White jacket - classic French manicure

French manicure is perhaps the most democratic kind of decorative manicure. He looks equally well on the hands of a business woman or a modest teacher, a touchingly tender bride or a lady of mature Balzac's age. It is effective on nails of menacing length and on small "claws", it fits to any shape of the nail plate, it will be appropriate for secular reception and for an outgoing youth party. This manicure for all occasions, because it is distributed far beyond the trendsetter - France.

The second name of the French manicure is a "white jacket". What is common between the manicure and the military uniform of the French and British armies is difficult to say. Maybe a white color. And, maybe, that the hands of the officers should have always been well-groomed, with clean and neat nails. Whatever it was, but a white jacket for us, women, became a favorite manicure and in itself, and as a basis for further nyl-creativity. In addition, it is with this treatment of nails that they look perfectly healthy and fit.

A white jacket does not have to be strictly white. Lovers of variety can edge nails, all or one, paint with blue, gold or silver lacquer. If the color varnish is applied only on the edge of one nail, it will look more stylish and sought after. But the base of the nail remains traditional - tender-cream, light pink or natural-beige. By the way, if you put a white jacket with a pattern on one of the fingers of both hands on an external part of the nail , this will be an excellent solution for a festive evening.

In order to make a French manicure, do not necessarily go to a beauty salon. It is quite affordable and at home, especially since there are special templates for this.

Necessary "expendable" materials: white nail polish, white cosmetic nail pencil, base for lacquer, colorless varnish.

The way "by hand"

In order to make a white French jacket by hand, the nails are filed, they are given a rounded shape. Length - arbitrary, but so that you yourself were comfortable.

For hands it is good to make a bath so that the skin softens softly. After that, the cosmetic stick is pushed back the skin from the inside of the nail.

White pencil draw a "smile" on a natural white line or arbitrarily large size, painting all the space to the outer edge of the nail. The main thing is that your line is not above natural.

The nail is covered with a special primer-base and dried. You can also use a nail coating to even out their surface if there are cracks, seizures and other defects. Thanks to him the nails will look smooth, like polished.

The crescent of the "smile" is stained with white lacquer. Do it carefully, without going beyond the boundaries of the pencil. After this, the varnish should be well dried, so as not to be smeared and not to be sticky. In addition, you can paint with a white pencil not only the nail on top, but under the protruding part, as well as cover with varnish. From this "smile" will be more white and elegant.

Nails are covered with any clear lacquer of light shade, you can paint them twice. Next, the varnish-fixer is applied along the entire length of the nail and under it.

Fantasize, or art-jacket

The modern design of nails "white jacket" is not limited strictly to bodily or other pastel colors. There is an art coat, in which you can combine the tips of white and blue, white and red, silver and golden with the primary color of the nail of different shades. The main role here is played by your imagination and taste.

And, as already mentioned, the French manicure today can be decorated. As a decoration used blyostki, rhinestones, painting. They will turn your nails into a real work of art.