You've heard of a French Tip, but have you heard of a French Twist for the nails? This sweet design is inspired by some nail artists sharing their awesome works on Youtube, which is a wealth of inspirations by the way.
So how do you work the French Twist? First off, here's what you need.
Needed:
- 2 Nail Polish Colors (Pink from FaceShop and White from Chatmignon)
- Cotton Sticks (the kind you use to clean your ears)
- Base coat of your choice
- Top Coat of your choice
- Nail Polish Remover
- Cotton paper
- Paper you no longer need (except newspaper)
The Beauty Regime:
1. Check out how to prep nails for nail polish application
here
2. With base coat properly applied in step 1, apply your first coat of base color (pink in this example)
3. Make it a double coat, you need a smooth coat for the other steps to work properly
4. Take out your white polish (or other colors if you wish to be more daring, but white is classic French and works nicely with many colors)
5. Position your working hand at a slanted angle, and once you feel your steady hand set it, lash your brush across the nail to create the slanted effect
6. Chances are you won't make a pretty coat with just one try, so make sure you do not have too much white polish each time you repeat step 5 till you have a nice proper coat of white tip
7. Take the base color you used, and smear some on the paper
8. Using the cotton stick, pick up some color and apply three dots across the slanted white tip
9. You can clean up any mess using another cotton stick or cotton paper to pick up some nail-polish remover and wipe clean the messiness
10. Once all is done, top it off with 2 coats of top-coat. Remember to refresh your top coat every three days or so if you want it to last
And you're done!
More photos
here.
