How to Do a French Pedicure

If you want to know how to do a french pedicure there are plenty of “books out there on the market and sites on the Internet that can tell you how to do it. It is not difficult especially if you also have a pedicure set. A professional nail stylist in a salon might also be willing to give you a french pedicure lesson as well. Simply booking an appointment and taking note of how it is done is the easiest way to learn.

In essence doing a french pedicure is the same as a French manicure only you do it to your toes. It does require a steady hand. This is because a french pedicure is sometimes done freehand and you are manually painting white tips on your nails. It is easier to do your toes than your nails as you do not have to use your non-dominant hand at any point.

The process is very simple. You place the guides from your pedicure set 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 whole nail with a sheer gloss or pale color. Sometimes this is coated over with yet another layer of sheer varnish to keep the french pedicure from chipping.

If you are not doing a classic french pedicure then you need to be a bit more exacting when you apply the guides. These more modern and gimmicky styles of manicures are bright 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 crooked. The pale French kind is the easiest one to do at home with your pedicure set but you might want to leave the vividly colored one (sometimes called a reverse French manicure) to a professional.

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