Gel polish coating ideas. How to do a moon manicure at home


Now one of the most popular destinations in the field of manicure is nail design with gel polish. And this is not surprising, because gel polish will ideally replace regular varnish. Therefore, if you want to decorate your everyday look with something new, then with the help this tool You can develop a bright and beautiful design.

Gel polish: features

Gel polish is easily applied to the surface of the nail plate, has better adhesion and retains a glossy shine for 3-4 weeks. Thanks to these properties and such a beautiful coating, you can easily wash dishes and do other household chores without worrying about the condition of your nails, which will certainly remain in perfect condition. And the rich range of colors will please even the most demanding customers.

To create an impressive design, it is not necessary to purchase many additional attributes. It is enough to have 2-3 basic color shades in your arsenal, due to which you can create an original and bright manicure. The main thing is to be able to correctly combine colors with each other and thereby achieve maximum harmony.

Gel polishes are incredibly popular among modern women, since they remain on the surface of the nail plate in their original form for a long time and are absolutely harmless to natural nails. In addition, these products have become available to everyone who wants to get designer nails not only from a specialist in a salon, but also on their own at home.

Basic methods of applying gel polish

If you want to master the technique of applying gel polish, you need to take a closer look at some options:

1. Creating a spreading effect.

This effect creates one of the easiest designs that can be made using gel polish. First you need to apply white dots on the adhesive tape and then stick it on your nails. Due to the stickiness, the paint spreads somewhat, forming an unusual pattern. This pattern should be fixed in a UV lamp, then the nails are covered with sealant and held in the lamp until completely dry.

2. Recreating a frosty pattern.

First of all, the master performs a certain modeling, filing down the surface of each nail, thereby preparing them for applying a special sealant. After this preparation, a thin layer of varnish is applied white. Then, wetting the brush in a special degreasing liquid, partially remove the coating and form beautiful pattern, reminiscent of bizarre winter stains. This pattern can be supplemented with drawing and the resulting pattern can be fixed in a UV lamp. At the end everything is covered with a layer of sealant.

3. Engraving.

Nails should be prepared in advance by removing any residual stickiness. Then the master must cover the nails with gel polish. In this case, you can either cover the surface completely, or choose some other option. Then you need to take an ordinary toothpick, moisten it in liquid to remove the sticky layer and do some drawing. If you want a more pronounced relief, then simply apply a thicker layer of varnish. After this, the design is fixed in UV rays and additionally covered with a fixing gel that has a glossy shine.

4. Creating a spider web effect.

To complete this drawing, you will need a special modeling gel. Cobwebs are laid out on polished nails. To get a web, white gel is put on a brush, a thread is pulled out of it and laid in a random order. After this, you need to hold each nail in a UV lamp.

5. Formation of a mesh.

White gel in the form of diagonal stripes is laid out on each nail and fixed in UV rays. Transverse strips are laid, thus forming a mesh. At the intersection points of the resulting strips, you can safely place rhinestones, which will become a real decoration of your manicure idea.

6. Beautiful lace.

This kind of nail design is considered quite complex and is suitable only for those who are already fluent in the technique of working with all gel materials. Modeling happens first gel nails and their polishing. Then the nails are covered with sealant and decorated with lace: a thin layer of snow-white modeling gel is applied to wax paper, forming a strip. Then, with the help of a small dot, this strip turns into original lace. After this, hold your hands in a UV lamp for 10 seconds, remove excess stickiness from the lace and secure the strip using fixing glue or transparent gel.

The shape of the hole can be in the form of an arc, a semicircle, a corner or a flat strip.

The color scheme should be based on harmonious combination base shade and hole color. These two colors should be contrasting, emphasizing the idea of ​​this nail art.

Moon manicure can be done in combination with other techniques: French, floral print, sparkles, rhinestones.

To create a lunar design you need the following materials:

  • 2 colored varnishes;
  • stickers;
  • thin brush;
  • base for manicure;
  • varnish is a fixative.

How to do moon manicure in the classic way:

  1. Choose the colors of the varnishes so that they organically complement each other. It's better to take a base coat bright color, and the hole is muted.
  2. Perform a hygienic manicure, carefully treating the cuticle. This element should be removed very carefully so that no burrs or torn edges remain. This is important because the emphasis is created on the bottom of the nail.
  3. Apply a transparent base onto which the decorative coating will lie evenly.
  4. Next we move on to the technique itself. Cover the nail plate with the main decorative coating in two layers. This varnish should be matte, since a “smile” will look out of place on a pearlescent texture.
  5. Paste the stickers so that only the lunar cavity remains free.
  6. Apply a second varnish to the open hole.
  7. Remove the stencils immediately without waiting for the varnish to dry. If this is not done, the dried varnish may come off along with the stencils.
  8. Decors should be applied along the border of two varnishes. Applying decorative elements in the middle of the plate will ruin the whole idea of ​​a lunar manicure.
  9. Finally, apply a strengthening clear varnish.


Advantages of lunar nail art:

  • easy to do at home;
  • moon manicure on short nails looks great;
  • fits any style of clothing.

This technique can be performed without stencils. To do this, cut strips of the desired shape from adhesive tape in order to apply the coating over them.

If a girl has excellent artistic skills, then you can make the hole yourself by outlining it with a thin brush.

Making a moon manicure with gel polish

Lunar nail art made with gel polish not only lasts longer on the nails, but also looks especially solemn and elegant.

The following combinations are considered the most successful: black and gold, burgundy and black, cream and black.

Last option Perfect for office work and business meetings. A colored manicure looks interesting, creating a spring mood on your nails.


To work you will need:

  • UV lamp with a power of at least 36 watts;
  • set of varnishes: base, finishing and 2 color;
  • smooth napkins: there is no need to use cotton wool, as it will leave lint on the nails;
  • degreaser;
  • nail polish remover;
  • stencils for making holes;
  • additional decors: rhinestones, sparkles, colored dust, foil.

How to make a moon manicure with gel polish:

  1. Get a hygienic manicure. To do this, push back the cuticle with an orange stick and remove the skin around the cuticle.
  2. File your nails with a file, giving them the desired shape. For lunar nail art, an oval is most suitable. Important point: Do not file wet nails, as this may cause them to split.
  3. Degrease the natural nail plate. This is necessary for strong adhesion of the decorative coating to natural fabrics.
  4. Apply base gel polish to the prepared surface. transparent color and dry under the lamp for about 30 seconds.
  5. Top coat the nails with the main color in one layer and dry.
  6. Apply a second coat of the base color and dry again for 1.5 minutes.
  7. Stick stencils on your nails and apply a second decorative coating to the hole. Dry your fingers under the lamp for 2 minutes.
  8. Apply a finishing coat to the platinum and dry again.
  9. Decorate your nails with decorative elements along the junction of two varnishes.
  10. Remove the sticky layer with a napkin.
  11. Treat the cuticle with moisturizing oil.
  12. Manicure is ready!


There is another interesting method of highlighting a hole by gluing foil. To do this from of this material cut out semicircular elements and glue them to the base of the nail using special glue. In this case, the base coat should already be present on the nails.

There is another technology for lunar manicure using transfer foil:

  1. Prepare pieces of foil for the hole so that they match the shape of natural nails. A “smile” can be either concave or inverted. It depends on the client's wishes.
  2. Carefully apply manicure glue to the “smile” area and let it dry until it becomes transparent.
  3. Place a piece of foil on the area of ​​the nail treated with glue and smooth the application with a spatula.
  4. Carefully remove the foil: it will leave the desired color in the shape of a hole on the surface.
  5. If textured foil was used, then you don’t have to cover your nails with the finishing layer.

The biggest advantage of gel polish is its durability. For at least 2 weeks he will delight his owner with his pristine, bright appearance.

Making a moon manicure with shellac

Shellac is a popular product used to create chic long nails on for a long time: 3-4 weeks.

It is very important to choose the right color scheme: shades should be combined with each other and complement each other. It would be appropriate to combine shellac of different textures: glossy with matte.

For the work you will need the same materials and tools as for the previous technology, only shellac will be used instead of gel polish.


How to make a moon manicure with shellac:

  1. Get an unedged manicure. To do this, push back the cuticle and carefully remove the skin at the bottom of the nail.
  2. Create oval shape plates using an abrasive file. For girls who love experiments, you can make triangular-shaped nails. Only the hole in this case will also be triangular - with the tip up. But it should be noted that this technology is only suitable for long nails.
  3. Degrease the top surface of the nails.
  4. Apply the base to the plates and dry your fingers under a UV lamp.
  5. Remove the sticky layer with lint-free wipes.
  6. Cover the nails with the main color, preferably bright, in 2 layers, each of which must be dried separately for 2 minutes.
  7. Apply sticker stencils that provide moon-shaped areas.
  8. Apply the first layer of smile and then remove the stickers. If you get uneven edges, this must be corrected before drying under the lamp.
  9. Apply a second layer of “smile” and dry under a lamp for 2 minutes.
  10. Apply topcoat, sealing the edge of the nail.
  11. To highlight the “moon”, you can draw a line of a third color along the border or sprinkle it with sparkles.

To remove shellac you need to:

  1. The top layer must first be cut off with a file, the abrasiveness of which is 180 units.
  2. Then take a cotton swab soaked in shellac remover and wrap it around each finger. Leave for 15 minutes.
  3. After time, free your fingers from the cotton wool - the coating will come off on its own. If this does not happen, then the remaining product should be removed with an orange stick.


Advantages of shellac:

  • looks beautiful on both long and short nails;
  • strengthens thin and damaged plates;
  • the coating does not deteriorate under the influence of household chemicals;
  • provides a bright and shiny look to nails;
  • the composition is not hazardous to health: shellac can be used by pregnant and nursing mothers;
  • can be easily removed without special tools.

Disadvantages of shellac:

  • high cost, which can be compared with extensions;
  • requires correction;
  • shellac can be deformed when exposed to high temperatures: because of this, microcracks appear on the nails;
  • Fungus may appear under the coating.

Moon manicure nail design

There are a lot of options for performing a fashionable lunar manicure: you just have to use your imagination. The only condition is the right combination of colors.

In this design it is not necessary to use only contrasting shades.

You can paint only the lunula brightly, and cover the rest of the surface with transparent varnish. You can do the opposite: leave the hole natural, and cover the rest of the plate with bright varnish or a calm pastel tone. The latter option will have a natural effect.

So, let's look at the most popular lunar nail art ideas.

Red moon manicure

The classics of lunar nail art are red claws with a white (unpainted) lunula. You can make this vintage version like this:

  1. Perform a hygienic manicure: shape the plates, treat the cuticle.
  2. Degrease the surface of natural fabrics.
  3. Apply a transparent base.
  4. If you plan to make a pure white lunula, then cover your nails with white varnish. If the “smile” is planned to be natural, then a transparent base will be sufficient.
  5. Place stickers on the lunula area. The crescent can be made either concave or convex. Stencils will provide the desired shape.
  6. Cover the claws with red varnish.
  7. After 2 minutes, when the coating has dried, remove the stencils.
  8. Apply the finishing coat.

If there are no stencils, then the manicure can be done without any problems in another way. To do this, repeat steps 1-4, and then cover your nails with solid red varnish. Next, take a thin brush and carefully paint a “smile” in white. The lunula area is painted white over the main red.


Red moon manicure tips:

  1. This design looks perfect on medium nails. If the claws are too short, then it is better to draw the lunula smaller, as it visually shortens the plates.
  2. To make the manicure bright and rich, the bright coating should be applied in 2 layers.
  3. Decors do not have to be applied to all 10 fingers. It is enough to highlight a few fingers with rhinestones. It's original and stylish.
  4. In a red manicure, the lunula does not have to be white. It can be painted over with any other color that matches the scarlet shades. For example, the classic option remains a red-black manicure, red and gold. The last option is an excellent solution for special occasions.
  5. The lunula does not have to be made oval; it can be made in the shape of others geometric shapes: triangle, square, letter “W”.

An exquisite manicure will last a long time if it is created using modern high-quality materials: gel polishes.

The most sophisticated and expensive moon manicure design is black. However, this nail art requires special care and precision. Black nail art does not tolerate mistakes and uneven lines.

The most current ideas for black moon manicure:

  • black with silver;
  • black with gold;
  • black and white.

Moon manicure can be done in the following ways:

  1. Classic. This is when the shape of the lunula is curved towards the growth of the nail.
  2. "Concave Moon" IN in this case A “smile” frames the nail bed. This option very beneficially “lengthens” short nails.
  3. Moonlight French manicure. This option combines 2 techniques of French and lunar manicure.
  4. Moon design using foil.
  5. Lunar nail art using decorative elements.


Technique for performing the moon jacket:

  1. Treat the nail plates and cuticles, and then cover them with a transparent base.
  2. Cover the entire surface of the plate with black varnish with a graphite tint.
  3. Carefully outline the free edge of the nail with a red “smile” line. If you are not confident in your artistic abilities, then it is better to use stencils.
  4. Use the same red polish to create a lunula at the base of the nail.
  5. After the decorative coatings have dried, apply the finishing layer.

Technique for performing black nail art with decors:

  1. Make a hygienic treatment of the claws and cover them with clear varnish.
  2. Place stickers on the hole.
  3. Cover the rest of the nail surface with dark blue varnish.
  4. When the surface is slightly dry, the stencils should be removed.
  5. Paint the hole bright pink.
  6. Apply a few peas of the same to the blue area Pink colour. An alternative can be rhinestones, sparkles, colored sand.
  7. Seal the manicure with a finishing layer.

White moon manicure

White color is considered universal, as it combines with almost all existing pigments.

The most current ideas for a white moon manicure are a combination with a red or black finish.


Black and white moon design:

  1. Prepare materials and tools for work in advance.
  2. Pour into a special bath warm water and add a few drops of essential oils.
  3. Dip your fingers in water to soften the cuticles.
  4. After water procedures, carefully remove cuticles.
  5. Apply base to dry and treated nails.
  6. Cover the claws with the main color: black or white. It depends on the manicure idea.
  7. Glue the stencils onto your nails, leaving the lunula area free.
  8. Using a thin brush, cover the hole with the opposite shade. If main color was white, then the lunula will be black and vice versa.
  9. Let the art dry.
  10. If desired, apply several rhinestones to one of the phalanges of the hand.
  11. Cover the masterpiece with a clear sealing varnish.

Making a lunar manicure at home is not difficult. The main thing is to decide color scheme and execution technique. To do this, you can consult with a competent specialist or look at magazines with current ideas lunar design.

A beautiful manicure and well-groomed hands are business card any representative of the fair sex.



Agree that it is very difficult to imagine successful woman with unkempt hand skin and broken nails. So, if you want to spruce up your look and give it a fresh look, then there is nothing better than nail design. If you wish, you can make a beautiful nail design at home. When dialing necessary tools and with some training you will be able to create your own simple drawings on your nails with a variety of gel polishes. If you create a manicure with ordinary polishes, it is unlikely to last for a long time. But today there are quite durable options consisting of a hybrid of nail polish and nail gel . This way they can retain their original appearance for up to three weeks. In addition, they are absolutely safe for natural nails. IN Lately gel polishes are extremely popular and in demand all over the world. Today, gel polish is available at home. But where to find good ideas for design? In this article we will tell you and show you how to create a beautiful nail design with gel polish. Unusual and original photos ideas will help you make a choice.
To create good design you will need a minimum set of attributes. It's enough to have a couple of basic colors to create a beautiful manicure. . Remember that the shades should combine well with each other.

Necessary manicure set

The minimum set for gel polish manicure includes:

  • Top coating;
  • Base coat;
  • LED lamp or UV lamp. Each applied layer must be dried with their help;
  • A couple of colored gel polishes;
  • Degreaser for wiping the surface of the nail. It is used before applying the base and removing the sticky layer after drying in a UV lamp;
  • In some cases, thin brushes are needed. Dots can be replaced with a hairpin. Using these tools you can attach rhinestones, stones and other decorative elements.

With gel polishes you can create any manicure and design. The main thing is to know how to use materials correctly. It is very important to degrease your nails before applying polish. Remember that each layer should be thin and even. This way they will dry completely. This will allow it to dry completely. It is also very important that the gel does not flow onto the cuticles or skin. In this article you can watch a detailed video tutorial that will help you master all the intricacies. As a result, you will receive a wonderful manicure that will delight you for several weeks with its flawless appearance. After this period of time, the gel polish will need to be removed. The following information will help you cope with this task.

Video. Lunar manicure with gel polish

To make your manicure festive, you can complement it with rhinestones, sparkles or special stickers. The design can be different on each nail, the main thing is that they are all in harmony with each other. In most cases, the middle or ring finger is isolated.





The design using the casting technique looks very beautiful and original. Achieving this effect is not difficult. As a result, your nails will sparkle with stones or gold casting.



An inverted manicure, or reverse French as it is also called, looks extremely unusual. So the hole of the nail is painted a different color, not the tip. Colors must be contract colors or similar colors.


Once you have applied the base and color layer, you can attach large glitters in a mosaic pattern. Some experts recommend applying it to the sticky layer immediately after drying. The glitter must be secured on top with a top coat and dried again. Large figures also attached with a small drop of topcoat. You can also attach them with special glue, dry them, and then use a thin brush to outline the contour with a top coat. After this, the nail needs to be dried again. It is worth noting that the figure does not need to be secured with a top on top.


Video “Gel polish design with glitter”


Manicure in the form of a large mosaic is very popular today. This technique is carried out using a brush. So you can apply several colors of gel polish to the nail plate, then dry it in a lamp, and then outline it with black.







If you want to draw a small picture, it is better to do it with a thin brush. You can also use a stencil. This will greatly simplify the task. Can be used acrylic paints, they are perfect for these purposes.




Using a regular manicure tool called a dots, you can make great amount interesting drawings, which are based on circles. As was said at the beginning of the article, dots can be replaced with a hairpin, ballpoint pen, toothpick or orange manicure stick.



The mosaic design looks chic and goes well with a variety of outfits. To implement this manicure, select several colors of gel polish and apply with a brush next to each other. Next, dry your nails in a lamp. After this, carefully outline the contour with a contrasting color or special gel paint. If desired, you can print transfer foil. As a result, you will achieve a casting effect on your nails.



For this design, needles or toothpicks are used. So it is necessary to dry base color and apply drops of gel polish with a brush. Use a needle or toothpick to draw patterns, as if trying to stretch every drop. Dry all nails in a lamp.


With the help of gel polishes you can create a magnificent French manicure. So if you're tired of classic version with a white rim, then you can experiment with different colors. You can transform a French jacket using polka dots or rhinestones.



The most popular lunar manicure today can be easily performed with gel polishes.



If you have only two colors in your arsenal, for example, white and blue, then you can achieve a variety of options by mixing. You can also make a color stretch that is fashionable today. Remember that you need to mix varnishes on a palette. This could be a piece of plastic or cardboard. For such a manicure, it is better to choose casting as a decoration. This effect can be achieved using gel paint and transfer gold foil.



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