Children's manicure for girls 9-12 years old

Manicure has long become a familiar procedure, which is regularly performed not only for adults, but also for children. At the same time, children's manicure at the age of 9-12 years has some important differences, therefore, before doing it at home or in a beauty salon, you should learn about all the nuances. Then you can beautifully paint children's nails, embodying interesting design ideas for false and short nails.

Features:

Children's manicure has several important distinctive features.

Since the plates of children's nails are thinner and softer, with them you need handle very carefully... During the manipulation, there should be no discomfort or pain. Saw the edges in one direction. If any damage has occurred, it is necessary to immediately treat the wound with an antiseptic.
Manicure for girls perform unedged way. With this treatment option, the appearance of nail damage is minimized. Traditional manicure begins to be used no earlier than 15 years.
The subungual space in childhood becomes dirty faster, therefore special attention is paid to warm baths during children's nail care (with water temperature about +36 degrees) and gently cleaning the area under the nails... Deburring is also carried out after soaking.
The cuticle at the age of 9-12 is not trimmed... Caring for it should be as gentle and non-hazardous as possible in order to eliminate the risk of injury to the root zone. Such trauma can lead to disruption of the natural growth of the plates. The cuticle is pushed back with special orange sticks.
Cutting off your nails completely is not recommendedas each subsequent treatment will shorten the plates. The optimal length for a girl 10, 11 or 12 years old is 1-3 millimeters.

Experts also advise against cutting nails after water procedures, since due to tissue swelling, you risk cutting off more than required.

Fashion trends

When caring for nails in childhood, their it is not necessary to paint with bright varnishes or paint with patterns... You can limit yourself to a transparent base coat or something neutral, but many girls like to regularly decorate their marigolds with interesting and attractive designs. At the same time, there are a lot of variations on the theme of children's manicure.

The choice depends on the age, season, preferences of the girl and even on her mood.

Color spectrum

During the school year, the manicure is done dim, therefore it is in demand pastel colors and transparent varnishes. Pearlescent, light pink, beige, peach, pearl and similar colors are considered a good choice.

Is in great demand french.

An interesting option would be a manicure to match the school uniform, but it is more suitable for holidays, for example, if an interesting event is planned at the school.

On vacation, color options are not limited school regulations, so they can be very different and are determined only by the girl's personal wishes.

Summer manicure they are made in one color, and in different ones - as the young lady wishes.

Neon colors and glitter varnishes are in great demand.

Decor

Many girls like to decorate their nails with transfer stickers. They are very diverse - there are stars, animals, plants, cartoon characters on sale. In this case, the picture can be either on one nail, or on several or all at once.

The second most popular option is draw something on the nail plates using contrasting varnishes. For such drawing, use toothpicks, thin brushes, orange sticks or needles. With a sponge, you can create cosmic patterns.

Often, only one nail is painted or French manicure is done, decorating the edges of the plates with patterns. Many girls like "Seasonal" design, when falling leaves appear on the nails in the fall, snowflakes in winter, and the sun and flowers in summer.

Thematic manicure it is also in demand for holidays, for example, you can draw ribbons, fireworks or cakes on your nails for a birthday, Christmas balls for the New Year, and hearts for Valentine's Day.

Others actual types of decor for teenage manicure can be called rhinestones, threads, colored sand, lace, microbeads.

An unusual but appropriate design even at school can be called a newspaper drawing. To create it, they use pieces of newspaper, the letters of which are translated onto nails covered with light varnish.

Execution technology

A child can do manicure on short nails both in the salon and at home... If a mother regularly goes to the master herself for a manicure, then she can take her daughter with her. Often, in such cases, the girl is given an additional discount. Children's manicure service includes nail care for children under 15 years old.

However, you can make a neat manicure for a girl and paint her nails at home. To do this, you just need to know the technology and observe hygiene standards, as well as buy everything you need in advance.

Cosmetics are selected from the children's line, a soft nail file (best of all - glass), scissors - with rounded ends. Lay everything out on the table so that the items are at hand, then sit the girl down at the table and start.

Clean your baby's fingers and fingers with an antiseptic, such as rubbing alcohol.
Trim the nail plates, leaving 1 to 3 millimeters.
Use a nail file to make all the edges straight.
Dip the girl's fingers into warm water for 3-4 minutes (you can first add herbal decoction or aromatic oil to it);
Clean the subungual area with a spatula.
Remove the burrs with nippers or scissors, and gently push the cuticle away with a stick.
Apply the finish of your choice and wait for it to dry.
Lubricate your fingers with baby cream and massage gently to help the product absorb quickly.

If you are going to decorate your nails with designs, glitters or other designs, go to the final stage of manicure... Let the girl choose the desired shade of varnish herself, then she will like the procedure even more.

Trial drawings can be made on plastic false nails, and then transferred to children's nails.

Beautiful examples

One of the most popular summer options for children's manicure is ladybugs... Having covered the nails with a light varnish, red ovals are drawn on top, which then, with the help of a thin brush or a needle and black varnish, turn into pretty ladybugs.

A discreet but stylish version of manicure on short nails will be monochromatic coating and pattern on the ring finger... For example, you can cover all the plates with light green varnish, and draw two cherries on one.

Similarly, you can create a gentle manicure in pink and white... Make the base of some nails pink and others white. Then decorate the white marigolds with pink dots, and pink ones with white ones. Highlight the nail of the ring finger with a pattern of a cute pink bear.

We also offer the second option combinations of white and pink. Paint the nail of the ring finger on the right hand with white varnish, and the nails of the ring and middle fingers on the left. Draw black twigs on them with neat strokes. Make the rest of your nails pink.

An interesting black and white manicure idea - blots... Having covered the nails with a white base, make a black blot on each, but let them be different, for example, on one marigold - at the base, on the second - on the side, on the third - almost at the tip.

The use of different colors in the same range looks beautiful. For example, you can make the marigolds of the middle fingers purple, and the nameless ones - cover them with beige varnish and draw a heart on top. Paint the rest of the nails pink and glue rhinestones at the base of each.

However, the shades on different nails can be completely different. One example is paint your nails with red, peach, cyan, blue and green polishes, and then decorate each of them with white dots on top.

For a trip to the sea, you can make a suitable themed manicure... Paint all the marigolds differently - on one depict the traditional blue and white stripe, make the second white and draw a blue ship's wheel, cover the third with blue varnish, and draw an anchor on top with white, and make the fourth the same, but with a red base. Paint the rest with stripes and polka dots.

If a girl likes geometric pattern, prepare white, yellow and black varnish. First, cover all your nails with transparent varnish, and then draw different geometric patterns on each nail - triangles, lines, semicircles, and then paint them with varnishes of different shades.