What is your preferred method of doing white (French manicure)

[UnderTheSea]

On natural nails? I usually do mine free hand but I find when I do this they look good but they don't have the crisp finish airbrushed white tips have when using acrylic. What do you find the best method to use on natural nails?

 

[Emily Case]

I sweep from left to right with a barely loaded brush, then go back in with a little more polish/Shellac when I'm happy with the shape to cover the tip entirely. If needed, I detail Vinylux smile lines with Nail Fresh/Shellac with dpserse and an old gel brush

You may find it helpful to draw a V from each corner of the smile line with your polish to the free edge, then join the two lines together in the middle to complete the sweeping French look?

Xxx

 

[Nessa1980]

With a dotting tool especially on very short nails 😊

 

[Saitpicks]

I free hand then perfect with a detail brush.

 

[blossom]

I have quite a steady hand so freehand works for me, I don't sweep side to side though, cannot get on with that lol, so I make lots of little downward sweeps from French smile to free edge, always a nice fresh white polish so you cannot see brushstrokes, sometimes dip brush in ipa to neaten if necessary. Agree a dotting tool is perfect for tiny nails/little toes.

 

[nicole333]

Free hand but not sweeping side to side. I prefer the north/south painting starting from one side and making my way across. I then use my gel oval no6 dampened with DSperse if I need to perfect. Love doing a French.

 

[Rach Dilks]

I am a freehand girl 😉