Moon manicure with shellac
Lunar manicure with shellac is a new-fashioned phenomenon that is increasingly appealing to modern fashionistas. Retro-manicure, which season has not left the pages of fashion gloss, beauty salons successfully replicate the newfangled trend in their services, and we suggest to find out in detail how to make a moon manicure with shellac at home. Having mastered the simple technique, you will be able to amaze those around you with a unique “Hollywood manicure” worthy of the red carpet.
Undoubtedly, in order to use shellac coating you will need to purchase special equipment. But believe that such an investment will pay off soon! After all, the design of the lunar manicure with the help of shellac retains its original appearance much longer, which will help you to save on salon procedures.
Technology of performing moon manicure with shellac
- We clean the nail plate from the remnants of the lacquer coating with a nail polish remover.
- We are preparing a relaxing hand bath in which you can add a few drops of rose, jasmine essential oil and a pinch of sea salt. Such a healing cocktail will help to gently care for your hands, nourishing the skin with healthy trace elements.
- Since lunar manicure attracts special attention to the base of the nail (moon), we carefully work out the area of the cuticle with an emollient and then gradually remove the excess with manicure scissors or forceps.
- Cut or cut nails, giving them the desired shape. It is worth noting immediately that the moon manicure with a gel looks particularly impressive on the nails of a classic oval shape. All irregularities of the nail plate clean using a file for grinding.
- Now we apply a moisturizer on the hands and do self-massage of the palms.
- Before portraying lunar manicure with shellac, it is necessary to thoroughly degrease the nail plate.
- Now proceed to the staining. Depending on the design chosen, apply the color chosen for the moon on the nail. It can be either a transparent base (creates the effect of an unpainted nail) or shellac in a contrasting color. Bake a layer of varnish for 2 minutes in a UV lamp.
- For those who can not boast drawings of perfectly smooth contours, we recommend using pre-prepared stencils for manicure. Lunar manicure with shellac is allowed in both the standard and reverse positioning of the stencil, which gives two opposite effects in the smile image. So, we place the stencil so that it covers the zone of the moon, and we paint the free area with the basic tone of the manicure.
- Remove the stencils and dry the nails in the UV lamp. When applying several layers of shellac, do not forget to dry your nails after each coating.
- We cover the nails with a fixer, dry and enjoy the work done.
Lunar manicure with shellac allows for various decorative elements in the decoration of nails: color painting, rhinestones, drawings, beads. The shape of the moon drawing can be standard or reverse smile, triangular or rectangular, transparent or matte. Especially effectively on the nails look a combination of metallic varnishes with a matte base.
One of the novelties of this season is a combination of moon and French manicure. Such a design moon jacket looks very impressive on the nails, especially made in contrasting colors. The scheme of applying such a nail design does not practically differ from the one proposed above, and is absolutely doable with your own hands. Just besides staining the moon, you will need to step over the top with a contrasting shade and the tip of the nail. It can either coincide with the moon, and be completely different - it all depends on your imagination. The only recommendation of the stylists in the independent performance of such a moon nail art is: the smiles on the nails should be made in one direction, that is, both are bent down. Just keep in mind that such a manicure visually shortens the nails, so it is recommended for performance on long nails.