Techniques and methods

A delicate jacket on the nails, the photo of which can be seen below, is performed in several techniques. The classic French manicure is a sheer finish design with a white stripe on the smile line.

It can be done in several ways:

• using stencils or self-adhesive strips;
• using a manicure brush;
• with a varnish brush.

Materials required for work:

You can also use additional materials or tools, such as an acidic primer, jewelry, or cuticle oil.

Stages of performing a French manicure:

1. First you need to prepare your nails for the base coat. To do this, remove the previous gel polish. Use a pusher, tweezers, a router or remover to get rid of the cuticles and keratinized skin around, clean the side rollers, as an inaccurate manicure can ruin the design. To give the nails a shape, mainly a soft square, rectangle or oval is used for a jacket. Fill the nail plate and apply a base coat, which must be dried in a lamp. Remove the sticky layer.
2. When using a stencil, you need to glue it to the nail, opening the place that will be painted over with white varnish. You need to glue the adhesive strip well so that the coating does not get under it. Paint over the smile line and then gently tear off the stencil. If the gel polish still gets under the strip, then you can remove the excess with a beveled brush dipped in acetone or nail polish remover.
3. When painting over the smile line with a manicure or varnish brush, you must first put a border. Excessive coating can be removed with a beveled brush dipped in nail polish remover.
4. Next, you need to dry the nail and cover it with a glossy top.

Also, French manicure can be decorated with patterns and decorations and used for the finishing coat with matte gel polish. If necessary, gel varnishes can be replaced with regular varnishes. The most important thing in doing a jacket is to wait until the previous layer is completely dry.

Classic manicure

Despite the fact that the classic French manicure has been for many years, it does not cease to be fashionable due to the fact that it fits all popular forms of nails and is combined with any style of clothing, both business and office, and with more elegant, as well as it's pretty easy to do.

To create an individual nail art, instead of the standard white and clear varnish, you can use a camouflage coating of any other color. This option will help hide all the irregularities on the nails, as well as visually make your hands more well-groomed.

The classic jacket can be combined with the decor on the nails. Rhinestones that never go out of fashion are perfect for this.

Also, a jacket can be performed not on all nails, but on some separately, combining them with other types of nail art, for example, with:

• rubbing;
• kamifubuki;
• glitter;
• stencils;
• casting;
• foil.

Owners of tubular or trapezoidal nails need to give them a flatter and narrower shape. A soft square is best, and a French manicure will visually make your nails straight and long.

Matte manicure

A delicate jacket on the nails, a photo of which can often be seen, is also done in a matte interpretation. It differs little from the classic French manicure, except that at the final stage, instead of a glossy top, matte is used. Suitable for a more strict style of clothing for any shape and length of the nail.

Among the colors that are most often used for a matte jacket are:

• Ivory;
• lactic;
• light gray;
• pastel pink;
• beige.

In order for the top to look good on the nails and not lose its dullness, you need to choose high-quality consumables. Cheaper counterparts have a liquid consistency and can flow into the side rolls.

Variants with patterns and drawings

To perform a delicate jacket, it is best to give preference to more rounded and ornate patterns, including:

• openwork patterns;
• stylized drawings of animals;
• natural drawings;
• chaotic lines.

You can draw patterns using a regular manicure brush. Most often, light shades are used in a delicate jacket for drawing.

A simpler option is the stamping technique. For it, you need to have a special set, which consists of a scraper, a stamp and a plate. The thick varnish is applied to the plate, spread with a scraper and transferred to the nails using a stamp. This method allows you to achieve even patterns.

With decor

A delicate jacket on the nails can be decorated.

Various decorations are often found in the photo, such as:

• pearl;

  

• artificial stones;
• broth;
• acrylic Powder;
• sequins;
• velvet;
• mirror powder;
• adhesive tapes;
• water and regular stickers;
• rhinestones;
• sand;
• semi-pearls;
• self-adhesive foil;
• rubbing.

Each decorative element from the list can be used both independently and combined with each other to create your own nail art.

Rhinestones, broths, artificial stones, pearls and semi-pearls are best glued to the finished design using a special glue or a sticky top. You can decorate with them both all nails and some of them. This decor is suitable for any camouflage color.

Using powder, sand and velvet, you can make various designs on your nails. To do this, use a brush to apply a special glue or sticky gel to the finished design and sprinkle powder on it. Unlike ordinary designs, this decor is voluminous and stands out well on the nails.

Stickers and water sliders are best applied to multiple nails in combination with a regular, classic or matte jacket. In French manicure, you can use any rub, but pearl creates a slight sheen on the colored coating and does not lose its brightness after covering it with a top.

With the help of foil, you can combine a jacket and a casting technique that is suitable for a bright look or the summer season. Most often, glitter or glitter is used in nail art, which is sprinkled on certain areas of the nail, mixing them with patterns, drawings and other decor.

Fashion trends

For French manicure, soft shapes remain fashionable, especially square, rectangle and oval. In 2024, for a jacket, it is better to abandon such sharp forms of nails as beveled or stiletto.

For a more accurate design, the nails should be coated with camouflage gel polish. This is an optional step, however, it will increase the wear time of the manicure and visually make the nail-art more stylish.

The following shades and colors will be popular:

• Gray;
• beige;
• lilac;
• pink;
• brown.

To paint over a smile line in 2024, it is best to use colors:

• white
• lactic;
• alabaster;
• Ivory;
• almond;
• snowy;
• beige;
• floral white.

Such shades in combination with a nude camouflage coating will make the manicure easy to perceive and not overloaded.

For those who want to diversify the classic design a little, you can use fashionable jewelry and decor, for example, rhinestones, glitter or beads. French with glitter has become one of the trends of 2024. With the help of it, various drawings and patterns are created.

A delicate jacket has many ideas for implementation, which are displayed in the photo. Its main advantage is that it fits any shape and length of nails, and suits both a strict style and a bright outfit. This design never goes out of style, which will allow you to always stay in trend, regardless of style and season.

Article design: Mila Friedan

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