Holographic nails: how to make them and designs

 Holographic nails: how to make them and designs

Holographic nails are an example of how fashion challenges itself. In times of global interconnection, new ideas and techniques emerge to experiment and quickly become beauty trends. The phenomenon of holographic nails became popular on Instagram and is now one of the techniques preferred by fashion bloggers.

One of the wonders of this technique is that it combines with any type of nail shape. Whether you prefer round, square, almond-shaped, or stiletto nails, the iridescent effect is more than enough to draw the eye to your hands. Do you want to make an impact on an outing with your friends or on a night out? UNCOMO we explain everything about holographic nails: how to make them and designs to show them off. Keep reading!

- Holographic nails: how to make them and designs and nail art accessories

What are holographic nails
Holographic nails are one of the hottest trends in the world of manicure and nail art. It is about covering your nails with a paint with iridescent effects so that they change the color depending on the angle of the light. This gives them an amazing 3D effect that shines wherever you go.

This effect can be achieved directly by using a holographic paint, but it can also be done by applying holographic illuminating powders over the base paint. This way, you can achieve the holographic effect with any of your nail paints.

In any case, you can buy holographic nail paints in any beauty store, as they are very fashionable and it is not without reason. Here's how to make your own holographic nails!

How to do holographic nails step by step
Achieving the holographic effect on your nails takes patience and some practice. Of course, you can also do it in a specialized manicure center. They will surely use UV lamps to achieve that beautiful iridescent glow. However, it is possible to do it at home and here we explain how. Write down what you will need:

• A base coat
• An enamel in the color of your choice
• Holographic or Chrome Nail Powders
• A very shiny top coat enamel
• Sponges for shadows
• Acetone and cotton

Two caveats before you start doing your holographic nails:

If you are not very experienced, choose a white or silver nail polish color. That way mistakes will be less noticeable while you practice.
Make sure the base coat has a "sticky" finish. That is, when it dries completely, when you touch the nail you notice a sticky or slimy sensation.
We recommend doing your nails when you have a lot of free time, as the process for holographic nails is a bit long if you don't have holographic paints. Let's do it!

• Clean your hands and nails very well. Run a cotton ball with acetone over the nails to remove grease and let them dry completely.
• Now, cover the skin around the nails with cream or another product. Working with holographic powders can be a bit of a messy job.
• Apply the base coat and let it dry for a few minutes.
• Paint the nails with the polish color you chose. Allow it to dry completely.
• When the paint is dry, apply a second coat of the base coat. Wait for it to be completely dry once more.
• It is time to apply the nail powder. Use a makeup sponge or an eyeshadow applicator. With the sponge, take some powder and press it gently against the nail. Remember that it is a delicate process and should be used just enough. Rub it very gently. This way you will achieve a better effect.
• By putting a thin layer of powder, you may think you need to add a lot more. Don't give in to temptation or the effect will be lost. Rather, cover again with the base coat. Of course, that layer must be applied safely and in a single pass. Using the brush again could damage the holographic effect on your nails.
• Once the base coat is dry, repeat with the holographic powders. Rub again very gently. You may want to repeat this step a third time for a more intense effect, but remember, the thicker the coat of paint, the less it will last.
• Once the last layer of powder is finished, shine each nail with the top coat. It is important that this glaze is very shiny.
• Ready! Now take care of your nails so that they last around 7 to 10 days, depending on the care you give them. We leave you more nail art ideas to inspire you in our Easy Nail Designs article.

Holographic Nail Designs
Now that you have mastered the technique of holographic nails, you just have to put a little creativity to take advantage of the iridescent effect and create unique designs that will give a lot to talk about. If you don't know how to start or want to get inspired, here we bring you several holographic nail designs with the best ideas and images so that you can start using your talent with this new style.

Elegant holographic nails
That they are such striking nails does not mean that holographic nails cannot be elegant. In fact, everything is in the colors and shape of the nail you choose.

For example, an oval nail with a base of white polish and powders of the same color, give a clean and sufficiently discreet appearance. You can also use other polishes in neutral and sober colors, such as old pink or beige.

Blue holographic nails
If you want to take advantage of the rainbow effect of holographic nails, the color blue is excellent to achieve designs that recall the clouds, the sky and the sea. You can apply the holographic powder to one nail and make a cloud design on another, as well as use various shades of blues and purples that go beautifully with a navy or royal blue hue.

Dramatic holographic nails
For a more dramatic holographic polish design, use a base polish and dark holographic powders. It is much better if the powder has two or three shades with the change of the light. One option is purple with blue, green, or violet undertones. They are more impressive on almond nails or pointed nails (stiletto).

Black holographic nails
The holographic manicure is also perfect for creating designs that are inspired by the stars, the galaxy and the night sky. Combining holographic powders with a black polish will give your nails a dramatic, elegant and very showy look. You can paint only one of the nails with holographic polish or make a gradient between both polishes.

If you want to learn how to create a beautiful gradient with your favorite polishes, go to our article How to make a gradient on nails.

Contrast holographic nails
What if holographic nails are a detail of the manicure? It is only necessary to apply the holographic effect on one nail of each hand. It is almost always on the ring finger, although it is not required. In the others, you leave only the base and put a matte top coat for greater contrast.

If you want the contrast to show up on each nail, you can do a classic French manicure and apply the holographic effect only on the tip. Your nails will look longer and very striking.

Nail Art Tools // How to Make Nail Art

 Nail Art Tools // How to Make Nail Art

Many times e-mails come to us with questions about the materials and instruments to make decorations on the nails.

Although we always try to explain what tool we have used for a decoration, not everyone gets the idea or knows exactly what we are talking about, or where they can be obtained.

This post is for those people who are still not clear about the type of tools used to make nail art, or who do not know some of them.

- Nail Art Tools // How to Make Nail Art and Nail Art Accessories

It is basically a didactic post where we present the material that always goes with us and without which this blog would not be possible. You can find many of these tools at Nailistas.com's online nail art store.

The stamping plates are basic to make very precise and varied drawings that are already designed by the manufacturer. On the plates several designs usually come together. There are different important brands (Curali, Konad, Bundle Monster, Pueen…), each one with its own designs.

In the Nailistas.com store you can find Curali plates and other acrylic plates, as well as stamping tools (clear jelly stamper) and stamping enamels.

The drawing you see is made in a slit in the plate, the nail polish is passed and it is smoothed with a card, removing the excess. Then the tampon is placed on the drawing and it remains attached to the rubber. To finish, the rubber is placed on the nail and the drawing is transferred.

Nail art brushes are good for drawing with acrylic paint or enamel. The shorter brush provides precision for detail. Many times we buy them in fine art stores that serve as well.

The extra long hair brush is ideal for making lines, as it collects the enamel.

To use it we place the entire hair on the nail and make a straight line of the length it is. You can buy this brush in the Nailistas store. If you want to see how precise it is to make lines, take a look at this entry of nails decorated with geometric patterns.

The nail art punch or dotting tool is one of our favorite tools. It is used above all to make fairly regular points of two different sizes (at one end it has a fine ball and at the other a thick one). More complicated things can also be drawn with this tool.

Surely you can find it in a Chinese bazaar or in a large area, or if you prefer you can buy it in the online nail art store.

One of our greatest discoveries of the past year are these Cosmetic Cotton Buds from Flormar. Not only do they serve to give us precision when making a makeup look (eyes, lips ...) but they are also tremendously useful to remove make-up from cuticles when we paint, or when we make a gradient or water marble and the enamel spreads all over. outside of the nail.

As you can see it has two sides, one is flat and resistant and the other ends in a point to achieve greater precision.

We use the disc makeup sponges to basically do the gradients. To do this, we cut out a square piece and impregnate it with two colors.

In this post we show you how the sponge is used for this technique. We have also used it a lot to stencil on galaxy nails.

The adhesive washers that are normally used to reinforce perforated paper for, for example, a filing cabinet, are very useful for nail decoration. They are used to make half moons or also for French manicure (if you have the nail filed in the round).

The orange stick when we do manicures helps us push the cuticle back, but also to remove excess enamel that can appear when we get off the nail when painting. When we do nail decoration it is very common for this to happen and if we pass the tip of the orange tree through the stained area when the polish is wet it will come out very easily.

If we let it dry we will have to hit it with a swab wet with nail polish remover that, in addition to damaging the skin, can damage the nail polish. I personally prefer the stainless steel cuticle pusher. You can find it at a very good price in the online store for decorated nails.

How To Choose The Best Brushes For Nail Art Decoration

 How To Choose The Best Brushes For Nail Art Decoration

I always saw nail decoration tutorials and they seemed easy designs, but I was going to do them and I couldn't, I thought I had a trick or that the video was simply edited, since I tried again and again and could not make the design that I wanted to, I spent hours repeating the tutorial to see where it failed and nothing, I could no longer deal with my frustration because no design was nice as I saw it, I even thought that maybe it was not good for this although I am passionate about everything that has to do nails on.

Here you will find the characteristics, care, uses and designs that you can make with the nail decoration brushes.

Well, I did not give up and from looking and investigating so much I discovered what my failure was and of course: it was the brushes.

- How To Choose The Best Brushes For Nail Art Decoration and Nail Art Accessories

That is why I set out to research everything about nail art brushes.

Collect a lot of information and I have brought it for you, because I don't want you to be discouraged.

Many times we just don't use the right ones since we don't know how to choose them.

 

If you are interested in the world of Nail Art, that is why you should know the tools that make each decoration possible and you must learn how to use them and what each one is for, we generally use enamels or acrylic paints for decoration, today I will talk specifically about the nail decoration brushes that you can easily get in an art store, as well as in our store, I am sure you will be surprised and the explanation we have of each of them will be useful to you. Let us begin!

PARTS OF A BRUSH

MANGO
It is important that when you buy your brushes, you check the handle very well, that it is the correct size for your hand, that it is not too heavy and that it has the right shape for you.
RECORDED
Check the type of number of your brush because according to its shape it comes in different sizes, think about your specific need and what you are going to use it for.
Splint
Check that there is a good connection of the hairs to the handle, here we can check the quality of the brush that we are going to acquire.
HAIR
I will talk later about the types of hair and their use so that you can choose according to your need.

BRUSH ON NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC HAIR
Natural hair brushes are more expensive than synthetic ones and the reason is that they have higher quality and durability.

If you are a beginner you will want to choose synthetics for their price but once they have been damaged they will not do the same again.
Those with natural hair come in materials such as: goat, camel and ox, obviously also because of the texture they have different uses.

The synthetic hair are made of toray hair and taklon hair.
It should be borne in mind that there are people allergic to natural brushes, and it must be extremely hygienic to avoid fungal problems and others.

 

NATURAL BRUSHES
BRISTLE HAIR: It is the most economical of the series, the best are manufactured in China, its texture is elastic and rough.

MARTA KOLINSKY HAIR
It is obtained from the tail of this little animal that lives in the regions of Siberia and Mongolia, its texture is very good as it retains a good amount of paint and quickly returns to its original shape. It is very expensive.

RED MARTA HAIR
They also retain a large amount of water and you can get very fine tips to draw small details, their texture is flexible.

SQUIRREL HAIR

This type of hair is very soft and absorbent.

HAIR SABELINE
Obtained from the Ox in the market they look like an imitation of the red sable brushes with similar characteristics and colors.

ELEVEN TYPES ACCORDING TO THEIR SHAPE
One of the tools that facilitate manicure and decoration are brushes. Here I bring you a compilation of the eleven most used.

1.FAN BRUSH
fan brush to decorate nails

As its name indicates, it is shaped like a fan and is the largest of all, it is used to apply two glazes at the same time, to fade, and also to spread glitter or any texture that you want to add to your decoration.

Fan Brush Designs

These designs can be made very easy with this brush, because it allows you to spread the texture in the place you want in an organized way or according to your design, it also allows you to shake your nail and remove the excesses and as I told you before, decorate your nails with various colors of polishes.

2. FLAT BRUSH

Commonly used to make the French line on the tips of the nails, it also serves, like the previous one, to apply two polishes in a single pass and perhaps with better precision, in addition to many uses that you can give it.

Flat brush designs nail decoration in flowers with commas

For this design, you impregnate the tip of the brush that you are going to use with paint or white enamel and pass it vertically until you form a smile, these brushes are very precise and will give you a very clean outline.

3.CAT'S TONGUE BRUSH
cat's tongue-brush-for-acrylic-nails

It has a triangular shape with a fine tip to make different designs and sizes of lines, it gives firmness in the lines. You can make countless designs with these brushes as they are very practical.

It is easy to use, it is used to apply acrylics, its texture is soft and flexible, it allows us to spread the product on the nail with great precision.

Cat Tongue Brush Design

You can easily do this design with this brush thanks to its tip that gives depth to your designs. You can easily make straight or curved strokes.

4.BRUSH LINER

It is used to make all kinds of lines since it has a long and fine tip, ideal for making small drawings on the nails and very fine lines, it also serves to shape your designs, you can perfectly outline your drawing.

It has a very delicate and fine tip, you can use it to outline your designs or to make straight lines or waves, but they will always be very thin and defined.

 Design with the Liner Brush

As we observed in this design, this brush is very useful as it allows you to perfectly outline any figure in your design, you can make thin or thick strokes as you wish.

5.ROUND BRUSH

It provides great precision therefore it is ideal for making very specific petals or figures. If you want small petals, only support it halfway and if you want it wider, you can support everything when defining your petal or shape that you want. You can simply slide it from the thickest to the thinnest, so you will achieve the petal shape.

Decorated With Round Brush

This design is a sample of what you can do with this brush, since you can make petals, leaves or outline the smile, in short, just let your imagination fly and let yourself go.

6. ANGLE BRUSH

It is used to fill small spaces or to reach the tips of the nails. You can make perfect circles if you use it as a compass, affirm the shortest part on the surface of the nail and turn it over with the largest part, this way of using it allows you to create a faded figure, if you wish you can use two colors at the time.

Flowers made with an angular brush

This beautiful design can be done with this brush, it helps you to give shade and definition to your flowers, you can also combine your flowers with stones and accessories, give your designs your personal touch, it will make them unique.

7. BRUSH MOP
Mop brush for nail art

It helps to create small smudges depending on the size of the brush, without leaving excess enamel, you can also use it to shake off the excesses when you finish your decoration if you use solid materials.

Mop Brush Decorated Nails

This is a beautiful sample of what you can do with these brushes that are our main tool in the World of Nail Art.

8. Long brushes 1,2,3

They serve to make defined and fine lines, you can also draw: leaves, flowers, butterflies and many other things in a more precise way.

Ideas with designs for decorating your nails flowers on nails decorated with a long brush

You can make these figures using different types of brushes, but especially this design gives you a clear example of how each figure is defined with the outline.

9.BRUSH FLAT
nail decoration with flat brush

It is similar in use to the fan only that it has longer hairs and other shorter ones, it helps to create original designs.

Spring design

Mandala nail art in yellow and green

Solid materials are used for this type of design and this brush will be your main tool because, like the fan brush, it helps us spread the product, but being smaller, it helps you add the product in a specific area, such as in this case, the tip.

10.BRUSHES FOR BRUSHES

brushes to decorate nails with brush strokes

These can have a straight or angular shape and are special for brush strokes or one stroke since their shape allows it to be loaded with two colors, you must take into account the termination of the brush bristles because it is very important that they are soft and even to achieve the best designs.

Flower in Brushstrokes

This square brush comes in different sizes, it is used to use two colors at the same time in the brushstroke technique, pour two drops of different colors on a surface, smear each half of the brush with each color and you will get an excellent brushstroke, you can also use it for French manicure.

11.ACRYLIC NAIL BRUSHES
Acrylic Nail Brushes

This brush is perfect for making your nails in gel or acrylic because its shape and pointed end allow you to form the pearls you need for this procedure.

Design with Flower In acrylic


This design also has the flower in acrylic, with this type of brush you can make this complete project.

12. PUNCHES

Nail art, the art of drawing on your nails

 Nail art, the art of drawing on your nails

They came from Japan and New York a few years ago and nail art has conquered female nails. You just have to go around the cities and observe the hands of the youngest (and not so young) and you will discover colored nails, drawings, stones, glitter and even the shields of Madrid, Barça Classicism is dead! Long live the revolution in nails! We could almost yell French Manicure Out! I say almost and I will deny having said it because it is the one I like the most, but… fashions come and you have to hold them tightly and get on the train of colored hands with drawings, stones, cracked, stamped, with foil transfer tape to effect mirror ... Anything goes in the world of fantasy.

Although it is true that the fashion for nail art came from Japan and New York - what does not come from there - it seems that it began in India or Egypt thousands of years ago. I like the Egyptian theory, that those were women with a lot of makeup on. In China the first varnish was invented and its women began to adorn their nails. But the real nail art started in the 90s of the last century. The first woman I saw with a nail-art-museum was athlete Florence Griffith, an Olympic medalist in Seoul in 1988.


- Nail art, the art of drawing on your nails and nail art accessories

In this nail art there are true wonders and true artists. Not only do you need to know how to do a good manicure, but you also have to know how to draw and paint miniatures because what they do on the nails are tiny pictures.

To find out how nail art is made, I have approached one of the centers that do this type of nail makeup, Siberia Salon, run by two young Russian women (from Novosibirsk, in the heart of Siberia): Sofía Khasanova and Julia Philippova, who They came to Madrid looking to start a small beauty business and, indeed, it is small but well-stocked and with a lot of customers. For two years that they settled in the city they have been perfecting their techniques with various courses in each of the types of nail art that are made: liquid stones, cracking, stamping (stamping), with gold effect, silver, aluminum, sugar … Almost every day there is a different one.

When you arrive at Siberia Salón, Sofía shows her “sample fans” like these above and you don't know what to choose from the number of models you can choose from. Because if one is pretty, the other is more so. But be careful! Don't go out as if you were a Christmas tree either. "The normal thing," explains Sofía, "is that the manicure is made simple, in the color that each one wants, yes, permanent, and then, one of these nail art techniques is worked on a single nail."


One of the ones that most caught my attention is that of liquid stones (on the left of the image), which is made by polishing the nails well; you always have to polish them to make them thinner. A gel is then applied and dried under a nail drying lamp and then a layer of a clear builder gel and the nail is put back into the drying lamp. This device is of tremendous importance because otherwise the duration of nail art would be more than triple the time. The nail is polished well to achieve a completely smooth surface. Now is the time to make the drawing that we want and begin to prepare the liquid stone with glitter mixed with a transparent builder gel that is placed on the area of ​​the nail where the space to put the liquid stone has been left. The nail is placed back on the drying lamp so that the gel does not move and dry. Finally, a clear base is applied and it dries again. All of this is done with exquisite care and each nail takes about 20 minutes or so. Then there is the result.

The most difficult part of these nail art techniques is drawing and not all manicures know how to do it because, in addition, it requires almost a surgeon's precision. I found it extremely difficult and miniature. See if you are not images made to a client.

You can wear wonders on your nails if you want and, really, they are beautiful. In addition, they usually last about three weeks and do not need much care; just don't use chemicals and put on gloves. Then, to remove both the permanent manicure and the nail art they have to do it in a professional center because it is not as easy as removing the nail polish that we normally use.

See what wonders are made with this miniature art! By the way, according to Sofía, this year unicorns and flamingos are going to be in fashion. You are warned.

What Brush to Use to Apply Acrylic Nails

 What Brush to Use to Apply Acrylic Nails

Hello! In this article we are going to learn about a very interesting topic in the nail application area and it is the brush that we use to carry out this work.
The brushes are found in different coats, going from synthetic ones to Kolinsky malt.

- What Brush to Use to Apply Acrylic Nails and Nail Art Accessories

Why choose a Kolinsky material brush?

MALTA KOLINSKY hair is the favorite of all nail techniques and beginners, as it gives you greater absorption when taking each acrylic pearl.
It is distinguished by its great resistance to the passage of time, which, given the necessary care, we can say that a kolinsky quality brush can last up to approximately 5 years.

Therefore instead of being an expense, we should consider it an excellent investment.

Although currently, we have the option of using synthetic bristle brushes to apply nails.

The handle of each brush can be made of different materials, ranging from wood, plastic and metal, another point to consider is the length of each of them, as you prefer.

And the splint can be found oval or flat, in both ways you can work on your applications, although when we start, it is best to use a flat splint brush, to have greater control of the acrylic pearls and its application.

In this video I show you the different brushes for acrylic nails.

Types of Files to apply Acrylic Nails

 Types of Files to apply Acrylic Nails

The files for the application of acrylic nails are very important, it depends on whether you do a more aesthetic job.
Knowing how to use them we will be making really beautiful nail applications.

In the first post of this blog we saw the importance of having a good nail application brush.
Now it is time for files to take their place and they cannot be absent when buying our nail application material.

- Types of Files to apply Acrylic Nails and Nail Art Accessories

This tool for applying acrylic nails is very important, and knowing when to use it according to its grain number.
Since each type of file has its function, from the preparation of the natural nail, to forming the structure.

Acrylic Nail File Numbers
In the files we have the numbering, ranging from 80/80 grain to 240/240 grain files.
And sponge files and limes to shine.

From the number of file you will know when to use it.
The 80,100 and 120 grain files are more abrasive when filing.

And its basic function is to devastate acrylic on tip nails and sculptural nails.
Do gel polish and nail art retreats.
Also when doing an acrylic nail or gel nail removal.

The 150 grit files work to shape the tips of acrylic nails (ballerina, coffin, almond, square etc).
They are used to remove excess acrylic with an enveloping filing, and to achieve a more aesthetic surface and finish.

You can use 180 grit files to add the finishing touch to your application work.
Here you will have to correct errors that you have in the application of the product. They are ideal for sealing the cuticle area, removing some excesses in the tension area of ​​the acrylic nail and flaps.
You find them in 2 presentations, such as wood or cardboard file and sponge or buffer file.

3d Acrylic Nails Bear Design

 3d Acrylic Nails Bear Design

Hi friends! This time I want to show you how to make a 3d bear on acrylic nails.
I hope you like it a lot, I loved the result .

You can create this nail design at any time of the year, you just have to make a few small changes and voila!

• Don't worry if you're new to 3d acrylic nails, what matters here is practicing as many times as you can.
• When we work with this technique, it is normal that at first it is a bit difficult, learning to control the humidity of your acrylic pearls, you will see that it is easier and easier to achieve very beautiful designs.

- 3d Acrylic Nails Bear Design and Nail Art Accessories

When your acrylic pearl becomes opaque is when you can start to mold it, quite the contrary if your pearl is wet you will not be able to control the acrylic because it can run off.
And if you let the acrylic pearl dry it will be impossible to give it the desired shape, so you just have to focus on practicing and having a lot of patience.

Material for 3d in acrylic nails

• Monomer
• 3d brush # 3 or # 4
• Colored acrylics
• Application brush
• Texturing awl (if you don't have a needle or pin.)

There are quick-drying monomers on the market, they are ideal in cold areas when acrylic takes time to dry, it is also used when working 3d nail designs.