Get your fingers ready for wedding band by giving them some manicure before your wedding day.
Your beautiful dress and glowing smile may be the first things on show on your wedding day, but for much of the rest of the day your fingers will be centre of attention - particularly your left hand. It is no good spending weeks preparing to look utterly breathtaking if you neglect your nails, so make the most of your hands with our simple 9 points guide to the classic French manicure.
1. Condition your hfingers by massaging in a hand cream last thing at night for at least a month before your big day. You will soon see a difference.
2. Trim your nails to the same length and file them carefully. Decide whether you prefer squared or rounded shapes before you begin. Before that use cuticle oil regularly to keep dry skin and hang nails to a minimum.
3. Apply a single layer of base coat and allow to dry.
4. With a steady hand, paint on nail tips using a white tip polish with a sheer effect as this looks more natural. Remember!: this takes practice so do not attempt it for the first time on your wedding day!
5. Use a nail polish corrector if you make any mistakes or dip a cotton bud or fine paintbrush in nail polish remover and neaten it up.
6. Paint over a single layer of pale pink polish.
7. Avoid getting bubbles in the polish by rolling the bottle rather than shaking it.
8. If you get air bubbles on the nail, a layer of top coat should sort it out.
9. If the polish chips while you are getting ready, wet the pad of your finger with nail polish remover and wipe it across the chipped area to smooth out the edges. Dab a bit of polish on the chip and reapply a top coat when it is dry.
Your beautiful dress and glowing smile may be the first things on show on your wedding day, but for much of the rest of the day your fingers will be centre of attention - particularly your left hand. It is no good spending weeks preparing to look utterly breathtaking if you neglect your nails, so make the most of your hands with our simple 9 points guide to the classic French manicure.
1. Condition your hfingers by massaging in a hand cream last thing at night for at least a month before your big day. You will soon see a difference.
2. Trim your nails to the same length and file them carefully. Decide whether you prefer squared or rounded shapes before you begin. Before that use cuticle oil regularly to keep dry skin and hang nails to a minimum.
3. Apply a single layer of base coat and allow to dry.
4. With a steady hand, paint on nail tips using a white tip polish with a sheer effect as this looks more natural. Remember!: this takes practice so do not attempt it for the first time on your wedding day!
5. Use a nail polish corrector if you make any mistakes or dip a cotton bud or fine paintbrush in nail polish remover and neaten it up.
6. Paint over a single layer of pale pink polish.
7. Avoid getting bubbles in the polish by rolling the bottle rather than shaking it.
8. If you get air bubbles on the nail, a layer of top coat should sort it out.
9. If the polish chips while you are getting ready, wet the pad of your finger with nail polish remover and wipe it across the chipped area to smooth out the edges. Dab a bit of polish on the chip and reapply a top coat when it is dry.
