Crown manicure: stylish ideas and techniques

A crown manicure is a stylish take on modern nail designs. He has a lot of possibilities for decorating nails, and sometimes it seems that it is difficult to draw something like that. However, this is not quite true.

A manicure with a crown is not considered universal. He was dressed up initially, and he does not suit every stylistic direction of clothing and is not appropriate in every case. This is a chic solution for women of different age groups, however, in order for the female image with such an addition to receive the enthusiastic glances of others, it is necessary to understand that such a design:

• not suitable for everyday bows of business women and office workers;
• can not be used in an image with reference to the dress code;
• looks better on a light background, so it needs a substrate for a more interesting look;
• implies a beautiful shape of the nail plates;

• must be unique on at least one arm, excluding any cloning and addition with similar elements;
• matches the color of the main pigment of the manicure;
• performed in different techniques, but on a solid or unpigmented base;
• located in the center of the accent nail without the slightest bias to one side;
• it looks ugly when done on two accent nails, half the pattern on each.

The crown is often painted on nails painted in one color. This technique is called classic and is based on painting the nail plates over the entire area with varnish of the same color. In this case, the accent nail itself can be made not only in the color of the base of the manicure.

Such a design will look beautiful on a plain background with other nails made using the French technique. This technique is distinguished by the presence of a familiar smile (staining the upper edge of the nail in white or another color). By using harmonious color combinations, you can create a unique and luxurious look that puts a woman in the spotlight.

With regards to the French technique, it can be noted that it is an excellent basis for decorating smiles. It is from them that you can create laconic crowns by painting on sharp corners for a smile and putting dots on their tops, using a dots with a small nozzle. By the way, the technique of an inverted jacket or even a moon manicure is suitable for such a design, because the holes can also be given the appearance of crowns. However, when creating such a design, it must be borne in mind that accents are good and expressive only when there are few of them.

To make the crown holes look stylish, it is better to paint the rest of the nails with a monochromatic varnish. In addition to French manicure, the technique can be gradient or with an ombre effect. Moreover, different types of hybrid coatings can be used for all nails. For example, a matte gel polish will allow you to bring a high status to your design. Against this background, the crown will look expensive and majestic.

Color solutions for manicure with a crown can be very diverse. For example, not only the background may differ, but also the tone of the crown itself. If in the traditional version it is more often black, gold or silver, then, in addition to these colors of the palette, it can be:

• red;
• blue;
• black and green;
• fuchsia colors;
• bright blue;
• purple.

The crown on accent nails can be white if the main background of the manicure is a dark gel polish. For example, a white drawing on a black, black-purple or emerald base will look beautiful. This solution is especially important for short nails, because the light colors of the gel polish visually reduce the already insufficient length of the nail plates. If you want to choose a bright design color, for example, red, then you will have to choose a softer contrast for it so that the two companions do not compete with each other.

In addition to the drawing technique, you can create a design on short nails in alternative ways. For example, you can use pre-made stickers or engraved stamps. They differ from the painting technique in that you do not need to draw anything in these cases, and it takes much less time to create a beautiful accent. Stamping, if desired, can be painted, like the stained glass technique, but until the picture is glued to the nail. The pattern turns out to be colored, moreover, quite accurate, which is another advantage of this technology.

Consider the complete technology of accent nail decoration. On its basis, you can draw a design using any color of paints. However, you need to understand that for light tones, the substrate should be light, so as not to distort the beauty of the original color. For example, for white, beige and even red, the underpainting should be white. If it was decided to paint with silver or gold, the substrate should be dark.

There are several options.

To make the crown look beautiful and stand out against the background of the base, it is worth preparing:

• basic coverage;
• the finish;
• light gel polish for the background;
• black varnish for the backing of the crown;
• gold gel;
• rhinestones and broths of golden color.

In addition, you will need a thin brush and a transparent modeling gel. In order for the print to turn out professionally, you should first draw it at least in the form of a sketch. It will show you what size should be so that the picture looks beautiful and fits on the nail. When everything is ready, you can start designing.

• The nail plate is covered with a base layer, dried in a drying device.
• After that, the accent nail is painted with two thin layers of pigmented varnish, each of them being dried.
• Then they take a thin brush and black acrylic gel paint and draw a transverse line just below the middle of the nail.
• Under the resulting line of the base of the future crown, another, only thinner, is drawn.
• Having found the approximate center of the top line, a concave rhombus is drawn above it.
• Half-bombs are made along the edges of the line. All three elements (together with the middle) should be elongated, ending sharply.
• Draw a curl on each side from the base of the central rhombus. The same is repeated on each inner side of the half-bombs.
• Above the top line, rhombuses and curls are crossed out with thin strokes.
• The resulting substrate is coated with gold paint.
• The nails are dried in a lamp, after which they are sealed with a layer of finish and dried again.

Start decorating. So that there is not a lot of decor, and the crown looks beautiful, you need to choose different-sized elements. Smaller rhinestones are glued to the upper base, the strip at the bottom is left intact. Larger rhinestones are fixed in the centers of the rhombus and half-bombs. To make the crown look more realistic, broths can be glued along the edges of the rhombuses or around large rhinestones.

You need to glue the decor to the topcoat after applying it, so this layer can be denser than all the previous ones. However, rhinestones, like kamifubuki and broths, hold much more firmly on a transparent modeling gel. Of course, working with it is a little more difficult than with a top, because you have to gain weight to a minimum, avoiding its surplus near the glued decor.

The transparent gel is also convenient in that it can easily replace small decor such as broths, while not detracting from the bulk of the design. It is important to take into account the fact that after gluing the volumetric decor, you need to once again, or even two, cover the accent nail with a top material. Moreover, it is important to ensure that the composition does not fall on the sparkling decor, since this will stop glittering from this.

According to the approximate scheme, you can create a different model of the crown. For its implementation, black paint is also used as a substrate for golden paint. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

• first, two transverse lines are drawn on a nail already painted and dried in a lamp;
• the upper one is thickened, after which a bow is drawn over it;
• a small thin line is drawn up from the center of the bow;
• along the edges, verticals are also drawn with a length slightly below the center line;
• the distance between the resulting lateral lines and the central one is divided by two and drawn up one more line, which should also be lower than the central one;
• the bow is thickened, smoothly connecting with vertical lines, ennobling the teeth of the future crown;
• the substrate is dried and covered with a layer of gold on top;
• then a finish is applied to the accent nail and, while it is still sticky, they begin to decorate the crown;
• rhinestones are glued to the very top of the teeth of the crown, and crystals are glued on top of them;
• two transverse lines (thick base and thin bottom) are connected with golden rhinestones, gluing them symmetrically to the removed teeth;
• the bow is filled with small broths;
• after all the sparkling decorative elements are glued, the nail is dried in a lamp, and then again covered with a layer of top;
• if the material has a sticky layer, then it must be removed after drying.

For information on how to perform a luxurious manicure with a crown, see the next video.