The Newbie Files: French Manicure

I wanted something fresh and clean after the dark purple mani, so I thought “hey, I haven’t done a french manicure before”! I have already bought some french tip guides, and figured this was the night to test them.

Please don’t laugh too hard of my lack of french manicure skills. I know this looks really horrible up close.
The white tips got a little thick, and I managed to dent some of them when trying to remove the guides. I was also impatient and put the guides on before the first layer was dry, so the glue tore up the base coat on some nails. Well, newbie files are all about learning, right?!

Here’s the finished result, you have the honor of gazing upon both my left and right hand today!

I don’t think it looks too bad, considering that this is my first try! (At least it looks good in dim light, when I’m moving my hands so that noone can study them closely.)

I used OPI I Pink I Love You and a white creme (I don’t know what brand or name). I started with a coat of Essie Millionails (as always), then a coat of OPI IPILY, then I put the guides on and painted the tips with two coats of the white creme. Then I topped it with a coat of OPI IPILY, and finished with Seche Vite.

Next time I’ll wait longer for the base coat to dry, and I don’t think I’ll put the second coat of pink on top. I also think I could manage with just one coat of white, because I think two coats look really thick. (Especially on my left ring finger, where I had to dab some more white on after a serious denting accident.)

Another lesson learned and a new Newbie File in the archive!