Manicure "Veil" - ideas and tips for design

Modern fashion trends sometimes give women pleasant surprises. Take, for example, such an important detail as nail design: among the usual techniques, new ones appear that make it possible to make a woman's image delicate and sophisticated. One of these types of design is the “veil” technique. What it is, how it is performed, which tones are better to use, and what needs to be taken into account, we will consider in detail below.

The veil manicure technique is based on the play of the pattern and the translucent background of the coating. In fact, this is a delicate and almost weightless pattern applied to the translucent tone of the nail. Unlike the negative space technique, in this case, the nail plate is completely painted here. This nail design looks stylish and incredibly feminine.

This design is notable for the fact that it is suitable for women of different age groups, and fans of different styles of clothing. It is distinguished by its design variability and can be combined with well-known manicure techniques. For example, it can be in harmony with a jacket, moon design, classics. Each such combination allows you to add a special mood and status to the veil design.

Not all types of varnish products are suitable for the technique under consideration. For example, it is useless to do it on a pearlescent or jelly varnish with translucent pigmentation. Varieties such as mirror or magnetic varnishes can be used only as an addition to the veil technique, completely coloring the nails with these pigments.

You can use the veil technique in different shades of the color palette. For example, its performance in white is especially delicate. However, there are nuances here: the varnish used must be pigmented, since the expressiveness of the veil design will depend on this. It is important to understand that neither the tone nor the pattern can be tinted, therefore, you need to take care of the choice of a suitable varnish in advance.

Not suitable for creating a nylon manicure tone under the skin. Against the background of the natural nail plate, they will simply be invisible. However, as contrasts, such pigments will come in handy. Drawing, like the design in general, is best done in dark colors. It will look great in black, as well as in deep purple, deep blue, chocolate brown, coffee and bronze tones.

There are two ways to perform the veil technique. In the first case, a drawing is first created, and then it is covered with a layer of translucent varnish. The second technique involves the initial coating of nails with a smoky base, and then decorating and fixing the pattern. Common to the two options is a basic set, which includes:

• drying ultraviolet or LED lamp;
• top (preferably with a matte effect);
• basic coverage;
• dehydrator (degreaser);
• acrylic helium paint;
• thin brush for creating drawings;
• dots with different attachments;
• foil to create a disposable palette.

First, prepare an impromptu smoky layer. To do this, use a transparent top, foil and a few drops of the selected pigment. A small palette is made of foil, on which the future coating is stirred until uniform.

If there is not much top left in the bottle, you can mix inside it. Such a varnish is unlikely to remain intact in the future: as a rule, having tried it once, you will want to experiment with the veil technique again and again. After the working material is ready, proceed to the main steps of the technique.

• The nails are soaked, then wiped dry, the cuticle and pterygium are removed.
• After shaping the upper edge, a layer of gloss is removed from the nail plates (to increase adhesion to the varnish and prolong the durability of the manicure).
• Residual sawdust is removed with a dehydrator.
• The nail plate is drawn around the contour, trying to achieve the same line thickness.
• After the stroke, dots are put on the nail, a mesh is drawn, and the design is completed as they wish.
• When the drawing is ready, a layer of translucent coating is applied to the nail.
• The top is dried under a lamp for about one to two minutes. The exact time depends on the type of varnish used and the type of lamp itself.

Not every woman knows how to draw beautifully, which can somewhat complicate the implementation of the veil design. However, in this case, you can resort to some tricks. For example, today it will not be difficult to purchase stickers on a transparent basis that can be glued to the smoky layer. At the same time, the design will look pretty nice and meet the basic principles of nylon technology, including translucency.

If you don't feel like fiddling with stickers, you can replace tedious drawing with a clever invention - stamping. These are ready-made templates with a variety of engraving patterns. The patterns are transferred from them by means of a special roller, which makes it possible to make an image on a translucent basis of the coating in a matter of seconds. At the same time, the lines of such drawings are always smooth and clean, due to which the manicure looks professional.

To make your veil manicure beautiful, stylish and effective, it is worth taking into account a few recommendations of the masters of nail salons.

• You need to try to keep the background light, without an abundance of pigment.
• The coating, like the drawing, must be applied in layers of minimum thickness. The more material, the shorter the service life of the manicure.
• You can use single rhinestones to decorate the "veil".
• Decorating this technique with a coating using the classic technique using rubbing will look beautiful.
• You can combine the "veil" with the classics, making out two techniques on the nails at the same time.
• After applying the translucent texture, you need to give it a little time to spread evenly.

You can decorate nails using the nylon technique in different ways. For example, it can be the design of the entire nail plate, a vertical insert on a contrasting background, a part of the nail separated by a diagonal, or even a wide "smile" of a jacket. As for the design in white, the design of the nails over the entire area will look better here. To make the manicure look expressive, you should choose no more than four nails for the "nylon", and paint the rest with white varnish and cover with a top with a velvety effect.

You will see three fashionable design options for the "Veil" manicure in the video below.