Thursday, September 12, 2013

Unbelievably Easy French Nails!


I used to always pay to have my nails done at my local salon. I would love the classic french tip nails, which would end up costing more than the regular basic polish. When I first saw the way that the nail technician did it, I was astounded! I could easily do these nail! I didn't need any tape or stickers. This is how I did them:
  1. For this nail tutorial I used OPI white nail polish (no idea what it's called, but the nail polish is white), a brush (E.L.F., $1 eye lining brush), a tissue, nail polish remover and Essie 3-way glaze. All of these products are relatively cheap, but for nail polishes, any white nail polish will work. Don't be afraid to try different things with your nail colors! I once did the galaxy nail, but decided to do just the tips of the nails as galaxies.
  2. I started out with clean nails. This is super important. To help the nail polish stick on better, buffing the nail will help it stay on longer
  3. So what now? Paint the tips of your nails white. It doesn't have to be neat, just paint the ends of them.
  4. Pour a small amount of nail polish remover into the cap of the bottle and then take the E.L.F. eye liner brush and dip it into the nail polish remover. 
  5. At this time, you will need to be extremely careful. Shape the nails into how you'd like them to look. You can either make them rounded or straight (as I did). Hold your hand however you need to make this process easier. I find that holding them like I did in the first photograph and holding the brush from behind my hand helps me have better control over the brush.
  6. Once you have finished shaping all the white parts on your nail, put a layer of top coat over the whole nail to create the shiny look.
  7. Ta-da! Easy, cheap french tip nails :)

- E.

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