Each girl, of course, wants to be original, as in the choice of clothes, and in choosing a manicure for yourself. One of the most popular discoveries in manicure has recently been the cracking varnish of craquelure, also, sometimes it is called the lacquer python. With the word "craquelure" people are familiar, one way or another related to the design of interiors and painting. Literally, the French craquelure translates as "cracks", which, in fact, it is. The effect of craquelure is very often used by interior designers for work, as well as by artists striving to achieve the effect of "antiquity" for their paintings. Well, the designers of the nail industry with pleasure have adopted for themselves this effect and now the varnish with the effect of craquelure - got into the beauticians of modern girls.
How to apply varnish craquelure?
First, you need to remember that to create a nail polish crake, you need two colors - one, as a substrate, which will shine through, and the second, in fact, varnish with the effect of craquelure. Therefore, try to choose varnishes, the colors of which correspond to each other.
So, before using lacquer directly, degrease the nail with a nail polish remover. Then, you can put the base, but you can skip this item if you do not have a database at hand. Next, the base color is applied to the nail plate. This layer will look through crackling varnish craquelure. We give time for the nail polish to dry completely. Then we apply the varnish with the effect of craquelure and wait until it dries, admiring the appearance of cracks on your nails. Once the craco lacquer has dried, you can apply a fixative over the nail. This is also not an obligatory stage, but it is desirable, because, without applying a varnish-fixer to the manicure with lacquer, the lacquer-fixative can sometimes be achieved by peeling paint, rather than a neat and effective manicure.
Secrets of using varnish craquelure
It is necessary to remember some details in order that your manicure with varnish craquelure looked the way you want it. If you are a fan of the so-called "hard" craquelure, which has thick, pronounced lines, then the varnish must be applied with a thick layer and, importantly, with a dry brush! Therefore, every time, before applying the varnish on the nail plate, the brush should be wiped. Well, if you like the "soft" craquelure, with thin cracks that resemble a cobweb, then it's necessary to do everything exactly the opposite - apply a varnish of craquelure in a thin layer, without wiping the brush before each application.
And if you have already applied one layer of cracking lacquer craquelure, but the cracks appearing on the nails, you were not enough, you can apply another coat of varnish, but only when the first is not completely dry.
Also, when doing such a manicure, it must be remembered that from what side of the nail plate you apply the varnish, in the same direction and will pass your cracks.
How much is the varnish of craquelure?
There are many shades, firms and price categories of varnishes with the effect of craquelure. The most popular firms for the production of cracking varnish lacquer are DanceLegend, OPI, Orly, EvaVintage or Avenir Cosmetics. Accordingly, prices for varnish craquelure are different. For example, Crackle varnish crackle from the company DanceLegend, on average, costs from 12-20 cu, and cracking nail polish from the company Relouis - only about 6 cu.
Lacquer with the effect of craquelure is produced by manufacturers, most often in small flacon-it's better, because a small bottle will allow you to change your image more often.
Crackling lacquer craquelure has recently gained increasing popularity, because it allows you to create in your own home many different images for your nails - from delicate and refined porcelain, to daring snake skin.