Lunar manicure along with French is one of the most popular types of nail coloring. In the classic moon manicure, the nail hole is left uncovered, forming a beautiful crescent moon, from where the name of this type of manicure came. In modern fashion, the design of the lunar manicure can be very different: the hole can be left unshaded, painted with a varnish of contrasting color, and the crescent itself can have various forms, depending on personal fantasy. The materials with which the manicure is performed can also differ. Recently, special popularity, due to its longevity, is acquired by the moon manicure shellac.
Lunar manicure with gel-varnish
Shellac is a special gel-lacquer made on the basis of biogel. Outwardly it looks like a varnish, is available in a very wide color palette and can be used for any kind of manicure. In this shellack is a gel, which after application is dried under an ultraviolet lamp. Such a nail coating is considered very practical, because shellac does not scrape, does not crumble or crumble, providing a beautiful and neat manicure for a long time. Although the coating itself can last for more than a month, it is usually recommended to update it on average every two and a half weeks. This is due to the fact that the nails grow, and an unpainted band appears at the edge. In case you prefer a traditional moon manicure, with an unpainted crescent moon in the hole, you can refresh the gel-varnish even less often, since the overall appearance and external design of the manicure while growing the nail is largely preserved.
In addition, because of its strength, coating with shellac creates additional protection for the nails, preventing their damage much better than the usual varnish.
How to make a moon manicure?
In addition to the fact that you can go to the salon and do a manicure with a master, a moon manicure using shellac can be done at home. To do this, you will need a basic, color (two colors) and shellac-clad coating, preferably one brand, an ultraviolet lamp and a thin dagger-like brush. You can proceed:
- Prepare your nails for coating. Remove the remnants of the old varnish, treat the cuticle, use the nail file to give the nails the desired shape. It is believed that the most advantageous lunar manicure looks when the oval shape of the nails.
- Degrease the nails with a special remedy.
- Apply a base coat and hold the nails under the lamp for 10 seconds.
- Cover the nails with the main color in two layers. After applying each layer it needs to be fixed under the ultraviolet lamp for two minutes.
- With a thin brush, apply a different color to the base of the nail. Also, fix the layer under the lamp for two minutes. In classic manicure usually use white or beige colors. In other design solutions, the combination of red and black or black with silvery is very popular, but the color that the nail base stains can be anything. The main thing is that it is a contrast to the underlying coating shade.
- Apply the fixing layer and place your hands again under the ultraviolet lamp until it hardens.
- Wipe your hands with a disinfectant or alcohol wipe to remove any stickiness. Treat fingertips with nail oil and cuticle.
Correctly applied and fixed manicure keeps on average from two to four weeks. Remove Shellac from the nails with a special liquid. At home, you can use a liquid to remove acrylic nails or a substance with acetone to remove varnish.
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