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Red manicure with gold glitter is a bright and festive design for medium or long nails in a square or soft square shape. The rich red coating looks expressive and elegant, while the golden sparkle adds a luxurious accent to the manicure.
The combination of red color, a semi-transparent nude base and gold decorative lines creates an eye-catching contrast without overloading the design. An accent nail fully covered with gold glitter makes the manicure even more festive. This design is suitable for an evening look, New Year’s manicure, a festive event, a photoshoot or a bright everyday accent.
What you need for the design
- Gel polish base;
- Red gel polish;
- Nude or semi-transparent milky base;
- Gold glitter or gel polish with gold glitter;
- Thin brush for drawing lines;
- Glossy top coat for sealing;
- Nail file and buffer for nail preparation;
- Degreaser for the nail plate;
- UV/LED lamp.
How to do the manicure
- Prepare the nails: treat the cuticle, shape the nails into a square or soft square form and gently buff the surface.
- Clean the nail plate from dust and degrease it before applying the coating.
- Apply a thin layer of base and cure it in a UV/LED lamp.
- Cover one or several nails with red gel polish in 1–2 layers, curing each layer in the lamp.
- Apply a nude or semi-transparent milky base to the accent nails so that the line design looks lighter.
- Use a thin brush to draw red wavy lines and add gold glitter next to them.
- Fully cover one nail with gold glitter, distributing the decoration evenly over the entire nail plate.
- Seal the manicure with a glossy top coat, cover the decoration well, seal the free edges of the nails and cure the coating in the lamp.