How to get a stylish flamingo manicure?

Summer design of modern manicure often surprises with the theme of decoration. Sometimes, in addition to traditional solutions, not only colorful insects, but also exotic birds appear on the nails. One of the most popular accent nails today is the flamingo design.

How to do it yourself so that the manicure looks professional as a whole, read on.

A flamingo manicure cannot be classified as a universal nail design, since it is not suitable for everyday looks. In addition, he is limited in his choice of style. For example, it will not be appropriate in bows that imply a strict dress code, and also not suitable for bohemians and outrageous fashionistas.

Due to the fact that in most cases the bird is painted in pink, contrasts should be selected very carefully so that the main idea of ​​the design does not lose its expressiveness. Therefore, various print additions must be dosed so as not to overload the manicure as a whole and not to deprive it of its high status.

The fact is that an exotic bird will be lost on short nails. In addition, you will have to reduce its size, and with a decrease in dimensions, drawing will become easier, which will affect the result.

For a flamingo to really be a design decoration, you need at least medium-length nails. Of course, if its shape is naturally elongated, this can also be enough for decorating accent nail plates. As for the saw cut, it can be different, for example, completely straight, straight with rounded sides, slightly rounded, semicircular. The only thing that is not suitable for a flamingo design is the shape of the nail in the form of a trapezoid, in which the sharp edge is partially cut off. This form is more in need of geometric themes, part of the drawing may be lost because of it.

In order for the design with flamingos to harmoniously fit into the woman's bow, you can choose related tones of gel polish from clothes or resort to shades of the pastel group. The following combinations look beautiful:

• pink and blue;
• white, coral and green;
• mint, pink and white;
• turquoise and mint with white;
• pink with white and lilac;
• peach with white and yellow;
• mint with pink and silver;
• emerald green and pinkish;
• lilac with purple and black;
• blue with silver, pink and white.

There are different ways to "plant" flamingos on accent nails of a manicure.

For example, in the classic version, this is hand drawing with drawing of microscopic elements. They paint such prints with a very thin brush, picking up a tiny amount of paint on it. Someone uses acrylic paints instead of special coloring materials, but they are partially smeared when the top is applied to them, and especially with a matting effect. When applied, gel paints add volume to the picture, therefore, to achieve a flat image, they are taken to a minimum.

If you cannot paint on your nails, you can resort to alternative methods that allow you to dress up your nails in a shorter time and without resorting to the use of paints. It is worth considering the most interesting techniques.

• Stamping Is nothing more than stamping a pattern from a translated metal plate. If desired, the engraved pattern can be colored similar to the stained glass technique, which will allow you to get a color image of a flamingo with a contrasting outline of the contour. Stamping is good because the lines of such a pattern, after applying it from the roller to the nail itself, are even and accurate. The whole procedure takes very little time, which is what fans of this nail design like.
• Stickers are notable for the fact that they can decorate accent nails more professionally than painting. At the same time, the thin film of the slider also strengthens the nail, which wears down when working with hybrid varnish products. At the same time, the buyer can choose a design not only in the form of a photo, but also in a watercolor technique, which can imitate the effect of a hand drawing. Moreover, after sealing the sticker, the manicure will look super professional, as if it were done by the master of the nail salon.

To destroy the myth about the impossibility of independent design using the hand-painted technique, it is worth noting step by step how each of us can draw a flamingo if there are no stickers or stamping at home. It is better to draw realistically, and for this it is worth enlarging the image.

To prevent the pigments from smearing during the painting process, you can use the gel polishes available from your home manicure kit.

To work, you will need the following elements:

• base;
• top;
• light nude varnish;
• two pink varnishes with different degrees of saturation;
• white pigment;
• peach gel polish;
• black varnish.

You need to stock up on dots with different attachments, a thin brush and a needle.In addition, you may need a brush to mix different varnishes and a piece of foil from which you will have to make a temporary palette. It is worth relying on the photo of the lesson, which will clearly show what and after what should be done in order to get a realistic design.

The technology in this case will consist of the following steps:

1. the nail is treated with a primer, after which a thin layer of base material is applied to enhance adhesion to gel polish and dried in a lamp;
2. a slightly sticky base is covered with a layer of light nude varnish and dried;
3. apply and dry another layer of light pigment to cover the nail plate;
4. a drop of pink varnish is added to the palette, they are typed on a dots or a brush and a silhouette of a future bird, similar to a deuce, is drawn;
5. adding a brighter pink varnish to the palette, they draw a silhouette, giving it volume;
6. outline the location of the eye;
7. in some places, at your discretion, you can combine light and bright shades, after giving the bird volume, the nail is dried in a lamp;
8. take white varnish and create the base of the beak and eyes, after which the nail is dried again;
9. taking a light peach color, shape the beak so that the tone does not outweigh the accent to one side, the shade is used to paint on the head and neck of a flamingo;
10. with black varnish they circle part of the beak, the head of the bird from below and part of the neck from the side;
11. shade the lower part of the beak in black, carry out drying;
12. they pick up a little white varnish and put highlights in the eye, paint on the beak and plumage;
13. after the next drying, the nail is covered with a layer of topcoat;
14. until the finish is dry, rhinestones are placed on the surface of the nail in the right places;
15. the design is dried and again coated with a layer of finish, then dried again and the residual stickiness is removed.

To make a pink flamingo manicure not only beautiful, but also in line with the latest fashion trends, when performing it, you can resort to different techniques that are considered trendy today:

• make accent nails glossy, and all others matte;
• highlight the poultry breast with rhinestones;
• use acrylic powder to decorate the drawing of the bird;
• decorate other nails using the broken glass technique;
• apply the veil technique to adjacent nail plates;
• use pearl rub, which changes the texture of the monochromatic coating of the nails adjacent to the accent;
• use manicure foil partially, creating a shine effect on the plumage;
• add volume to the bird using a transparent modeling gel or initially create a design with volume using colored gel paints.

In addition, you cannot decorate all your nails with birds: one is enough, which will attract attention. Birds looking from all their nails will create the feeling of a bird farm, which is completely unacceptable for the image of a city dweller.

If, in addition to flamingos, you want something else, let it be stripes in the color of one of the contrasts or feathers. In order not to destroy a beautiful idea, you cannot increase the number of accent nails more than three on one hand. In total, there should not be more than four out of ten.

The following examples of beautiful nail designs with exotic bird accents are worth considering:

• chic design for the summer, accent drawing and broken glass technique;
• gentle gradient in a trendy combination of blue and pink tones;

• design with rubbing, changing the perception of design due to partial rubbing in of the powder;
• a good example of a small flamingo on nails of moderate length;

• design in pink and white tones with black contrast, the use of rhinestones;
• a chic coral pink gradient on oval nails with a drawing of a flamingo head;

• gentle decision with one expressive accent;
• beautiful and juicy manicure with flamingos, decorated with rhinestones.

A video tutorial on creating flamingos on nails is waiting for you in the video below.