Depict This!: Monday, March 05, 2012

Monday, March 5

How to ~ A Quick & Easy French Manicure Tutorial

Hi everyone! Today I want to show you a cool trick I used the other day to do a French manicure by using a rubber band. It’s really simple, and makes fiddly French tips sooo much easier! To do this tutorial you will need:

Nail polish ~ I used BYS Nail Enamel - 02 French Pink, N.Y.C. Color – Blue Bird, Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Top & Base Coat and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat.
An elastic band; I personally think that a thin rubber band is better than a thick one, but that’s up to you.

Really simple right? So let’s get started.

   Step 1: Prepare your nail base. I wanted a two-tone manicure, so I painted my nails pastel pink first. Make sure your polish or base coat has dried thoroughly before proceeding to Step 2.

   Step 2: Stretch the rubber band over the top of your nail, placing it where you want the French tip to end.

Step 3: Holding the band in place with your other fingers, paint the tip of your nail.

   Step 4: Release the rubber band one side at a time and take it off your nail being careful not to smudge the wet polish. Rinse and repeat.

Extra Tip: The pinky nail is the hardest one to do, so here are some pictures of how I held the band down. Also, I found that if you accidentally made the tip too short, you can re-lay the rubber band down lower on your nail and paint the tip again. It works really well!