Nail decoration is increasingly experimenting with new designs from flowers, topitos and other drawings. But even more progress has been made and 3D has also reached the nails. Would you like to wear painted nails that were similar to a jersey fabric? And that they also had a relief effect? Here we are going to explain step by step how to make sweater nails or what is the same as your nails looking like wool fabrics like those used in sweaters.
What do you need to make Sweater Nails?
- Acrylic nails.
- Cotton disc.
- Nail clipper.
- File.
- Acrylic.
- Tips of different sizes, depending on the finger.
- Colored enamel.
- Gloss enamel.
- Matte acrylic enamel for sprinkling.
- Sweater effect enamel.
- Nail glue.
- Liner brush
- Nail polish remover
- Knockout remover
- Enamel to remove cuticles
- Nail dehydrator.
- Spoon.
- An old makeup brush.
Instructions for making Sweater Nails
- File your nails if they need to.
- Apply nail polish remover in case we have any remaining enamel.
- Wash your hands.
- It’s time to shape your nails. Cut them but not too much because for this design it is important to leave them long and if necessary clean them again.
- Use the enamel to remove cuticles and put it around and on top of the cuticle. Apply it to all fingers. In this way we protect them.
- With a quitacutículas removes all the skins that may be there and reviews all the cuticles.
- With a cotton disc clean the nails for the remains of dust that they may have.
- Apply to each dehydrating nail.
- Choose the tips that best suit your nail.
- Apply the glue to the tip of the tip.
- Now we will start pasting the tips from the small finger to the big one. For this we will use special glue where it indicates the mark, right on the edge of the nail.
- Trim the nail with a nail clipper to give it the desired length.
- Apply an acrylic base to the nail.
- Then apply the nonstick to the entire nail plate. If this design were on a natural nail the design would be placed on the tips.
- Apply a very light layer of the chosen color of nail gel.
- Let dry.
- Apply a second layer that is not very thick.
- Let dry again.
- Then we will give shine to the nails for the finish of this enamel.
- Let dry again.
- With a sponge file removes the shine of the nails to give a matte effect.
- With a gel for sweater effect. To do this with a liner brush you can start making the figures by guiding yourself with the designs of the sweaters or scarves or images on the Internet. They are usually points, lines, crosses or curves. It doesn’t have to be too high or too low.
- Sprinkle a matte acrylic with a spoon over the drawing to give a relief effect. This can be the same color as the painted nail or a matte acrylic glass.
- Let dry again.
- With a large old brush that is open and that we do not use removes the residues of may remain from the nails. You can do a little pressure to help you remove them. Do it without fear since if it is dry the nail will not spoil.
Tips for making Sweater Nails
- The enamel for the cuticles will prevent us from bleeding by pulling back the cuticle. Realize that to make this design it is important to have as much nail as possible.
- Make sure that the tip covers the entire width of the nail. When you are going to glue it, make sure that it is not straight but at an angle of 45 degrees to avoid bubbles.
- Always check that it does not stick to the cuticle to prevent the gel from coming off.
- When you are going to draw the lines do not load the brush much so that the lines are thin. It is recommended to load it in half so that the lines do not come together, nor that the points come together.
- To dry faster between layers and layers of enamel you can use a nail drying lamp.
- Check that the gel or nail polish to be used are not those that spread or open especially when you put them in the drying lamp. Make sure they are consistent.
- When you apply the acrylic must already be removed. It has to be very light so that we can put it on the nail. Incorporate it little by little with several layers. Giving the gel or enamel a chance to absorb the acrylic a little.
- With acrylic glass we will get a very opaque nail effect.
- It should be noted that when you perform a cuticle sanitation such as those we explained at the beginning of the instructions you can finish the cleaning by applying a nail oil. Pour a drop on each nail and massage the area. In this way you will protect the nail from breakage and it will be strengthened.
- Normally these types of designs usually last around 21 days.
