How do you do a perfect french manicure at home with no professional training?

Answer 1

Isn't that when the nails have white tips? Do your nails as you normally would, cut, shape, file. Soak in warm water and push the skin back, use a cuticle remover if necessary to remove the dead cuticle. Wash and dry again, using a steady hand paint a white tip on and let dry, then paint 2 clear topcoats over that.

I have done this before with various colors. My most favorite was black nails with red tips. It looked pretty awesome.

Answer 2

Ha! Good luck, I have tried this unsuccessfully many times at home, even with the Sally Hansen kits that come with the little stickers and everything. It is nearly impossible and very time consuming, and a french manicure at the salon isn't that expensive anyway if you don't have acrylics and need a fill and all that. If you must do it at home, make sure you have a steady hand and allow a lot of time for it to dry and make sure to put a top coat on it.

Answer 3

u can buy them from pharmaprix, jean coutu, boots superdrug (dont know which country ur from). basically u go to the cosmetics section and you'll find a kit - clear, white and pink or beige nailpolish, with white stickers.

file ur nails, paint them with the pink varnish, let dry, then apply the nail guide stickers and paint with white on edges, let dry, remove stickers and paint clear top coat.

best time to do this is when u have a good book/magazine/tv programme to watch, so u can just sit in one place and not do too many things around the house and just let ur nails dry.

Answer 4

I used to do my own, but i found, buffing the nail to a high shine looks just the same! with no touch ups!
i use this buffer:
http://www.folica.com/MAVALA_Nail_Buf_d600.html
:)

Answer 5

walmart has the fake glue on ones or have a friend do it I tried it once hard to do the opposite hand,

Answer 6

Sorry to say it but you dont.

Answer 7

use tape