There are many ways of doing a French Manicure, including using stickers, or even doing it free hand. The way I carry out this manicure is by using a brush and acetone to create the tip shape you desire.
This design does take practice and a steady hand, but once you have mastered the application, you will more than reap the rewards.
The products I will be using for this tutorial are the following:
- The Edge Ivory Coast
- Essie Mademoiselle
- Orly Polished Top Coat
- OPI Drip Dry
- Bamboo Angled Brush
- Pure Acetone
Ready?
Step 1: Using a white nail varnish, paint vertical stripes over the tips of your nail, creating a messy French Manicure tip. Allow this to dry and then repeat.
Step 2: Once the white tip is dry, dip a thin angled brush into a small amount of pure acetone. Using the acetone on the brush, use a sweeping motion to neaten up the edge of the white tip. Play about with the position of the brush to decide which is easiest for you. After you remove a small amount of white nail varnish, dab the brush on a piece of tissue to remove the excess. Repeat this on all ten fingers until you are happy with the curve you have created.
Step 3: Paint two coats of sheer light pink nail varnish over the entire nail. I used Essie's Mademoiselle as it is a very sheer nail varnish and does not dull the brightness of the white.
- I have not included a picture of this step as it looks extremely similar to the final product image -
Step 4: Once the pink nail varnish has dried, apply a generous layer of top coat. I used Orly's Polished which gives a brilliant shine to the nail.
Step 5: Wait 60 seconds, and then apply three drops of OPI's Drip Dry to each nail. This product decreases the drying time massively, again adding a gel-like shine and hardness to each nail.
Step 6: Use a cotton bud soaked in nail varnish remover to clean up the excess nail varnish from each fingernail.
Voila, one sophisticated French Manicure to go.
I hope this has been helpful.
Get painting!
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