Quick Tips: French Manicures

Some tips on how to make this service run quicker and smoother and have a better-looking finish.

Day 133: Filigree French Nail Art

Tabitha Viergutz, Libby, MT

Colourful French Acrylic Nails

Bels Gels creates this easy acrylic nail design using a 120 grit hand file, NSI Nail Pure Plus, OPI Bond Aid, Perfect Nails Acrylic products: Gold Signature Adhesion Enhancer (primer) Platinum Plus Cover Pink and Clear powders, Platinum Plus Liquid (monomer); IBD's Just Gel Polish in Eden (green), Sunset Strip (orange), Full Blu-um (blue)/ Charming Charlie (red), Gerber Daisy (pink); and her own mix of glitters.

The Mixed-Metal French

Fall’s Hottest Nail Trends guide from Cosmopolitan features a twist on a French manicure that is versatile yet trendy.

Day 85: Heart French Nail Art

Allison Purdy, Coastal Nail Studio, Prince Rupert, BC, Canada

Elegant Floral French

A bold flower and chunky glitter put a charming twist on this French design.

Day 73: Black French Nail Art

Michelle Bouma, Splendid Nail Creations, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada

Day 31: Neon French Abstract Nail Art

Constance Simmons, Sophisticated Nails (Snow Hill, N.C.)

Holly French

Kimberly Harr handpaints a glittery holly onto nails.