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Nail Polish Remover Method
This easy process lets you be messy and tidy up to a beautiful manicure.
Supplies:
- Nail Polish
- Nail Polish Remover (abbreviated as NPR)
- Brush (preferred: flat filbert) or cotton swab/cuticle stick
Steps:
1. Paint your tips. Be as messy as you want to, we will remove the access with the NPR. You can apply as many coats as you need, just keep in mind the thicker the polish on the nails, the more NPR you will need to smooth it out.
2. Dip the brush/utensil into a cap full of NPR. Try not to over saturate the brush/utensil as you can always dip back into the NPR as needed.
3a. Create your shape. Brush/Cotton Swab Method: I like to place the tip of my flat filbert brush about 3mm from the center of the nail tip. You will move the brush side to side in a wind shield wiper motion. This will remove the access nail polish you don't want as well as leave a nice curve shape of the tips.
3b. Create your shape. Cuticle Stick Method: Note, this will work better with less layers of polish and probably when the polish semi dry. Pretend the unwanted polish is unwanted cuticle skin (except it's on the other side). What you do is you will push the polish and turn which ever way you need to get the shape you want, just like pushing your cuticles back!
And presto! An easy breezy french manicure without using precut tape!
Pros: Easy! You get a more rounded shape for the tips
Con: You most likely won't use a base coat/color
Please share your tips on how to get great tips
This easy process lets you be messy and tidy up to a beautiful manicure.
Supplies:
- Nail Polish
- Nail Polish Remover (abbreviated as NPR)
- Brush (preferred: flat filbert) or cotton swab/cuticle stick
Steps:
1. Paint your tips. Be as messy as you want to, we will remove the access with the NPR. You can apply as many coats as you need, just keep in mind the thicker the polish on the nails, the more NPR you will need to smooth it out.
2. Dip the brush/utensil into a cap full of NPR. Try not to over saturate the brush/utensil as you can always dip back into the NPR as needed.
3a. Create your shape. Brush/Cotton Swab Method: I like to place the tip of my flat filbert brush about 3mm from the center of the nail tip. You will move the brush side to side in a wind shield wiper motion. This will remove the access nail polish you don't want as well as leave a nice curve shape of the tips.
3b. Create your shape. Cuticle Stick Method: Note, this will work better with less layers of polish and probably when the polish semi dry. Pretend the unwanted polish is unwanted cuticle skin (except it's on the other side). What you do is you will push the polish and turn which ever way you need to get the shape you want, just like pushing your cuticles back!
And presto! An easy breezy french manicure without using precut tape!
Pros: Easy! You get a more rounded shape for the tips
Con: You most likely won't use a base coat/color
Please share your tips on how to get great tips