How to make a French manicure?
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French (or French) manicure during hisexistence has become a real classic. And he appeared in the 70s of last century in Hollywood. Its main idea is to paint the free part of the nail in white (it does not matter, from the inside or from the outside), while the rest of the nail is painted in natural tones (for example, pink or beige).
The secret of the success of the French manicure is that itapproaches to any style of clothes, so, is universal. In addition, the jacket helps to hide all the shortcomings of the nails, due to which they acquire a well-groomed and healthy appearance.
Possible variants of jacket-manicure
French manicure has a long enough history, so many of its varieties appeared. Let's look at the most popular ones.
A classic French jacket is a variant of a manicure, in which the free tip of the nail is covered with a matte white color and, using a special stencil, it is given a smile shape.
Fan french - a variant of manicure, which uses non-standard ornaments - rhinestones, foil, dried flowers, they are directly decorated with the tip of the nail.
French millenium - a kind of French manicure, in which as an ornament used glitter, which are applied to the tip of the nail, on the transparent lacquer.
A colored jacket is a feature of this kind of manicure inthe fact that not white and transparent or pale pink lacquer are used, as in the classical version, but bright colors that give your manicure even more originality.
A non-standard jacket - differs from other types - the shape of a smile, which can be triangular, oblique, well, or whatever you want.
How to make a French manicure?
Most women are enrolled in Frenchmanicure in beauty salons, although it can be done at home. The truth for this you need some skill, perseverance and patience, because the first result may not be the same as you would like. However, having gained experience, you can not only shine with beautiful marigolds, but also save a lot of money. How to make a French manicure? Let's understand.
For classic French manicure youYou will need beige or light pink and matte white varnishes, as well as a set of strips for the jacket, which can be purchased at almost any cosmetic store. However, even if you did not manage to find ready-made strips, you can also make them yourself, for example from scotch tape.
Before you start doing French manicureit is necessary to make "pre-manicure" treatment of nails. To do this, immerse the fingertips in a special tray with foam. After a few minutes, the scarred skin particles are removed with a cotton swab or a cotton swab and dry your hands thoroughly. Give the nails a shape that seems to you the most attractive (for a classic jacket it is recommended to have a square or square) with your usual nail file. Apply a mineral vitamin protective base, leveling the surface of the nail, and let it dry - thanks to this the French manicure will last a long time, and the nails will be well strengthened.
Now, when your hands are completely ready to apply a jacket, you can proceed!
- Stick five strips for the French manicure along the line of the nail "smiley" on the nails of one hand. It is necessary to leave open only the free tip of the nail - it will be processed first.
- Apply a matte white varnish in a thin layer and wait until it dries, and then cover the nails with a second layer.
- When you make sure that the varnish has dried, carefully peel off the stencil strips.
- Apply beige or pale pink varnish on the nails (also in two layers) and allow it to dry thoroughly.
- It remains to do the same manipulations with the second hand and the manicure is ready!
If you still think that it's impossible to make a jacket, I recommend watching a video of how to make a French manicure at home.
This video tells how to make a neat manicure without using stencils.
Now that you know how to properly make a French manicure, your nails will always be beautiful!
