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Lacquer Shimmer
The French Manicure: New and Improved Variations by Coast Portland
For decades, French manicures have been well loved by women around the world as one of the cleanest, most versatile ways to wear your nails. However, the traditional manicure can come off as too plain vanilla in this era of GaGa-esque bravado.
Spice up the a manicure by choosing instead from the variations listed below, many of which feature nail lacquers from internationally popular polish designers butter LONDON and Deborah Lippmann.
Color Variations on the French Manicure
Tantalizing tips. One simple shift for the French manicure is to maintain the pink nail bed, but choose a different tone for the tips. Fiery red or flaming fuchsia tips will certainly make for a striking impression. Alternatively, smoky black tips in a tone like "Chimney Sweep" butter LONDON nail polish adds an edgy, intriguing Goth tone to an ensemble.
Unique nail beds. Alternatively, you could change up the tired old French manicure by choosing a different color for the nail bed while maintaining the white tips. For instance, a nail bed in a pink salmon shimmer like Deborah Lippmann's "Some Enchanted Evening" would jazz up any manicure routine.
Reverse French manicures. Changing up the color of both the nail tips and beds is another way to move any French manicure miles away from boring. Typically, when one speaks of a reverse French manicure, she means the lighter color that would traditionally be painted on just the tips is actually painted on the nail beds, while the darker color is applied to the tips instead. The simplest reverse French manicure features white nail beds with light pink tips. In this case, find a tip tone that will gracefully move from the office to the cocktail lounge, like the royal toffee color in "Aston" by butter LONDON.
However, there's no reason to limit yourself to pink and white. For instance, nail beds in golden "Nefertiti" butter LONDON polish would pair nicely with black tips. Red beds with white tips (or vice versa) is a popular color pairing and is especially appropriate for romantic holidays or events. In this color combination, a glittery raspberry-toned polish such as "Razzle Dazzle" by Deborah Lippmann would be a wonderful choice for the nail bed color.
If you are choosing from a variety of colors, consider selecting opposite colors on the color wheel and placing the darker color on the tips. For example, navy blue "Big Smoke" butter LONDON nail polish tips with shimmery copper-orange Deborah Lippmann "Superstar" nail beds would be sensational. (Note that blue and orange are opposite each other on the color wheel.)
Nail Tip Shape Variations
There's no good reason to stick with the gentle curve of the traditional French manicure. A diagonal French manicure, for instance, features a simple diagonal line across the nail bed, setting the line for the tips. Chevron tips are another option-they meet in a sharp point in the center of the nail bed. Special stencil kits may be purchased or applied by your manicurist to achieve these nail tip variations.
Nail Art
A particularly popular wedding style is to add nail art to a French manicure. Today's bride may choose to match her nail art to her ceremony's theme. For example, if a bride decided to wear white orchids in her hair during the ceremony, she might ask her manicurist to depict a white orchid on each of her perfectly pink nail beds. (Orchids in "Pearly Queen" butter LONDON polish would be an excellent lacquer for such a nuptial endeavor.)
General Tips for Creating Flawless French Manicures
Whichever creative color combination you choose, following the tips below will help you pull off a flawless look:
Draw straight lines using a stencil kit. Stencil kits are invaluable to those of us who couldn't draw a straight, smooth line to save our lives.
Fix mistakes with a slanted orange wood stick. If you have the steady hand of a surgeon, you may opt to complete your French manicure design freestyle. A slanted orange wood stick can help you quickly remove any slip-ups from your nail bed.
Trust the pros. The easiest, most luxurious way to get any style of French manicure is to simply take your favorite colors to your manicurist, who can apply any number of creative techniques to create the unique style you crave.
About the Author
Take manicures to the next level by using butter LONDON nail polish. Visit b-glowing's website in order to explore and learn more about Deborah Lippmann nail colors as well as a great variety of other beauty products.
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