A woman should always be well-groomed, under any circumstances and budget. The beauty of women's hands is what attracts the gaze of the opposite sex. An elegant manicure on the well-groomed hands of a woman will help to complete the image. Among the fashion trends at the top is French or French manicure. It will be discussed in this article.
French style
French manicure is versatile. And although it is often called French, the origin of such a manicure originates in Hollywood. Jeff Pink developed such a versatile nail design at the request of the producers so that they did not have to constantly repaint their nails for every costume of the actresses. The result was a manicure whose elegant style has become a resounding success not only with actresses, but also with most of the fair sex around the world.
French assumes a small length of nails - 3-5 mm. The shape of the nail can be oval or spatula. The manicure is elegant and will go with any outfit.
To dateThere are many options for French manicure. It can be created in any color of polish and even with embellishments.
Design
So you've decided to get a manicure. An elegant jacket with an additional design is best left to a professional, as its implementation requires special skills.
However, if you are confident, you can learn how to do manicure yourself at home.
Glitter is back in fashion, so if you want to make a bright manicure (an elegant jacket is combined with jewelry), then feel free to get down to business! Nails can be decorated with sparkles or rhinestones. Jewelery can add sophistication to a nail design. Brilliant varnish is applied only to the tips (but it can also be applied to the entire nail - it depends on the wishes). The main thing is not to overdo it so that the nails are not sticky. The abundance of jewelry will spoil the whole design, and we want to get an elegant manicure.
Photos of various French options are offered in the article.
For a jacket, use one bright and two matte and pale shades of color. The choice is stopped on the simplest motifs, using geometric or floral elements. They need to be drawn very carefully. Often, perfect straight lines are obtained using stickers specially designed for such a manicure.
Drawings can be based on simple patterns (flowers). The color scheme of the varnish is chosen in tones close to skin tones. Thus, you get a discreet manicure.
Manicure looks especially stylish in black and whitecolor solution. ideas for this design: black patterns on a white background (or vice versa), stripes, marble pattern, lace pattern.
Short nails
Long nails are not always comfortable. French elegant manicure on short nails is a winning solution: it is stylish and comfortable. The most common option is the classic one (a white stripe along the edge of the nail). It can be a different color or even shiny. Manicure can be diluted with rhinestones.
For the lace version, base polish is applied on short nails, and then white (black). After drying with UV (if it is a gel polish), a colorless coating is applied. Now, using an ordinary toothpick, we press a piece of thin (contrasting) lace to the nail. We smooth it, dry it, and, finally, remove the excess with scissors. Cover with fixative. There are masters who can draw a lace pattern on their own, for example, with a helium pen.
An elegant manicure should be discreet, with a minimum of decor, without voluminous decorations and ornaments consisting of many colors.
Do-It-Yourself Manicure
There are options when a French manicure does not require much effort, and you can do it yourself at home. It just takes a little skill and patience. A simple, elegant French manicure can be combined using a variety of colors. For example, gold with pink, blue or gold. You can add silver pollen, rhinestones, decorative patterns to highlight whitecolor of the tips of the nail.
Important: before you start applying layers of varnish, you need to thoroughly clean the nails from the remnants of the previous coating, remove the cuticle, shape the nails.
The next step is to apply the base coat. After drying, the intended pattern is applied. If there are lines that will be superimposed on top of the drawing, then before that you must also let the previous layer dry a little. When the drawing is completed, apply a clear varnish to fix it.
