I know for me that the tips of my nail polish are always chipped by the end of the day when I paint them, and the base of the nail is quick to show wear shorty after. With the reverse French manicure these places are bare save a little clear topcoat, so upkeep is as simple as an extra lick of clear topcoat every couple of days, and your nails look spiffy for so much longer! The downside (there always is one) is that you do need to keep your nails a decent length, which is just as tricky for us handy types as getting nail polish to stay put. A basic nail care regimen can help with this though!
My Nail Care Routine:
- Use a clear nail treatment as a base coat such as Sally Hansen's Miracle Cure To help fight flaking
- Moisturize your hands every night with a good hand cream (Always a good idea for crafty types to help fight painful callouses caused by lot's of handy work)
- Rub your nails and cuticles with cuticle oil every night to help promote nail growth, and healthy nails.
How to Paint the Reverse French Manicure:
Not as hard as it might seem. Instead of painting 2-3 stokes vertically top to bottom, paint about 2 strokes side to side with a nice curve to get those half moon shapes. Clean off any excess at the side with a Q-tip dipped in nail polish remover and "jobs a good un" as they say in Yorkshire!This might qualify as a slow news day in the world of blogging, but for any crafty quaintrelle out there it might be as useful to you as it has been to me!
This is lovely! I have the exact same problem with my nails, so I usually just keep them bare instead of bothering with it. But this is such a lovely idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat color did you use on the middle part of the nail? My aunt wears a similar color but she cannot read the bottles anymore. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's an OPI polish called Java Mauve-a, I hope that's helpful it's a really cute color!
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