This type of manicure is very popular for its beauty and elegance. It is quite easy to do it at home. The variety of types allows you to choose a design suitable for any occasion: everyday day, parties, weddings, etc.

Standard French manicure looks very natural: the main coating is done in light pastel colors, and the tip of the nail is covered with a dense white varnish, and a transparent top is additionally applied to the nails to fix it. Initially, French manicure appeared in America, but later very quickly became fashionable and spread throughout the world. The secret of the success of a French manicure is that hands look very neat and well-groomed with it, and it does not take much time to complete it. Today, to create a French manicure, modern gel polishes are used that dry instantly and stay on nails for a very long time. Manifold cosmetics for nails and accessories could not but affect how modern French manicure looks like.

It is worth noting that it is now quite rare to find it in its pure classical form. The traditional "smile" at the tip of the nail is often replaced by other forms, color palette manicure becomes richer, and in addition to the standard crescent moon, unusual artistic designs appear on the nails, which are additionally decorated with rhinestones and other elements. French manicure is constantly undergoing modernization and with each of its reincarnations it becomes more and more interesting and beautiful.

Classic French manicure / jacket

French manicure: how to do it?

As noted above, making a French manicure itself is not difficult. There are three ways to create a French manicure, but before performing any of them, you need to prepare your nails. Armed with a nail file, we give the desired shape to the nails. Short round nails are in trend this season. Next, if you have time, make a hand bath with herbs or sea salt. After that, we remove the cuticle. Despite the fact that it became soft after the bath, it is still advisable to use a special cosmetic product.

To keep the varnish for a long time, we create on the surface nail light roughness with a fine-grained nail file. This must be done very carefully so as not to severely damage the nail plate. Directly the French manicure itself is done using white, translucent pastel varnish and finish varnish. The order in which the first two coats are applied may vary. You can paint the tips of your nails with a white shade first, and then apply a pearlescent coating or do the opposite. How to make a line?

There are three ways:

  1. Draw a line by hand using a special brush;
  2. Cover the tips of the nails with white gel polish, without waiting until it dries, smooth the line with a flat brush abundantly moistened with nail polish remover, make it rounded;
  3. Use pre-purchased glue-based stencils (and you need to remove them immediately after drawing the line so that the varnish does not dry out, then the line will be smoother and more beautiful).

At the end of the French manicure, cover the nails with a finishing transparent varnish, and lubricate the cuticles nourishing oil... By the way, cosmetic sets for creating a French manicure can be purchased already assembled, in which you can find everything you need.

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We figured out how to make a French manicure in its standard design, now let's see what other types of jacket are.

Varieties of French manicure

With the development of the beauty industry, including or French manicure has undergone significant changes. Many varieties have appeared. Here are just a few of them.

Shiny French manicure

This manicure is very similar to the classic jacket. The difference is that glitter is used instead of white varnish. This can be done for some special event. It looks more like an evening one (for example) than an everyday one. Sequins are acceptable to use different sizes, large, small or mixed, the main thing is to fix them well with transparent varnish. Glitter French manicure looks very impressive and respectable, a great option. To make more, you can additionally decorate the nails with small rhinestones or pearls.



An even strip can be made by carefully dipping the edge of the nail in a jar of sparkles, then blowing off the excess, drying in a lamp and covering with an additional layer of top.

Lace French manicure

To create such a manicure, stickers or special plates / stencils for stamping are used. Such a manicure is done as usual, with the exception of an additional layer of white varnish, which is applied to the lace. Very elegant lace French manicure is very often done for a wedding.

The wedding version of the French manicure is, as a rule, a combination lace manicure with rhinestones, pearls, sequins and patterns. French manicure is considered a classic of the genre. It is not pretentious, but on the contrary very elegant and beautiful, which is why brides often make it. Nails look very well-groomed and aesthetically pleasing at the same time, without distracting from the main wedding attribute - a wedding ring.




To diversify the classic French manicure, you can draw a V-line instead of a white arc on the tips of the nails different shapes... By the way, such stencils for French manicure are no longer uncommon. This type of manicure looks very original. In general, you can experiment with the line. For example, if you have nails square shape, make it straight or draw it at an angle.




You can also make a French manicure with a special gel for aquarium design. A voluminous manicure is decorated with mica, dried flowers, rhinestones, confetti, shells and other nail accessories. French manicure of this kind is laborious to perform, but very elegant.

This is a very popular type of French manicure today. The shape of the French manicure remains standard, but the execution changes slightly. Instead of classic white and pastel shades, bright contrasting tones of gel polishes are used.

Gradient French manicure

It is also called the fashionable term ombre (amber). In this type of French manicure, the crescent moon on the tip of the nail does not have a clear border and is performed with two shades of varnishes that are similar in tone. To create an effect smooth transition one color to another use a sponge or eye shadow applicator.

The secret of this technique lies in the fact that without matte finish it is not the nail itself that remains, but only the hole. This jacket looks very stylish and unobtrusive.

Moon manicure or moon jacket

The arc at the bottom of the nail is often duplicated at its base. Do it in the same white color or leave it uncoated, laying out the border with rhinestones.


French manicure can be done with one shade of gel polish. This design option leaves unpainted space in front of the smile line. It turns out very original. This version of the jacket is more suitable for dark colors when the contrast between the shade of the gel polish and the empty area is more noticeable.

Nowadays, minimalistic design is in vogue, and in accordance with this trend, the classic jacket has undergone some changes. To make the manicure look more fashionable, the smile line is drawn in the form of a very thin, barely noticeable line. Also, a similar design can be supplemented with a geometric print.

Continuing the theme of minimalism, consider another extraordinary design that is now very popular in Asia. Draw circles on the tips of the nails. The technology of nail decoration is similar to the opposite. moon manicure, just start applying gel polish from about the middle nail plate... Better to use neutral light shades varnishes. You can add stripes or small metal fittings to the design.

Semicircular French Manicure Design

On a date or on Valentine's Day, you can make yourself unusual option decoration of nails with hearts. Forget the classic smile line and draw cute hearts with red gel polish.

Romantic design

Artistic French manicure

There are many ways to make a golden jacket: foil, gel polish with a shimmery effect, metallic stickers, rub in, glitter, etc.

Trend # 6: Foil Prints

If you need a spectacular express design, then use casting foil in your nail decor. Transfer it to your nails as colored prints. You should end up with a craquelure effect only with foil. At the end of the manicure, you can overlap the nails matte top... This novelty is gaining momentum and will soon be very popular.

Trend # 7: French manicure with a decorated strip

Geometry is in fashion, so when making a jacket, put emphasis on one nail. Just do not apply the design to the entire surface, select one vertical strip. The trend is a geometric gradient, molding, drawing in the form of a narrow rectangle, design with rhinestones, etc.


Perhaps a separate chapter can be devoted to this type of manicure. French manicure with a pattern looks very impressive. Drawings are made in tune with clothing, makeup or the image as a whole. They can be divided into several categories, the most popular of which are:

  • Seasonal drawings

They are carried out based on the season, in summer it can be flowers, snowflakes in winter, colorful foliage in autumn.

  • Floral Ornaments

One of the most popular types of nail designs. French manicures can be decorated with cute simple daisies, traditional roses, or luxurious lilies. The drawing is applied to the finished manicure and fixed with transparent varnish. For drawings, you can use thin brushes or stamping plates.

  • Lines and Geometric Shapes

Quite often you can find a French manicure with a colored stripe duplicating a “smile” or a geometric design of nails that is now fashionable.

  • Free and abstract drawings

In fact, French manicure is very versatile and can be complemented with absolutely any pattern in shape and style. It all depends on the imagination of the master. In aquarium design, French manicure is often done on a marine theme, young girls decorate it with mickey mouses, and lovers of everything unusual with abstract or ethnic designs.

Colored French Manicure Ideas

Different types of nail designs are often further divided by color. Depending on the occasion, the color scheme of the wardrobe or even the mood, one or another color of the jacket is needed. This section contains a selection of manicure in shades that are fashionable now.

  • White

  • Black


  • Blue

  • Red


  • Beige

With lace

Patterned "geometry"

Minimalist style

Rhinestone design

Fashionable manicure ideas 2020

White monograms on nails

Beautiful French manicure with black gel polish

Decor rhinestones

Colored manicure design

Transparent roses on short nails

Fashionable manicure design with rub in and transparent sparkling sand

Bright manicure

Glitter nails

Delicate manicure with a pattern

Nail design with flowers

Photo simple manicure on short nails

Black gel polish

Twig drawing

Manicure with roses

Fashion trends, novelties, trends - every season they come up with something interesting. It is not always possible to keep up with innovations, and it is not necessary either. The well-established classics remain in fashion.

In manicure, it is a white jacket. It is difficult to find something more perfect. A neat, aristocratic look will suit absolutely any length, shape of nails, perfectly emphasize the grace of hands, and is relevant for every outfit.

Why the white jacket has become a classic

Relevance nail design changes often enough. New nail art techniques are being developed, fashion dictates its own rules.

Despite this, the white jacket on the nails remains in high esteem. And all because it has a number of undeniable advantages:

  • suitable for any occasion (for a holiday or every day);
  • looks equally good on the nails of ladies of different professions;
  • the shape, length of the plates does not matter;
  • there is no need for a careful selection of the image and style;
  • hands with a jacket look feminine, well-groomed, elegant;
  • accepts additional methods of decorating nails;
  • to create it does not require special skills, cunning tools.

The versatility of such a manicure made it the leader among all the variety of nail designs. How gentle and soft the white jacket looks on the nails can be seen in the photo of the fingers decorated in this style.

How to make the perfect jacket

French is always a win-win option for covering nails. In order for the manicure to be perfect, you just need to carefully perform the processing and draw a successful smile line.

If these conditions are not met, hands with a jacket will repel, not attract attention.

To achieve unsurpassed coverage, even at home, the following guidelines must be followed:

It is not always possible for a skilled craftsman to draw a smile line by hand, therefore, for reliability, it is better to use special stickers.

They are well fixed, allowing you to accurately draw the correct lane. After applying the line, without waiting for the varnish to dry, the Velcro is torn off with a sharp movement. This will keep the white line neat and will not need correction.

In case of dissatisfaction with the result, there is no need to rush to irretrievably erase the coating.

Minor adjustments in the form of additional decor can save the day. Rhinestones, sequins, drawing or just stickers can cover the flaws. In this case, you do not need to be able to draw.

The main thing is to have a sense of style. Asymmetry can be the highlight of the new decor.

A white jacket with a pattern always looks fashionable and stylish. Complementing the classic coating is not only a way to eliminate flaws, but also an opportunity to diversify a strict image.

At the same time, varnishes of different colors can act as a decor, because the nails of a white jacket with a pattern are perfectly combined. The classic base will be the perfect backdrop for any decor.

Shellac coating "white french"

French manicure with shellac coating is somewhat more difficult to perform. There are 2 application options:

  • separate execution of each zone;
  • overlapping one of the layers.

Practical experience indicates that it is best to apply the background coat first and then draw the smile line. Step-by-step instruction execution is as follows:

Thorough nail polish. Special attention pay attention to grinding, degreasing.

Application of base base, cure for 2 minutes using a lamp.

Distribution of the background shade over the main surface. As a result, the edge intended for the white coating should remain free. After application, drying takes place for 2 minutes.

Shellac is distributed along the free edge white, drying is carried out in the same way. In case of unevenness, the procedure is repeated.

Particular attention is paid to the end of the nail. It must be carefully processed without going over the inner surface.

Topcoat application, regular drying. Finally, the sticky layer is removed.

The advantage of shellac is that you can adjust the resulting layer as much as you like before drying. The described method allows you to do this most easily.


Decorating a white jacket

Looking through the photo white jacket, it can be noted how good it is in itself, but for special occasion additional decoration will do. To do this, you need to do:

  • delineation of the white edge and the background base using a contrasting color, for example, black;
  • applying sequins or rhinestones to the free edge. The plates of the ring fingers can be completely covered with this decor;
  • making drawings on several nails. These can be abstractions, flowers, curls. Use contrasting shades, foil, stickers;
  • decor with newspaper or "fur".

White jacket is the perfect field for imagination. Decorating can be very diverse. The main thing is that the design emphasizes the style and image.

A white jacket is always a good choice. Such coverage will give anyone outward appearance grace and expressiveness. Will make the owner a stylish lady.

Photo of a white jacket



  • French manicure, taking into account the shape of the nails: a photo selection

French manicure helps out when you need to give your nails a neat, well-groomed look. The result harmoniously complements any look, any outfit. can correspond to strict neatness or emphasize delicate softness. This is not the only reason why it can be called a manicure for all occasions. The fact is that the jacket can be transformed at your discretion by adding new colors and design elements. In this material, we will present its varieties and show you which ones are preferable, taking into account the different shapes and lengths of nails.

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French manicure options for short nails

French manicure is one of those nail art options that will make even very short nails more graceful. Getting started with it, one basic rule should be observed: the stripes at the tips of the nails should be narrow. Otherwise, the nails will appear even shorter, and with them the fingers. For the rest, you can safely experiment.

This video tutorial explains how to make a classic jacket in three ways.

A stylish photos see below for ideas.


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  • A double jacket with additional stripes in the middle of the nail is definitely a winning solution for short nails. Such a jacket differs quite a bit from the classic version. However, it is perceived in a completely different way, the new detail noticeably refreshes the design.


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  • You can divert attention from the small length of the nails with the help of visual effects - this is what the beveled jacket is designed for. It looks like the strip at the ends has slipped slightly to the side. This is a truly original beauty find, especially if you choose glitter for the accent on the tip, and not the usual varnish.


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  • Another option for a jacket that can decorate short nails is thin bright stripes that separate the tips. Such nail art will appeal to lovers of laconic. In addition, it is very simple to implement.

Varieties of french for long nails

WITH long nails design possibilities are much more. The length allows for a noticeable emphasis on the ends, and not just filling them in bright color, and decorate with a pattern, pattern or other decor option. And the shape of the nails can be emphasized by lines and other graphic elements.


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  • You will definitely not go unnoticed by a French manicure using the water marbling technique for decorating the tips. All thanks to the beautiful color stains. In such a jacket, you can use several of your favorite shades at once.

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  • If the nails are long, the graphic outline of the tips along the contour will look interesting. Watch the clarity of the lines - it depends on how accurate the result will be.


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  • A curly jacket, in which the tip, unlike the main part of the nail, is highlighted with a color block of an unusual shape, is also best done at a sufficient length. On short nails, the "tip" in this case may be half of the nail - although it may look beautiful too.

Options for a beautiful white jacket

Don't feel like deviating from the classic rules of French manicure? Then implement the above ideas with white. A beveled tip, contour strokes, marble streaks - with the participation of white varnish, all this will give your jacket a traditional look. You can also use pearl white rub. Or complement the usual white stripes with glitter, fine powder with a metallic shine.


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Varieties of French with sequins or rhinestones


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  • Combine the French technique and the ombre effect in your manicure using glitter. Apply it only to the ends - so that the glitter diffuses into the color of the varnish used as the background.


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  • Mirror rubbing on the tips is what you need if you are not ready to use the metallic effect on the entire surface of the nails. By the way, instead of glitter powder, you can use strips. metallized paper or foil - they will need to be fixed on the not yet dried base coat of varnish.


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  • Rhinestones, beads and sequins will laconically complement the jacket if you fix them on the border with the main color, next to the hole or, for example, at the cuticle line. Decorate in this way no more than two to three nails on each hand.

French manicure options, taking into account the shape of the nails: photo selection

Among different types French, choose those that best suit your nail shape. For example, nails middle length, with natural rounding of the tips, you can visually "stretch" a little: select the tips with lines on the sides and connect them into a sharp wedge. If the nails, on the contrary, are in themselves a pointed shape, and even long, they can be decorated with stripes along the edges. Another option is to draw a horizontal line where the nails begin to taper and paint over the area above the line with color.


French is considered a classic manicure - it is ideal for any outfit and event in life. If someone traditional version seems too boring, you should pay attention to the art jacket - in such a manicure they use bright colours and drawings.

Art french is trendy manicure decorated with all kinds of designs and patterns in bright colors. As in the classic version, the tip of the nail is highlighted in a separate color, but not necessarily white - it can be painted in red, blue, black and any other shade. Most often, the drawing is applied only to the nameless nail - this option is also suitable for business women... A freer manicure involves decorating all nails with bright patterns, but it is not always appropriate in everyday life.

When creating an art jacket, different patterns are applied to the nails:

  • small openwork patterns;
  • geometric figures;
  • abstraction;
  • curls of fine lines;
  • dots, polka dots;
  • plant and flower drawings;
  • oblique lines, straight stripes.

Advice! Nails can be decorated with rhinestones, lace, sequins, but everything should be in moderation. A catchy jacket is appropriate only on vacation, but not at work.

Types of art french

There are several options for this manicure, each of which is appropriate in one case or another.


Important to remember! Regardless of the version of the manicure, the basic rule for creating a jacket must be observed - the presence of a clearly marked tip of the nail.

Art French: Step-by-step instructions

To begin with, you can try to make a simple version of an art jacket, decorating a classic French manicure with an interesting pattern.

Remember that any manicure looks perfect only on well-groomed hands... Therefore, prepare them for a manicure: remove cuticles and burrs, give the desired shape to the nails.


Art French: Reviews of readers

Margarita Sokhova, Bryansk (23 years old). I like art french more than classic version- it looks much more interesting on nails. But too bright manicure I do not do it, I limit myself to unpretentious patterns - on the basis of the classic jacket I apply pastel drawings. This kind of manicure is also suitable for work.

Evgenia Sokolova, Moscow (28 years old)... I love art french, like any other original manicure... Beautiful patterns, flowers - it looks very beautiful on the nails. I don't understand women who do a monochromatic calm manicure - it's too simple. Interesting drawings attract the eyes of others.

Inna Zaitseva, St. Petersburg (32 years old)... I believe that every woman should take care of her hands and always walk with beautiful manicure... Without a manicure, the image becomes incomplete. I always try to make interesting and original manicure that emphasizes my personality. Art french is one of the most beloved techniques.

Ekaterina Maslova, Krasnodar (30 years old). My opinion about the art jacket is ambiguous. There are many options for such a manicure, but I don't like all of them. I did an art jacket a couple of times, but chose more serious drawings. When a simple curl pattern is applied to a classic jacket, it looks beautiful, but if the nails are painted in all the colors of the rainbow, then this is already too catchy.

Sofia Melnikova, Rostov-on-Don (27 years old). I love the art jacket, in my opinion, this one of best views manicure. On the one hand, it looks elegant and suitable for any situation, and on the other, original beautiful patterns emphasize individuality and indicate a sense of style.

Tatiana Ermakova, Lipetsk (36 years old)... I have never done an art jacket and I am not going to. Of course, there are good options, but I believe that such a manicure is more suitable for young girls, but not for serious business women. I don’t put drawings on my nails at all, I always make only a classic jacket - it is universal and suitable for every woman.

Art French: Video tutorial