105 designs

The new French manicure

Every spin on the tip: baby boomer ombré, soft and double French, deep V, diagonal, half moon, ruffian, framed, swirled, glittered and leopard printed. The smile line is the whole job — painted tip to tip in one pass, from underneath the nail rather than across it, over a milky base that has already cured. Sealing over the free edge is what stops the line lifting after a few days.