French manicure

The French manicure (service jacket) - the cosmetic procedure which differs in way of drawing varnishes: soft pastel tones (beige or light pink) on a manual plate and a nail, white on an external tip.

An inventor of the French manicure is not the Frenchman, but American Jef Pink, the president of the ORLY company at all. Creation of the French manicure began Pink's answer to a request of the Hollywood director to think up universal manicure which would approach under any dress of heroines of the movie (as on change of nail varnish for shooting of each scene the huge number of time left).

Initially this the method of drawing a covering for nails had the name "Natural look", however, in process of finding by popularity manicure, Pink decided to replace the simple name with more refined - "French manicure".

Types of the French manicure

The main sign of the French manicure - a tip of a nail plate, other than color of a nail. Depending on color and style of the put covering distinguish several main types of the French manicure:

• White classical service jacket. Graceful, elegant and not too bright. Assumes existence of free edge of a nail of white color in combination with a nail plate of pastel shades. Is ideal for any dress and in any situation;
• Color service jacket. Means the choice of any color for coloring of a free nail plate;
• Fan service jacket or service jacket on the contrary. Beautiful French manicure, at which a nail plate of a dark shade, and a tip - lighter. Here too options with an opaque nail bed and transparent free edge of a nail can be considered;
• Stained glass service jacket. A type of the French manicure which assumes itself(himself) building of free edge of a nail with use of acryle or color gel. Thus, nails gain effect of translucent stained glass and look very unusually;
• Millennium service jacket. The bright, brilliant, shining French manicure with spangles executed by means of flickering gels and acryle. Ideal festive manicure;
• Decorative service jacket. The beautiful French manicure meaning decoration of free edge of a nail various spangles, beads, a foil, pastes, immortelles, etc.
• The stylized service jacket (a flower service jacket, the French manicure in Barbary's style, etc.). Manicure at which any kinds of a list and design of free edge of a nail can be used at the same time requirements to transition clearness of "the line of a smile" and a nail bed are practically absent.

French manicure of the house

How to make the French manicure in house conditions? Professionals recommend to acquire the special set for the French manicure which is turning on all necessary tools: the nail file, varnishes (white, color) fixing a basis. Also self-adhesive cliches for creation of "smile" on a nail tip can be a part of set for the French manicure.

Houses the French manicure should be done only in a classical look - it is quite simple and simple performed by. Other types of a service jacket are recommended to be entrusted specialists.

How to make the French manicure? Execution of a service jacket means performance of the following stages:

• Tray for nails (with warm water, grass broth or essential oil). The main feature of the French manicure - a symmetric shape of nails and the flat smiles line;
• Processing of nails. Means a cuticle softening by means of special liquid and removal by its wooden stick (not cut manicure). Remove with tweezers agnails, a nail file give to nails the required form;
• Drawing on a nail plate of a sheeting;
• Gluing on nails of strips cliches. They need to be pasted so that the tip of a nail remained free, but no more than on 5 mm. It is recommended to resort to strips limiters if experiment on creation of the French manicure is minimum. Women with good skills of execution of a service jacket for drawing of "smile" can use a usual brush;
• Drawing a white covering. It is carried out in two layers, the second is put in process of drying of the first. For obtaining optimum result it is possible to paint over free edge of a nail a special white pencil from the inside;
• Drawing varnish. A final stroke of the French manicure which choice depends on service jacket type. In classical execution it is recommended to use beige, light pink or peach enamel; during creation of an unusual decor it is possible to involve brighter shades;
• Drawing varnish fixer.

The French manicure is a combination of simplicity and elegance: moderately strict, moderately refined. Perfectly is suitable for nails of any length. It is pertinent on hands of women of all age and any sphere of employment.