In the price list of any beauty salon you can find such a service as French manicure. It’s relatively expensive, but what sacrifices won’t you make for the beauty of your hands? Of course, it seems that it is almost impossible to accurately draw a French manicure at home along the contour at home. But ProstoNail will dispel this myth by revealing all the secrets of how to create a French jacket yourself, with a minimum of nerves and effort.

Preparation

Having appeared in the distant 1930s, French manicure still does not lose its relevance. We have already told the story of its appearance in a recent article, however, there are facts indicating that the “discoverer” of the French look was not JeffPink, but Max Factor, the ruler of mascaras and eye shadows. The old man did not have time to patent his invention and the enterprising Jeff began to use it on a commercial basis in 1970. By the way, the first star to dare to wear French hair was Barbara Streisend, the then trendsetter and super-popular vocalist.

At first glance, it seems that creating such a design is not an easy task. And even more so, it is inaccessible to beginners. We are in a hurry to “deceive” your expectations - everything is possible! The main thing is to choose the right tools and materials, on which the success of the entire action depends 50%. ProstoNails has collected everything you need for a DIY French manicure in one table, which you can see below:

Tool or material	Functionality
Nail polish remover or remover	Dissolves the previous coating, leveling the pigment
Metal pusher	Minimally injures the plate when removed and pushes back the cuticle
File, abrasiveness from 110 to 180 grit	Removes excess length and corrects the desired shape of nails
Orange stick and oil	Necessary for unedged manicure to soften the epidermis
Cuticle trimmers and liquid	Softens overgrown skin, which then needs to be cut off with scissors
Polishing buff	For grinding plate irregularities for better coating adherence
Base and top	To prepare and, accordingly, consolidate the result
Nude nail polish	Used as a base color, imitates the natural soft pink shade of the nail bed.
White varnish shade	To draw a “smile” line. This can be done either with gel or regular varnish medium thickness
Stencils	Strips that help to evenly paint free edges. Use your imagination, the perfect line can be made using tape

The necessary list of attributes for your ideal jacket has been collected! Add to it just a drop of effort and a little bit of zeal - then the result will definitely please you with the perfection of execution.

How to do a French manicure at home - step by step

People say that the master's work is feared. But what to do when you are as close to the master as you are to the moon, and you can’t bear to try on a Frenchie on your hands? We have collected the most effective ways, describing them step by step. Read carefully, memorize and feel free to start experimenting.

With stripes

French manicure using stripes is perhaps the simplest of all of the above. It will appeal to established lazy people or beginners who have never dealt with complex designs. We covered the subtleties of hygienic manicure in this article, but we will describe the immediate process of decorating with stripes below:

• Apply a primer that seals and protects the plate or a colorless base;
• take one strip from the set and apply it to the nail, simulating “trying on”;
• remove the protective film and attach the strip, moving no more than 5 mm from the edge;
• paint the empty part with a white or milky shade of varnish;
• After waiting for it to dry completely, remove the strip and fix the result with a glossy topcoat.

Without stripes

French manicure without stripes differs only preparatory stage, then the process moves according to the plan outlined above. Still don't know how to make a stencil for a French manicure? Then all attention to our life hacks:

• An alternative to strips can be regular or masking tape. Cut short, miniature pieces in advance to the shape of the plate and glue them to the free edge;
• peel-off liquid used to protect the cuticle during ombre. Can be used as a stencil to prevent white paint from spreading;
• cling film, which is always in the kitchen of housewives. It also adheres well to nails and works on the strip principle;
• medical plaster. By cutting off a small piece of medical tape from its adhesive side, you can use it as an alternative to a stencil.

By the way, the process of how to properly do French in stages is described in detail in the training video:

With stencil

With a stencil, drawing a smile line becomes a mere trifle, which even a beginner can handle. Remember that stencils come not only from ordinary paper, but also from durable metal ones; we will tell you about the intricacies of using the latter in the master class:

• After applying the base and the main beige or powdery pink color, wait until they dry completely;
• Apply a small amount of white paint to the metal plate with the pattern;
• Apply a stamp with a corner and gently, progressively “press” along the free edge of the plate;
• let the varnish dry and only then complete the manipulation with a layer of glossy or matte topcoat.

With a brush

French manicure with a brush is a task for experienced users. It makes no sense to describe in detail the instructions for drawing the treasured white lines, but here are a couple of tips that will definitely help make your French jacket neat and elegant:

• choose a brush with the longest bristles, elastic and loosely packed;
• when modeling, move your finger smoothly, but not the brush, so the smile line will be clearer;
• remember that the curve of the line should accurately reflect the curve of the cuticle for an extremely natural look appearance design;
• first outline the outline of the smile line and only then paint over the drawing itself;
• Use the flat side of the brush to seal the end of the nail plate to avoid chips and cracks;
• Use only tools with synthetic bristles.

French manicure with gel polish

Shellac manicure is loved by many beauties for its durability and wear resistance. Agree, the average girl does not always have an hour or even two free time to correct her nail design. And walking around with chipped, peeling varnish is not only sloppy, but also not aesthetically pleasing.

Before you start painstaking work, read our tips and then the result will definitely please you and delight your colleagues and girlfriends:

• try to apply an acid-free primer and spread the base evenly and thinly, without concentrating it at the edges;
• We complete each stage of manicure with polymerization in a UF or LED lamp;
• to prevent the smile line from spreading, remove the sticky layer over the entire surface of the camouflage coating with a lint-free cloth;
• choose only a high-quality self-leveling topcoat, which will not only consolidate the result of your efforts, but also smooth out the “step” in front of the decorative element;
• if an even coating is not achieved, use a sanding buffer, gently polishing the transition;
• mix gel polish and gel paint in equal proportions to avoid spreading;
• choose paints and varnishes of medium density and moderately thick consistency, they are much easier to work with.

Step-by-step visual instructions will help you easily turn all your ideas into reality:

How to do a French manicure with regular polish

A manicure produced with conventional varnish has both a number of disadvantages due to its fragility, and a number of advantages. For example, such a design can be easily adjusted, using a minimum of materials and effort. On short nails the process is more complicated, since limited opportunities plates always force the newly minted master to perform jewelry precision. But with our advice everything will go like clockwork:

• put your nails in order, following the established scheme: cut off the length, adjust the shape, remove the cuticle and sand the surface with a buff;
• Apply a thin layer of base, waiting for it to dry;
• apply the basic camouflage coating, preferring a soft pink or beige varnish, dry it;
• if the intended design is with stickers, then simply place a stencil and paint the space with white paint;
• if you have chosen manual method when painting with a brush, do not move the edging too far from the edge, this visually “eats” the length;
• complete the process by applying a clear coat top coating and oil that moisturizes and slows down cuticle growth.

We think that we have already proven that it is more than possible to draw the perfect smile line without stickers and without a stencil. Well, what if you arm yourself? good mood and our life hacks, the result will defeat even skeptics. It's time to check it out, isn't it?

• in order to protect your skin from excessive dryness when removing nail polish, lubricate it in advance thick cream, sealing the lipid barrier;
• To make a delicate nude look neat, prepare your nails by first whitening them with regular toothpaste. This will reduce the intensity of the yellow pigment;
• if you want to extend the durability of your manicure, then use a degreaser before applying the top and finish;
• let each layer dry. Patience and only patience;
• in order to create a funny pattern that complements the French, it is not at all necessary to buy dots. It can easily be replaced with a regular ballpoint pen;
• how to draw a straight smile line without a stencil? Elementary, take a regular stationery eraser instead;
• you can disguise the unevenness of the jacket thin line glitter or sparkles, visually hiding errors;
• You can shorten the time gap between drying by dipping your nails in ice water.

We hope our tips and life hacks will help you achieve the perfect result with a minimum of effort. A straight smile line and always a flawless manicure!

How to make a French manicure without stripes if you don’t have any self-adhesive stencils at home? How to draw a perfectly smooth and an even smile on the free edge? The article describes several simple ways with improvised means with which you can draw on your fingers classic design.

Smile shape

Neat French starts with the same and correct form nails The deepest point of the smile curve is in the center of the nail, and the tails should be at the same height. Do not lift them too high, otherwise it will look too unnatural, especially on short plates.

When shaping a smile, it is important to combine complete symmetry in the curve. It should be the same on all fingers. The rounder and sharper the nail, the more harmonious a deep smile looks. The most appropriate width is 1/5 of the nail.

The curve of the smile line should reflect the curve of the cuticle. If the free edge is long, when doing a French manicure without stripes, you need to lengthen the nail bed. This is especially appropriate on short and trapezoidal plates. But a smile with a small curve is suitable for short nails square shape.

The white shade can be warm with a yellowish tint and cold with a bluish tint. The warm one may turn yellow, but it is quite dense. The bluish undertone is less dense, making it more difficult to paint.

Camouflage

Ideal natural color for is a shade between the color of the skin and the nail plate. Too dense a bright tone looks unnatural. But lately it has been very fashionable to paint French in dense pastel colors. The downside of the design is that with such camouflage the growing cuticle is visible. But there is a little secret on how to avoid this:

• First, apply camouflage to 2/3 of the nail, leaving a small hole.
• Use a thin brush to blend the remaining unpainted area.
• Cover only half of the nail with the second layer and extend the shade in the same way with a brush.
• You will get a densely colored transition to the free edge and a completely absent border at the cuticle.

It looks beautiful when the junction between the camouflage and the smile is as clear as possible.

There are camouflages that require large quantity layers. But you still need to draw a smile on top and cover it with a top coat to even out the design. As a result, the manicure will turn out to be too voluminous. But there is a solution to this too. After applying the camouflage layer, use a flat, angled brush to rake the varnish along the outline of the smile. The main thing is not to remove more than the future width of the white line.

Secrets of the perfect French coat

Top 12 ways to do a French manicure without stripes

It’s not necessary to chase all over the city for adhesive stencils. In creating a classic coating, ordinary available tools that everyone has will help.

Native brush

You can paint a smile with the original brush that comes in the gel polish bottle. It is recommended to choose the thickest white varnish.

Application technique:

• First you need to make markings on the sides of the nail plate and in the center.
• Place a little color on the brush and lightly paint over the smile line. The trick here is to rotate your finger while keeping your hand still. This makes the bend much smoother.
• Don't forget to paint over the end with a large brush if the smile is deep. If you can’t get the brush out of the bottle, you can use a thin one.

Thin brush

When you don’t know how to make a French look evenly without stripes, a thin brush with long bristles will come to the rescue.

• Apply colored coating to your nails. You need to let the base shade dry before the next steps.
• Make a mark and note the width of the smile.
• Select the center of the nail, where the lowest point will be, and place two points equidistant from it on the same plane - these are bends. The closer the dots are, the more curved the smile will be. The method is great for long nails.
• Mark equal points on both sides on the side bolsters.
• Connect them and fill the markings with white gel polish, smoothing out the corners at the same time.

Flat brush

The brush can be natural or synthetic. The second gives a clear outline, but leaves less material on the nail. And gel polish is too runny for her. This method is only suitable for thick materials.

A flat brush can be made from a native varnish brush. It is enough to blot it thoroughly in a napkin and press it a little on top.

Drawing a smile:

• Apply a layer of color to your nails.
• Saturate the brush with color and draw vertical lines at the side ridges, which will be the tendrils.
• Place the entire surface of the brush on the nail and carefully form a smile. There should be no excess material on it.
• Make the required number of layers to correct the even contour and remove minor errors.
• Cover with top.

Round brush

How to make a French without stripes using a round brush? Very easy. You need to choose a model middle length. The brush is capacious, so it picks up a sufficient amount of gel polish and leaves behind a smooth, uniform layer.

Drawing a smile:

• Cover your nails with camouflage. For color density, it is recommended to duplicate the layer.
• Mark a line of thickness along the length of the end, and then draw the mustache to the desired depth so that the smile line disappears smoothly.
• Carefully round the corners.
• Use a layer of topcoat to align the pattern with the main color.

Angled brush

In this method, it is necessary to completely remove the gel polish, and not smear it on the nail, so as not to create white stains. The brush should be slightly damp.

Each of these tools can be used to straighten the mustache, making smooth narrowing towards the end of the smile if it suddenly turns out to be too thick or the hand trembles.

The technique is quite simple:

• Apply camouflage gel polish to the tip, slightly wider than the future smile.
• Use an angled brush to remove excess varnish.
• Blot into white gel polish. Apply it to the nail at a slight angle, press lightly and draw the outline of a smile.

Dots

It is Dots who knows how to do a French manicure without stripes. This method is perfect for home users and for those who are uncomfortable drawing on right hand. The beauty of the method is that there is no need to control the pressure.

It is more convenient to draw the mustache deeper with a small oval dot.

How to design:

• Apply a beige or light pink tone.
• To prevent the gel polish from floating and spreading, you can remove the sticky layer from the camouflage.
• It's worth making a mini-markup. It is necessary to determine the deepest point and height of the antennae.
• Transfer the white gel polish to the tip and slowly smooth out the smile with the dots.
• Cover with a layer of thick top.

Patch

The most unexpected, but available to everyone option. The edges of the most common patches have a perfectly rounded shape. This is an excellent replacement for stickers and stencils. Thanks to it, a French manicure without stripes turns out perfectly smooth even at home.

What you need to do:

• Cover your nails with camouflage polish in 2 layers.
• Take a regular patch and peel off the protective film.
• Seal the plate so that the tip of the nail remains. It is important to stick the patch only on completely dry polish, otherwise it will come off with the base color.
• Apply white varnish to the tip, let it dry and carefully peel off the patch.
• Cover with a layer of top.

Scotch tape and Scotch tape

The tape can be cut into thin semicircular strips. If this is difficult to do, it needs to be glued in an arc. And adhesive tape is a universal manicure item that can also be used to create a French manicure.

It's quite simple to do:

• Cover your nails with a nude color.
• Place tape or adhesive tape on the free edge and press it well against the plate.
• Use scissors to cut off a small edge so that you can grab it later.
• Paint part of the nail with white polish, without going beyond the boundaries of the tape.
• Let the white varnish dry.
• Grab the remaining edge and quickly peel off the tape.
• You need to choose a leveling top so that you can cover all the errors as much as possible and properly level the step from the smile.

Peel off

A film that protects the skin around the nail from varnish during a gradient will help you create a French manicure without stripes.

Necessary procedure:

• Cover your nails with a camouflage shade.
• Apply the film to the colored layer so that only the tip remains unpainted.
• When the film dries, coat the tip with white varnish.
• Remove the film with tweezers and apply a glossy topcoat to the finished design.

Stamping

There are plates with a pattern that perfectly follow the shape of a smile and are suitable for creating a French jacket. There are plates that are immediately engraved different shapes and the size of smiles, they greatly simplify the work. The pattern is transferred to the nail using the technique.

What should be done:

• Cover your nails with pale pink or beige camouflage.
• Apply white gel polish to the smile-shaped plate.
• Use a stamp to stamp the surface of the plate and carefully transfer the design onto the nail.
• Cover the layer with top.

If you don't have the plate you need, no problem. You can draw a curved line on the stamp with gel polish or a brush and transfer it to your fingers. It is more difficult to paint on your own nails, especially for right-handed people on the right hand. And with a stamp it’s easy to create a French jacket without stripes.

Elastic band or bracelet

This method is performed using a hair tie or a silicone bracelet.

There is nothing complicated about the technique:

• Apply tint to nails.
• Make a knot in the elastic band in the middle.
• Tightly wrap two fingers with an elastic band at different ends, leaving room for a smile.
• Using a native brush of white varnish, paint over the entire space.
• Cover the design with topcoat.

What country do you think invented the classic nail design - French manicure? In France, you say? But no! It was invented in 1976 by Jeff Pink, the founder and head of the well-known company ORLY. One of the Hollywood directors wanted to solve once and for all the dilemma of creating a nail coating that would match all the outfits and images of actresses, so that they would not have to repaint their nails for each new scene. After all, leaving your hands unattended meant ruining everything close-ups, especially related to putting on a wedding ring.

Pink realized that everything ingenious is simple, and made a choice in favor of maximum naturalness. Pinkish-peach shades of the nail plate and a snow-white smile line are an attractive and versatile option for any outfit. In the video, the French manicure looked amazing, just like in real life.

The original name – Natural Look – fully reflected the essence of manicure. Right up until the moment when it appeared on the handles of models of French podiums. Realizing that it sounded rustic, and associations with France give anything a flair of sophistication and the latest fashion, Jeff renamed the coating “French manicure.” This type of nail design is still known under this capacious name. This is a great option for work, holiday, study, meeting with business partner and even dates.

A home French manicure, no different from a salon one, is not a dream, but quite a reality. All you need to do is strictly follow the rules established by the professionals.

French requires maximum naturalness. The more natural the nails look, the less intrusive the manicure will look, the better it will harmonize with clothes of different styles.

To create the main tone, it is recommended to use translucent and transparent coatings in peach or pink shades. Some also prefer beige or cream. If your nails are not in perfect condition and you want to disguise imperfections, then choose a dense, opaque base of the same tones.

To make your smile line look perfect, the only thing suitable option to decorate it - a thick white coating, perhaps even paint. To make a French manicure done at home look as natural as possible, experiment with shades and determine which suits you best - snow-white or milky.

Materials for a French jacket: according to taste and color...

To create a jacket, you can use any suitable materials. The easiest way to do it at home is with varnish - this material is easy to apply and familiar to any beginner. Those who want their manicure to last a couple of weeks should pay attention to nail extension materials - acrylic or gel. Shellac is also perfect for creating a breathtaking French manicure.

If you want to learn how to do a French manicure at home using gel polish, study this master class:

Ways to create a French manicure: beauty in ten minutes

• Stencils Adhesive stencils are a convenient and simple way to outline a smile line - both ordinary and charming with a lace pattern, a sharp diagonal line or an arbitrary figured ornament. Stickers are used after applying the base and serve to fill the free space with a white coating.
• Stripes. French stripes are the most common and simplest method of creating a clear and neat smile line. Glue them below the intended white tip, apply the coating and let it dry. And then remove the stripes and fix the beauty with a top coat - you can even take a photo of your French manicure and show it off to your friends, because it will probably turn out very neat.

  However, before making a French manicure, you will need to find strips that fit your nail shape and size or cut off existing ones.

• Tips. Tips, already painted in a French style, are easily attached to the nail. They are thin and therefore look natural. Eat different types tips – covering the entire nail at once or just the snow-white tip.
• Pencil. Do you need a French jacket for one evening and are not chasing perfection? Then don't waste time drawing out your smile line with polish, gel polish, gel or acrylic. Just paint the inside natural nail with a special pencil. However, if your natural smile line is irregular, then the drawn one will look the same. And it washes off quite quickly - just rinse your hands under water.
• Applying paint or varnish with a brush. This method of creating a French manicure requires special care and a steady hand. Arm yourself with a nail art brush, take liquid varnish or special paints. You can create either a classic French or draw a smile line of any desired shape. A little practice and you will become a real master!

French is a chance to touch the classics of nail design, emphasizing elegance and subtle taste.

Nail design is my hobby, I design my nails in different ways and one of my favorites is of course French manicure.

I myself have read many articles on this topic, mainly beautiful photos and little technology, it’s the technical aspects that I would like to talk about in detail.

1. Stencils. Everyone knows about stencils, you buy them and stick them on, and then there’s no point in writing a review of a French manicure. I will not dwell on them in detail, everything is clear here. I hardly ever use them.

2.Homemade stencils. In fact, you can make them yourself.

• You can use household insulating tape or matte adhesive tape from Scotch (best), or simple stationery stickers. You can cut out oval stickers from any sticky base, or you can use the tape itself, just make sure the smile line is straight. If you have zigzag scissors, you can cut wavy stripes and create this unusual manicure.
• Another way: Take an old file from a folder, stick adhesive tape, matte tape, even masking tape on it and cut out semicircular strips, you can trace the old strip from a purchased stencil, if there is any left, leave a little on the side to make it easier to peel them off and apply on nails. Of course, this takes a long time, you can just cut off the tape and stick it on right away.
• The tape is too sticky. If it sticks tightly and comes off together with the varnish or, on the contrary, leaves glue, then before applying it to the nails, glue the strip to a lint-free fabric, and then to the nails, remove the main stickiness to the fabric.
• In addition, a bactericidal adhesive plaster works well; use its rounded parts or cut several stickers from one plaster. It will take five patches for two hands, or one or two if you cut them out.

  
  

  You can also hide your smile line with rhinestones or sparkles; in fact, any polish with glitter will do for this.

  
  

  3. Varnish with a thin brush. If you have white varnish with a thin brush, you can first draw a thin line around the smile line, and then fill in the overgrown part with regular varnish. This is one of my favorite ways. Easy to apply with a thin brush straight lines. This is especially convenient for a triangular French jacket.

  
  

  4. Method with nail polish remover. Your hands are shaking, everything is crooked, everything is askew, it’s okay. Paint crookedly, take a flat cosmetic brush, dip it in acetone or nail polish remover and touch it up until it’s even. This is especially suitable for those who cannot do it straight with their left hand.

  
  

  5.Short nails. French manicure can be done on nails of any length and it looks just as great on nails with no length at all. You don't have to grow your nails at all.

  You need to apply a thin strip along the tip of the nail, even if there is no regrown part, you imitate it, you simply paint over this part of the nail with white. Your hands are immediately transformed and look well-groomed.

  
  

  A few years ago, a friend of mine with root nails went to the salon and the master did this imitation of white tips with the thinnest stripe, and she had never even dreamed of such a manicure. She walked around happy, showed it to everyone, received a lot of compliments and refused to wash the dishes at home)))

  This method is also suitable for those who have already grown a little, but want to visually lengthen the nail plate or who have a naturally small one.

  
  

  This method can also be used to save a nude manicure that has begun to rub at the ends.

  6. Gradient. This manicure with a gradient looks very gentle on the nails. There are several ways.

  
  

  • On clean, base-coated nails, you apply a thin layer with a sponge with white varnish, concentrating it on the tips, and then cover it all with milky varnish.

    
    

  • Apply white and pink to the sponge at the same time and apply it to the entire nail. This is my favorite way. You need to do two layers, sometimes three.
  • Apply milky or pink polish to your nails, and then use a sponge to work the ends with white.

    
    

    You will get a real gradient only in the second way, since this is the only way the white and pink varnish will perfectly mix with each other at the transition border.

    
    

    7.Design. Take a pink, thick polish and paint your nails. Then, using a thin brush, paint white feathers along the grown edge. Drawing them is very simple. In winter, white feathers can be replaced with snowflakes to imitate frosty patterns.

    
    

    If you have stamping plates, there is huge scope for creativity.

    
    

    8.White varnish. The denser the white varnish, the better. This is what I use now. I won’t say I’m delighted, but these are my favorites so far.

    
    

    9. Milk varnish. I buy milky polishes all the time, and recently I’ve been using these for manicures like this. Sally Hansen polish Catrice polish

    
    

    You can make it yourself. Drop a couple of drops of white into any transparent varnish and stir. Don’t add too much at once, just one drop at a time and try it on your nail. Thick pink varnish also dissolves well in transparent. You can dilute it separately if you have a small container, so you don’t waste all the transparent varnish.

    
    

    Many people only use this kind of varnish; sometimes it adheres better than store-bought, because everyone knows how such varnishes “streak.”

    You can make your own brush at home. If you need a thin brush, you can cut off the thickness of any brush, even from old varnish, even from an artistic one. A used eyeliner brush works great.

    
    

    Most best advice about the brush specifically for French manicure. You need to cut the flat brush in a semicircle. This will solve 90% of the problems for applying white tips. A flat nail polish brush or a flat eyebrow brush will do, it is already beveled, all you have to do is round it. It is best to cut with curved manicure scissors. Before doing this, the brush needs to be washed with acetone to remove the varnish and dried, this will make it easier to give it the desired shape.

    
    If you buy a white polish with a flat brush, trim it, you will have special varnish for tips, this is very convenient and saves time significantly, even compared with stencils. So at the end of this review I give you my favorite trick.

The apparent simplicity of French manicure has deceived many beginners. It would seem so complicated: a semicircular “smiling” line at the tip of the nail!

But in reality, there are a lot of problems with drawing a French jacket:

• Asymmetrical design – curved “mustaches” and offset center;
• Uneven surface - bulging smile and waves in manicure;
• Excessive thickness of the nail plate and a very dense tip;
• Blurred joint - between the main color and the decor;
• Chips of the edges and the jacket itself;
• A very wide or very narrow smile;
• Yellowness of the white stripe.

Reasons uneven French can serve:

• incorrectly selected tools;
• mistake in choosing the composition for the “smile”;
• poor eye;
• ignoring basic technical rules;
• ignorance of the secrets of professional masters.

There are several ways to get the experience you need:

1. take a manicure course from a good specialist;
2. “get” your own bumps and gain experience;
3. analyze the advice of professionals and understand the principles of quality work.

The last option is the simplest and most achievable.

Secrets smooth jacket with gel polish multi-stage. It’s not enough to just arm yourself with a good brush and repeat the movements “like in a master class”; you need to understand the basics of possible problems and eliminate them.

You need to start by preparing the nail. Only on the tip of the correct neat shape will an excellent, even “smile” lie.

Symmetry must be present from the very beginning, so ignoring the preliminary stage is a real blasphemy.

The preparation period necessarily includes:

1. shape correction;
2. removing gloss with a light buff;
3. treating nails with a dehydrator and primer.

The second important stage is the choice of tool. Most often, masters paint a smile with a brush, and beginners use stencils.

When choosing a brush, priorities may be different:

• Medium round brush made from natural materials. Suitable for high-quality drawing, but requires experience and work skills.
• Flat hard brush. It will help create the ideal width and precise contour of the French line, but it requires a little skill in creating a “mustache.” To work, the tool is saturated with gel polish, rather than simply applying the composition to the tip of the brush.
• Original gel polish brush and any thin hard brush. It is used for a professional life hack, when a French line is drawn with a line wider than necessary, and then the excess is simply erased with a clean brush. The main danger of this method is streaks of white gel polish on the main background. To prevent them, the auxiliary brush should be used not dry, but slightly moistened with a clinser and cleaned after each movement.
• Very fine brush. Suitable for drawing “by dots”, that is, the nail is marked with guide marks, which are then connected to each other. Recommended for craftsmen with a good eye.
• Dots. An ideal tool for a beginner, as it does not require precision in applying gel polish and controlling pressure when moving. Drawing the “smile” is done according to preliminary markings, but it is much easier than working with a brush.

A smile is usually drawn like this:

1. We cover the nails with the base color in two layers, allowing each layer to dry. It is better to paint French on one nail at a time so that the design does not become blurred while waiting.
2. Let's start with the French. First, use a thin brush to draw a line along the edge of the nail. To define the bend of the “smile,” we draw lines along the side ridges (the lines should not be long). Draw a semicircle with the brush, connecting the top point at the “rollers” with the center of the nail, repeat on the symmetrical side.
3. Now we paint over the smile line, correct the shape in the center and send it to dry for 1-2 minutes, depending on the lamp.
4. If there are bald spots in the color, you can apply a thin second layer of “smile” and bake it again in the lamp.
5. Then cover the jacket with French top and dry it.
6. After a minute or two, remove the stickiness from the cooled gel polish.

Beginners can also use a stencil or foil tape. The essence of the work is to define the boundary of the “smile” with a clear line and carefully fill the limited space with gel polish of the desired color.

The following tips will help beginners at home or professional manicure in creating a beautiful and even French manicure:

1. The correct width of a “smile” is approximately one-sixth of a nail.
2. According to the rules, the bend of the line should reflect the semicircle of the cuticle, but here everything is very individual, sometimes the line is crooked, sometimes you want a special “smile,” and the shape of the nails in a French style is also very important.
3. The ideal camouflage color for a classic “natural” French coat is average between the shades of the skin and the nail plate.
4. It is allowed to draw a French line with gel paint and paint over it with gel polish. However, it is better to work with one composition, since mixing may affect the quality of the coating.
5. To obtain a clear joint line, it is recommended to remove the sticky layer from the camouflage or color.
6. From yellowness white french will save good top, so you should carefully choose the manufacturer.

There is one more interesting option creating a French coat, the purpose of which is to avoid excessive thickness of the multilayer coating.

When applying each layer of camouflage or color, leave the “smile” area unpainted or remove the gel polish in this part of the nail mechanically - with any hard brush. And only after that they polymerize.

As a result, a deepening strip remains under the French jacket, which is filled with gel polish; you need color, but you need to act very clearly - the French jacket does not like flaws.

Why can't I get straight lines on my nails?

When the French design technique becomes clear, by analogy you can master even drawing on nails.

The tools are the same:

• thin and wide foil or tape - as stencils;
• brushes of different thicknesses for creating freehand lines and shapes.

It is very easy to draw geometric patterns, stripes and even shapes using foil and tape.

1. Strips are glued onto the first colored layer of gel polish in the desired position with a small margin in length on both sides.
2. This is followed by a second layer of gel polish and careful removal of the tape to expose the color of the bottom coating.

The second option is metallized tape or foil, used as decorative strips. They are simply glued onto the finished color and fixed with a layer of topcoat. Uncomplicated and elegant.

Both French and stripes count simple options stylish manicure. And indeed it is. If something doesn't work out at the very beginning, don't be upset.

A little practice, implementation of professional life hacks and secrets, and the result of an excellent manicure will become an incentive for further creativity.