Information about French manicure guides

French manicures are one of the most popular styles of our days and the truth is that they have been around for a very long time and they haven’t changed much. I think everybody knows this style with the pink base and the white tips. There are a lot of people who think that it is hard to create this manicure but the truth is that there is almost nothing special about it. You just have to follow some well defined steps and the end result should be just the way you want it to be.

As I have mentioned the most well known feature of the manicure is that there are two colors used. To create the perfect smile lines you Could draw them by hands, but in case you feel like your hands aren’t steady enough, you could use some French manicure guides. These are stickers that will help you to create the smile lines. To create the French manicure, just as in case of any other manicure, you have to start with doing the manicure. Once you are done, you should apply a layer of base coat to protect the nails and to make the polish adhere better.

Once the first layer has dried you should sick the French manicure guides at the border between the nail bed and the free edge. Be sure to stick them well so that the nail polish won’t be able to get under it. Then you should polish the free edge with the white polish and wait a bit for the polish to dry. If you don’t wait enough, when you remove the guides the polish may smear but if you wait for too long then the guides might pull up the polish. Remove the nail guides and when the white polish has dried you should polish the entire nail with the other polish that could be pink, nude or beige, depending on the skin tone that you have. Don’t forget to apply a layer of top coat in the end to protect the nails.

You can buy the French manicure guides together with the French manicure set and usually you will get about 20-40 guides. If you have used all of them or you didn’t buy a manicure set then you could buy the guides separately as well and in this case you can buy up to 100 guides with a couple of dollars. You can find the guides at almost any grocery store and usually they are very cheap but very useful.

I hope now you know a lot more about French manicure guides and that you will be able to use the guidance that I have given you to create the perfect French manicure with the perfect smile lines. In case you have any observations or things that you would like to add to the things I have already mentioned, please feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the page to share your thoughts with us.

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