Manicure "Baby Boomer": features and tips for creating

Manicure "Baby Boomer" is one of the most striking varieties of French-manicure and harmoniously combines the technique of horizontal gradient and French classic manicure. This image can be called the most elegant and elegant. In addition, it is perfectly combined with both long and short nails, which allows you to use it for almost any style.

Baby Boomer is a smooth transition from the white hole of the tip of the nail to the camouflage color of its base. Thanks to tenderness and aesthetics, but at the same time, rigor and style, manicure was especially loved by fans of business and classic style. Initially, "Baby Boomer" could be seen on short nails ovalHowever, recent trends are such that this type of manicure can be found on square and almond-shaped nails of different lengths. Baby Boomer is well suited for further decoration, but requires caution and selectivity in the choice of jewelry.

The main process of selecting decorating elements is the need to preserve the main idea of ​​manicure and the inadmissibility of nail blocking. The Baby Boomer should remain as light and concise after painting or applying decorations. One of the main features of such a manicure is its ability to mask extended nails and make them as close as possible in appearance to natural ones. Natural colors make them look extremely aesthetically pleasing and gallant.

The story of its appearance "Baby Boomer" is obliged to the light hand of the French master Terry Malon, who gave the name to this type of ombre-manicure, referring to the requirements of women born in 1946-1960 for the design of nails. This generation of women preferred not overloaded with complicated decoration techniques and tried to do discreet, neat, but at the same time very elegant and beautiful manicure. The main focus of the French-technology was the illusion of naturalness, the lack of clear contrasts and abrupt transitions. Such a manicure came in our days, finding an increasing number of female fans around the world and emphasizing the sophistication and good taste of its owner.

Another advantage of "Baby Boomer" is the possibility of its execution in the lacquer, gel-lacquer and acrylic version. In addition, the image allows you to use a vinyl stencil and aeropuffing technique for finishing nail decoration. The only difficulty in the execution of such a manicure is the need for a good orientation in tones and half tones, but an experienced master can do it quite well.

One of the main tasks in the execution of the manicure "Baby Boomer" is the need to create maximum natural nails. To do this, they usually stop at medium length and rounded corners, but this is not a prerequisite for the application technique, and a manicure can be performed on the nails of any shape and length. The creation of a Baby Boomer is not very different from the technique of performing classic jackets: a manicure is formed by the method of feathering and eliminating the boundaries between white and camouflage varnish. In general, the technique of applying a manicure can be represented by a traditional algorithm.

To carry out the work, you need to stock up with nail files with different stiffness, scissors and nippers, gel polishes of several shades, a degreaser, a fixer, a set of brushes and an ultraviolet lamp.

• The first step in creating a manicure is to prepare the nail plate, which consists in removing the cuticle, degreasing and shaping the nail with the desired shape. Manipulations can be performed both with the help of a hand tool or with an electric router.
• After the preparation of nails is completed, it is necessary to apply a base coat under the gel varnish and dry it in a UV lamp. The application of the leveling base will effectively eliminate the existing defects of the nail plates and allow the nails to look perfect. For better adhesion of the base coat and nail, light gloss removal from the nail plates should be made, which can be done with a buff.
• Then you need to apply camouflage varnish on about 2/3 of the surface of the nail plate starting from its base. For the remaining third of the surface, white or milk gel is applied butt-to-camouflage.

This process is the most crucial stage of applying a manicure, so the work with a brush should be carried out perfectly. However, it often happens that when using fan brushes to achieve the desired result is extremely difficult - on the surface of the nail now and then there are bald spots or thickening. Therefore, in order to achieve the smoothest possible transition between colors, it is necessary to use not fan products, but new models called scallops.

These brushes have a flat shape and are made from natural material, for example, wool column. Unlike their analogs with an artificial bristle, such brushes are capable of a deeper gripping of the varnish and its easy broaching to the edge of the nail. This is due to the peculiarity of the brush structure, which consists in cutting out the inner part of the bristles at a right angle, while the outer hairs have different lengths and are freely located on the sides of the trimmed area.

In addition to brushes, you can use aeropuffing, made in the form of a thick stick, the tips of which are equipped with a soft sponge having a microporous structure. The pores of the sponge are so small that they do not leave air bubbles on the lacquer during feathering. In addition, the nozzles are easily removed and can be washed and cleaned several times.

The feathering of the border of two colors is performed with a brush, aeropuffing or roller, and the movement should start from the edges, gradually passing to the center of the nail, or first pull all the material to the cuticle, and then lead it to the edge of the nail plate. The tool should be periodically cleaned in the course of work - otherwise the lacquer may begin to thicken, and all work will go down the drain. If everything is done correctly, the gradient transition will be formed at the first stage. If any of the colors begins to strip, you must immediately correct the defect with a brush, holding it perpendicular to the nail plate. To create deep and saturated colors usually requires the application of at least two layers.

When choosing decorative elements for “Baby Boomer” it is necessary to dwell on materials that will emphasize the softness and aesthetics of manicure. However, if there is a desire to slightly highlight the image, then you can use ultra-gloss finishing compositions or pearlescent fixers. When using varnishes containing glitter particles, it is necessary to ensure that they are as small as possible, otherwise such decoration risks to cross the main idea of ​​an air manicure.

In addition to enhancing the gloss, you can use a discreet painting-tie when making a manicure. On a gentle gradient, unpretentious ornaments and oriental motifs look good. The main thing in this business is not to hide smooth transitions of tones of the main coating behind monograms and curls.You can also use elements of loose decor, for example, such as sparkles and sand, placing them no more than on one or two fingers.

The decoration in the form of Swarovski crystals, made in the form of rhinestone painting on only one finger, will not interfere either. Sculpting also often serves as a decorating element. This design adds to the image of femininity and romance and most appropriately looks in the manicure of the bride. Both simple variants and 3D volumetric models are allowed. The main thing here is also a sense of proportion and the observance of the overall colors of sculpting and manicure.

See how to make a baby boomer manicure in the next video.