The Easiest French Manicure You’ll Ever Do

I have to say, I’m not much for painting my nails, but I do love a good French manicure.  I saw an article a while back and it had a link to this tutorial.  I’m certainly not anywhere near this level of nail expertise, but following this tutorial will be encouraging because I, like many others, am not a nail pro.  If I can do it, you can!

Materials

• White nail polish (or a different color if you prefer)
• Clear top-coat nail polish
• Reinforcement labels
• Nail polish remover
• Q-Tips or a paintbrush

How To

• Clean and shape your nails.
• Adhere the reinforcement labels to your nail, just a little bit below the white part of the nail.  Press it down hard to ensure the label adheres to the nail and the nail polish will not bleed.

Paint a light first coat of white (or other color) onto the nail.  For me, painting left to right vs. top to bottom gave a smoother coat.

• Add a second light coat of polish.  I tend to be a little bit messy to ensure all parts of the nail are covered and then fix it later.
• Take off reinforcement labels.  It doesn’t really matter if they’re dry.  If it bleeds, you will clean it up in the next step.

• Dip the paintbrush or Q-Tip into the nail polish remover.  Carefully use the paintbrush or Q-Tip to clean up any spots or messy areas.  I used the Q-Tip for my fingers and the paintbrush for the actual nails.

• Let the tips dry completely.  Then, add a top coat to seal the nail polish.

• Admire your beautiful French manicure.

Want more great nail tips?  Check out this Buzzfeed article for lots of creative ways to do your nails.