Floral manicure with magnolias: step-by-step technology with photos

Beautiful watercolor designs on nails do not lose their relevance and are gaining more and more fans among clients thanks to their airiness, tenderness and colorfulness. One of the most common motifs in this technique are flowers, and with the onset of the spring-summer period there is no end to them.

We suggest that you don’t wait for real spring outside the window and practice drawing magnolias today that will come to life on your clients’ nails! In this technology, Natalya Nesteryukova will show you how to paint a flower with gel polish so that it looks realistic and three-dimensional. A little patience and a few diligent attempts - and everything will work out!

Natalya Nesteryukova, international class master, multiple winner of international championships in nail service, judge, instructor of author's courses in nail design (Moscow, Russia)

Step 1. Prepare the tips, sand the surface with a buff and apply the drawing with a pencil.

Step 2. Mix the pink gel polish with the top coat and apply the color to the buds and flower. Mix green with topcoat and apply to branches and leaves. We fix it in the lamp.

Step 3. Mix dark pink (or purple) with the top and draw shadows, thereby giving the colors volume. We fix it in the lamp.

Step 4. Enhance the color of the greenery, contour the branches and place shadows. Mix yellow gel polish with top coat and add color to light areas of greenery and flowers. We fix it in the lamp.

Step 5. Add a little brown gel polish or gel paint to the purple color and draw the magnolia petals and buds. Add deep shadows, place shadows under the petals, and mark the veins. Use white gel polish to smoothly highlight the edges of the petals. We fix it in the lamp.

Step 6. Mix blue gel polish with top coat and place shadows under flowers and branches, smoothly blending the color. Add a small drop of blue to the indentations and blend smoothly. If necessary, add contours to the branches and flowers. Dry it in a lamp. Apply the top, level the surface, and dry.

Step 7. Use white gel paste or ornament gel to add highlights to the areas that we want to add volume to. The lines should be very elegant, flowing from a small drop into a thin web. Dry it in a lamp. Remove the sticky layer.