This week, Jade Evangelou – Louella Belle Educator and Salon Owner has taken over the Louella Belle blog to share her top tips on achieving the perfect French Manicure using Artistic Colour Gloss. Follow her step by step tutorial on how to create the look! 

Louella Belle Jade's French Manicure Guide

The great thing about this look is it goes with everything you wear and never gets old. The finish is so clean and natural!

Step 1: Ensure your hands are sanitised using a sanitizer spray.

Step 2: Prepare the nails by removing any old polish, pushing cuticles back, removing any loose non-living tissue, filing and buffing. Ensure the nails are smooth and free from debris. 

Louella Belle Jade's French Manicure Guide

 Step 3: Use the Artistic pH Nail Prep to remove moisture and oils on the surface of the nail plate. This helps achieve better adhesion of your gel manicure by pH balancing the nail.

Step 4: Use Artistic Bonding Gel as your base coat. This creates the adhesion between the natural keratin in the nail plate and the gel colour. Place into your Artistic LED Lamp for 10 seconds. 

Louella Belle Jade's French Manicure Guide

Step 5: Dry brush your Bonding Gel. Here I used the Artistic Nail Design #9 Square Brush. This helps reduce shrinkage and slipping of colour on the surface of the nail.

Step 6: Apply your base shade, I have used Artistic Colour Gloss Peach Whip for the perfect subtle nude.

Louella Belle Jade's French Manicure Guide

Step 7: Using the Artistic #9 Oval Brush, sweep over the free edge where you plan to paint your white tip. Place into your Artistic LED Lamp for 30 seconds.

Step 8: Apply your white tip, of course I have used Artistic Colour Gloss Bride for this! Use your #9 Oval Brush to tidy up any uneven smile lines. Place into your Artistic LED Lamp for 30 seconds. 

Louella Belle Jade's French Manicure Guide

Step 9: Apply Artistic Glossing Gel as your top coat. Place into your Artistic LED Lamp for 30 seconds.

Step 10: Use Artistic Nail Surface Cleanser to remove the sticky inhibition layer.

Step 11: Don’t forget to condition the nails with Revive Cuticle Oil.

Take a look at the finish result!

Louella Belle Jade's French Manicure Guide

Don’t forget to visit Jade’s newly branded salon just off Oxford Street in London!

Address: Angel Salon at 15 Wells Street, London, W1T 3PE

Email: info@jadeangel.co.uk

Telephone: 0203 302 4671

Facebook: @jadeangellondon

Twitter: @jadeangelnails

Instagram: @jadeangellondon
 

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