Manicure at home: choose nail polish

To make a beautiful manicure at home, you need to know what are there varnishes for nails. There are several classifications of varnishes, and in order to make a beautiful manicure at home, it is worth at least a superficial examination of all of them.

By functions, which performs the nail polish, distinguish:

• basic covering, which serves as the basis for manicure;


• colored varnishes, which perform a decorative function;


• top coat, which fixes and protects the manicure.

Depending on the manufacturer, accessibility and target audience there are such types of varnishes for nails:

• professional varnishes - very high quality, but also very expensive, use them for home manicure does not make sense;


• varnishes of premium class from well-known brands, sold in branded stores;


• varnishes of mass market are sold in stores and even in markets, in this segment the largest range of quality and price.

But most often, having decided to do a manicure at home, women pay attention to effect and purpose nail polish. Types of nail polish according to this criterion are very diverse and numerous.

1. Ordinary, or traditional varnish serves for a simple covering of nails in one (very dark varnishes), two or three (very bright varnishes) of a layer.


2. Pearl lacquer differs reflux and radiance, allows to hide defects of nails.


3. Thermal varnishes change color depending on the temperature, it is best to use them in the cold season.


4. Lucky chameleons change color depending on the angle of illumination.


5. Varnish-metallic have a cold metallic luster.


6. Lucky-krakle (lacquer-pythons, varnishes with the effect of "old porcelain") after drying, they crack, reminiscent of antique ceramics (the effect of craquelure). Often are harmful to the nails.


7. Varnishes with sparkles very resistant, contain a large amount of shiny tinsel.


8. Varnishes for discotheques (varnishes-halogens) contain fluorescent substances that brightly shine in ultraviolet light.


9. Mirror varnishes create the appearance of a mirror surface.


10. Lucky "satin" when dry, resemble satin matte fabric.


11. Holographic varnishes They contain tiny sparkles, giving them a special rainbow overflow.


12. Matte varnishes ("frosted frost") do not have the usual lacquered luster, the surface of the nail after drying velvet.


13. Lucky "watercolor" transparent with a light color shade.


14. Cream-varnishes contain insoluble pigments, when applied create stripe bands.


15. Mica lacquers contain large pigments and have a slightly rough surface.


16. Varnishes for drawing They are used in nyl-art, they are denser and cleaner in color.

For manicure at home you may need other types of nail polish. For example, hypoallergenic varnishes created for sensitive nails. If your nails are loose, try firming varnish. Express varnishes (quick-drying varnishes) can come in handy when you have very little time for manicure. Bitter varnishes are needed by those who have a habit of biting nails in moments of excitement. Peel-off varnishes Do not rinse: they are removed from the nail with a single film. Miniature Varnish in a bottle of 3.5 ml can be taken with you wherever you go, it will fit even into the smallest cosmetic bag.

How to choose the right varnish for manicure at home? It's not enough just to choose the right type of varnish - quality also plays a significant role. First of all pay attention to composition of nail polish. Cellulose nitrate (nitrocellulose) provideseven application of lacquer, it falls on the nail with a uniform film. Resins, castor oil, camphor and butyl stearate are responsible for the elasticity of the film and glossy gloss. The ultraviolet absorber protects the varnish from burning out in the sun. To moisturize, nourish and improve the appearance of nails, calcium, proteins and ceramides are needed.

Lacquer Color for manicure at home depends on your personalpreferences, as well as skin color, makeup, clothes and accessories. The color of the varnish in the bottle and on the nails can vary significantly, so ask before buying whether there are samples of colored nails in the store. You can try it on white paper, it will help to assess the transparency of the varnish and to understand how many layers it should be applied.

Inspect carefully bottle. It must be whole, without peeling offlabels and erased letters. Best of all, if the bottle is shaped like a cone, then you can use its contents to the maximum. The vial should be indicated shelf life. Typically, nail polish is stored for about a year. ABOUT quality of varnish can be judged by its consistency. Turn over the bottle of varnish: it should not flow down the walls either too quickly or too slowly. The drop from the brush should fall for 5 seconds. If it has fallen right away, the varnish is too liquid if it falls for a longer time - too thick. Herself tassel should be sufficiently thick, without protruding villi, rigid, but at the same time flexible. Well, if in a vial or a bottle with a varnish is mix balls - metal balls, which promote uniform mixing of nail polish.

If you have chosen a good nail polish, thenquality manicure at home - no problem. But we advise to begin by getting acquainted with our article on the correct application of varnish, then manicure at home will be quite simple.