Every young lady strives to be fashionable and look beautiful, and well-groomed hands and a neat manicure play a very important role in this case. Masters of the nail industry offer many ideas for designing nails, and modern beauties devote a lot of time to the process of choosing a design. Today we offer a closer look at a stunning example of a manicure with bows, because its various variations are increasingly gaining momentum in popularity. You will find out exactly how such an offer can be made, and which ideas are considered the most stylish, right now.
Design Features
A manicure with bows can be called universal. It looks attractive on nails of any length and shape, and is also performed in different techniques and colors. Images of bows can be pasted on, made using stencils or painted with a brush, which we will talk about below in the material. Such designs always look very gentle, light, and complement any image with feminine notes. A variety of bows can decorate a ready-made design and combine in a very original way on the nails with shiny decor and other images.
Making a bow
It is important to determine the place where the drawing will be located. Using special devices - a dot or a toothpick - you need to put a dot in the middle
From it you need to draw triangles of the same size and shape.
In this case, you can use both paint and varnish. The edges should be rounded and then painted over the triangles. From the edges you need to draw small shaped ribbons.
The middle of the picture (optional) should be made bolder or left in its original form. The top of the design must be covered with a protective coating, thereby extending the service life of the design solution. Gels are also used when creating a bow.
Then you need to choose a color palette to create your design. After this, you need to treat the nail and apply a gel of the main color to it. Then dry the gel well in the lamp and make sure that it does not spread while drawing.
After this you need to start creating the drawing. Draw the lines, paint over the voids with the selected color. It’s better to draw the lines in several stages: first thinly, then draw them again. The inside of the bow can be filled with dots or made in one color. To transform the image of the design, you can add sparkles or rhinestones.
Execution techniques
The number of manicure techniques with bows that are offered to beautiful ladies today is countless. Therefore, as promised, we propose to discuss the most popular design options, including hand-painting, stamping techniques, as well as the use of ready-made stickers and sliders:
- Drawings made with a fine brush have a special charm, because the images are unique. Bows can be plain, have openwork patterns, or be additionally decorated with shiny details, your choice.
- The fashionable stamping technique using special stencils and a stamp will help you place the selected designs on any part of the nail and use varnish of any shade. Carefully executed drawings look very beautiful and often act as a basis for subsequent design.
- Using ready-made stickers and sliders is considered the easiest way to apply images, and the variety of options allows you to create an equally beautiful and stylish manicure.
How to make a bow manicure options
Drawings
This method will require some accuracy from you, but still will not cause any special problems. Drawing a bow on your nails is no more difficult than on paper. Pictures for inspiration can help with this, for example, here is a diagram with different shapes of bows:
Stamps and stickers
This is the choice of real perfectionists: the lines of sticker bows and prints made using stamping will be perfectly straight.
Modeling
This type of nail art is created by craftswomen by hand, like a tiny sculpture, from acrylic powder and a special liquid. A voluminous bow looks amazing on nails and is well suited for special occasions.
Rhinestones and decor
You can make a bow from rhinestones in two ways: lay out a pattern from individual small particles or use larger decorations of the appropriate shape.
There are also different types of nail decorations not based on rhinestones, with pearlescent, metallic or glossy coating.
French with bows
Classic French design, thanks to its remarkable ability to look universally beautiful with many techniques, always remains at the peak of popularity and fits perfectly with any image. Various ideas for a French jacket with bows allow you to slightly smooth out the severity and restraint of French design, and make it lighter and even playful. If you like small designs, then they can be placed on each nail, beautifully emphasizing the smile line. For larger images, it is better to highlight one or two accent fingers. The drawings can be additionally drawn in darker tones, strokes of glitter, and decorated with stones or pearls if desired.
Design tools: necessary tools and paints
To apply a design in the form of a bow, you will need different tools.
- Sewing needle . It glides easily over the varnish coating and can be used to create interesting patterns and draw small details. You should handle the needle carefully so as not to injure the surface of the nail.
- Dots are large needles of different sizes with balls at the end. They are used when drawing small details and twisted ornaments. Dots are also convenient for controlling the amount of varnish for a design.
- The toothpick is suitable for those who are just starting to practice nail design. It is completely safe and suitable for training drawings.
- Sponges with large and fine porous structure.
- Brushes of different sizes for drawing and painting different details.
Drawing on the nail with a thin brush
Depending on the complexity of the pattern and the shape of the bow, all or some of the tools can be used.
Materials that can be used to decorate nails with bows:
Manicure with acrylic sculpting
- regular varnishes with brushes of different sizes;
- Acrylic paints are the favorite material of experienced craftsmen, but anyone can master the technology of working with them. They are easier to work with: they dry faster and apply better;
- gel polishes;
- Stained glass and watercolor paints are used less frequently . Working with them requires a certain skill and experience.
Polka dot design
Marigolds with bows and polka dots look incredibly delicate, and such a proposal is very popular this season. Shades of varnishes for design can be varied. The main rule is the compatibility of colors with each other. Polka dots and bows can be of different sizes, appear in a manicure as a duet on one nail, or decorate each finger in turn, located on any part of the nail plate. The shades of the drawings can duplicate the base or each other. Additions in the form of shiny varnishes or decor are welcome.
Princess on the Pea
Quite often, cute bows on nails are complemented with a “pea” pattern. This design looks great in both soft colors and bright ones. A classic example of such a design would be, for example, a white manicure with red bows and black polka dots.
First, the nail is coated with a white plain varnish, which will serve as a background. Then, after the background has dried, large red bows (up to 30% of the nail area) are painted on the nails of the middle finger and little finger. To make the design look bright and noticeable, you should make a thin black outline around the bows, highlight the middle, and draw folds at the center. Then all that remains is to apply black peas to the background of all the nails and secure the design with colorless varnish.
Floral design
An equally interesting example of design could be a combination of fashionable bows on nails with a floral theme. Stylish designs can be combined into wonderful compositions or decorate each of the fingers separately.
The choice of shades when decorating is not limited, since the world of colors in reality amazes with its versatility.
Drawings can be interestingly played out using the French technique, and a plain or transparent base can be beautifully decorated with them. Imagine! And the result will definitely please you. Images can remain in color or be additionally drawn with black varnish along the outline. Neat decorative elements or three-dimensional 3D drawings look gorgeous in this design.
Classics of the genre
The combination of French manicure and bow pattern has become a true classic of the genre in nail art today. Combining white, pastel pink and black, this design is feminine and graceful. The bows on the nails in this case are located strictly on the “smile” line.
First, a thin strip is applied over the “smile” line with black acrylic paint or varnish; this will be the ribbon of the future bow. Then, placing the design on the left side of the nail, draw a miniature bow consisting of 2 triangles. You can harmoniously complement the image by gluing transparent rhinestones to the centers of the bows.
Animal print
The bold tandem of a bow and animalistic patterns, which, despite their opposites, uniquely complement each other, looks original and unusual on the nails. Delicate bows soften the predatory notes and can turn a wild cat into an affectionate pet. Such compositions very beautifully decorate accent fingers and allow you to combine several techniques in one design. Combine a plain cover, animal print and bow on one hand. It's just incredibly beautiful! The addition of shiny details will only enhance this effect.
Stylish geometry
A variety of geometric shapes are effectively combined with many techniques, designs and decorations. Therefore, our fashionable bows fit perfectly on nails with lines, zigzags, diamonds, triangles and other shapes. You can beautifully decorate your fingers with bows that turn into French stripes, combine designs into one composition, or place individual details on each nail. Stylists recommend using contrasting varnish colors in this case, for example, making the designs dark on a light coating, and vice versa.
Creation methods
Before a manicure, you need to get your hands and nails in order.
To do this, you need to give the desired shape to the nail plate, clean them of dirt and dust (using a salt bath) and remove the cuticle.
After completing all these operations and applying the design itself, your hands need to be lubricated with oil.
Gel polish
The artist will need a regular thin brush and thick texture gel polish.
To draw a bow on your nails, you need to follow these steps step by step:
- First you need to apply a drop of varnish using a dot, it will be the center of the future bow.
- From this point two symmetrical triangles are drawn in different directions.
- Then the edges of these figures are slightly rounded and painted over with varnish.
- At the end, 2 ribbons are drawn, and folds are painted on with white varnish using a thin tool.
As an option, you can first make a black outline with a thin brush, and then paint it.
Each layer is dried in a special lamp to avoid the print from spreading, and at the end it is covered with a finishing base.
3D modeling
Pre-made bow models are used, which can be bought in special stores, or made independently from 3D gel.
First, you need to place the bow using acrylic on nails coated with gel polish, and then dry it in an ultraviolet lamp for 2 minutes.
When adjusting the shape of the bow, a stamp and orange sticks are used.
Stickers
This is the easiest way. You can even buy a rhinestone bow that you simply glue to your nails.
Nowadays they produce various sliders depending on the technique of their application.
- Water-based - immerse in warm water, hold for a while, remove the design from the paper and glue it onto a sticky layer, then cover it with a finishing varnish.
- With an adhesive base it is much simpler: you need to peel off the bow from the common plate and transfer it to the nail.
Before applying the selected design, you need to polish and degrease the plate, and then apply the base and main coatings. After applying the stickers, they should be secured with a finishing layer and dried in a lamp.
Stamping
To perform this you will need a special metal disk with embossed designs, a scraper and a silicone stamp.
First, all standard actions are performed, and at the end, gel polish of the selected color is applied to the metal coating, then all excess is removed with a scraper and a stamp is pressed into this surface. The remaining design on the stamp is transferred to the nail plate in the desired location.
After this, you need to dry the nail under ultraviolet light and cover it with a finishing layer.
This technique is quite simple, it is especially suitable for beginners, because... with its help you can perfectly draw the selected pattern.
Bows and rhinestones
It is simply impossible to imagine at least one fashionable nail design idea without the magical shine of rhinestones. Thanks to the variety of shapes, sizes and colors, such decorative elements elegantly decorate any manicure style. Rhinestones can directly participate in the design process or complement an already finished design. In our example of a manicure with bows, shiny decor can wonderfully repeat the shape of the design, participate in the accentuation of a pair of nails, or emphasize the boundaries of a combination of shades.
Nail shapes and lengths
A bow on the nails is a unique decorative element that will complement any artist’s idea. It carries tenderness and elegance.
The ideal shape is square or oval. At the same time, too long, unnatural nails with bows will look vulgar; it is better that the length is average.
If clients do not want to part with long nails, sculpting is the way out of this situation.
On too short nails it is better to make smaller designs.
Wedding manicure
The design of marigolds with bows may well complete the bride’s wedding outfit, especially if you use light shades of varnish or colors found in the overall design of the wedding ceremony. With similar designs you can beautifully diversify a French manicure or decorate plain nails. Three-dimensional images look interesting when combined with decor and allow you to create incredibly chic compositions. Shiny bows in the form of ready-made jewelry or patterns decorated with rhinestones also look attractive on the bride’s fingers.
As you can see, there are a lot of variations in the design of nails with bows today. Each option is unique and attractive in its own way. A manicure with similar designs can be gentle and romantic, bright or discreet. It all depends on your imagination and mood.
The best coating for painting bows
In principle, there is no significant difference in what nail coating to use: on any varnish you can draw or create a bow that complements the design.
But it is important to consider that in most cases regular varnish is more liquid and spreads faster, so it is better to use other options.
Ideal would be gel polish or shellac , which are a strong base for manicure, in addition, such a coating is more convenient to apply: it is thicker.
A separate advantage is the durability of such a manicure: both the bows and the base varnish will remain in their original form for many days or even weeks, especially if a special fixing base was used when creating the manicure.
