Want those beautifully manicured nails even for your kitty party but don’t want to spend a bomb getting manicure at the parlour!!! Here is how you can do French manicure easily and in no time at home.
- Go to your favourite fashion store to pick up your French manicure tools: base/top coat, tip guide strips, neutral polish and white polish. Neutral polishes are very pale, sheer shades with a pink, beige or peach cast.
- Consider kits that offer everything in one convenient box instead of buying lone products off the shelf
- Clip, file and shape your nails. Tend to your cuticles, then wash and dry your nails completely.
- Apply the base/top coat and let it dry.
- Peel off a guide strip and affix it below the tip of a nail, following its natural curve. The guide will allow you to paint an even white tip with ease and precision.
- Based on the length of your nails decide where to place the guide strips. In general, the longer the nail, the longer the white tip should be.
- Make sure that the arch of the guide is smooth and rounded and that the tip lengths are all relatively consistent.
- Paint each nail tip white, extending the brush stroke from the top of the guide to the end of the nail. Take care not to get any white polish on the body of the nail below the guide. Let the tips dry.
- Remove all the guides. Dissolve leftover adhesive by rubbing it gently with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol.
- Apply two coats of the neutral polish, letting the first coat dry before the second application. Finish with a thin layer of base/top coat.
