How Long Do French Manicures Last?

Posted in: Useful Info, styles by weddingcometrue | February 28th 2010 | no comments

I am sure that at one point you have already considered having French manicure and probably you asked yourself: How long do French manicures last? I have done some research myself about the topic and it revealed that there isn’t a time period that is true for everybody, in fact I can say that French manicures last between 3 days and 3 weeks. Not very specific, right? The truth is that the length of time it lasts depends on various factors. We all know that in the case of acrylic nails it usually lasts longer and the time period is easier to specify, but in the case of natural nails it is a lot harder.



There are some practical tips to make the French manicure last longer. For example avoid washing dishes or clothes by hand. When you have a nice manicure that you would like to preserve it is better to avoid keeping your hands in water for a longer time or to do any work that might affect your nails.

There are some methods that might help to make the manicure last longer. When you apply the base coat, you should apply more layers. After this be careful not to make the tips to thick because this makes chipping more probable. In the end be sure to apply a top coat. It is useful in this situation as well to apply more layers. Even if you go to a salon you can ask the manicurist to do these things for you.

Besides chipping other problems may occur, for example after a few days the natural smile line will be visible, where the polish doesn’t cover anymore (naturally this might happen is you use clear polish instead of pink or nude). In this case you can paint a new line or to get a new manicure. It might be a good idea to paint the smile line a little further back when getting your nails done, so that the smile line will appear later. This little cheating might be useful, but if the smile line is drawn too far back it will make your nails look a lot shorter than they really are and unnatural.

Here are some tips what to do to make your manicure last longer: apply a coat of clear polish every day on the manicured nails. This will prevent chipping. If the tip chips immediately fill in the chipped areas and apply a layer of clear coat. If you don’t repair it fast enough, the chipping will spread. Be careful not to apply lotions or hand creams on the nails because they might damage the manicure. The pedicure might be protected by wearing socks or stockings.

We might protect our manicure for a certain period of time, but whatever we do, after a time we must do our nails again. These little tricks might enable you to win another week of beautiful manicure. At this point you should already know how long do French manicures last.