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Nails

French manicure

The classic: a natural nail bed with a crisply defined white tip.

The French manicure combines a natural-looking nail bed in rose or nude with a white tip set along the natural smile line. For decades it has been shorthand for well-groomed nails.

Variations:

Beyond the classic there are countless modern takes: coloured tips, micro French with a hairline stripe, deep V-French or chrome effects. The line can be painted, sculpted in gel or created with guides – drawn cleanly, it is the mark of quality.

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