Modern nail art never ceases to delight us with unexpected and creative design ideas and chic materials for their high-quality implementation. One of these original, wear-resistant and easy-to-use materials is mica, an imitation of the natural material of the same name. This inexpensive synthetic analogue of the famous rock is made from the smallest shiny particles of plastic.
Varieties of mica
Artificial mica comes in two main varieties: dry and liquid. The liquid variety is soft, pliable, easy to make designs with shiny patterns, smooth lines. Liquid mica is perfect for covering the entire surface of the nail.
Dry mica is small shiny particles, the size of which can be adjusted independently using nail clippers or scissors.
Mica in any version can be of various colors and shades, and in dry - and different in shape and size.
Manicure design with mica: main trends
Mica in manicure design can be a self-sufficient element, or it can be perfectly combined with other decorations and types of nail design. For a simple and elegant everyday manicure, a concise idea is perfect by choosing one color of polish for most nails and covering a few nails with glittery flak as a decoration.
Mica is a great addition to more complex designs. Be sure to pay attention to the compatibility of colors of the base coat and decorative elements. Let's talk more about the most popular design ideas.
Manicure with golden and silver mica
Despite a fairly rich selection of colors and shades of shiny mica, golden and silver shades remain the most popular and versatile. Mica in such tones is perfect in terms of compatibility with complex design ideas.
Noble gold and silver in manicure design goes well with women's jewelry and accessories. Gold and silver mica can be safely called the classic elements of this design.
french manicure with mica
French manicure using mica is an original and extremely attractive choice. The execution technology is similar to a regular French manicure: the main part of the nail plate is covered with varnish of a light shade, close to the natural color, but the so-called “smile” is made with gel with elements of dry mica or completely decorated with it.
Unlike the classic French manicure, the “smile” in this design can be of a variety of colors: from light pastels to rich dark shades. Also, all these creative options can be combined in one design, for example, a French manicure with a dark “smile” and shiny mica on most nails, and on a few - a full coverage of saturated liquid or particles of dry mica.
Matte manicure with mica
The combination of glossy and matte textures, contrasting colors in manicure, various types of design is always a spectacular and sophisticated option for nail design. Matte manicure using shiny mica is a win-win beautiful manicure design.
You should pay attention to the compatibility of the shining shades of mica and the tone of the selected base varnish. An ideal pair with golden mica would be black, red, burgundy, brown, green, and purple. For silver mica, matte nail polish in black, gray, red, white, blue, and pink is perfect.
Mica honeycomb design
Manicure with shining mica honeycombs is extraordinarily beautiful and original. Such a design can be easily realized using a well-shaped shiny mica. For example, mica of a hexagonal shape and color, combined with the main varnish, is laid out in the correct order on the entire surface of the nail plate of one, several or all fingers.
It is important to note that shiny, non-plastic mica is a very rich element of nail decoration, so it is necessary to use this spectacular and fashionable nail art moderately and tastefully.
Nail design with mica "broken glass"
This design fully justifies its original name: a mosaic pattern of individual mica particles is very similar to broken glass. Beautiful and shiny, arranged pieces of mica can decorate all nails, or decorate two or more nails.
Using manicure tweezers, apply pieces of shiny mica to the base polish in a chaotic order, reminiscent of shards of broken glass, cover with finishing varnish and dry. A simple and effective design is ready!
Abstract design with mica
Abstract nail design is always a limitless space for the creativity of creative manicure masters. With multi-colored glittery mica pieces in various sizes and shapes, you can create countless unique and imaginative designs on well-groomed nails.
Dark or dark blue with small silver mica circles will evoke associations with space distances and the night starry sky. Green shining mica in the form of droplets on an emerald base polish will remind you of summer green grass and morning dew shimmering in the sun.
By the way, the original abstraction made with the help of sparkling mica is a great option for any festive manicure, including New Year's: brilliant reflections of mica on traditional New Year's colors will perfectly complement the solemn image and will certainly improve your mood!
Photo of manicure using mica
A manicure using spectacular shiny mica in design is one of the great finds of the modern nail industry, which is distinguished by its magnificent appearance, convenience and ease of use.
A huge number of magnificent and diverse ideas for decorating a manicure using mica provides us with a great opportunity to choose an interesting and attractive design according to our taste and mood.
