Many women put a lot of effort into creating their image. Of course, they focus their attention on the details, especially on the manicure. Men are unlikely to like a woman with unkempt hands. And beautiful and well-groomed nails will decorate any girl.
"French" is a great option for your nails. It will suit both an evening dress and a business and sports suit. Due to its versatility, manicure is very popular among the fair sex.
What is French?
Manicure "French" is nails of moderate length (the overgrown part of the nail is 3-4 mm), the shape of the nail is spatula or oval. With such a manicure, the nail plate is painted with varnish in natural shades (beige-pink, beige, milky or natural pink), and the tips of the nails are painted white - a crescent or a smile is obtained.
This description refers to the classic French. But there are variants of it.
Types of French
Now consider the types of this manicure:
1) Classic French. With this manicure, the nails have a natural shade, andwhite smile.
2) Color "French". The peculiarity of this manicure is that the crescent moon is not painted in white, but in any other color - dark, bright or pastel. Alternatively, the nail and crescent are painted in matching or contrasting colors, or a combination of different textures (for example, glossy and matte) is chosen.
3) Millennium French. Very similar to the classic "French", the only difference is that the smile is completely filled with sparkles.
4) "French" with a pattern. On all, one or several nails, a drawing is depicted. This manicure is very popular for weddings.
5) "Hollywood French". The main difference of this manicure is an unusual smile (instead of a crescent moon, it looks like a corner).
6) "Fantasy jacket". The name of the manicure comes from the word "fantasy". There can be various options here - an unusual crescent shape, beads, rhinestones, voluminous design.
7) "French" shellac. This is the most resistant manicure option, it will last on the nail plate for at least 2 weeks. Instead of ordinary varnish, shellac (gel polish) is used - a special coating polymerized in the rays of a UV lamp.
First step: shape your nails nicely
How to do French? Drawing a French manicure at home is not so difficult. After a few steps, you will get a beautiful nail art.
Choose the length that suits you. A lilac jacket looks more harmonious on almond-shaped or soft square nails.
You can remove extra millimeters with nail scissors, and correct the shape with a cardboard or glass nail file. Tip: Hold the file at a 90 degree angle to the edge of the nail and move in the same direction.
Second step: take care of the skin of the hands, remove the cuticle
Harbs and hardened cuticles will make any manicure useless. For a French manicure, the skin of the hands must be in perfect condition.
Make a warm hand bath to soften the skin. Engage in cuticle removal. Move it to the side with an orangewood stick or pusher. Remove cuticles with nippers. Apply lotion or cream to your hands.
Third step: apply base color
Degrease the surface of the nail before applying the decorative coating. This is easy to do with a cotton pad soaked in nail polish remover. A nail primer will help make your manicure long-lasting.
Apply base and wait for it to dry completely. For a classic French manicure, a varnish of natural shades (pink, beige, flesh) is used. If you plan to make a lilac "French", then use shades of this color.
Lacquer is applied in one layer, it should be distributed over the surface of the nail plate in one motion. Otherwise, stains and stripes will remain on the nail. With a colored "French" varnish can be applied in two layers.
Fourth step: draw a crescent moon
Classic "French" implies a white crescent.
Crescent onnails can be painted in the following ways:
1. By hand with a thin brush. Draw a border and fill in the overgrown part of the nail with color.
2. With sticker stencils. Stick stencils along the smile line, apply varnish on the rest of the part
3. With a pencil. The regrown part of the nail from the inside is painted with a white pencil for manicure.
Fifth step: apply topcoat
Finish coat or "top" is needed in order to fix the manicure and prolong its durability. It can be glossy, matte, shiny.
Our manicure is ready. It needs to be updated every week.
Color influence
French lilac (its photo is presented below) is an excellent fashionable version of manicure. Lilac color indicates good taste. It also helps in creating a sophisticated look.
Lilac is a shade of purple. It was obtained by mixing blue and red colors. By the way, there is more red in the shade. If we take the same proportions, the result is purple. However, due to its saturation, it depresses the nervous system.
It is believed that the lilac color has a calming effect on people. If your life is not the best of times or you have a hectic job, nails painted in lilac tone are what you need.
The shade a woman puts on her nails can tell a lot about her. Lilac color reflects emotions such as:
- melancholy;
- mysterious;
- freshness;
- expression;
- harmony;
- peace.
This shade suits reasonable and wise, romantic and gentle girls. If you are the owner of such qualities, you can make yourself a fashionable manicure - lilac "French".
Remember: it must suit your character, otherwise the varnish will quickly get boring.
A few ideas
What can be a nail design? Lilac jacket can be different. Now consider different ideas:
1) The option looks advantageous when the nail is painted in lilac colors, and the crescent is a tone lighter or darker.
2) The nail can be painted with clear varnish, and the tips with lilac. Looks interesting and tender.
3) You can cover the entire nail plate with a lilac tint, and paint the tips with white color and vice versa.
4) Manicure with horizontal and vertical lines is very popular. Interestingly, half of the nail is lilac, and the second is yellow or pastel.
5) Alternatively, draw a triangle instead of a smile. Perfectly combined black and lilac colors.
6) For a festive manicure, add glitter, rhinestones or metallic tape. When illuminated, such a lilac jacket looks unusual.
7) Specialists using lilac color depict spring flowers on the nail: cornflowers, bluebells, irises, asters, crocuses, gladioli, hydrangeas.
8) The combination of lilac and yellow looks very original. Such a manicure seems airy and light. However, care must be taken to avoid disharmony.
9) Lilac "French" with a pattern looks nice. Butterflies are still at the peak of popularity. Multi-colored wings on a lilac background look very beautiful. With a thin brush, you can circle the contours with gold lacquer.
10) Manicurists love to experiment with polishes of the same color range. Interesting and unusual combinations are obtained. Lilac, purple, lilac on different nails give the image playfulness. Of course, this is a suitable option for young girls, not mature women.
Manicure is a creative activity, and if you approach this business with imagination, you can get a real work of art. Try, experiment, fantasize.
What to combine lilac French with?
It goes well with cold shades of beige, gold, silver. On a white background, it looks very harmonious. Orange, yellow, blue are popular in tandem with lilac.
When choosing a manicure for clothes, pay attention to the harmonious combination of shades.
What clothes go with lilac French manicure?
Solid lacquer goes well with purple clothes. For example, a silk blouse and glossy gel polish will create an excellent composition. It is better to wear classic jeans or black trousers on the bottom.
Lilac "French" goes well with pink clothes. A pale pink blouse or tunic looks great.
Great combination - black and lilac. It is not difficult to choose accessories to match the color of nails. A bag or earrings are the perfect choice. It is important that there is the same tone with the nails.
Romantic and fresh look lilac and white. In addition, a light shade can be used as a manicure background. Violet petals can become an original decoration of the image - a bright accent on white.
Don't forget the green. Grass-colored trousers are perfect for lilac "French". In manicure, you can also use green. With turquoise or emerald color, you will get an amazing composition.
Also, lilac goes well with red and blue colors.
Conclusion
Now you know what a lilac "French" on the nails is. A photo of some ideas for clarity is presented in the article.
