How do water. How to do water manicure at home - technique, step-by-step video

Manicure art never ceases to amaze with new ideas. Each time, nail masters come up with something interesting and attractive: newspaper nail design, knitted, gradient, etc. It turns out that you can create an unusual pattern on the nail plate using ordinary water.

What is water manicure

Water manicure makes an indelible impression. At first glance, it seems that only professionals can do such a design, since the drawing looks ornate and unique.

In fact, everything ingenious is simple. An ornament is created on the surface of the water with the help of varnish and a thin stick with a pointed end (for example, toothpicks), which is then transferred to the nail plate.

With the help of a water pattern, you can create a unique nail art

Water manicure can be done using regular polish or gel polish.

What is needed to create a drawing

Before starting work, you need to prepare:

• container with water. The diameter of the dishes should be medium (approximately 17-20 cm). If the capacity is larger, then a lot of varnish is consumed. With a small diameter of the dish, the finger may touch the edge, which will lead to “blurring” of the pattern. The water used should be at room temperature. In a cold liquid, the varnish will quickly harden, while hot water (more than 35 ° C) will make it too liquid, it will begin to spread, curl up or fall to the bottom, and the desired pattern will not work;
• stick with a sharp end (toothpick, dots, wooden skewer, awl, etc.);
• multi-colored varnishes. To create a pattern, you need at least two different shades, but if you wish, you can use them as much as you like, then the pattern will turn out to be more iridescent. It should be noted that dense and thick varnishes cannot be used in this case;
• base base for nails;
• fixing coating;
• fat cream, cuticle oil;
• adhesive tape or a special tool to protect the skin around the nail from varnish;
• nail polish remover.

The most suitable for creating water design are long-drying varnishes.

Necessary tools - photo

The water container should be 17-20 cm in diameter

Dots - a tool for drawing a picture on nails

Cuticle softening oil

Nail polishes can be chosen in any color of the rainbow

Nail polish remover for degreasing the nail plate and eliminating a blemish in manicure

The adhesive tape will protect the skin around the nail from varnish.

Preparation of the nail plate

Before starting any manicure, including water, nails should be prepared. Otherwise, the design will look sloppy and sloppy.

1. First you need to remove the old coating.
2. Then you need to do an unedged hygienic manicure, in which the cuticle must be pushed back with an orange stick. Orange wood does not split during operation and has a soft structure, therefore, it cannot damage the skin. In addition, the orange tree has antiseptic properties, which eliminates the inflammation of small wounds and scratches.
3. After that, using a nail file, it is necessary to trim the edges of the nail plate.

If the nails were previously in the bath to soften the cuticle, they should not be filed immediately: this is fraught with their delamination.

How to make an unedged manicure at home - video

Technique for performing water patterns on nails

Water design can be created using conventional varnishes, as well as gel-based products.

regular lacquer

Aqua manicure with ordinary varnish is performed in the following sequence.

Video: how to make a water manicure

gel polish

Aqua design on gel polish is performed in the same sequence as on regular polish. The only difference between them is that the base base, the main color varnish and the top gel coat are dried in an ultraviolet or LED lamp. The drying time of each layer is 2-3 minutes or 10-20 seconds respectively.

To create a pattern on the water, only ordinary varnish is used, since gel polish has a denser consistency and is not suitable for such manipulations.

Water manicure can be done on the gel polish itself. In this case, several shades of varnish are applied in strips to prepared nails. Then, with the help of a toothpick, lines are drawn along the fresh gel polish and patterns similar to water ornaments are created. The resulting design is dried in a UV lamp and then coated with a fixer.

Gel polish can be used for aqua design directly on the nail

Video: aqua manicure with gel polish

Advantages and disadvantages of aqua design

Such an unusual manicure has many advantages:

• no limit on the length of the nails. Manicure looks great on both long and short nails. This is liked by many women who, by virtue of their profession, cannot have long nails;
• large selection of patterns. On the water, you can create a large number of different patterns, while there are also no restrictions on the use of shades;
• possibility of additional design. Drawings created on the water can be decorated with rhinestones, sparkles. In addition, water patterns are quite combined with other designs, which makes the manicure original and attractive;
• simplicity. Nail art is easy to perform. Even a beginner can master his technique.

However, this unusual and beloved by many manicure has its own fly in the ointment:

• a lot of varnish is consumed to create patterns;
• in the process of working to decorate nails, it is required to prepare a new film at least 4-5 times, and this requires not only a lot of varnish, but also time;
• additional measures must be taken to protect the skin around the nail from getting varnish on it.

Water design "dry"

Original stains on the nails can be obtained without dipping your fingers into the water. This option allows you to spend less varnish, does not require additional protection of the skin around the nails, and also significantly reduces the time of manicure.

To create an aqua design without "bathing" nails, you must:

1. Create a pattern on the surface of the water using the desired shades of varnishes. Then allow the lacquer film to set well (the longer the lacquer is in the water, the denser the film is).
2. After the formation of a dense varnish layer, the resulting pattern should be removed from the water and stretched over a flat surface. This will remove excess moisture from it.
3. Using scissors, cut arbitrary fragments from the film and apply to prepared nails. Previously, the surface of the nail plate should be covered with a base and base color and allowed to dry completely. If gel polish is used, then dry the coating in a UV lamp.
4. Press the cut piece of the film firmly against the nail.
5. From above, cover everything with a fixing agent.

In addition, you can draw directly on the raw varnish, putting dots on it in a different color and connecting them with a toothpick or dots.

By connecting the dots of varnish, you can get an intricate pattern.

Video: water manicure without dipping your fingers into the water

Nail art options

Aqua manicure is very popular not only because of the ease of execution, but also because it is rich in a variety of designs.

Video: water manicure design

Fairy of colors

Perhaps no other nail art technique allows you to simultaneously use such a large number of shades as water manicure. The combination of colors can be the most diverse: from a strict black and white composition to a rainbow spectrum.

Photo gallery: color options

For cheerful persons, you can offer bright varnishes of several types.

The contrasting play of colors makes the manicure bright

The green water coating looks easy and relaxed

The use of black and bright colors can be recommended to self-confident women.

The combination of white and crimson colors gives the design tenderness.

Black and white nail art looks elegant

Parade of patterns

Using a stick with a pointed end, you can create incredible patterns on the surface of the varnish that will make the water manicure original and attractive.

Photo gallery: patterns on water and nails

With the help of a toothpick, it is easy to make the necessary pattern that will sparkle on the nails with new outlines.

To create a pattern, you can combine different colors and line directions.

The ornament on the nail depends on the pattern on the surface.

Zigzags on the circles will create a fancy pattern on the nails.

french

If you use a lacquer film frozen on water when creating an aqua design, then you can diversify the collection of jackets. Nail art looks quite interesting when the ends of the nails are decorated with aqua patterns.

Every woman at least once in her life dreamed of feeling like an artist. Now you have such an opportunity - to create a water manicure, and your nails will become the canvas.

Water manicure is like a real art, the technique of its implementation is very simple and unusual. Imagine, try and you will succeed!

Every year, designers come up with something new and never cease to delight us with their ideas for creating a fashionable manicure. Until recently, everyone created discreet drawings on nails, applied gels, decorated with stones, and now it has become popular to create a nail design called water. The technique of its creation is clear even to children!

Water, like the sea, mixes colors and turns them into incredible patterns, making fantastic stains, twisting them into a spiral.

Advantages of water manicure:

• water nail design can be done at home;
• each nail is made in the same style;
• unique pattern on each nail;
• simple technique.

It takes a little time to create it: preparing the nails, selecting materials, mixing colors with water and the application process.

Water design looks very nice even on nails of medium and short length, like in this photo:

Necessary materials

If you want to create a trendy design and emphasize your individuality, you need to know what tools and materials are used to create a water manicure.

Materials for water design:

1. Glass container.
2. 100 ml of water.
3. Nail polish remover.
4. Children's hand cream.
5. Toothpicks.
6. Ear sticks.
7. transparent base.
8. Several colored varnishes.

To create a water design, you need a contrasting range of shades. When choosing varnishes for this manicure, you should pay attention to the compatibility of color shades.

Water design can be created from at least 2 basics, for example:

• beige and brown;
• Red and black;
• orange and red;
• white and purple.

If you want to use 3 colors, then the combinations will be something like this: white, light green, blue or pink, raspberry, black. But by the way, experiment, because interesting combinations are born in creative people.

How to smear around the nail when creating a water or ombre manicure

To create a beautiful design using the ombre technique or water manicure, you need to take care of protecting the skin of your fingers near the nail plate in advance. The technology of water manicure is such that the skin around the nail will be painted with gel polish, no matter how hard you try to avoid it.

PVA glue to protect the skin around the nail when creating a water manicure

To protect the skin around the nail, when creating an ombre or water manicure, some girls use scotch tape. This is not the most practical way, because the properties of adhesive tape in the aquatic environment are lost, which allows the varnish to penetrate the skin. This seemingly insignificant trifle will ruin your design.

Of the improvised home remedies for such a manicure, greasy hand cream, petroleum jelly and PVA glue are perfect.

Any of these products can be applied to the skin around the nail, but there are nuances.

Applying cream or Vaseline for water manicure

When applying cream or petroleum jelly, it is necessary to finish the application of gel polish before these products are absorbed into the skin.

When applying PVA glue, you need to wait until the glue dries and creates a thin foam around the nail.

There is another way to protect the skin around the nail - Skin Defender cream. This tool is loved by professional manicure masters for its ease of use and naturalness.

Cream Skin Defender

Skin Defender cream contains rubber. After applying this product to the skin around the nail, it dries in a matter of minutes creating a reliable protective film that does not lose its properties in water and can be easily removed at the end of the manicure.

Important to remember! When applied to the skin around the nail of any of the listed products, the nail itself should be clean and as fat-free as possible. Otherwise, the water manicure will not last.

What varnishes can be used to make a water manicure

For water design, it is better to buy new varnishes, they must be liquid. If you decide to use old varnishes, then it is better to dilute them with a special solvent before use.

Gel polish is not suitable for creating this type of manicure, it will not spread in water, its base is dense.

You can use holographic varnishes, they have the effect of a marble coating, and are also able to create unique patterns and spirals.

An unusual design is obtained using colored thermal varnishes. They change color from heat. You can use several colors from two to six at the same time. The brighter the color shades, the more beautiful the picture is.

The video describes in detail what you need to pay attention to when choosing varnishes for water manicure.

Step-by-step instructions for creating a water manicure

Let's take a detailed look at the procedure for applying a water manicure step by step.

1. Cover your nails with white polish for a texture layers was brighter, and dry this layer well. (This step is optional, it all depends on the brightness and density of the varnishes that you use in this technique and the result you want to achieve.)
2. Take a narrow container and pour some warm water into it. A glass is ideal for this, it should not be very small, otherwise your nail will cling to the walls and the pattern may be smeared. And, if the capacity is very large, the consumption of varnishes will increase several times.
3. For beginners who have never tried water nail art before, it's best to start with two basics. For example, take white and pink varnishes. Open the vials and prepare toothpicks.
4. Open the white lacquer and at a distance of 3 cm bring the brush to the glass, so that the drop falls right into it. Watch as it begins to spread in the water.
5. Now take a pink varnish and repeat the procedure, but so that the second drop falls into the center of the resulting white divorce.



Step 1 to get a heart water manicure design

Alternately changing the white and pink colors, repeat the process of creating a water pattern 7-8 times.

6. Each droplet should spread smoothly and turn into a circle. To create a more interesting pattern, take a toothpick and run it through the water from the center to the side of the glass, or vice versa (depending on which direction you move the toothpick, a pattern will form). The toothpick should be on the surface of the water, it should not be immersed deep.
7. Imagine that you are a talented artist and make a beautiful pattern! Looking at the unusual circles that have formed, take a new toothpick and run it several times.



Step 2 to get a heart water manicure design

Thus, you will draw your manicure design, right in the water. But, do not get carried away with this creative process so that the varnishes do not start to curl. The pattern is done in just 1 minute!

8. How to make patterns on the water, you already understood. Your own drawing is ready, now it should be transferred to the nails. In order not to heavily contaminate the fingers, you need a cream or a narrow adhesive tape. Apply the cream to the skin around the nail.
9. Then each nail in turn should be smoothly immersed in a container with a pattern. Your nail should be completely in the glass. Using a toothpick, you should quickly remove excess varnish from the water in a circular motion. Carefully remove your finger from the container and admire the original pattern made by yourself.

   

   Step 3 to get a heart water manicure design

10. Now each nail in turn must be lowered into the water. Just do not rush, be patient, otherwise water design at home may not work.
11. If you used tape, remove it. Take a cotton pad, saturate it with nail polish remover and gently remove the excess from the skin.
12. After your abstract pattern has dried on your nails, it needs to be fixed. This is done with a top clear lacquer.

If you follow the scheme for distributing varnish over water indicated in the photo above, you will get a wonderful water manicure heart.

A visual consolidation of the theory has not hurt anyone yet, step-by-step instructions for creating a water manicure, video:

Water manicure gel polish

Create a water manicure using gel polish - it won't work!

Many women like to experiment, mix different styles and use different execution techniques, creating new and original nail designs. Therefore, if you still want to make a water manicure using gel polishes, then we suggest making an imitation of this effect.

To simulate a water manicure using gel polishes, you will need:

• primer;
• base base;
• from two or more colored gel polishes;
• thin brush for manicure No. 1;
• Ultraviolet lamp.

For more information on how to create an imitation of water manicure with gel polish, see the video instructions.

How to create drawings on the water, various options

Professionals in the field of manicure never cease to amaze us with new ideas for creating a marble manicure. Water nail art designs you can choose for every taste and color!

Strict manicure in black and white style

Black and white water manicure goes well with classic outfits. The technique for this design is simple, with the help of a toothpick we make a few swirls on the water. To decorate this manicure, you can add small silver sparkles.

Step by step video tutorial on creating a black and white water manicure.

Neon peas - bright water manicure

This type of water manicure is the most popular in 2017. For its implementation, we need bright neon varnishes (lemon, raspberry, light green and orange), for the base base - white and black varnish (for peas), as well as any spray.

Technique:

1 layer- apply plain white nail polish;

2 layer- visually divide the nail into 4 equal parts and cover each of them with different neon bases;

3 layer- into a container with water, pour 3-4 drops of black varnish and stir until translucent, take a spray and sprinkle into a container of water, you will get small black figures. Dip each nail into this mixture.

4-layer- wait until the black dries and apply a fixer.

You should end up with an amazing mixture of black polka dots on a bright neon background.

summer cocktail

Bright summer manicure will suit any outfit and emphasize your perky look. To create a colorful water manicure, you need a little imagination and the brightest varnishes!

And the indescribable softness of the lines. Today, any fashionista can create this beautiful nail design, because the only difficulty with water manicure is the duration of its implementation.

Water manicure: the principle of creation and the necessary tools

Water manicure is based on the ability of varnishes to form a film on the surface of warm water. If you drop any nail composition from a small height onto the surface of the water, then the varnish will spread in a thin layer.

Each subsequent layer - in a contrasting color, as is customary in water manicure - will also spread over the water, not mixing with other shades and creating clear boundaries with them. And even the forced connection of varnishes will not lead to a loss of color purity, but will only create even more complex patterns on the film surface. This film will be the basis of water manicure.

How to do water manicure at home?

The technique of water nail design is simple to perform, but requires a lot of time. It is worth tuning in for a long work and allocating about one and a half to two hours for a manicure on the water.

The first stage is preparation, during which the nails are put in order with the usual hygienic manicure with the obligatory polishing of the nail plate. Fingers around the nails, but without touching them, are thickly smeared with a greasy cream. Or tightly wrapped with tape, leaving only the surface of the nail accessible. The nails themselves are covered with a transparent base composition.

A further algorithm for creating a water manicure is performed for each nail with full observance of each stage:

1. In warm water (slightly above room temperature), varnish is dripped from a brush from a height of 1.5-2 cm from its surface. The drop spreads, creating a thin film. As soon as this happens, another drop of varnish is dropped into the middle of the film - a different, contrasting color. The procedure can be performed several times, creating circles of different shades on the surface of the water. If desired, the varnishes are “stirred” with a toothpick until complex chaotic patterns appear. All actions take no more than a minute.
2. In the chaos of the colored lacquer pattern, the most attractive place is chosen - this will be the coating of the water manicure for the nail. The finger is immersed under water parallel to the plane of the water so that the film completely covers the nail. Keeping a hand in the water, the other gently collects a film of varnish from the surface of the liquid. The easiest way to do this is to “wind” the varnish on a toothpick.
3. The finger is removed and the varnish is completely dry.

Actually, this is a water manicure created by patterns of flowing colored varnishes. Next, the nails are put in order: the adhesive tape is removed, the excess varnish is removed with a stick soaked in nail polish remover. The manicure itself is additionally covered with a top.

Water manicure refers to fantasy and original nail techniques, since each nail is unique in pattern. Having understood the principle of the appearance of the film, as well as the algorithm for “sticking” the ornament to the nails, you can get really spectacular combinations and interesting manicure decors.

How to make a manicure with water at home? Today, there are a huge number of options for creating a water manicure, so bright and impressive. With a little patience and a little imagination, you can create a unique pattern at home, on your nails. And no one will doubt that this is the work of a master.

We will need a polish that we will use as a base, several nail polishes (preferably in contrasting colors and fairly fluid). Warm water container. Thin sticks, toothpicks are great. Hand cream, wipes, cotton pads, and nail polish remover.

• First, prepare the nails. We remove the old varnish and apply varnish, which will be the base.
• The finger around the nail is carefully lubricated with cream, petroleum jelly or glued with adhesive tape.
• We take our dishes with warm water and start working with prepared varnishes. Water temperature is very important. Because the varnish will not be taken in cold water, but in very warm water, with a temperature above 40 degrees, it will curl up.
• Now we are preparing the basis for our drawing. We drop a drop of varnish into the center of the bowl and make sure that it is evenly distributed over the surface of our dishes. In the center of the stain, add a drop of varnish of the next color. And so as many times as many shades of varnish we want to get on our pattern.
• Modeling a pattern. With a thin stick or toothpick, we make stains in the resulting circles. Movements can be very different. From the edge to the center of the circles. From the center to the edges. Here the flight of your imagination will help.
• Slowly, but in one uniform motion, we dip our finger with our fingernail down into our pattern, in the place that seems to us the most remarkable.
• Holding your finger under water, carefully collect the remaining varnish from the surface of the water with a toothpick.
• We take out the nail. Now we already know how to make a manicure with water. If desired, additionally decorate it with rhinestones or sparkles.
• We cover the dried nail with a layer of fixative. After finishing work with the last nail, carefully remove the cream with unnecessary varnish.

Decided to make a beautiful and unusual manicure? Then a water manicure at home (also called marble) is suitable for this. It is not very difficult to make such a design, after a few trainings you will get masterpieces. Interested in learning more? Then read our article, in which we will talk about all the intricacies of water manicure.

Pros:

• saving money and time on salons (now you can create creative patterns yourself using ordinary varnishes and a toothpick)
• fast drying process of the varnish and durability of the pattern
• after a while you will learn to lower 2 or even more fingers into the liquid at the same time and the work will go much faster
• the ability to come up with various drawings to your taste and complement with decorative elements (look beautiful).

Minuses:

• long water manicure procedure for beginners , since the pattern must be applied in turn to each nail separately (about 2 hours). Do not worry, after a few lessons, a manicure will not take you more than 40 minutes.
• high consumption of varnishes (this is provided that you have chosen a sufficiently large capacity for work)

How to make a water manicure at home?

Let's decide what tools to prepare for water manicure in stages:

• deep bowl or bowl for water
• varnishes of different colors of liquid consistency (2 colors are enough for beginners). Make sure that the varnishes are not too thick or dry - this can ruin the manicure.
• adhesive tape / patch, or greasy cream.
• cotton buds
• for work, prepare toothpicks, wooden sticks
• clear base polish
• fixative/lacquer

Water manicure at home step by step

1️⃣ As always, we make baths, remove burrs, give the nails the necessary shape and cover with a base (transparent) varnish for the durability of the manicure. Wait until everything dries well.

2️⃣ Prepare a bowl of water at room temperature (if you take cold or too hot nail art, it may not work), varnishes for work and a toothpick / sharp stick.

3️⃣ We glue the areas around the nail with tape or smear it with a greasy cream so that no drops of varnish get in.

4️⃣ We take one shade of varnish, put it on a brush, bring it to the water and wait until the first drop falls. Upon contact with water, the product will quickly dissipate.

5️⃣ Then the 2nd and drip into the middle of the circle. We do this process several times (5-7) until you see an approximate pattern for your manicure. Each drop of varnish must be dipped in the center of the vessel.

6️⃣ Immerse the toothpick in liquid (up to 5 mm) and begin to create various lines and stains with light movements. For this process, you have 60 seconds, no more, as the varnish will begin to dry out slowly.

7️⃣ As soon as you draw a certain pattern, lower your finger, sealed with tape (or smeared with cream) so that the nail is parallel to the water and “directs” down. Carefully collect the resulting pattern on the nail and pick up the remaining varnish from the water with a toothpick. We take out the finger from the bowl and do the same with other marigolds.

8️⃣ As soon as the nails dry, we begin to remove the adhesive tape. If, nevertheless, the paint got under the adhesive tape, then take a cotton swab / disc, dip it into the liquid and carefully remove everything.

9️⃣ The final touch: we apply a fixer on the nails for durability. Optionally, you can add rhinestones, sparkles, stones, etc. That's how beautiful the water manicure turned out in stages at home.

Marble manicure did not turn out, what is the reason?

• If during the process the droplets of varnish did not spread or curled up, then the reason is in the temperature regime of the water. If the liquid is normal, then the varnish may be too thick. As mentioned earlier, you need to buy liquid varnish. Also pay attention to the manicure container: all your fingers should fit in it, and the nails should never reach the bottom and walls.
• Are the patterns on the nails different? This is quite normal, over time you will be able to make identical drawings, the main thing is to understand the basic technique of water stains.
• Drops of varnish are constantly sinking, what should I do? The reason is that the lacquer brush is held too high. Remember, the distance above the vessel should be no more than two centimeters.
• Is the pattern design fuzzy and smudged? Perhaps you take your nails out of the water very quickly or you do not completely clean the remnants of the water rainbow with a toothpick.
• Didn't get a manicure? Perhaps you use varnishes from different companies? This is a huge mistake.

A few secrets on how to make a water manicure

• When doing a manicure, do not completely dip the toothpick / wand into the water. To do this, just dip the tip and that's it.
• We immerse the finger no higher than the level where the adhesive tape is located.
• For 1 minute you need to mix varnishes in water - no more. This may result in a blurry picture.
• After each immersion of the toothpick, you need to carefully wipe it with liquid or take a new one.
• Water manicure, what varnishes to use? For work, it is necessary to select a liquid consistency - it is best to spread over the surface of the liquid.
• We paint the nails one by one. Do not start the pattern on the second finger until the varnish is completely dry on the first.

• If the purchased varnish is thick, do not dilute it with liquid. The result won't get any better.
• If you decide to use a greasy cream instead of adhesive tape, then make sure that it does not get on the nails.
• Do not worry if the drawings are different, the main thing is that they are made in the same color. This design looks very interesting and bright.

• Gel polishes are categorically not suitable for marble manicure (do not spread over water).
• Patterns can be applied not only to colorless nails, but also to pre-lacquered ones. Mostly pastel or white shades are selected.

• Manicure looks perfect on nails of medium length. Although you can try other options.