How to Do a French Manicure

If you want to know how to do a french manicure there are plenty of “how to french manicure” books out there on the market. A professional nail stylist in a salon might also be willing to give you a 'how to French manicure' lesson as well.

In essence you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know how to do a french manicure but you do need to know how to do basic things like draw a straight or curvy line. This is because a french manicure is sometimes done freehand and you are manually painting white tips on your nails.

However usually the process is very simple. You place guides on your nails that leave the desired shape of the nail tip blank. You then paint the tip of the nail a bright white. You remove the guides and then paint over the entirety of the nail with a sheer opaque color. Sometimes this is coated over with yet another layer of sheer varnish to keep the french manicure from chipping.

If you are not doing a classic french manicure then you need to be a bit more careful about how you apply the guides. These more contemporary styles of manicures are vivid in color so if there is any mistakes made such as seeping under the sticky guides while you are painting then your manicure will look amateur and crooked. The pale French manicure is the easiest one to do at home but you might want to leave the vividly colored one (sometimes called a reverse French manicure) to an expert as it requires such a steady hand.

Sometimes you can also buy manicure kits that include a how to french manicure booklet that take you step by step through the process.

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