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| − | + | If you want a chic and polished look, nothing beats a classic French manicure. This style of manicure is easy to do on yourself or a relative at home. Choose a pale pink or clear base coat and make your tips pop with a crescent of white nail polish. For a striking look, let your nails grow long or use gels or acrylics to lengthen them instantly. Give your nails some Parisian flair without spending big at a salon. | |
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#*Allow the base to dry thoroughly and apply a second coat. Make sure the base is completely dry before proceeding. | #*Allow the base to dry thoroughly and apply a second coat. Make sure the base is completely dry before proceeding. | ||
#Paint your nail tips with white polish. Making sure your hand is steady, paint white crescents on your nail tips. The white polish should stop right where the whites of your nails stop. Allow the tips to completely dry, then apply another coat if you wish. | #Paint your nail tips with white polish. Making sure your hand is steady, paint white crescents on your nail tips. The white polish should stop right where the whites of your nails stop. Allow the tips to completely dry, then apply another coat if you wish. | ||
| − | #*If you have a French manicure kit, you can use the crescent-shaped nail guides to make sure your tip paint goes on neatly. You can also create your own nail guides by cutting them out of painter's tape.<ref>http://www.popcosmo.com/2012/05/04/how-to-do-a-french-manicure-effortlessly</ref> | + | #*If you have a French manicure kit, you can use the crescent-shaped nail guides to make sure your tip paint goes on neatly. You can also create your own nail guides by cutting them out of painter's tape.<ref name="rf16372">http://www.popcosmo.com/2012/05/04/how-to-do-a-french-manicure-effortlessly</ref> |
#*Using other kinds of tape might ruin the base coat, so stick to either painter's tape or the nail guides that come in a kit. | #*Using other kinds of tape might ruin the base coat, so stick to either painter's tape or the nail guides that come in a kit. | ||
#*Use white nail polish to paint a tip on the nails. Then use a nail polish remover pen to carefully touch up or shape the area. If you don't have a pen you could also use a Q-tip. | #*Use white nail polish to paint a tip on the nails. Then use a nail polish remover pen to carefully touch up or shape the area. If you don't have a pen you could also use a Q-tip. | ||
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#Use scotch tape. If you're not so great at painting a straight line, you can make your job a bit easier by using scotch tape. Once your nails are completely ready and are just missing the white tips, put a strip of scotch tape across the top of each of your nails. The tape will block off the majority of your nail, leaving just a small strip at the end exposed. Paint this with your white polish; if you make a mistake, it won't matter since it will just get on the scotch tape instead. When your nails are dry, peel off the scotch tape to reveal your finished manicure. | #Use scotch tape. If you're not so great at painting a straight line, you can make your job a bit easier by using scotch tape. Once your nails are completely ready and are just missing the white tips, put a strip of scotch tape across the top of each of your nails. The tape will block off the majority of your nail, leaving just a small strip at the end exposed. Paint this with your white polish; if you make a mistake, it won't matter since it will just get on the scotch tape instead. When your nails are dry, peel off the scotch tape to reveal your finished manicure. | ||
#Use moleskin pads. You know the little round moleskin pads you might use for blisters on your feet? Well, they happen to work perfectly for getting rounded white tips without wiggly edges. When you've finished your nail color (the light pink or tan, whichever you prefer), and the color has dried, put a moleskin pad at the top of the nail, so that only a small portion of the tip is exposed. Paint your white polish over the top of this, and when the paint is dry, peel the pads off. Your white tips should be perfectly rounded, and any mistakes you made will peel off with the moleskin. | #Use moleskin pads. You know the little round moleskin pads you might use for blisters on your feet? Well, they happen to work perfectly for getting rounded white tips without wiggly edges. When you've finished your nail color (the light pink or tan, whichever you prefer), and the color has dried, put a moleskin pad at the top of the nail, so that only a small portion of the tip is exposed. Paint your white polish over the top of this, and when the paint is dry, peel the pads off. Your white tips should be perfectly rounded, and any mistakes you made will peel off with the moleskin. | ||
| − | #Try using white-out. It may sound strange, but if you're having difficulty painting with a white nail polish, white-out (for pen mistakes) might be the perfect solution. Because the application sponge for white-out is square, it makes it easy to dab the white color in a perfect line across your nail tip. Just use white-out instead of white nail polish, and finish it off with a top coat. Nobody will know the difference, and you'll have saved yourself loads of time!, and there you go,you are ready to show off your beautiful french manicure.<ref>http://www.seventeen.com/beauty/nail-tips/french-manicure-tips</ref> | + | #Try using white-out. It may sound strange, but if you're having difficulty painting with a white nail polish, white-out (for pen mistakes) might be the perfect solution. Because the application sponge for white-out is square, it makes it easy to dab the white color in a perfect line across your nail tip. Just use white-out instead of white nail polish, and finish it off with a top coat. Nobody will know the difference, and you'll have saved yourself loads of time!, and there you go,you are ready to show off your beautiful french manicure.<ref name="rf16373">http://www.seventeen.com/beauty/nail-tips/french-manicure-tips</ref> |
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==Things You'll Need== | ==Things You'll Need== | ||
