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6 French Manicure Designs Worth Trying

by Maria @SoNailicious

on January 11, 2013

Categories: Nail Art, NailspirationFiled Under: Nail Art, Nailspiration

french manicure designsThe elegant French manicure is one of the most popular looks in the history of nail art. No wonder, it looks so chic and suitable for any occasion. It can be worn day or night. Obsession with French nails began with a classic white tips on nude nails and developed in a great number of variations!

So, here are the 6 French manicure designs that are worth trying:

  1. The Banded french manicure. Simply stick striping tape on top of your freshly painted nails, seal with top coat and you’re done!
  2. The banded diagonal french nails
  3. Glitter tips on dark nails
  4. Sideways french manicure
  5. Diagonal tips on multicoloured nails.
  6. The Reverse French aka Half-Moon Manicure. With matte polish and metallic moons it looks especially spectacular!

Photo credit: BlogNailedIt (1), Pshiiit, (2 & 5), StyleIndeed, Coolnailsart, CND

What’s your favorite French nail design from the above?

– Maria, xx

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Comments

  1. Marianthi says

    January 11, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    I adore glitter tips on dark nails. Especially on pedicure, they rock!
    The rest of the pictures are very inspiring, so I may try out some of these ideas.

    • Maria V says

      March 31, 2013 at 12:44 am

      Thank you Marianthi! it’s lovely to hear you like the article. x

  2. Victoria says

    January 18, 2013 at 8:33 am

    Your site is so fantastic! Love your nail art pic!

    • Maria V says

      March 31, 2013 at 12:45 am

      Thank you Victoria. These are though done by different nail artists. Links to their blogs are above. x

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    March 1, 2013 at 12:01 am

    […] patterns (like those of Whitney’s) to a super simple one line nail designs (for instance, banded French manicure).  Plus you can combine different colours – not just 2 but even 5 different colors. The […]

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