French Manicure needs:
nail-polish remover- facial tissue
- nail-file
- bowl of warm water
- orangewood stick
- hand-cream
French nail Paint:
- base-coat
- neutral nail paint
- white nail polish
- clear nail polish
Treat yourself a French Manicure
- Remove old nail polish if any.
- With the nail-file, file your nails into a nice shape.
- Soak your nails in a bowl of warm water. This will soften your cuticles
- Now using an orangewood stick, you gently push the cuticles back.
- A trick from my girlfriend who learned this in the United States: apply some hand cream to the nails and rub the nails in with hand-cream. Leave the hand-cream on for 2 to 3 minutes. Then wipe your nails with facial tissue.
- On your clean nails: apply a clear base-coat and leave your nails to dry
- Then use a neutral shade or pale shade, that more or less matches the natural color of your nail bed. This is useful, as your French nails starts to grow and you want to enjoy them the longest without redoing your French nails. So using the neutral nail paint, paint the nails and leave to dry for a few minutes. Then apply the same neutral nail paint on your nails again. Let your nails dry once more.
Now start painting your natural white tip of your nail, of course using an (opaque) white or beige polish. If you want your French nails to look longer, you can polish a curve that follows the top of your natural nail. If you are happy with the length of your nail-tip, you can finish the white of your French nail in a simple horizontal line. Let the nail-paint dry.- Finish your French nail with a coat of clear nail polish. This extra layer of nail polish will protect your hard work of French nail painting!.
- If needed, use an orangewood stick wrapped in cotton, dip it into nail paint remover and clean up any paint around your nail.
Your French nails are now ready to..... rest! Make sure you have a good movie on, as this is the time needed for your French paint to dry fully!.
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