So, another week has gone by. I was inspired to do this manicure a while ago when I was looking in a Nordstrom catalog. I wasn't interested in any of the items being advertised, but one model had dark red french tips and I thought they looked AMAZING! So, I finally got around to recreating that manicure:
I started out with a coat of Essie Protein Base Coat. I then painted on one coat of Sally Hansen Innocent Nude, which is a sheer peach-ish color. When that had dried I painted on a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly so my tape wouldn't pull up my base color. I took ten french tip guides and stuck them on the back of my hand so they wouldn't be too sticky on my nails (this is pretty important because it is SUPER frustrating when a sticker is too sticky and gets completely stuck to your polish and then ruins the entire painted nail when you pull it up.)
I then applied those to my nails near the tips. I made sure that I applied them so that entire tip of each nail would be painted red. I then painted on a coat of Rimmel Burgundy Flirt (which I LOVE-- it is the perfect blood red) and then immediately removed the french tip guides from each nail. I finished off the manicure with two coats of Dries Instantly.
I love this manicure because it looks super classy and elegant and clean. This actually lasted for a week on my nails before I took it off!
I started out with a coat of Essie Protein Base Coat. I then painted on one coat of Sally Hansen Innocent Nude, which is a sheer peach-ish color. When that had dried I painted on a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly so my tape wouldn't pull up my base color. I took ten french tip guides and stuck them on the back of my hand so they wouldn't be too sticky on my nails (this is pretty important because it is SUPER frustrating when a sticker is too sticky and gets completely stuck to your polish and then ruins the entire painted nail when you pull it up.)
I then applied those to my nails near the tips. I made sure that I applied them so that entire tip of each nail would be painted red. I then painted on a coat of Rimmel Burgundy Flirt (which I LOVE-- it is the perfect blood red) and then immediately removed the french tip guides from each nail. I finished off the manicure with two coats of Dries Instantly.
I love this manicure because it looks super classy and elegant and clean. This actually lasted for a week on my nails before I took it off!
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