Nat, how do you manage not to use the nail guides? Do you paint the underneath of the nail?
I also just have to gloat a little....
For Christmas, the Man got me an "Escape Package" at a local beauty place (where I just found out a friend of mine works), and I will get a body scrub, body wrap, top manicure and pedicure and a massage! I don't even have to get everything at once, I can get a bit at a time. The Man says it is to get the old me back. Isn't he good!
If you're on a budget, and usually paint your nails yourself at home, you can learn to do a French all by yourself! You can buy the little tape guides or teach yourself to simply do it unaided like I do, it's really easy once you get the gist of what you're doing, and it's so much cheaper than going to a salon.
I like doing Frenches myself because I can pick and choose any old colour I want, sometimes I will do the regular sheer pink and white, sometimes I do just black tips and no colour on the beds, and for things like Halloween and Christmas I can do red-and-green or orange-and-black, or glittery tips, etc etc... the possibilities are endless.
All you have to do is start with (and let's just go with a typical French for simplicity's sake) a sheer pink base on each nail, then get an opaque white and make sure you dip and swipe the brush so there's only a tiny bit of polish on it. Instead of holding your hand straight out in front of you as you'd do for a bed-to-tip swipe of polish, turn your hand towards you a little (with your fingers at a 90-degree angle to your body, sideways) and then use the natural white tip of your nail as a guide to paint the edge white. Go as far as you can along the nail without touching the skin on the other side, then quickly come back from that side and then one little swipe along the middle should even it out.
Repeat that, wait for it to dry and finish with a top coat.
It might take a while to get the hang of it, so obviously give it a go on a quiet day when the kids aren't bugging you and you have the time to do a bit of practice. You will soon figure out how it works and you'll be off and running.
The shape of your nails shouldn't be an issue, some women prefer rounder (oval) shapes, others prefer square, and it really doesn't matter either way, whatever your preference is, is totally fine for a French.
I'll try and do a video and post a Youtube link so you can see it being done and work out how it goes
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