Snake manicure

Snake patterns are dangerous and unusual. Such a picture will become an elegant decoration of your pens, and it can be done in different ways, and all of them can be done by every girl at home. We will tell you how you can perform a snake manicure and what nail materials are needed for this.

Methods and techniques of execution of the serpentine pattern

Although the snake pattern is complex and intricate, it is possible to recreate the effect of snake skin on the nails even with a minimum amount of materials and tools. But if you often create an unusual manicure yourself, you most likely have more professional “helpers”. The main methods are as follows:

• Magnetic varnish.
• Manicure a snake using a mesh.
• Thermo film minx.
• Stamping
• Lac craquelure.
• Drawing drawing by hand.

Now let's look at all the ways in detail. Our step-by-step instructions and recommendations for choosing coatings and tools will help you to execute a perfect snake-like nail design.

Magnetic Snake Skin Varnish

This is the easiest way. All you need is to purchase a special lacquer, for example, Nail Look Python Print. Advantages of this particular coating is that it ideally covers the nail in one layer. Its cost is about 130 rubles, you need to buy a magnet separately. If you choose a coating from another company, it is possible that the magnet will be included. This varnish is an incredible invention of the nail industry. All you need is to apply a coating and use a magnet. Phased instruction is as follows:

1. Apply varnish in one coat.
2. Immediately bring a special magnet as close as possible to the nail.
3. Hold the magnet on the nail for 30 seconds.
4. Repeat the same process for all other fingers.

Simple, isn't it? You will not be indifferent to the beautiful snake effect on the nails, which is obtained thanks to such an unusual coating. Varnish dries very quickly, the only drawback of such a manicure is that you need to alternately cover the nail after the nail, and not all 10 at once. But still, this is one of the fastest ways to get snake nails.

Create a snake using the grid

This method is more laborious than the previous one, but everyone can do it too. In addition to the two shades of lacquers, you will need sponge and manicure mesh. The sponge can be replaced with a small piece of sponge for washing dishes, and a manicure grid with a usual one, for example, a construction grid or for pasting windows. Coatings choose to your taste or focusing on the colors prevailing in the wardrobe. But do not forget that our goal is snake nails, so the shades should be close to the original. Now step by step:

1. Apply to nails the desired shade of varnish. From the two coatings, choose the one that is lighter, and the design is better to perform dark.
2. Wait until the varnish is completely dry.
3. Take a piece of the mesh and wrap it around the nail plate.
4. Now gently, having dipped the sponge into the varnish, apply a second shade through the net.
5. Remove the grid from your finger.
6. Wait for the pattern to dry and apply a glossy top.

Snake nail design is ready! You can execute the drawing in this technique on all fingers as well as selectively. Mixed textures are especially fashionable this spring. Try to draw a “dangerous” pattern on 2-3 nails, leave 2 monochrome without a pattern, and on the fifth, for example, apply a dense shimmer on the index finger, which harmonizes in color with the two basic shades. Such a manicure snake skin looks relevant and unbroken.

Thermofilm Minx for perfect snake nails

This method involves covering the plates with a special thermofilm on which the drawing is applied. The advantages of the method are a wide choice of patterns on the film and manicure resistance for at least 2 weeks. Of the minuses, it is worth noting the high cost, relative to the methods described above and the complexity of execution. In order for the snake on the nails with a thermal film to appear at home, you need to buy directly the Minx thermal film and the UV lamp. You can buy a thermal film for about 700 rubles, the cost of the lamp is from 2000 rubles. The following instructions will help you create a snake manicure at home using minx:

1. Remove old varnish, if any.
2. Using a file, polish the surface of the plates.
3. Adjust the shape, best of all the minx looks on short nails.
4. Grind the surface of the plates.
5. Choose a sticker that fits your fingernail size.
6. Bring the sticker to the lamp and heat it for a minute.
7. Apply the film to the nail.
8. Smooth out the sticker using an orange stick.
9. To remove excess film, simply file the edge of the nail with a glass file.

Choosing a sticker in size, leave a margin of 4-5 mm. Remember that the film does not tolerate contact with water. She just gets unstuck. Therefore, for a holiday by the sea or for girls who visit the pool, this manicure will not work. But he will definitely make you irresistible at a glamorous party.

Stamping snake skin with a stamping

Stamping is an indispensable tool for every lover of unusual nail designs. Stamping is neat and stylish. Create a picture that appears on the nails using stemping, only by a very talented master. But having such an inexpensive tool in your arsenal, you can amaze everyone with flawless patterns on the nails.

You can perform snake manicure gel polish or use a regular coating. The price for a steamping set is from 100 rubles, you can buy it in specialized stores or order it on Ali-express. “Dangerous” drawing is a frequent guest on plates for stemping; in almost any set you will find 2-3 variations of this pattern. Lucky can be used for special stemping, and you can use any available coverage. Phased instruction is as follows:

1. Apply the shade of varnish you have chosen on the nails. Snake skin nail design will look more realistic if you use cool colors of lacquers.
2. Wait until the coating is completely dry.
3. Apply the second shade of lacquer to the stamping plate.
4. Remove excess paint with a scraper, which you will find in the kit.
5. Print the image from the plate with a stamp and transfer it to the nail, pressing it against the surface.
6. When the pattern is dry, apply a layer of colorless top on the nails.

Snake craquelure for snake marigolds

This varnish is most likely known to every girl. Appearing on the shelves of cosmetics stores, he produced a real “boom”. Today, craquelure insanity has subsided a bit, so your manicure will not be commonplace, and the snake pattern with its help turns out to be perfect. The scheme of application is simple to ugliness: apply a uniform coating on the nails, wait for drying, and then (after about 20 minutes) apply the craquelure varnish. You can get a perfect “dangerous” pattern by purchasing Aurelia Crack'Ajour craquelure, it cracks exactly like snake skin. Successful combinations: gold backing and black craquelure, blue base and black pattern, silver base and red craquelure.

Apply "dangerous" drawing by hand

Snake manicure in this technique with their own hands to perform the most difficult. You can use acrylic paints and a thin brush to repeat diamond-shaped patterns. And you can use Dots and greatly facilitate the process. Dots is a tool for drawing perfect points in nail design. Step by step manicure looks like this:

1. Apply monotonous coating on the nails, for example, a green tint.
2. Now dip the dots in black lacquer and put 3-4 points on the part of the nail closer to the tip.
3. Again, black dot the dots, but already smaller in a chaotic order between the large dots.
4. Now wait for the snake pattern to dry.
5. The final touch: cover the nails with clear lacquer with silver glitter.

We hope that these ideas will help you to attract admiring looks to your pens and be the most stylish. Experiment and create!

Video: snake manicure in a stamping technique