French manicure is one of the most popular types of nail designs that is not of French origin. It was invented by American designer Jeff Pink, founder of Orly brand polishes. Before the show of bright dresses, he decided not to repaint the nails of the parade models, but came up with a simple decoration method - to paint the tips of the nails with white varnish. It was a sensation in the fashion world, because this nail art went perfectly with any type of clothing, shoes and accessories. The idea was borrowed french houses mods that most often used this design. For more than 40 years, women from all over the world have been interested in how to make French manicure at home. It would seem that this is as simple as shelling pears, but with the advent of new manicure techniques and types of coatings, the implementation of nail art has become somewhat simpler, somewhat more complicated, or supplemented with new details.

How to make French gel polish

A classic French manicure is easy to do yourself, without the help of a professional. It is enough to purchase a UV lamp or LED lamp, gel polishes, base, top coat, tools, products - and you will definitely get a French manicure at home.

• Sand the prepared nail plate with a buff and degrease using a special product. This is necessary to remove excess dust, moisture, and lipid layer.

• Cover your nails with a thin layer of base, sealing the ends. Each layer of varnish should be dried under a UV lamp for 2 minutes. If you have an LED lamp, 10-30 seconds is enough.

• Apply colored polish to your nails - for a French coat, nude beige, light pink, or transparent are suitable. Do not go past the cuticle, seal the ends as well. Dry and paint a second coat of shellac.

• When the second layer has dried, you need to cover the tips of your nails with white color with a horizontal smile line. This is how a French manicure is created. The coating also dries. Apply the white color in the second layer, also polymerize under the lamp.

• Apply the finishing topcoat and dry the coating under the lamp for the last time.
• Remove the sticky layer special means. A beautiful DIY French jacket is ready!

Simple French with stencils

A French manicure is easy to do yourself using a special kit that is sold in stores. In a matter of minutes, natural nails will look fresh, well-groomed and attractive. The standard set includes three colors of varnish and stencils with an adhesive backing. You will also need a file, an orange stick, a pusher, a buff and cuticle oil. All instruments must be disinfected with Bacillol.

The first step is to remove the old polish and shape your nails with a nail file. For safe work, use a glass nail file. Make sure that all nails are the same length and shape.

The second step is to make a nail bath. Pour warm water into a small bowl, add a tablespoon olive oil or liquid soap. Dip your fingers into the liquid for 5-10 minutes. Then wash your hands.

Third step – use a pusher and an orange stick to carefully push back the cuticle. If there are burrs and rough skin around the nail bed, remove it with nail clippers. Downside pusher remove overgrown cuticle skin.

The fourth step is to sand all the nail plates with a mild abrasive buff for better adhesion to the varnish.

See how to make a French jacket using stencils.

Fifth step - applying a French manicure:

• Apply a transparent base and wait for it to dry.
• Take the Velcro stencils and place them on your nails so that they fit snugly against the nail plate, exposing the edge of the nail.
• Paint over the “smile” line with white varnish in 1 or 2 layers. Carefully remove the stencils.
• Apply a thin layer of color coating. French manicure looks great with pastel light colors. Choose pink, beige, nude, light lilac polishes, or white polish with yellow pigment.
• When the varnish is dry, seal the result with a transparent sealer. Coat the cuticles and nail beds with oil, gently rubbing it into the skin. This is the last stage of applying French to your nails. The nails need to be medium or long, otherwise you won’t get a beautiful French manicure.

Ways to Draw a Smile Line

If you are covering your nails with shellac, then follow the steps of applying all layers and drying. A “smile” is drawn on a colored surface. If you paint with regular white varnish, apply it either to a transparent base or to a colored varnish.

Watch the video for three ways to create a smile line.

Method 1 – classic drawing of a smile line. Take a brush, wipe well from excess varnish on both sides in the bottle. Leave a small layer of white varnish on one side and paint first one side of the edge of the nail, then the other. You will get one line of two parts. Spread the white layer evenly.

Method 2 – put a little white varnish on your brush and draw a smile with downward strokes. Place the brush on the edge of the nail plate in the center, move the brush up a little, and with slow, point-to-point movements, draw a smile line, first to the right and then to the left.

Method 3 – put a white layer on a thin brush, drawing a smile line on one side and the other. Choose the height of the smile line at your discretion. Be sure to paint the ends of your nails. If any unevenness occurs, you need to wipe the brush and correct the result, carefully walking along the contour.

Modern types of French are distinguished by their expressiveness. However, many craftsmen try to adhere to the classic idea - using white varnish over a colored coating. The standard colors for the base remain light pink, beige, transparent, coffee, light turquoise and other pastel colors. It is important that the shades are muted and not provocative. When applying an “inverted” French, the light varnish ends up on the base of the nail plate, and the edge of the nail is covered with a black or dark brown coating. Extravagant French is made with bright varnishes that combine with each other: red, blue, green, gold, silver. A shiny strip is drawn on the border of bright and white varnish, and a tiny pebble is glued to the space of the jacket. Any type of French jacket looks great with rhinestones, sparkles, stickers and stamping. Great for holiday and wedding nail art.

French manicure, so popular and common among many women, will last much longer if done with gel. Gel is a very flexible material, which is a real pleasure to paint with. The most important thing is accuracy and lack of haste, then the finished look of the manicure will only please the eye. But how to paint French hair with gel so that it looks as if it was done in an expensive salon?

A straight smile line is the key to a beautiful manicure

The most important thing when doing a French nail polish is a straight smile line, because it is what separates the two colors: the grown tip and the base. Regardless of the chosen colors, be it classic white or colored, the smile line is always done almost the same way.

There are several ways to draw French. The main difference is in the tools and features of the nail itself, that is, its length.

First method: drawing a thin line with a thin brush

This method of drawing is ideal for short or middle length. To perform this you will need a thin gel brush, and it can be made up of just a few bristles or be a little denser: it all depends on personal convenience. Regardless of this, it must have long fibers.

The smile line is made according to the classic rule for its derivation: from the left edge to the center and from the right to the center. Of course, you can do a continuous one, however, it may not turn out perfect. The material is convenient in that, while it has not yet been dried in a UV lamp, the failed line can be easily removed and then a new one can be made. After this, the entire regrown tip of the nail is filled with white or colored gel.

Second method: painting a French pattern with a flat brush

Painting with a flat French brush is very convenient on long nails. Its fibers should be of medium length, and for the most beautiful effect, after impregnation in gel paint, it must be well flattened on both sides to form a clear line, thanks to which the smile of a French manicure will be created.

You need to draw it from one side of the nail to the other. The brush is applied with the flat side to the regrown part and, moving it abruptly, constantly changing the angle of its location, a smile is drawn along the contour of a natural one. The main thing is that you need to change the angle quite often and start making the next brush stroke, slightly overlapping the previous one.

Third method: straight smile line with an angled brush

The advantage of such a brush is that it is convenient to do French on both short and long nails. By design, it is a flat, wide brush that has a beveled tip. Soaked in gel, it is placed perpendicular to the nail, after which two stripes are drawn: from one and from the other edge of the nail to the middle. The thin tip of the longer part of the brush will help give the corners a clearer outline, which is convenient for drawing the dividing line itself, as well as the edges, making the smile deeper, and thereby making the nail narrower.

Drawing a French jacket using gel: main points and tricks

Colored gels for creating a unique manicure

Thanks to the presence of only a few types of colored gels, you can create most interesting design nails, experimenting with patterns and mixing shades. Working with them is almost no different from working with conventional paints; another thing is that they have a number of advantages: they do not require the use of water, do not dry out, and are easy to carry out even the most small parts, and the designs on your nails always look clear.

Using two colors that combine with each other, you can create an interesting-looking rainbow jacket. To create it you need to use an angled brush. The nail is visually divided into two equal parts: one is painted with one color, the other with another, and they should fit as closely as possible to each other. The instrument is then cleaned and the gels are gently stretched onto each other, creating a smooth transition effect.

Additional designs, patterns and ornaments always complement a white or colored jacket. But, in order for them to turn out clear and bright, it is important to follow a simple rule: after the main color of the smile has been laid out, the nail is dried in a UV lamp, but the sticky layer is not removed, it is necessary for good bonding of the gel to the surface. Next, the drawing itself is applied. If the background layer is not dried, then most likely the pattern will come out blurry and the work will have to be redone.

Smooth transition or American French manicure

American French requires less time, but it always looks beautiful. When creating it, the rule of a clear smile is removed - it stretches along the length of the nail, gradually disappearing. To create it you will need a basic gel: white or any color, as well as small glitter.

To begin with, a smile is drawn in the background color, which is then carefully stretched along the nail bed to the cuticle, and it is important that the base of the nail remains unused. A colorless gel is applied on top, which is necessary for bonding, and then glitter. Close to the main color, they can be located abundantly in the middle of the nail, smoothly “disappearing”, approaching the edges of the nail, or they can densely fill the entire regrown tip.

Such a French manicure on nails, depending on the chosen color and the structure of the sparkles themselves, can complement not only the festive, but also casual look. And intricate patterns and drawings may well complement a dim background.

Gels and brushes are the tools to create the most amazing French manicure. A little diligence and perseverance, like even smile and interesting ornaments will not keep you waiting and will decorate your nails every day.

Beautifully maintained female hands will never go out of style. Soft, moisturized skin and polished nails make a girl even more attractive. Fashionable bright shades of coating are not always appropriate. In such cases, applying French gel polish to your nails will save the situation and last for at least 15-20 days.

How to apply French gel polish correctly

Whatever technique is used to perform a French manicure with gel polish, it must be neat and all lines must be smooth. The attractiveness of the French jacket is that when correct application coating, you can visually make the nail plate longer and your fingers thinner. At independent work need to:

• the protruding painted part was not longer in length than the main light coating;
• the smile line was drawn symmetrically to the central axis;
• the side edges of the smile ended at the point where the free edge of the nail was;
• The varnish with the gel component is dried using a special UV lamp.

Classic French manicure with gel

A French classic is considered to be painting the free edge in white using a thin brush. This type of design is suitable for both medium-length and short nails. It will be difficult for a beginner to paint everything neatly at home; it will take time to feel confident. In detail, how to paint French gel polish step by step yourself:

1. Purchase and prepare necessary tools– UV lamp, varnishes, base, topcoat, brush, nail polish remover.
2. Remove the old coating from the nail plate, if it was there.
3. File the nail, leveling the surface, giving shape to the free edge.
4. Gently push the cuticle along the growth line.
5. Degrease the nail with primer, without getting it on the cuticle.
6. Apply a thin layer of base for better adhesion of the varnish to the surface of the nail.
7. Apply two layers of colored varnish, dry each of them under a UV lamp. It is preferable to choose a color close to natural or transparent.
8. Using a lint-free cloth and a cleaner, remove the sticky layer.
9. Using a thin brush, carefully draw a smile pattern along the edge of the nail. White is considered a classic color. You can learn how to draw a French coat by watching the video below. Dry under a lamp.
10. Cover the surface of the nail plate with top coat.
11. Remove stickiness with a cleanser using a lint-free cloth.
12. The final step should be rubbing the oil into the cuticle.

How to make a French jacket with a stencil

It will be difficult for a beginner to make a neat, high-quality French jacket at home. To simplify the task, you can use stencils that are sold in specialized stores. This is done like this:

1. The procedure for performing the main part of the work, up to the two-layer application of the base light varnish with gel, does not differ from the step-by-step classic French coat.
2. After removing the sticky layer from the free edge of the nail, a strip of stencil is attached with the adhesive side.
3. The drawing will turn out with straight line, since when applying gel varnish of a contrasting color, the errors of the uneven edge will remain on the surface of the stencil.
4. Dry under a lamp.
5. Apply top coat.
6. Remove the sticky layer with a cleaner.
7. Lubricate the cuticle and side rollers with oil.

How to make a French jacket for a wedding

A wedding jacket should not have bright colors. It will be correct if the French manicure is designed in white and pink tones. It’s better if a specialist does the design for a special event, but after practicing in advance, you can do it yourself at home. All the first stages of performing a French manicure are identical. Decorations will give your nails a festive look.

• Additionally, it is possible to make a drawing in white along the smile line. A pattern in the form of small branches or curls will look beautiful. Use the same brand gel paint that was used for the base coat to prevent bleeding.
• A manicure looks elegant when it is decorated with several small Swarovski stones or drops of sparkles. They will hold securely if secured with a top coat.

How to choose gel polish for a French manicure

When choosing a varnish with a gel base for home use, you should initially pay attention to the following factors:

• the manufacturer of the brand must have a good reputation and reviews from specialists;
• the consistency of the varnish must be of medium thickness and viscosity, without lumps and lint;
• the brush fixed in the cap is soft, the width is convenient for application;
• one-, two- or three-phase using a top and base, differing in application technique;
• suitable color palette.

Photo: French manicure ideas

Using gel-based polish to create a French manicure has become a godsend for craftsmen and home professionals. The durability of the nail plate coating helps your hands look neat for at least 2.5-3 weeks; when using biogel, the period increases. Photos represent different variants use of gel polish, shellac. It is important to perform a French manicure with an inverted reverse moon, an additional pattern, a double stripe or with a replacement white along the edge to a bright palette.

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French manicure with gel polish traditionally remains classic version for any occasion.

It looks neat and gentle, and will fit well into the image of both a business lady and a young student girl.

To learn how to draw a French gel, you need to practice a little, but in general, drawing a “smile” is quite simple and uncomplicated, so even a novice master can handle it.

In addition to the classic one, you can also do a reverse French look, and also use bright colors instead of traditional colors.

French today is done using both regular varnishes and gel varnishes.

Apply exactly the same as regular varnish, only requires polymerization under an ultraviolet lamp, as well as the use of a base and top.

For the perfect French gel you will need:

• manicure tools (file, buff, tongs, lint-free napkins),
• finish,
• gel polishes in beige or pink tones for the base, for color any bright colors are suitable,
• a brush or stickers for those who cannot draw a smile line with the brush from the package,
• clinser,
• primer
• base,
• UV lamp or LED.

Operating procedure:

1. Manicure. French will look beautiful only on well-groomed nails, so you need to remove the cuticle, give the nails the desired shape, and polish the plate with a buff. At the end, use a lint-free cloth to degrease the nails with a special product.
2. In order for the gel polish to adhere well to the nail plate, apply a primer. It will also help prevent chipping if your nails are damaged or weakened. Does not require drying in a lamp.
3. Applying the base. The product is evenly distributed with a brush over the surface of the nail plate, and the ends are treated. The base is dried under the lamp for about 30 seconds.
4. Directly drawing a French jacket. First, apply the base color to the nails and dry it under a lamp for two minutes. To make the color more intense, the gel is applied in two layers. Then you can start drawing the smile line. It can be both classic and unusual, for example, heart-shaped, lace, beveled. A hair brush, stickers or a brush from the gel polish itself will come in handy. A thin brush will help make drawing a smile easier. First, draw a line separating the drawing area from the main plate, then paint over the “smile” space. You can remove defects carefully with a hygienic stick. If varnish gets under the nail, remove it with an orange stick. The drawing is also dried under a lamp.
5. Next, apply a finish coating, dry for three minutes and remove the stickiness with a napkin and cleanser.

If you have good skill, you can paint a smile with a semi-dry brush from a bottle.

To do this, place the brush perpendicular to the nail and move smoothly from edge to edge.

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How to apply French gel polish on short nails

Short nails are no less popular than long manicures, and it’s quite possible to create a beautiful, neat French manicure on them.

If you draw the smile line thin and neat, the jacket will look smooth and stylish.

The process of forming a “smile” on short nails does not differ from the standard one. There are only nuances. So, the line should not be wide.

Add variety to your French manicure with gel short nails sparkles and other decorative elements will help. This option is suitable for a holiday or a party in a nightclub.

The main thing is that all the designs and patterns are not too large, otherwise they will merge on short nails.

The gradient or ombre effect also looks original, when one shade smoothly transitions into another - while one color imitates the line of a smile.

Still in fashion graphic drawings, which can be used to complement a French jacket, focusing on one finger, for example, the ring finger.

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Useful tips for those who will make French with their own hands:

• use high-quality consumables from well-known manufacturers,
• It is important to devote exactly as much time to drying the varnish as indicated by the manufacturer on the tube of the product,
• We must not forget about treating the end of the nail, otherwise chips will quickly appear,
• It is important to apply all layers in a thin layer, if necessary, three layers can be applied,
• It’s more convenient to paint two nails at a time and dry them under a lamp.

As the most successful color solutions experts recommend the following:

• bright blue and orange for parties,
• pastel colors – mint, vanilla for everyday wear,
• metallic shades - golden, silver,
• coral and malachite,
• golden and red,
• wine and milk.

Reverse French gel polish - instructions

Recently, more and more often, girls are choosing a reverse French look, when the smile line is drawn not along the top edge of the nail, but near the nail bed.

This is a kind of mirror reflection of the classic French manicure. You can paint the hole different ways. The most popular ones are in the form of a triangle, crescent and diamond.

To make drawing the hole easier, special templates that you can buy in the store will help.

You need to decide what size hole you need, and also choose color combinations.

Varieties of reverse French:

• classic: the hole and the base have different colors or the hole is not colored at all,
• multi-layering: the gel is applied in several layers.

The algorithm for designing an anti-french manicure is the same as in the case of a regular manicure. The only difference is the location of the “smile” zone.

To work you will need all the basic tools for manicure and gel polish ( full list is above).

The procedure for drawing a classic reverse French pattern

1. Get a manicure, remove cuticles, give your nails the desired shape, and apply a buff.
2. Degrease the nail plate.
3. Apply base coat and dry for a minute.
4. If the reverse French is transparent, draw a line with a brush (stick a special sticker and remove it before drying) and paint over the main part of the plate.
5. If colored, apply the first color of gel polish to the entire surface of the nail, dry in a lamp for a couple of minutes. Repeat coating for density.
6. Take a thin brush and, starting from the center, draw a line along the cuticle, narrowing it in the area of ​​the side ridges. Repeat in the opposite direction. Dry it in a lamp. If there are flaws or insufficient density, we correct it with a brush and dry it again.
7. We complete the coating with a top coat, dry it and remove the stickiness.

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The procedure for drawing anti-french using gold foil

This original version of the reverse jacket involves decorating the hole with gold foil.

1. We perform the entire manicure and cover the nails with the main color, removing the stickiness with a cleanser.
2. Cover the area under the hole with foil glue and wait until it becomes transparent.
3. Glue the tear-off foil onto the glue and smooth it with an orange stick.
4. Pull it sharply and tear it off the nail - the foil will remain on the nail.
5. Apply the finish and leave the nails to dry and remove the sticky layer.

Rating - good gel for French manicure

Gel polishes for French manicure are produced by many manufacturers. Each master decides which one to choose over time through practical experiments. The most popular are:

1. Shellac from CND is one of the best gel polishes with an excellent thick consistency, fits well on the nail plate, and gives a beautiful, even color. Maintains the coating without chips or cracks for two to three weeks.
2. Just GelPolish from IBD is distinguished by a rich color palette, and the coating will not turn yellow even after two weeks, and one tube is enough for 30-40 uses.
3. Jessica Geleration - it is valued for its durability; for at least three weeks you don’t have to worry about the beauty of your manicure. The color palette includes more than 90 shades.

Among the more affordable products you can highlight the products of Bluesky, Color Couture Entity One, Harmony Gelish, In’Garden.

Unambiguously answer the question, which best gel polish for French manicure, you can’t - after you try the products of several companies, you can choose which gel polish for French manicure is right for you.

The most elegant, simple and at the same time Beautiful design for nails is a French manicure. Most women prefer to see it on their nails. After all, such a universal manicure is suitable for any occasion, celebration and outfit. Let's look at how to properly do a French manicure at home.

What do you need for a French manicure?

You can purchase it in advance in specialized stores. ready-made kits to perform a French manicure, or you can prepare the materials separately. In your arsenal you will need:

1. Materials for nail treatment: nail file, oil for processing and removing cuticles;
2. Transparent varnish for base and sealing application;
3. A choice of beige or pink varnish colors and white varnish;
4. Stickers stripes or thin brush.

If everyone is present necessary materials creating a French manicure yourself is not difficult, and after a few home manicure procedures you can become a professional.

Preparation stage

The first step in a home manicure is preparing your nails and hands. French manicure is no exception, because any manicure looks much neater on well-groomed hands.

So, first you need to remove the old polish from your nails, give them shape and adjust their length. After this, you should degrease the surface of the nail plate. This can be done using a cotton pad and nail polish remover, but only without acetone. Now you can make a bath. A chamomile bath has an excellent calming effect; its use will also soften the cuticle and strengthen the nails. A bath with essential oil. It is better not to reduce the time for the procedure, at least 15-20 minutes. At the end of the procedure, dry your hands well with a towel.

Now, after the skin has steamed, you can push back the cuticle with a stick or pusher, and carefully cut off any existing hangnails with nail clippers. It is important that even at home, tools used must be disinfected in an alcohol solution. Finally, after complete removal of rough skin and cuticles, the nails are covered with a protective base to strengthen and preserve the applied varnish for a longer period of time, or simply polished with a special nail file.

Stages of manicure

After the procedure of care and design of nails, they proceed directly to performing a French manicure. To accomplish this, you can use one of the proposed options.

The first is using stickers

In the first embodiment of this manicure, a base varnish of the selected beige, pink or generally transparent color is applied to the nails. It can be applied in one layer, or in two for a more intense color and dense coverage. Let the varnish dry well. Then glue the strips equally on all nails so as to leave the tip free. It is important to apply the stickers on your nails so that they all have the same thickness and a nice, uniform curve. The strip should not be too thin, but it is also undesirable to make it thick, as this will visually shorten the manicure; the optimal thickness is 5 mm. Finally, coat the tip of the nail left behind the strip with white varnish in two layers, let it dry and remove the stickers.

The last step is to cover your nails with a transparent fixative varnish, this will hide roughness, add shine and fix the manicure. A good alternative to special strips for manicure can be regular stationery tape or even electrical tape.

Second option using a brush

If you have the skills to work with a brush and there are no problems with drawing, then you can do a French manicure using a brush. In this case, the process seems to be reversed. First, white varnish is carefully applied to the tips of the nails, and then using wide brush, previously soaked in nail polish remover, must be done beautiful smile. If necessary, outline the edge by applying a stripe with a thin brush. Cover the top of the nail with protection.

Varieties of French manicure

Modern technologies do not stop at the classic French manicure; today it can be done in any version suitable for every fashionista.

The classic French manicure is characterized by the fact that it has a neutral-colored base on the nail and a white tip. Fan French is distinguished by its brightness, since the tip of the nail plate in this case is painted with colored varnish. The smile is performed mainly on special occasions because it is covered with sparkles. The twist edge is distinguished by the pattern at the tip and is characterized by its non-standard options.