experts in nail design do not recommend experimenting with the shape of the nails.

The length of the nail plate can be any: the pattern looks equally good on both short and long nails.

When choosing a shape, you should give preference to rectangular nails with softened corners, or the classic oval shape. On trendy shapes, or on too long pointed nails, the pattern looks too pretentious, and even aggressive with bright shades.

Choice of gel polishes to mix

When choosing a gel polish for a manicure with an imitation of marble, you can be guided by your own preferences, the main condition is that the varnish should have a consistency that does not spread during robots, and has a good density so as not to apply many layers.

Popular brands of gel polishes

Color combination options

It is quite simple to make marble nails with gel polish, but it is necessary to correctly combine the colors of the varnishes.

Professional nail designers advise:

• The combination of a white base with black veins. Such a stone pattern can be considered classic. The design looks elegant and not trivial. For additional color, you can add rhinestones.
• Another option for combining white and black is light stains on a black background. Despite the same combination as in the first version, the manicure as a whole looks brighter and more original.
• An interesting solution in the style of "minimalism" would be a manicure design with a combination of pastel background shades with white marble veins. This decision will be equally relevant both for everyday wear and when attending an important event.
• A natural stone effect can be achieved by combining an emerald base and gold or silver veins. Such a pattern will resemble the natural stone malachite, if you duplicate the silver lines with black.
• Marble nails based on a red gel polish with black veins will look classic and daring at the same time.
• The marble pattern made with a combination of primary and composite colors will be bright and original.

Selection of special gel polishes with marble effect

Manufacturers offer modern fashionistas gel polishes with a marble effect, which greatly simplify the creation of an original design. Usually these are pastel shades interspersed with dark or black shimmer.

A metallic finish or rubbing with different shades can give originality to the design. The only disadvantage of this option is a small selection of color shades of gel polishes.

Gaining popularity is gel polish with a cracking effect - craquelure. Thanks to its unique composition, it creates a marbled effect, cracking after application to the base coat. To make the drawing look brighter, the craquelure is applied to the contrasting color of the substrate.

Preparation of hands and nails

It is difficult to create marble nails with gel polish, they also require careful study of the shape of the nail: with a buff, you need to polish the surface of the nail plate, round off the edges of the nail with a nail file and make a traditional manicure:

• properly process the cuticle;
• polish the edge of the nails;
• grind the nail plates.

Technique for performing marble manicure at home

Regardless of the chosen method of creating a marble pattern, first, all nails are treated with a degreaser and covered with a base top.

Water

To carry out a marble pattern in aquatic equipment, in addition to the traditional set for shellac manicure, you need:

• warm water (t^o should not exceed 40⁰FROM);
• cotton swabs and toothpicks;
• narrow tape and nail scissors.

Execution process:

1. Apply the main color of gel polish, dry under a lamp.
2. Protect the skin of the hands from staining with pieces of tape glued around the nail.
3. In water, create a marble print from the selected shades: alternately drip all the colors of the gel polishes and create stains with a toothpick.
4. Dip the nails alternately into the resulting mixture for 20-30 seconds, remove the excess varnish with a cotton swab and thoroughly cure.
5. Apply finish and dry.

PE film

For this method of creating a marble pattern, in addition to gel polishes, you will also need a small piece of a plastic bag.

Drawing process:

1. Cover the nails with your chosen base color.
2. Cover the nails with a second shade of varnish and, without waiting for the new layer to dry, create a stone pattern, blotting the gel polish with a crumpled piece of a bag.
3. Dry and cover with a finish.

Oilcloth

A flap of dense transparent oilcloth can create unique stains on the nails.

Stages of creating a marble design:

1. The background coating of nails is painted over and dries well.
2. Drops of gel varnishes of different shades are randomly applied to the resulting colored base.
3. A piece of oilcloth is pressed tightly to the nail, and drops of varnish spread under pressure, creating a fancy colored pattern. Excess nail polish is removed from the skin of hands with a cotton swab dipped in nail polish remover.
4. The resulting pattern dries well and is covered with a finishing top.

When using this method, it is recommended to repeat steps 2-3 for each nail separately.

Sponge

This method of creating stone nails is similar to creating a marble design using oilcloth, only a piece of a dishwashing sponge is used instead, and drops of varnish are applied not to the nail, but to any other surface (most often experienced craftsmen use foil).

With a sponge, drops of gel polish are wetted from the foil and then, with light touches, are transferred to the nail plate. To avoid large spots, it is important not to press too hard. The resulting drawing is dried.

Brush

This method of creating marble nail art requires drawing skills. To create it, in addition to gel varnishes of the selected shades, you will need acrylic paints and thin brushes.

Stages of creation:

1. After the base background is applied to the nail, with a brush, with small strokes, curved lines are drawn that imitate veins of natural stone.
2. The resulting drawing dries well and, if desired, is duplicated with a darker shade of paint or a shiny gel polish.
3. The finished design is covered with a finish.

Toothpick

The technique of drawing on the nails with a toothpick resembles the process of drawing with a brush:

1. First a thin background layer is applied.
2. The second layer does not dry out; drops of additional varnishes are distributed on it.
3. With a toothpick, the details of the pattern are drawn under the natural stone.
4. The design is dried and covered with a top.

Ideas, master classes on creating marble nails with gel polish

The techniques presented above allow you to independently create creative combinations of marble manicure, taking into account your own preferences.

Fashionable white finish

The most elegant and discreet, and at the same time, sophisticated type of stone manicure is white marble.

You can diversify it in several ways:

• Pink marble. It is not difficult to make such a design, it is enough to apply pink veins on a white base background, distributing them as you wish. To add 3D volume, pink lines are duplicated with dark color or sparkles.
• Gray marble. The marble design, made in gray, looks no less gentle. For greater expressiveness, it is advisable to perform a manicure using plastic wrap.
• Black and red streaks on a white background they look bright enough, so it is most optimal to complete the drawing using a toothpick or brush.
• A refined shine to the classic white marble nail art will add sequins are silver and gold. You can apply them to your nails with a brush or toothpick. A drawing with an imitation of a stone made in aquatechnics will look original.

Stylish marble french

The combination of a stone pattern and a classic jacket is always a winning option. On the one hand, these are timeless classics, on the other, newfangled trends.

You can combine them in different ways:

• apply a marble pattern on one or two nails, and decorate the rest with a traditional jacket;
• on each nail plate, draw a white smile slightly wider than with a classic jacket, and then draw a stone pattern in the selected color;
• draw a colored smile of a jacket and draw streaks of contrasting color, shading them with black. This will give the drawing a 3D effect.

Glitter options

To give a festive mood is quite within the power of marble nails with glitter.

Depending on the desired effect, you can choose one of the design options:

• Cover several nails with glitter completely, and arrange the rest under a stone (with this option, the color of the sparkles and the main background can be the same, or you can beat the design in contrast).
• You can add shine to an already applied marble pattern using a sponge, glitter and transparent gel polish: mix the sparkles and varnish and blot with a sponge, then transfer the resulting mixture to the nails, duplicating the existing pattern.
• Apply chaotic veins to the drawing and duplicate them with glitter in the color of the main lines, or play with them in contrast.

Negative space

The technique of "negative space" looks spectacular with marble patterns, creating unique images.

Options for combining 2 trends:

• Create a marble pattern on one nail, and use the negative space technique on two adjacent ones, painting over a part of the nail with the same color that was used in the marble design.
• Create a picture of a stone on half of the nail, separating it from the transparent background with a strip of metallized foil or a contrasting line. This option allows not only horizontal separation, both vertical and diagonal stripes will look beautiful.
• Marble nails with the negative space technique can be alternated: one finger can be colored completely, the next half, and so on. To combine the composition, the veins of the stone nail art and the dividing strip are made in the same color.

Foil options

Foil nail designs are still at the peak of popularity.

Marble manicure is easy to accomplish using this material using different types of foil:

• Tear-off foil it is easy to make a marble pattern, as if creating natural streaks as on a natural stone. For this, pieces of foil are glued to the main background of the nail in random order and covered with a transparent gel polish.
• Thermofoil allows you to make a marble pattern by heating. With this method, the pieces of foil lay down more evenly and retain a brighter color and shine.
• Transfer foil creates an iridescent effect that is as close to natural colors as possible (such foil looks especially beautiful on a turquoise or green background).

Nail art design

You can add personality to marble nails with gel polish using accent elements:

• Small flowers or plant elements will look tender on a light marble pattern. The only condition: the drawing of the flower must be neat and precise so as not to merge with the stone background of the nail.
• The accent holes look original, separated from the main background of the nail by an empty space. The design will only benefit if it is made in bright saturated colors. For greater originality, the hole can be made not classically semicircular, but triangular or square.
• Fashion trend 2019-2020 became a marble manicure, performed with several bright gel polishes. Usually the background is the darkest of the selected shades, the rest of the colors are distributed in random order. It is quite simple to perform such a drawing in aquatic equipment.

Marble pattern on nails made with gel polish is gaining more and more popularity. This is explained not only by the fashionable craving for everything natural, but also by the undoubted simplicity and beauty of such a design.

Author: Loboda Julia

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