Rhinestones have different sizes and structures, so many tools and methods are used to glue them.

Among them should be distinguished:

• Toothpick. It is moistened in water so that the material is easily retained. Not suitable for large size rhinestones. The main convenience lies in the availability of the tool.
• Orange stick. It must be used in the same way as in the previous version. Before use, turn the stick with the sharp end down.
• Thin brush. Convenient for working with small rhinestones. To facilitate work, you should slightly moisten the tip of the brush.
• Dots. Suitable for transferring rhinestones using the methods indicated earlier. With its help, it is easy to transfer material of small diameter.
• Tweezers. It is better to purchase a special tool for manicure. With its help, you can easily attach rhinestones of any size, including large ones. The advantage of this method is that with tweezers you can safely transfer the material to the desired place without worrying about the rhinestones slipping off.
• Wax pencil. It is the most convenient and versatile tool for transferring material of any diameter and structure. Its acquisition will not require serious costs, but it will greatly facilitate the work with decorative details. As you use it, the pencil needs regular sharpening.

Features of working with rhinestones

Laying out rhinestones on the nails suggests some nuances in the work. For a manicure to be as perfect as in the photo on social networks, you will need to strictly follow all the instructions. Manufacturers offer a varied selection of rhinestones.

Among the popular forms should be highlighted:

• Flat. There are diamond-shaped, hexagonal or regular round on top. The opposite side of such stones is absolutely flat, so that it is easier to attach them to the nails. Most often, this type of accessories is produced from plastic.
• Round rhinestones in the form of various shapes. They can be of different colors. Manufacturers make similar products from glass, zirconium and plastic.
• Conical. These crystals are equipped with a special hole on the back, which is designed for better adhesion and retention on the surface. Ideal for extended nails. Most often, conical rhinestones are made of glass.
• Flat and convex models. Made from plastic and metal. They look very neat and uncommon. Therefore, they are suitable for lovers of soft manicure.
• In the form of pearls. A wide variety of colors are suggested. But they look better in delicate shades of blue and pink.
• Pixie. Dear graceful rhinestones that resemble crumb. Manufacturers make them from crystal.
• Swarovski crystals. Other products that involve a high cost. However, such a purchase can be justified. First, rhinestones are reusable. Secondly, they are famous for their excellent quality. The material from which the crystals are made is capable of withstanding any exposure to chemicals used in manicure and pedicure. In addition, the manufacturer offers a large assortment of different rhinestones with a huge variation in shapes and colors.

There are various variations of attaching rhinestones to nails. Among them are materials such as gel polish and specialized glue.

In the first case, the algorithm for fixing stones is represented by a sequence of actions:

1. Prepare the nail plate. Treat rough skin areas with a manicure machine or special tools. Apply a softener to the cuticle, wait for the time indicated on the instructions, push back and remove. Saw off the free edge, giving it the desired shape. Grind the surface of the plate if necessary.
2. Apply a primer and then a base coat. Complete the decorative part of the work using gel polish. Apply a drawing if the design suggests it. Cover nails with a finish. After completing each step, the nails must be dried in a special lamp.
3. A top must be applied to the place of the future fastening of rhinestones. It is not necessary to polemize the coverage. Using tweezers or any suitable tool at hand, grab the product and transfer it to the nail. Press a little on the surface of the crystal to secure it more tightly.
4. After all the rhinestones are arranged in the right order, dry the cover under the lamp.
5. Take a thin brush, dip it into the top coat and fill in the empty spaces between the stones. Dry again. Remove any sticky layer with a cotton pad.

While performing the above steps, special attention should be paid to the application of the topcoat. It should not hit the surface of the crystals. Otherwise, the work will turn out to be sloppy.

Laying out rhinestones on nails, photos of which are easy to find on the Internet, can be done using special glue. There are two methods of applying this product. The first is to transfer a drop of the product with a thin brush onto the nail to the future attachment point. The second method involves applying glue directly to the rhinestones.

The instructions for attaching crystals with glue involves the following steps:

1. Prepare your nails by giving the free edge the desired shape and length. Remove the cuticle as well as any rough skin around the plate. Degrease the surface of the nail and cover with a base.
2. Apply several layers of gel polish. Draw a drawing if necessary.
3. Use any of the above two ways to stick the rhinestones. Dampen a thin brush in the top coat and carefully brush all the empty spaces between the crystals. Then polemicize for 2 minutes.

Colored manicure with rhinestones

When creating a manicure, you need to understand what task the master faces. If the client wants to get a vivid image, then contrast can be used. In this case, rhinestones of gold and silver colors are also suitable.

To create a more delicate and neat look, you need to select the same tones of gel polish and crystals. You can also use classic transparent stones. They will look great in combination with any pastel shade.

French manicure with rhinestones

To make the jacket more interesting, you can use crystals. There are many options for laying out rhinestones in French manicure.

To create one of them, you should use this sequence of actions:

1. Treat the cuticle with a special tool. After the indicated time, push it aside with an orange stick and remove. Cut off coarse areas around the plate with tools or a manicure machine.
2. Use a file to give the free edge a suitable length and width. Grind the surface of the plate if necessary. Treat nails with a degreaser.
3. Apply base and then several coats of nude gel polish. Carry out polymerization.
4. Dip a thin brush in white gel polish and carefully draw a line and fill the free edge with this shade. Dry under a lamp and repeat the procedure again.
5. Using glue and any convenient tool, place the rhinestones diagonally across the nail of the middle finger.
6. Cover all nails with a finish. The space between the crystals should be brushed with a thin brush.

To create a brighter and more daring design, you can use black gel polish and transparent rhinestones. Such a manicure is best done on a short length of the nail plate. Otherwise, the design will turn out too pretentious.

The algorithm for creating such a French manicure represents the following steps:

1. Prepare the skin around the nail.Treat the cuticle by softening with a special tool and cutting off with nail scissors. Remove rough burrs.
2. Finish the free edge to give it the desired shape.
3. Cover nails with degreaser and then with base.
4. Apply the required number of layers of black gel polish.
5. Use glue to attach rhinestones to the free edge of the nail.
6. Apply the top coat, carefully brushing the gaps between the crystals with a thin brush.

Moon manicure

Laying out rhinestones on the nails, photos of which can be found on popular social networks, goes well with a reverse jacket. In this case, the brightness of the design directly depends on the choice of shades of crystals and gel polish.

The standard option for creating such a manicure is the following instructions:

1. Soften the cuticle with a special tool and cut it off. Use a nail clipper or scissors to clean the rough burrs around the plate.
2. Use a file to give the desired length and shape to the free edge.
3. Treat nails first with a degreaser and then with a base. Polemize.
4. Apply a suitable shade of gel polish. Dry under a lamp. Repeat the procedure if necessary.
5. Cover the nails with a top that does not have a sticky layer. Using tweezers, transfer the crystals to the bottom edge of the plate. With an orange stick, press them slightly to the surface of the nail. Dry under a special lamp.

There is another more interesting variation of the moon manicure. The whole idea is to slightly change the shape of the standard hole. In this case, the stones should be laid out slightly elongated, clearly drawing a triangular shape.

Ombre and gradient

A smooth transition of shades always looks very stylish. This manicure goes well with rhinestones. However, so that the image is not overloaded, it is better to attach the crystals to one nail.

The algorithm for creating such a design is represented by a sequence of actions:

1. Treat the skin around the plate. To do this, you need to cut off the cuticles and burrs. Saw off the free edge, choosing the desired length and shape.
2. Apply a degreaser, and then a base.
3. Cover the nails with the base color of the gel polish. Dry. Repeat the procedure if necessary.
4. Take a small sponge, apply 2 additional shades on it, excluding the nails on the middle finger. Polemize. If necessary, repeat the steps until you get a nice smooth gradient.
5. On a free nail, glue a stencil, which is made in the form of a strip with an angle. Apply one of the shades of gel polish between the bottom edge of the nail and the stencil. Polemize.
6. Cover the free edge of the middle finger with the remaining color of the gel polish. Dry under a special lamp. Remove the stencil.
7. Apply a top coat to all fingers. Before sending your nails to polemisation, you should lay out stones on the middle finger with a beautiful vertical line, slightly pressing them to the surface of the plate. Dry again.
8. Additionally, process the middle finger nail with a top. The space between the crystals must be carefully filled using a thin brush.

Interesting images lined with rhinestones

Laying rhinestones on nails, photos of which are easy to find in the article, can represent different images. In this case, the manicure technique has a standard scheme. When creating a variety of patterns from crystals, it is better to make a monochromatic coating. On long nails with a wide plate, it will be much easier to complete any image.

Butterfly

In this case, it is better to use white gel polish to create a suitable contrasting background. A holographic top should be applied on top. First you need to complete the base for the layout. To do this, you need to use black gel polish and the thinnest brush.

It is necessary to carefully draw the front and rear wings, and then the antennae. After polymerization, you need to apply the top without a sticky layer. Transfer the rhinestones to the drawing with a wax pencil.It is better to pick up stones of black color. However, even classic transparent crystals will also look spectacular.

Flowers

This design assumes standard coating preparation. The manicure will look delicate if you use similar shades of materials and products.

The procedure for its creation involves the following sequence of actions:

1. Cover the index finger, thumb and little finger with lilac gel polish and top. Apply a light-colored material to clean nails.
2. Apply top to the middle finger. With the help of dots, lay a large crystal, and place smaller stones around it. The space between them can be filled with broths.
3. Repeat the manipulation on the ring finger.

Dragonfly

Manicure with a dragonfly will be very impressive and bright... Moreover, it will take a minimum amount of time to create it. After all, the design does not imply the presence of complex techniques.

Its execution algorithm is a sequence of steps:

• Apply camouflage rubber base. Better to use a beige-pink shade.
• As a base, cover the nails with a light gel polish that has a yellowish tone. It will go well with rhinestone colors.
• Drop a little bit of blue, purple, dark blue and emerald shades of stained glass gel polishes on the palette. Make a substrate in white, depicting the wings of a future dragonfly. No need to dry.
• With a thin brush, pick up the dark blue varnish and trace each wing with it along the contour. Then randomly place the dots with the rest of the colors, completely filling the picture. Stretch the outline a little, depicting veins. Polemize.
• Cover with top. Transfer rhinestones and broths so that you get the body of a dragonfly. Dry. With a thin brush, go through the office of crystals again and send the manicure under the lamp again.
• With the help of gel-paste or paint, paint the wings in white.

Crown

Layout of rhinestones on nails, photos of which can be viewed on social networks, looks beautiful in the shape of a crown. Before proceeding with the instructions described below, it is necessary to pre-treat the nail plate and apply a coating to it.

Next, you need to follow the algorithm:

1. With the help of black gel-paste, outline the outline of the future crown. Cut off a small strip of foil and process the design. Cover nail with finish and polemicize.
2. With a thin brush, place the drops of the top where the crystals will be attached.
3. Use any convenient tool to transfer stones and broths. Polemize.
4. Pass the top around the garments and dry again.

Bow

In a specific example, the algorithm uses a blue shade of gel polish and rhinestones. However, the color does not matter in this case. The main thing is that the crystals match the tone of the coating. However, this rule can be broken by using contrasting shades to make the design more catchy and vibrant.

To create a rhinestone bow on the nails, you must use the algorithm:

1. Carry out a single color coat on all nails, excluding the ring finger. Cover with finish and polemicize.
2. Attach a striped stencil with an angle to the untouched nail. Treat the upper part with gel polish.
3. Remove the stencil.
4. Apply the finish. Transfer the rhinestones to the plate in any convenient way, placing them in the form of a bow.
5. Use a thin brush to additionally process the free space between the crystals.

Other options for the location of rhinestones on the nail

There are many ways to lay out rhinestones. One of the popular options is a necklace pattern. Here you can use stones of various sizes and even shapes.

You can experiment with colors. However, it is important to remember about the measure, because otherwise the decor will look sloppy. When working, the largest rhinestones should be placed in the center, and smaller details should be laid out to the edges of the nail.

An image in the form of a ring will look very elegant.It is performed on a plain surface.

To do this, you must follow the algorithm:

1. Cut a straight strip of foil. Glue it horizontally on the nail of the ring finger. In this case, you should keep the reference in the center.
2. Use glue to attach 4 large crystals to the foil. Add broths to the decor.
3. Using a top and a thin brush, process the space between the elements and dry.

Another good option for using rhinestones is to completely cover the entire surface of the nail. In this case, it is better to decorate only one finger so that the manicure looks appropriate. Use a top to attach rhinestones. Special glue for this design will only complicate the work.

The top must be applied to the entire surface of the nail, and then the rhinestones are transferred. It is not necessary to use crystals of the same size. However, when laying, remember to place all stones evenly.

The laying out of rhinestones on the nails looks very beautiful both in the photo and in life. With its help, you can easily diversify a monochromatic manicure, giving it greater expressiveness and brightness. To do this, it is enough to select any of the above algorithms and follow its instructions.

Author: Ekaterina Vali

Article design: Mila Friedan

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