It’s not a secret for anyone that it’s precisely on the hands of a woman that her age can be determined. And in general, groomed hands will always spoil even the most ideal image. It is for these reasons that every girl needs to pay attention to her nails. You can put your hands in order both in various salons, and independently at home. Everyone knows that the fashion for manicure is constantly changing. However, for those who always want to be in trend, an excellent solution would be to make French nails. Such a design has been popular for several decades and is deservedly considered a classic. Many experts believe that the jacket is universal and perfect for everyday manicure and for special events.
A small digression into history
If you conduct a survey in which country the French manicure was first made, then many people, without hesitation, will call France. However, this opinion is erroneous. The first French manicure appeared in 1976 in Hollywood. The reason for his appearance is very simple - in the process of filming, so that the actress's manicure fits different images, the masters often had to change it. To avoid this time, the producers decided to turn to the masters to come up with a universal design suitable for any outfit. The choice fell on the founder of Orly - Jeff Pink. It was he who came up with the French nail design. Such a manicure got its name because of the similarity of the company name and the name of the French airport.
At that time, Jeff Pink could not even think that his developed design would be so popular and even become a classic in the nail industry. Despite the fact that in the modern world there are many different variations of French manicure, its original appearance has still not lost its relevance.
Various design techniques
With the development of the nail industry, several techniques for performing French manicure on nails have been developed:
- drawing a smile of a nail with a regular varnish brush;
- the use of a special thin brush for a jacket;
- the use of stencils to make French nails;
- creating such a design with the help of extension.
Each master chooses a technique depending on his own skills and preferences. For example, for novice craftsmen, special stencils - strips with which you can draw an even smile, are an excellent choice. More experienced craftsmen paint a jacket with a regular varnish brush. Gel nail extension is not only a more difficult task, but also requires more time and special materials. This way of creating design is best for professionals.
Preparing your hands for coating
Before making French nails, pens need to be prepared - to make a manicure. As you know, there are three types of manicure: edged, hardware and combined. More affordable and lightweight is edged. To make such a manicure, you need tools:
- bath for hands;
- cream soap for softening the skin of the hands;
- degreasing fluid or alcohol;
- nippers and nail scissors;
- nail file.
When all the materials are prepared, you can start the procedure. Cut manicure takes about 30 minutes. This procedure consists of several steps:
- First you need to pour warm water into the hand bath. Put a few drops of emollient soap into it.
- The second step is to steam your hands in water. This stage on average takes about 10-15 minutes.
- Next, using nippers and nail scissors, remove the cuticle, keratinized skin and all burrs. Particular attention and accuracy is necessary here to avoid damage.
- The next stage is to use the nail file and scissors to give the nails the same length and shape.
- At the end, degrease the nails with a special liquid or alcohol.
As you can see, this procedure does not require much time. Anyone can handle it. Girls who do not want to do manicures on their own can contact specialists.
French materials
After completing the manicure procedure, you can begin to cover the nails. To make the coat white on the nails with gel polish, you need the following materials:
- base coverage;
- light pink or beige gel polish;
- white gel polish;
- top coating;
- lamp for drying gel polish;
- alcohol or degreasing liquid.
If you need to make the coating with ordinary varnish, then you need to prepare ordinary varnishes - transparent, nude and white. To simplify the procedure, you can use stencils for French.
Classic French on nails: photo and step by step instructions
French manicure is done very simply and quite quickly:
- First, a base coat (transparent varnish) is applied and dried.
- Next, the nails should be coated with colored gel polish in two layers. First, one layer is applied, dried in a lamp. Then - the second and also dried.
- The next stage is the creation of the “smile” line. It can be painted with a regular brush or using stencils. It is necessary to ensure that all "smiles" are even, and most importantly - the same. After everything is ready, the nails should be dried in a lamp. If necessary (if the white varnish is uneven), this step can be repeated.
- In the end, all the nails need to be covered with top, dried and removed the sticky layer.
So the manicure is ready. It should be borne in mind that the jacket for short nails also looks beautiful, as well as for long ones.
How much nail design lasts
The duration of the "life" of a manicure directly depends on the materials with which it was made. So, the jacket with ordinary varnish will hold for a few days at most. The coating may begin to chip off earlier.
Gel polish is now famous for the fact that it can be worn for a long time. So, French manicure gel polish will last an average of about a month. To ensure maximum design wear, it can neither be trimmed nor filed. Mechanical effects should also be avoided. Significantly reduce the duration of the “life” of the varnish can poorly prepared hands or the wrong technology for applying the coating itself.
French nails: where are appropriate and what are they combined with?
As already mentioned, the main advantage of French manicure is its versatility. The design goes well with any outfit and will be appropriate not only for business meetings, but also for romantic walks. French can be done on both long and short nails. The shape of the nails also does not matter. Many girls wonder what to make nails for the new year. French will be a great solution, because in this case, girls can change several images during the holiday without worrying that the manicure does not suit them.
Types of French
Now we can distinguish the following varieties of French manicure :
- Classic coating. This kind of coating involves covering the base of nails with nude colors, and the “smile” lines in plain white.
- Color jacket. Such a design can be performed in two ways. In the first case, a smile line is drawn with colored varnish. In the second, the entire nail is coated with colored varnish, and the smile line is white.
- Design with sparkles. This manicure looks stylish and elegant. It can be applied to any holiday. For example, to make a New Year’s jacket on nails, you can sprinkle a line of smiles with gold sparkles.
- Fan french. This variety involves the use of rhinestones, beads, ribbons and other materials.
- Reverse (lunar) french. Here the smile line is drawn not at the tip of the nail, but at the base - the hole.
- French with design involves drawing a pattern on the nail plate.
Conclusion
Based on the foregoing, it is necessary to take stock. The main advantages of French manicure are:
- This design is neutral. Therefore, girls who want to make a French on the nails for the New Year, do not worry that the manicure will distract the attention of others from the whole image as a whole.
- French manicure is always in trend.
- French allows you to experiment with various designs.
- Ideal for both natural and extended nails.
- Suitable for girls who work in offices with a strict dress code.
- Ideal for any shape and length of nails.
Because of these advantages of French manicure, many girls have been choosing it for many years.