French is the very type of nail design that will never get bored: its versatility allows you to regularly come up with new items. Below is not only a photo, but also instructions for performing the most fashionable jackets.
There is controversy about who came up with the jacket and presented this design as a novelty. So, the French attribute this invention to their countrymen – manicure masters who worked with models and painted their nails before each exit to the podium or photo for fashion magazines. And the Americans are sure that the jacket was created by the American businessman (!) Jeff Pink (pink, that is), the founder of the ORLY company, which specializes in varnishes, nail accessories and manicure supplies. The idea came to him in the 1970s, when the bright colors of pop art and disco dominated, and a neutral, but universal jacket was noticed against this colorful background …
In any case, such a nail design had to be invented, and its idea was in the air, because it not only fits any outfit, but also visually lengthens the nail. The current novelties are radically different from the white and pink creation of the 1970s, and it’s interesting to just make them yourself. So, the hits of French 2015.
French Variations
Short jacket
First, long nails are not as relevant as usual. Practical and neat short nails have been in fashion for about a year and a half and they don’t even think to give up their positions. In combination with a short and narrow smile line, this looks very elegant.
French with rhinestones
Secondly, a jacket with rhinestones has already passed into the category of eternal values, which is not surprising: diamonds on nails are the best friends of glamorous girls. They can decorate the smile line, laying it out tightly one to one, or you can lay it out along the perimeter of the entire cuticle.
It will be almost a jeweler’s work to lay out the hole of the nail with small rhinestones, and perform the rest of the nail in the form of a classic jacket. But it’s almost like a piece of jewelry. You can glue the rhinestones simply on the varnish with a toothpick (after wetting it) and fixing it with a top. Such a jacket will live beautifully, but not for long. In order for such a jacket to last longer, you can glue the pebbles with glue for tips. From above, again cover with a fixative.
Antifrench
A kind of anti-french will turn out if you make the tip of the nail and the smile line with black varnish. In order to not look so intimidating, you can decorate the jacket with silver stickers.
Bright jacket
You should not divide the world and manicure into white and black colors of varnishes. A bright jacket is also relevant and has the right to exist. It cannot be said that this is a novelty, but you can try it: bright nail tips, contrasting or very close colors. You can use two colors: paint the entire plate with lilac, and the smile line with purple. On the next nail, you can make it lilac, and the plate – purple, etc.
And the most fashionable colors for a jacket this year are blue and white. In this case, the white strip is made very thin. Well, you should not forget about the favorite of 2015 – wine varnish. It can be both a stripe and a primary color.
golden french
It is also an eternal value, or rather a jewel – gold and silver colors. If you make a jacket in them, it will look stylish and expensive.
French with a pattern
Not only a smile. It’s time to experiment with the jacket pattern. So, a vertical thin line along one of the edges of the nail, slightly affecting the edge of the cuticle and the edge of the tip of the nail, also has the right to be called a jacket. And you can also combine a moon manicure and a smile. Such a manicure looks good if it is made with contrasting and harmonizing varnishes. French ombre also looks spectacular.
transparent jacket
Transparent french. The bottom line is that some parts of the nails are not varnished, with the exception of the base and top. In a jacket, you can highlight the smile line in this way by painting the rest of the nail. So the stripes of our nail plate remain visible. You can try to make such a thing with the help of tape for nails.
We glue it directly on the base coat, dry it and paint the nail with the chosen color. Next, dry the varnish, remove the tape and cover the nail with a top. It is necessary to try such a novelty, especially since it has not become boring yet. Remains fashionable and French steel lacquer.
Black jacket
Completely black french. Is that possible? Yes, if matte and glossy varnishes are used. How to make such beauty?
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- Cover nails with base and dry.
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- We apply matte black varnish on the entire nail plate. If it is not there, you can make up with regular and hold your nails over the steam. There are other options, such as blow drying or sanding with a sanding file.
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- Separate the tip of the nail along the smile zone. To do this, we need a special stencil. We cover the tip with a transparent varnish or top coat.
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- When dry, remove the stencil. Ready!
You can do the opposite: a shiny plate and a matte nail. To do this, it is enough to cover the tip with a matting top.
