Bubble Nails: Traumhaftes Nageldesign mit echtem Schaum

Bubble Nails: Fantastic nail design with real foam

August 5, 2020

For your bubble nails, you use real soap foam that creates unique effects: The soap bubbles bring the snakeskin look to your fingernails and create an absolutely extraordinary nail design highlight that can be easily implemented at home. This look is ideal for parties and events - a real eye-catcher that gives every outfit that little something extra. We'll tell you how to get this nail design on your nails!

Make your own bubble foam

You can easily make the foam for bubble nails yourself in your own four walls. You should always do this “fresh” before each nail design to get the best soap bubbles.

What you need for your foam:

Traditional bubble bath
Water (fresh from the tap)
Plastic bottle (or other container of your choice)

Pour a small amount of water and some bubble bath into a plastic bottle. As much foam as possible should be created later and there should be as little liquid as possible. After preparing your nail, shake the bottle well to create a lot of foam. A plastic bottle is so suitable for this nail design because you can simply squeeze it later and the pure foam without liquid comes out of the top.

DIY: Make bubble nails

At home or in the nail salon - creating bubble nails is super easy and creates fantastic crocodile skin effects. Prepare your “foam mixture” before you start working on your nail. You can easily order the products for your nail modeling online in the starter set .

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Prepare nail

Thoroughly prepare your nail for your new bubble nail design in a snakeskin look. To do this, gel and varnish residues should be removed without leaving any residue. You should also push the cuticle cleanly off the nail. Give your nail the shape and length you want for your look. Finally, the nail is buffered.

Primers

Apply the primer thinly and evenly to the buffered nail. The primer dries in the air.

Adhesive gel

Now use a suitable brush to brush the adhesive gel onto your nail and let it harden under the UV light.

modeling gel

Then apply the modeling gel to your nail, harden it and file it into the desired shape for the perfect curve. Look at the nail from all sides to achieve the most even result possible.

color gel

Choose a color gel for your snakeskin look and apply it evenly over the entire nail as a full cover and let it harden.

Sealing gel

You apply the sealing gel (also known as gloss gel or finish) to the nail, but do not harden it initially.

Apply foam

Shake your prepared foam well and squeeze it out of the bottle. Use two fingers to take a walnut-sized amount of foam and carefully spread it over your nail with the still liquid sealing gel. Make sure that the entire nail is covered with foam beyond the edges - the rule here is: it's better to have too much than too little so that you can find the pattern all over the nail later.

Cure pattern

The foam remains on the nail and the finger is cured under the UV light according to the product instructions for curing the sealing gel including the foam crown.

Remove foam

After it has hardened, take a clean cellette soaked in cleaner and carefully dab the remaining foam from the nail. Otherwise, lint residue may get stuck on the nail when wiping.

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Which shape and length for the bubble nails in a snakeskin look?

“Bubble nails are suitable for all nail shapes and lengths, but the look definitely looks better on long nails,” says our expert. The snakeskin-like surface of the nail looks sexy and seductive with long stiletto or ballerina nails . Long square nails offer space to add additional nail art such as borders or similar to the nail. The nail design looks particularly trendy with the trendy almond shape. If you want to wear the crocodile look in everyday life, you can opt for short square nails.

Bubble Stiletto and Ballerina Nails: Sexy & Seductive
Bubble Square Nails long: Lots of space for nail art
Bubble nails in almond shape: trendy & popular
Short bubble nails: trendy look suitable for everyday use

Nail design: Which color for bubble nails ?

The bubble nails look particularly appealing with darker colors such as dark blue, dark red, gray or black and dark green. However, the gel for this modeling should not contain large glitter particles, otherwise the effect might not be as clearly visible. Your bubble nails will be special and unique thanks to a special mirror shine : “For me, the Flip Flop Mirror Chrome Pigment is the perfect basis for this gorgeous look - my favorite color for this look is Sunlight, which simply looks super classy with its yellow-green and the reptilian nature of it “Snakeskin looks are optimally underlined,” says our expert.

DIY: Make Bubble Nails with Mirror Chrome Pigment

Here, too, prepare your foam as shown in the DIY instructions above so that you have it directly to hand when doing your nail modeling. For this look you will need the Mirror Chrome Pigment Flip Flop in the color Sunlight (or another color you like) and a high gloss sealant in addition to the usual nail design accessories.

Apply dark color gel as a base

Follow the instructions above up to point 4 , applying the color gel. For the perfect nail design and the most beautiful effects, it is best to choose a deep black as the base color. Apply the gel carefully and cure it under the UV light .

Apply high-gloss sealer

Carefully remove the sweat layer using a cellette soaked in cleaner and then apply the high-gloss sealer , which you let cure under the UV lamp .

Apply Mirror Chrome powder

Dip the applicator sponge into the Mirror Chrome Pigment Flip Flop and dab the powder onto the still warm sealant - now you have to work quickly because it must not cool down.

Rub in pigment powder

Now rub the pigment into the sealant with the sponge with firm pressure and distribute it well over the entire nail. Tip from the expert: Finally, rub the pigment again with a clean cellette to perfect the holo effect.