Everyone knows that short nails are not only convenient, but also attractive to people of the opposite sex. Classic oval, square shapes, decorated in pastel colors, will drive any man crazy and make you popular among your friends. We will tell you how to make a beautiful manicure at home: a step-by-step photo on short nails will demonstrate easy and beautiful nail art.
The first thing a good manicure begins with is nail treatment. Let's look at this process step by step:
- Start filing your nails on dry nails.. Cut off the unnecessary length and carefully use a nail file to create the desired shape. Carry out filing strictly in one direction: this will prevent injury to the nail plate and further delamination.
- Pour warm water into a bowl, add liquid soap there. Wash your hands and get comfortable: you will spend the next few minutes with your fingers dipped in the water.
- Remove your fingers from the water and wipe dry. If your cuticle grows evenly, then prefer an unedged manicure. Use an orange stick to push the skin towards the base of the nail. When trimming a manicure, after sliding, cut off the excess with nail scissors or tweezers. Pre-disinfect them over a match or wipe with alcohol. If you get a cut, treat the wound with hydrogen peroxide.
- Use tweezers to remove rough skin from the tips of your nails.. Wipe with peroxide.
- Rub oil or a special cosmetic product from the store into the skin around your nails. Do a circular massage of your fingers and arms.
- Apply decorative nail polish, according to your preferences.
Decorative manicure
Let's consider various manicure options for short nails. Believe me, it’s possible to create a beautiful manicure at home: just follow the instructions provided step by step.
Manicure with dots
The simplest type of decorative coating, after a plain one. Stock up on a needle or toothpick before dyeing.
- Paint your nail plates with a solid color optionally.
- Pour a drop of varnish onto a piece of paper, dip a toothpick in there.
- Place dots randomly on the nail or in an invented order.
Using a toothpick you can create a great variety of designs: waves, flowers, geometric shapes.
Use strips to create a beautiful manicure. They can be cut from tape for even stripes, or you can use store-bought ones. They come in various forms: zigzag, semicircle, oval. Schemes for a beautiful manicure with stripes are provided below.
Lunar
Manicure is extremely simple. Use semicircular strips for a French manicure. After applying the base coat and allowing it to dry completely, start decorating your nail plates.
- Place a strip at the base of the nail, retreating a few millimeters from it: the small side of the semicircle should look at the base.
- Paint the resulting hole with varnish of a different color.
- Wait until the varnish dries, then remove the strip.
- Cover your nails with a clear sealer.
Drawings on the water
This method is quite difficult - not all girls manage to achieve the desired result the first time. Follow the recommendations to make your nail design shine with splendor:
- Pour warm water into a glass.
- Shake one drop of varnish from the brush into the water.: It will spread out, forming a circle with jagged edges.
- Shake off drops in the center of the circle from brushes of varnishes of other colors.
- Insert a toothpick into the center of the colorful water circle and start creating petals on the varnish surface: make movements carefully, barely gliding across the surface. Penetrating the toothpick deeply into the water will blur the design.
- Coat the skin around the nail plates with cream. Dip one finger into the varnish film. Pull out slowly. The pattern previously formed on the varnish surface will remain on the nail.
- For each nail you need to make an individual varnish film.
- Finish the manicure by coating all the plates with topcoat.
The simplest version of this wonderful manicure can be done using a cosmetic sponge.. It is important to take into account that the sponge must have a fine-grained structure. If you don’t have such an item, but really want a manicure, use a piece of sponge for washing dishes. Naturally, it must be new. Follow these steps step by step:
- Apply a colorless base varnish to the nail plate. It is better if it is a specialized base that has a healing effect. At your request, the base varnish can be colored.
- Apply rich cream to the skin around your nails so that the applied gradient does not stain it.
- Place two drops of varnish of different colors on a sheet of paper. It is important that the drops overlap each other.
- Using a toothpick, mix the crossed edges of the varnishes, combining them into a single whole..
- Blot the prepared polish with a sponge and press it onto the nail plate for a few seconds. Do the same with the rest of your nails, remembering to renew the polish on the sponge.
- Apply topcoat: it will even out uneven surfaces and preserve the gradient from abrasion.
Manicure with stickers
They have gained particular popularity among women who prefer to do manicures on short nails at home. decorative nail stickers. They can be bought at any cosmetics store, but the most varied options can be seen in specialized nail salons.
The stickers have a sticky layer. When creating a manicure composition on short nails, follow the instructions:
- Open the pack of stickers.
- Perform a manicure and apply a base color layer of decorative coating.
- Use tweezers to lift the sticker and tear it off the sheet.. Carefully transfer it to the nail plate and apply a sticky layer to the selected area.
- Press with a cotton swab.
- Secure top with clear varnish.
The nails to which you plan to transfer the stencil must be completely dry. It is better if the drawings are pasted a couple of hours after the first application.
Sequins
Glitter manicure will never go out of style. Use dry glitter to add evening charm to short nails. Paint your nails with the first layer of colored polish and, without waiting for it to dry completely, scatter the glitter in a chaotic manner.
A beautiful option is a cluster of shiny dust particles near the base or tip of the nails. Secure the result.
Rhinestones
A very beautiful option would be to place rhinestones on one or two nails. This will add a special charm and make your image magical. As a rule, rhinestones come with special glue, with which they are fixed to the nail plate.
Using rhinestones on all nails at the same time is acceptable, but it will look pretentious. Remember: men don’t like this manicure, so if you’re looking for a soul mate, limit yourself to a minimum of details.
The development of the nail industry, as well as a large number of video tutorials, allows anyone to do their own manicure at home. For a modern woman, well-groomed nails are as important a detail of appearance as neat makeup or hair styling.
In recent years, nail fashion has moved further and further away from long, extended nails, handing over the palm to short-cut nails. The manicure accessories market offers owners of short nails a wide range of design solutions for every taste and occasion.
For short nails, it's not always easy to choose the right shape. 
There are several useful recommendations for this:
- Experts recommend paying attention to the structure of the cuticle. The shape of the free edge should be close to its structure. This creates an optical balance and the nail plate looks more natural.
- For short nails, it is not recommended to choose a square shape. This shape of the upper edge of the nail will visually shorten not only the nail itself, but also the hand as a whole. The ideal shape for short nails is an oval; it visually lengthens the nail plate. Nail specialists also often recommend the almond-shaped filing of the free edge to owners of short nails.
How to properly care for your cuticle?
The most important condition for the beauty and health of hands and nails is proper cuticle care. Experts strongly recommend removing the cuticle body, because often this area not only becomes rough and unsightly, but can burst, causing significant pain. In addition, cutting the cuticle lengthens the nail plate, so it is recommended for those with short nails. 
To make it easier to work with cuticles, nail experts recommend hand baths. At home, you can remove the cuticle using nail clippers.
You can also move and lift the edge of the cuticle with an orange stick and trim with sharp, rounded scissors.
At home, the cuticle can be softened with fruit acids, which greatly facilitate the further process of removing the cuticle body.
Today, hardware manicure has become very popular. This manicure is very easy to do at home.
Using cutters, you can painlessly and non-traumatically make the cuticle perfectly smooth. On sale there are not only professional devices for salons, but also small kits for home care.
Do not forget that the cuticle area requires regular care and nutrition with oils. Special oil-vitamin cocktails are widely available, sold in an ergonomic tube-handle with a brush.
Tools for manicure at home
Of course, for a manicure at home, you can purchase all the same tools as in nail salons. But for many, the basic set will be enough:
The basic element is manicure scissors. They can be of any manufacturer, the main thing is that their blades are sharp and the cutting edge is rounded. 
Not only nails can do without a file. It is advisable to purchase a set of files for different types of filing and sanding.
Cosmetic cutters and orange sticks. Orange sticks allow you to push back the cuticle; they can be replaced with a reusable metal spatula. Nippers will help get rid of hangnails and cuticle skin.
This basic set can be supplemented with many other elements, but the most important condition remains the sterility of the devices.
Sterilizing instruments at home
It is necessary to clean manicure tools, even if they are used within the home or only used by one person. After all, there are often macro- and microdamages on the hands. 
In addition to soap solution and warm water, it is recommended to treat instruments with alcohol-containing liquids. On sale you can find special solutions for disinfecting the surface of instruments.
For heat treatment, metal tools should be kept in boiling water for about 20 minutes. You can also simply douse the tools with water heated to 100 °C.
Useful baths as a preparatory stage
After processing the working tools, you can begin preparing your hands and nails.
Manicure at home is a process in which all stages of preparation are important. One of the main ones is soaking your hands in a bath. This procedure allows you to care for the skin of your hands, soften the cuticle to facilitate further processing, and soften an excessively hard nail plate. In addition, baths relax your hands very well, turning the manicure process into a pleasant spa treatment. 
The process includes several main steps:
- Choose a small dish and pour hot water at 38-40°C into it. If the water is too hot, you should not burn your skin, you will just have to keep your hands in the water longer. It is possible to purchase special hand baths of a physiologically comfortable shape.
- You can add decoctions of herbs or oils to the water. Herbal baths can disinfect and heal damage to the hands, and oil baths perfectly soften rough areas of the skin.
- It is recommended to keep your hands in the bath until the water cools down. Estimated procedure time is 15 to 25 minutes
- After the time has passed, you should wet your hands with a napkin or terry towel and apply moisturizing cream to the skin of your hands. If you plan to cover the nail plate after the baths, then the nail needs to be treated with a remover.
Glycerin baths are especially popular among craftsmen and their clients, especially since they are easy to make at home. To do this, add 1 tablespoon of glycerin, one teaspoon of ammonia to 2 liters of warm water, and you can also add a decoction of herbs if desired.
It is important to remember that baths are not taken before a hardware manicure.
What kind of manicure can you do at home?
The simplest is a trim manicure. To perform it you will need a minimum of tools and a minimum of skills.
The first stage involves soaking your hands in a bath. 
The third stage involves filing the free edge of the nail.
Finally, you can cover the nail with colored or clear varnish, or simply lubricate it with nourishing cream.
Classic manicure: step-by-step guide
- For women who want to know how to do a manicure at home, here are further step-by-step instructions:
- Treat your hands with an antiseptic and, if desired, soften your hands in water.
- Use a nail file to work around the free edge area
- Excise the cuticle area and peel the thin skin of the pterygium.
Cover the nail with varnish or gel polish; if desired, you can create a unique design. When working with nail plate, you should degrease it, especially if you previously took a bath with oils.
Choosing a color for short nails
Short nails are a fashion trend today, but with such long nails, you should be careful when choosing your nail color. An incorrectly selected color scheme can highlight all the imperfections, making your nails sloppy and your hands unattractive. 
All these colors give your hands a well-groomed look and will be appropriate both at home and at work. But what can you do if you want a holiday and bright colors? Should those with short nails completely give up bright and interesting shades?
For a long time, it was believed that short nails should not be emphasized with bright colored polish. But now nail fashion has radically changed this belief; one of the basic colors for short nails has become scarlet red, the color of dark cherry.
A bright accent in a woman’s overall look will be deep blue nails or even metallic silver. The main thing is that the colors are monotonous and have uniform coverage.
Features of applying conventional varnish
No matter how correctly the nail is processed, and no matter how correctly the color scheme is chosen, the main condition for a good manicure will be the correct application of varnish on the nail. 
- Base coat is a must! The base allows you to level the surface of the nail plate and create a perfectly even coating; moreover, with the base, any coating will last longer. Often, after removing budget colored polishes, the nail plate acquires an unhealthy yellow color; the presence of a base coat can eliminate this problem.
- It is important to paint the nail carefully, without bald spots or painted cuticles. The algorithm for proper painting is simple: the first trajectory of the brush with varnish starts from the base of the nail, the next two are carried out along the nail ridges.
- Only after thorough drying of the first layer is it possible to apply the second. To get the color “like in a tube”, you will have to paint the nail in 2-3 layers. When working with short nails, do not put too much polish on the brush.
- A top coat is recommended. It allows the polish to stay on your nails longer, but you should apply it in a thin layer, otherwise the nail plate will appear too thick.
- At all stages of painting, you should seal the end side of the nail, since the varnish coating begins to chip and peel off from the free edge of the nail.
Applying Shellac: A Step-by-Step Guide
Every year the fashion for shellac is gaining more and more momentum. Working with this coating is not difficult. How to do such a manicure at home is described in detail in the following guide: 
Here's how to do this manicure:
And a few more tips from experts:
- It is better to use a rubber base and top. The rubber in the composition allows the coating to be more flexible and thereby extends the wear time of the gel polish.
- Each layer of the product (base, gel polish, top) must be dried as well as possible, otherwise the gel coating will quickly come off.
- Correction of product streaks under the side rollers or cuticle after baking in the lamp cannot be removed, so you should use special protection around the nail (“pink thing”, etc.)
Features of choosing a design for short nails
Working out a design on short nails requires more concentration and experience, but taking into account some nuances, you can create the perfect manicure at home.
The basic rule when designing short nail plates is: “Do not overload the nail.” If the drawing is applied with a brush, then all the details of the image should be drawn with clear but thin lines.
Varnishes of contrasting colors are good for this. All design elements should be small in size, starting with rhinestones and ending with transfers or ready-made drawings. If the design is stamped and it is impossible to reduce it, then nail designers use individual elements of the composition.
Instructions for applying the design
Each design technique in nail art has its own subtleties and features. But there are basic rules:
- Professional artists use only well-pigmented paints. Paints with weak pigmentation will only spoil the overall look of the manicure.
- Only good glue is used to attach design elements. It not only firmly secures the decoration, but also becomes transparent and invisible when dry.
Classic French
The classic French manicure is the most popular type of design both in beauty salons and when creating manicures at home. You can draw the smile line yourself, or you can use stencils. 
The latest fashion trend has become a French look using colored varnishes. For example, the combination of a blue base and a silver free edge is a current and fashionable solution.
Lunar manicure
Lunar manicure is designed to whiten the area of the nail hole by painting it with varnish. Often, outlining the hole is combined with painting the free edge of the nail, although this is not necessary. 
Lunar manicure, like a French manicure, can be presented in both classic and bright color palettes.
Sliders
Sliders have become a new word in simplifying nail design. These ready-made designs can be placed either fragmentarily on individual nails or completely on all nail plates. 
There are two types of sliders:
- Thin sliders are placed in water and the design itself moves away from the base; all that remains is to carefully place it on the surface. But be careful, such sliders break very easily.
- Thickened sliders have an adhesive base and are suitable for leveling the surface of the nail. But they are extremely difficult to damage.
Stencils
There are 2 types of stencils on the market: classic, for French manicure, and designer, with a patterned cut of snowflakes, funnels, and other things.
Let's take a closer look at how to do a manicure at home using stencils:
- First, you need to cover your nail with a base color. The color can be any, the main thing is that it differs from the second layer of coating.
- Secondly, we will place the stencil on the desired area. If this is a designer stencil, then we simply cover everything with a contrasting varnish. If the stencil is of the classic type, then we paint only the free edge of the nail along the border of the sticker.
- After complete drying, the stencil is removed. All this is covered with a layer of transparent top.
Stamping
Another invention of nail art was the transfer of a design from a metal plate using a gel stamp. Stamping will help owners of short nails to create a unique design with their own hands in a matter of minutes. 
It is often difficult to transfer a small design onto a short nail plate; for this, nail service professionals use stamps with a transparent bottom.
For stamping, it is important to use only thick, well-pigmented varnishes or paints. If you don’t have a special varnish, you can leave the tube you like open for 20 minutes and the varnish will acquire the desired consistency. The greatest visual effect will be achieved due to the contrast of the colors of the base and pattern.
Sequins
Glitter in nail design creates brightness and festivity. They can cover all the nail plates and get a stunning festive effect or highlight individual areas in the composition on the nail. A popular trend today is glitter stretching. To design short nails, glitter is used carefully and in small quantities.
A beautiful option is a cluster of shiny dust particles near the base or tip of the nails. Secure the result.
Designs with rhinestones always look interesting and bright, and rhinestones on short nails can look very stylish if you follow a few basic rules. For small nail plates, experts recommend choosing the smallest rhinestone diameter. Nail experts do not recommend overloading short nails with many rhinestones. 
There are several options for unobtrusive and sophisticated design of short nails using rhinestones:
- Rhinestones can be laid out on the border of different colors, which will give the transition line a special appeal.
- Many nail artists offer designs where rhinestones are attached one to each nail.
- Experts do not advise: Combining a bright, flashy design with a lot of rhinestones, it can look vulgar and inappropriate. Therefore, you need to choose one thing.
Matte manicure
Another interesting design technique is matte manicure. It is created by coating with a special topcoat. The contrast between glossy and matte finishes looks especially impressive. Masters suggest matting not the entire nail plate, but only individual parts. You can paint a few nails with a matte top, while leaving the rest with gloss.
Gradient
Gradient is a fashionable and stylish trend today. For short nails, masters recommend choosing a vertical gradient over a classic horizontal one. In this case, the gradient line visually lengthens the nail. 
Also, an excellent solution for short nails would be to apply a gradient coating not to all nails, but only to one or two, while the rest can be coated with a monotonous color.
The Baby Boomer gradient has become especially popular. This technique is performed in nude tones. It is perfect for owners of short nail plates, making them look well-groomed and healthy, without visually shortening the length. So, by doing a manicure at home, you can significantly save money and time.
In addition, by creating unique designs on their own, any woman is able to reveal the talented nail artist within herself.
Videos: how to do a manicure
Instructions on how to do a manicure at home:
How to do a gradient manicure at home:
A neat manicure is a decoration for women's hands. Unfortunately, due to the frantic pace of life, many girls cannot find time to visit a salon. What to do in this case? Everything is very simple! You need to learn how to do simple procedures yourself, at home.
To do this, it is absolutely not necessary to attend expensive courses, because thanks to video lessons posted on the Internet, you can learn not only how to properly design your nails, but also how to make beautiful designs using various tools.
Working with the cuticle
- For a gradient manicure, you can use sponges and sponges.
- If you plan to use rhinestones in your design, then you cannot do without a special stick with a cut at the end or a pencil with a soft lead.
- For more complex designs, brushes are intended: thin, fan-shaped, for mixing shades, etc.
- Dots are used to mix colors, even polka dots, swirls and interesting patterns.
- Geometric designs are made using thin tape.
STEP-BY-STEP GRADIENT MANICURE
INSTALLING RHINESTERES ON GEL POLISH STEP BY STEP
STEP-BY-STEP BRUSH DRAWING
DRAWING WITH DOTS
GEOMETRIC DRAWING
Photo of drawing using self-adhesive strips.
Photo of drawing using a liner brush.
Simple designs for the beginner manicurist
Step-by-step photos of fashionable manicures and video tutorials on manicure at home will allow you to quickly master popular techniques. You just have to stock up on free time and patience. Enjoy watching!
- Simple drawings
Beautiful nails give self-confidence, lift your spirits, and increase the status of their owner.
But not everyone can afford to visit a salon all the time. For many, the topic of manicure at home is relevant.
To properly make a beautiful manicure, preliminary preparation is necessary.
It includes the purchase of manicure tools, disinfectants and related items that you cannot do without.
Necessary tools for manicure at home
Good, solid tools– this is the key to high-quality cuticle care, prevention of nail splitting and high speed of the procedure.
For a classic edged manicure you will need the following tools:
| Tool | Description |
| 1. Cuticle tweezers. | It is best to purchase a Solinger brand tool, this is an old German brand of cutting tools. Tweezers have their own sizes. They determine the length of the blade. It’s good to take 0.5 cm. |
 2. Pusher (translated as pusher)
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Double-sided cuticle spatula: on one side it resembles an oar, on the other it resembles a hatchet. Must be metal. |
 3. Knipser
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Tool for cutting the length of the nail. It looks like a small guillotine, it can be used for fingernails and toenails. |
 4.File 180 grit
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The grid should be imprinted on the file itself. |
 5. Polisher 2000 grit
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There are double and triple polishers, then the grit for each side must be printed. |
| Related Items: | |
 1. A large bowl, preferably ceramic - it holds the temperature well; |
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 2. Towel or napkin; |
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 3. Cotton pads; |
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 4. Orange sticks; |
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 5. Nail polish remover. |
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| Disinfectants: | |
| 1. Chlorhexidine; | |
| 2. Alcohol solution 70%. | |
| 3. You can purchase a professional product for treating hands and metal tools at the pharmacy. | |
Which manicure tools should you use and which should you not?
If you still have little experience in nail care, orange sticks will come in handy. They can move the skin near the cuticle and clean the eponychium.
Some people use it to trim cuticles. manicure scissors. This is acceptable, but the best quality manicure will be if you use tweezers. Scissors have straight blades, while tweezers have beveled blades. That's why It is the tweezer that cuts the skin more and deeper and after them the manicure lasts longer.
Nail fork Since we are talking about the cuticle area, No blade pressure is allowed. This can damage the matrix - the growth cells of the nail under the hole. As a result, the nail will grow crooked for the rest of its life.
Choosing a nail file, which one is used for what
Files vary depending on the grit. Grits measure the amount of abrasive applied to 1 square centimeter of a file:
The coarsest file is 80 grit. It is used to reduce the length of artificial nails;
Technique for performing European unedged manicure at home:
Step 1: Wash your hands with soap;
Hand washing Step 2: Apply cuticle remover;
Applying cuticle softener 
Step 3: Starting with the little finger, use the rounded tip of a file or an orange stick to push the roller away;
moving away and grinding the roller Step 4: Remove the softened thin skin from the surface of the nail;
Cuticle removal Step 5: Process the rollers with a 180 grit file;
processing rough rollers with a file Step 6: Wash your hands with soap;
Step 7: Degrease nails with an alcohol solution;
Degreasing nails Step 8: Apply varnish coating.
Varnish coating How to paint your nails evenly and beautifully
There is no difficulty in painting your nails easily and quickly and doing it exactly at home, without using a brush on the roller.
First of all, the varnish must have a certain consistency. The new varnish applies well and dries quickly, because the solvents have not yet evaporated from it. If the varnish has thickened, add 3-5 drops of varnish solvent to it.
Do not try to thin the varnish with acetone. or nail polish remover. These products will cause the varnish to curl.
Technique for applying varnish in bright or dark tones:
Step 1: Dip the brush into the varnish, squeeze out the excess with the back of the brush onto the bottle in a “pull away” motion.
Step 2: Place the brush in the middle of the nail at an angle of 45 degrees and move towards the cuticle. Before reaching the roller, stop the brush and move towards the free edge of the nail. This entire double movement must be done without lifting the brush from the nail or stopping it.
Positioning the brush 
Smooth movement towards the cuticle 
Moving the brush towards the free edge Step 3: Place the brush on the nail in the cuticle area so that the brush lies in the hand perpendicular to the finger. Make a stroke with the brush along the cuticle to the side roller, round the stroke along the contour of the nail (the brush changes position - now it lies in the hand parallel to the finger) and bring it to a free edges of the nail.
Movement to the side roller Step 4: Repeat this movement on the other side of the nail. If you run out of varnish on the brush during the process, turn it over and continue.
Step 5: With a well-wrung out brush, run along the end of the nail, sealing it.
Result Technique for applying varnish in nude and dense pastel colors:
Nude polish Step 1: Dip the brush into the varnish, squeeze out the excess with the back of the brush onto the bottle in a “pull away” motion.
Step 2: Place the brush in the middle of the nail at an angle of 5 degrees and move towards the cuticle, holding it almost suspended. The brush does not put pressure on the nail, only the polish touches the nail. Before reaching the roller, stop the brush and move towards the free edge of the nail.
Step 3: Bring the brush to the cuticle area. Keep the hand parallel to the finger. Barely touching the nail, move the brush towards the side roller and down to the free edge. The brush should go along the side of the nail without touching the roller.
Step 4: Repeat this movement on the other side of the nail. If you run out of varnish on the brush during the process, turn it over and continue.
Step 5: With a well-wrung out brush, run along the end of the nail, sealing it.
Nail designs at home
There are beautiful design options for which you don’t have to go to the salon. They can be done at home: rhinestones, glitter, gel pen painting, stickers, bouillons, varnish painting, craquelure, velvet, cat's eye.
Cat's eye - stripes 
Cat eye-waves 1. Cat's Eye Design. For it you will need to purchase magnetic polish and a Cat's Eye nail magnet. Still releasing options “Wave”, “Stripes”" and others. But the most spectacular is “Cat's Eye”.
Cat's eye - made with gel polish It is done on the newly applied layer of varnish. The magnet is brought to the nail so that the strip is along the nail. Hold for 1 second.
If you hold the magnet closer to the nail, there will be a clear line, further away it will be blurry.
If you bring a magnet first vertically and then horizontally, there will be a bright point.
Gel polish - made with ordinary varnish 2. Craquelure design. A new product, hard varnish, has appeared on the product market. This is a special cracking varnish that is applied to the dried previous layer.
Substrates made of gold, white, and black varnish look good. Crack polish dries quickly. It can be thinned like regular varnish.
If you apply it in a thick layer, it will crack into large pieces. If in a thin layer - into small ones. You can combine it: make one side of the nail with large fragments, and the other with small ones.
Craquelure - large, medium, small. 3. Velvet design. The varnish for this effect is called “Satin”. After drying it becomes matte, hiding all the unevenness of the nail.
If you apply a top coat on it, it becomes shiny, like regular varnish. You can make two nails shiny and leave the rest matte. This design looks good in dark or bright colors. On pastel colors it is almost invisible.
4. Leopard design. On a dried substrate (for example, coffee-au-lait color), uneven spots are applied with a brush with a slightly darker (beige) varnish and, without waiting for them to dry, a black dot is added to each spot. Using an orange stick, each dot is given the appearance of a comma.
Leopard design This design is classic. It can be performed not only in natural tones, but also in avant-garde ones. A turquoise backing with blue spots and black commas looks good.
5. Zebra design.
Zebra design Black lines are applied to a dry white substrate with a thin brush. There are varnishes for design, they have just such brushes.
The lines are drawn diagonally on the nail. The first line is drawn simple. The second, parallel to it, with a thickening coming from the middle of the line. It looks like a very narrow triangle. The third line is drawn simple along the previous one. The fourth is drawn with a thickening on the other side. The fifth is simple.
You can draw with a regular black gel pen. When the drawing is dry, simply seal it with topcoat. One zebra nail looks good, the rest are white.
Nails with rhinestones and bouillons 6. Design with stickers, bouillons and rhinestones. It is used on special occasions (weddings, graduations) and requires a beautiful dress.
Decorate two nails, tightly covering them with rhinestones of different sizes.. Swarovski rhinestones are suitable; they can be purchased in a set. The largest stone is placed in the center, closer to the cuticle. Near it on both sides there are smaller stones.
The smallest stones are placed on the edge of the nail. The space between large stones can be filled with gold broths. On the remaining nails, place one small stone in the center near the cuticle.
Pencil for rhinestones Place stones on wet varnish. The stone is taken by simply bringing an orange stick moistened with water or a special pencil for rhinestones to it and it sticks to it (there are special pencils for attaching rhinestones on sale). It is placed on fresh varnish, corrected, trimmed, it sticks to the varnish and releases the stick.
Sterilizing instruments at home
In nail salons, instruments are sterilized in a dry-heat oven.
Manicure tools At home, you can use the oven for these purposes. Place metal tools in a specially designated bowl, turn on the oven at 250 degrees and heat for 15 minutes.
If during the procedure a wound was caused and blood came out, the instrument is soaked in the solution before sterilization chlorhexidine or wiped three times with 70% alcohol(in the presence of special pharmaceutical products, it is better to carry out processing with them, according to the instructions).
Files and orange sticks can also be soaked in a disinfectant solution. But if there was no blood while working with them, it is enough to wipe them.
Below you can watch a detailed video about sterilizing manicure instruments; some information will be useful to you at home.
What pharmaceutical products may be useful?
In addition to chlorhexidine, you can buy hawthorn tincture 70% in the pharmacy. This alcohol solution can be used as a disinfectant.
The professional line of pharmaceutical sterilization products is very diverse. Disinfectants are divided into two types: for hands and for metal tools. The pharmacist at the pharmacy will always tell you what products are available.
You may also need it glue BF-6. This is a medical glue for treating wounds. It is convenient for cuts, disinfects and seals the wound instead of a band-aid.
Good to have on hand for warts "Mountain celandine", brown herbal balm. If a wart is discovered during the manicure procedure, you can immediately cauterize it with this balm.
Baths and oils for strengthening and growing nails after manicure
To keep nails healthy, they need to be nourished and treated. The aggressive environment makes them thin and brittle, appear on them. To avoid this, it is good to do it with sea salt.
You don’t have to buy expensive sea salt; the kind sold in grocery stores will do. You can add it during manicure to steam your nails.
In the process of saturating the nails with such water, a phenomenon called osmosis. This is an exchange of salts between two environments. Nails, like appendages of the skin, are an excretory organ. Nail effusion emerges through microscopic holes on the surface of the nail.
After taking a course of antibiotics, it forms very actively, preventing artificial nails from sticking to the nail bed.
That is why after taking antibiotics, two weeks must pass before nail extensions. Those who spent a lot of time in sea water on vacation notice improvements in the condition of their nails. Baths do not have to be done for a long time. 15 minutes is enough.
This procedure can be carried out in the evening while watching TV. After the bath, hands are lubricated with nourishing cream. The best creams are with fruit oils
. This could be avocado, aloe, or apricot oil. Just do not confuse them with essential oils. This is a completely different product. If the cream says that it contains mineral oil , it is better not to buy such a cream.
This is a product of chemical distillation of petroleum. It won't be good for your nails.
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| Manicure provides its owner with attractive and well-groomed hands. Regardless of the color of the varnish, neat nail design involuntarily attracts attention. Not everyone can afford long nail extensions, and sometimes they break during everyday activities. Therefore, manicure for short nails becomes the only quick, inexpensive and effective option for getting your hands in order. Nail treatment should be done patiently and carefully so as not to spoil its shape. |
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Important
A good manicure can be done only after acquiring the necessary skills and using a quality tool.
- For this you will need:
- small scissors with sharp ends;
- several nail files for shaping;
- metal tweezers (if the manicure is trimmed);
- a wooden or metal spoon for moving the cuticle;
- materials for softening the skin during steaming (sea salt, special oil);
- ear sticks, discs;
- cuticle oil;
- substance for removing overgrown cuticles;
- nail polish remover (if your nails were painted);
- drying-fixer;
- tinted nail polish;
To do a manicure for short nails at home, you need to choose a nail file. It is this that plays an important role in the further formation of the plate. A low-quality tool damages the nail, causing cracks and chips. This leads to the fact that nails do not last long, quickly break off and lose their attractiveness.
You should immediately exclude ordinary metal files. They have the only advantage - we quickly cut them to the required length when it needs to be done urgently. Otherwise, such a tool leads to injuries to the arch of the nail. After just two days, such treatment will lead to delamination of the nail plate. It is very difficult to restore the damaged surface and tip of the nail.
Sometimes it is necessary to trim the nail several times to make it healthier. In some cases, recovery takes two weeks with constant coating of the nail with fortified compounds. If thin and weak nails have not been previously strengthened, a glass file is ideal for them. She carefully polishes the nail and gives it the required shape, maintaining a special smoothness and natural shine.
The manicure looks great after using a sapphire file. It is produced in various versions - with coarse-grained and fine-grained crumbs. There are also combined models. They are gradually replacing their traumatic iron counterparts.
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Do not use rough, coarse-grained files. They are used to treat extended nails, but they are not suitable for a thin natural nail plate. Great care must be taken when processing nails with a rough file. It may damage the skin. And in manicure it is better to exclude unnecessary cuts.
Secrets of a perfect manicure
- Strong cutting of the cuticle leaves unsightly marks at the base of the nail, often it is damaged and has ichor. This also leads to its abundant growth in the future.
- Gently move the cuticle with a soft cloth or piece of towel.
- After steaming, use a wooden spatula. Regular use of softening oil based on cotton or apricot kernels will help prevent roughening in this area.
- Rapid nail growth is ensured not only by taking vitamins internally, but also by external influences. Salt baths with sea minerals or iodized components are ideal for this.
- A significant effect is expected from a special varnish, which includes a vitamin complex and medicinal components.
Types of manicure
Manicure on nails is done in several ways. The safest and simplest is the unedged method. It can be learned quickly and is simpler than hardware processing. A manicure without circumcision is indispensable for people with sensitive and delicate skin on their hands, teenagers and children. Infection is excluded, since it does not use scissors or cuticle trimming tools. Beware of damage from scissors, tweezers and nail files. They may be painful in the sensitive area near the nail.
Stages of unedged manicure
It is recommended to steam your hands for several minutes in a bath with the addition of liquid soap, foam or sea salt. Before other actions, the skin of the hands and each nail are thoroughly wiped with a towel until completely dry. The entire nail and its base are covered with a special product designed to remove the cuticle. The exposure time is indicated in the special instructions on the tube.
Excess material is removed using a cotton pad. The remains of the softened cuticle are moved to the base of the nail using a wooden spatula. When buying a stick, you should inquire about its quality, so that it is made of soft, polished material. The best option is an orange stick. When processing the nail plate, a file is used to give shape.
If varnish is used in a manicure, then the nails are not treated with special oil before applying it. The surface is degreased and coated with the selected varnish. And only after drying, the base of the nail is lubricated with a cosmetic product with a soft texture - cream or oil.
Trimming technique
A trim manicure is done using a tool that will remove dead skin around the nail or cut off the cuticle. Before steaming your hands, the varnish from the previous manicure is removed, and the excess overgrown ends are carefully removed with scissors. It is necessary to take into account that the nail will be filed, so it is not recommended to cut the plate too short.
When using a nail file, movements should go from the edge to the center. You should not file your nails abruptly and fussily, as this leads to further separation of the tissue. A cuticle softener is gently rubbed into the skin at the base of the nail. After this, the hands are kept in a warm bath with salt. Hands are dried with a towel.
The skin steamed around the nail is removed using tweezers. Burrs are trimmed with care. If they are not softened enough, then removing them may cause injury to the skin. In this case, it is recommended to use an antiseptic.
The nail plate is degreased with nail polish remover. It is advisable to use a substance without acetone. To better preserve the nail polish, you can use a colorless base, then apply the main color and cover it with a fixer on top. This will give a special shine to the nail.
Hardware manicure
Manicure using a machine requires skill. It should only be performed on dry hands. Using the device, nail treatment takes a short time. The device has several attachments for grinding, filing, and cutting cuticles. While working, they make quick rotational movements.
You cannot combine hardware and trim manicures. The technology for using them is different. For trim manicure, well-steamed and damp hands are recommended. If you use a grinding device on a wet cuticle and plate, this will lead to severe thinning of the nail and other injuries.
Hardware manicure does not include preliminary steaming. When treating the nail, the device is tilted slightly so that it is at a slight angle. The movements of the nozzle should be made from the central part to the edge.
After removing the cuticle and giving shape, degreasing and varnishing are carried out. According to statistics, hardware manicure, when handled correctly, causes less harm than trimming techniques.
Nail shape
For short nails, you need to decide on the shape so that they look perfect. The length of the fingers and the size of the hand are taken into account. For long fingers, you can choose any shape, even rectangular. The classic oval will help hide the shortcomings of strong and short phalanges. For plump hands, a round or teardrop shape is preferred.
- the length of the nails should be the same, any deviation in this regard will be noticeable;
- The nail can be visually lengthened if you use dark shades of varnish, vertical patterns, or slightly leave the edges of the nail on the sides;
- on a short form, volumetric design, beads, rhinestones are unacceptable;
- geometric patterns and color graphics are ideal for a rectangular plate;
- before work, all tools must be disinfected with alcohol;
- To prevent the nails from turning yellow from colored varnish, paint underneath it with a basic colorless base;
- uneven nail plates with tubercles are pre-polished;
- A suede cloth can polish the nail well;
- To prevent nails from peeling, after the bath they are thoroughly wiped with a dry cloth;
- You can’t constantly use varnish to paint your nails; they need rest.
Types of manicure by design
American manicure
These are fashionable bright shades that match lipstick in tone. Red, coral and scarlet colors will look perfect on oval nails even with a short shape.
Spanish manicure
To paint nails, deep and rich shades with stripes are used. The manicure hides the thin nail plate well.
Art French
A special style of French manicure that can be performed at home. It combines bright colors. An ordinary jacket is characterized by pastel colors and a white tip, but in art painting you can use the boldest shades. Also, the white tip of the nail can be combined with any color.
By using simple techniques at home, self-care for your hands allows you to avoid the expensive services of salons where they do various types of manicures.
Manicure for short nails - video
