Matte gel polish for short nails. Technique, photo, design, how to make a manicure at home

The union of conventional varnish and gel for nail extension allowed to obtain new properties that extend the life of the coating. A photo of a matte gel polish for short nails can be seen on many sites on the Internet.

Gel polish: benefits

Gel polish, unlike ordinary varnish, lasts 2-4 weeks on nails without damage.

It has several advantages:

• does not rub off at the ends;
• retains shine during wear;
• strengthens the nail plate;
• there is no unpleasant smell;
• the composition does not contain the harmful component formaldehyde;
• you can create volume effects and decorate your nails with rhinestones and broths.

Manicure trends flock to nail motifs such as rainbow, amber, lace, geometric and floral designs, and gradients.

The modern shape of short nails

The main trend of 2018 manicure forms is short nails up to 3 mm, sometimes up to 5 mm from the edge. Oval and almond-shaped and "soft square" shapes are preferred.

Matte gel polish for short nails (the photo clearly shows and perfectly confirms this) visually lengthens the fingers by manipulating with contrasting colors.

Trendy shades of matte manicure

Deep saturated tones are in fashion. Black and white colors serve as both the main tone on the nail plates and an additional pattern.

The fashionable color of the 2018 manicure will be blue and all its shades:

• ultramarine;

• sea ​​wave;
• cobalt;
• cornflower;

• sapphire;
• turquoise;
• azure.

Red tones - burgundy, cherry, chocolate and Marsala - are also in the forefront of the fashionable flower path. Matte gel polish for short nails (photo shows such options) of muted colors in 2018 is very popular. In the spring and summer of 2018, sunny and diamond shades are in demand.

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Methods for matting the surface of the nail

There are several ways to obtain a matte surface on gel polishes:

1. Top with a matte finish. On nails covered with gel polish technology (base + 2 layers of colored varnish after polymerization + a layer of top) and ends, a matte top is applied with a thin layer. Polymerized in a UV lamp. Remove stickiness.
   
2. Nail polisher. Coated with gel polish, as in the first method, the surfaces are wiped with a liquid to remove stickiness. The entire coating, including the butt, is lightly sanded with a grinder, removing only the shine. Disinfect and dry.
3. Matte top from gel. Prepared, as in the first two cases, the nails are covered with a matte top from varnish. Dry.

   

4. Acrylic Powder. Gel polish is applied to the nails covered by the gel polish technology and to the ends. Sprinkle acrylic powder on top. Polymerized in a UV lamp. Excess powder is removed with a fan brush.

How to do a matte manicure at home

Those who prefer to save time and money for visiting the salon can do a matte manicure at home.

Tools and materials required:

1. UV lamp;
2. pusher (scraper), for shifting the cuticle and removing pterygium;
3. file;
4. gel polish;
5. base;
6. antiseptic or primer;
7. acrylic Powder;
8. cuticle softening oil.

To soften the cuticles, keep your fingers in warm water with a few drops of oil. Wipe with a napkin.

Then the process is as follows:

• give the selected shape to the nails, shift or remove the cuticle with a scraper;
• remove the keratin layer with a coarse file (buff);
• clean the surface and degrease it, cover with a primer;
• apply a thin layer of base with rubbing movements, dry;
• apply 2-3 thin layers of gel polish, each layer is dried in a UV lamp;
• carry out top coating (gel polish), dry in a UV lamp;

• make a coating with gel polish, seal the ends with it;
• apply acrylic powder and dry with a lamp, remove excess powder.

Decor methods for matte manicure

The procedure for applying the decor of a matte manicure is almost the same and obeys the same principles.

Matte gel polish for short nails

Matte gel polish for short nails (photos of the compositions are presented below) with rhinestones and broths give solemnity to the manicure when they are used in decor.

Process of creation:

• Use a file to shape, remove the cuticle.
• Lay the base, dry.

• Cover the top with 2 layers of gel polish and alternately dry them in a UV lamp.
• Put the top on the place of the pattern under the rhinestones and broths.
• Rhinestones and broths are carefully placed on a wet top with tweezers, lightly pressed to the surface, dried in a lamp.
• With a transparent top, smear the places around the jewelry with a brush and dry for 2 minutes. lamp, remove stickiness.

Kamifubuki

Kamifubuki add creativity to manicure:

• After standard nail treatment, base is applied and dried in a lamp.
• Cover with colored gel polish twice, each layer is dried in a lamp.
• They put on the top and until it gets up, spread the pattern with tweezers or a wax pencil with kamifubuki, dry it.
• Cover with a top, polymerize for 2 minutes.

Fashionable decorative elements also include:

• holographic mesh;

• beads;
• sequins;

• Jewelry;
• chains;
• holographic hearts and ribbons;

• plush;
• glowing powder (glow-in-the-dark);
• threads;
• holographic rivets;
• rectangular rhinestones;

• wire;
• golden figures.

Lace design

Lace design is done in different ways. It is applied to one, two or all fingers.

Brush drawing:

• Nails are covered with gel polish in 2 layers and top in 1, dried in a lamp. Remove stickiness. A little gel paint of a contrasting color to the main one or close to it is dripping onto the palette.
• With a thin brush (no. 5.0 can be used), grab a drop and consistently create a lace pattern. Dry and remove stickiness.
• A layer of primer, base is applied to degreased surfaces, dried in a lamp.
• Cover with 2 layers of gel polish, successively dry in a lamp.
• A lace sticker or lace tape is placed on the nail, pressed.
• Cut off the excess and cover with a layer of clear varnish.
• Dry and remove stickiness.

When using simple lace without impregnation, the nail is pre-treated with a layer of glue.

Stencil:

• A stencil is applied to the prepared nails (1 layer of primer + base + drying in a lamp + 2 layers of gel polish, dried in a lamp).
• Apply gel polish or acrylic paint, dry in a lamp. Remove the stencil and cover with a layer of clear varnish.
• Sliders:
• The slider with an openwork pattern is placed on a damp cloth to soften.
• Prepare the nails as in the first case.
• The slider is freed from the base and applied to the nail with a slight deviation from the cuticle.
• The resulting bulges are pruned.
• Grind off the excess, overlap with the top 2 times.
• Remove stickiness.

Patterns and ornament

Monograms and patterns are made with thin tassels. There are other techniques: stamping (using stamps) and point (with a dot, a needle, or any sharp objects).

Stamping requires a stamp, a metal plate with patterns, a stamp with a rubber surface, a scraper to clean the disc.

Process of creation:

• Shape nails with a file, degrease the surface and cover with a base.
• Apply gel polish of the main color, dry.
• A stencil on a metal plate is covered with varnish of a contrasting color.
• Scrap the excess from the stencil with a scraper without touching the varnish in the recesses.
• Capture the image with the rubber surface of the stamp, pressing it tightly against the stencil.
• From the stamp, an image is applied to the nail, pressing them tightly against each other.
• Dried and covered with top.

In the point technique of patterns, the basic tool is dotts. Apprentices are also used: needles, hairpins, sharp wooden sticks.

Creations:

• Form nails, degrease with a primer, apply a base, dry.
• Cover the gel with a base color varnish, dry in a lamp for 2 minutes.
• With a father or other tool, they perform a bitmap gel with varnish in contrasting colors. Dry with a lamp.
• Perform top, dry, remove stickiness.

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Matte French

Matte jacket is performed with matte gel polish. But it can be done with an ordinary varnish by applying matting methods and using a different spectrum of colors.

It is done like this:

• Form nails with a file, remove cuticles.
• Buff No. 240 removes the gloss, degreases and applies ultrabond.
• Cover the nail with the base and the edge with a thin layer, dry.
• Apply gel polish and dry.
• A jacket (smile) is painted with a brush along the edges of the nails with varnish of a contrasting or white shade, dried.
• Apply top and cure with a lamp, remove stickiness.

Moon manicure

On short nails, the holes at the root are a special decoration of the matte gel polish. Example in the photo:

The wells are made out in a semicircle, arc or triangle. Lunation is performed with a brush, stencil, foil.

For moon design with a brush:

• On prepared nails (filing + removal of the cuticle with a scraper + disinfection + base + UV lamp + 2 layers of gel polish + drying for 2 minutes in a UV lamp), paint holes with a brush at the root of the nail in a contrasting shade, dry.
• A fixer is applied, dried in a UV lamp.

Stencil wells:

• On the nails prepared, as in the first case, a stencil is fixed and a contrasting color is applied to the hole.

• The sticky components are removed, dried, everything is fixed with a top and dried.

Foil wells:

• On prepared nails (1 layer of primer + base + lamp drying + 2 layers of gel polish dried in a lamp).
• With a brush, draw holes with special glue and put foil on top of it.
• When the glue dries, remove excess foil.
• Fixed with a finish, dried in a UV lamp.

The well at the base of the nail is sometimes not painted over with a contrasting varnish or a colorless gel varnish is used.

Geometry

There are several options for such nail art using scotch tape, shiny stripes, stencils, brushes.

Geometry using tape:

• After the standard design of the nails, coating with a base and drying in a UV lamp, the tape is glued to the nails.
• Paint over the tape with a layer of gel polish, remove the tape, dry in a lamp.
• Cover with top, dry and degrease.

Trick with shiny stripes:

• After the standard design of the nails, coating with a base and drying in a UV lamp, shiny strips are glued. Cover the top with a colorless gel polish in several layers, drying each in a UV lamp.
• The trailing top is applied, dried and degreased.

Geometry stencils are scotch tape, paper with an adhesive base, and manicure tape.

You can make a pattern with construction tape in the form of "patches":

• Decorate nails, apply a base, dry.
• After coating with gel polish and drying, apply adhesive tape at different angles to the surface, painting over the open areas with gel polish of different colors.
• Finish with top and dry.

The geometric manicure brush is a classic.

Technique for performing a gradient in contrasting shades for one of the nails:

• Form nails, cover with base, dry.
• White gel polish is applied, polymerized in a lamp.
• Make 2 drops of white and burgundy varnish on foil.
• Add a burgundy shade to a drop of white and mix with a brush.
• They depict rhombuses at the base, performing a notched fence in a mixed tone, dry.
• Enhance the burgundy color in a mixed drop on foil and make the second row of rhombuses with a brush, dry.
• Make the color darker from row to row by drying each in a lamp.
• Cover with finish and dry.

Top novelties of matte gel polish for short nails include its combination with a glossy finish. The photo shows some versions of combining different techniques.

Video about matte gel polish on short nails

The original idea for creating matte nails:

Features of matte top: