Dreaming Nails

Powder Blue Soft French nails

Almond · Soft French

Doable at home

Powder Sky with a diffuse Milky Cobalt tip — the shape of a french without the hard smile line.

3 bottles: Powder Sky, Milky Cobalt and Denim. Powder Sky and Milky Cobalt are close in tone, so the design is tonal rather than graphic. It shows up in daylight and softens indoors. The bottles are not all the same finish (sheer and crème), so the pattern picks up light differently from the ground.

It sits on an almond, tapered at the sides and rounded at the tip, which narrows the nail and lengthens the finger, and stretches the motif slightly as it approaches the point.

Make it yours

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Base: Powder Sky · Sheer Open the bottle

Bottles for this nail

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Powder Sky Base · Sheer
Milky Cobalt Motif · Sheer
Denim Accent · Crème

What you need

Sheer base milky wash
Tip colour liner brush
Gloss top seal the smile

How to paint Powder Blue Soft French nails

  1. 1 Buff, dehydrate and base coat, then cure. Three sheer coats of Powder Sky — it is translucent, so it builds rather than covers.
  2. 2 Lay the Milky Cobalt tip on and soften its upper edge with a clean brush before curing.
  3. 3 Gloss top coat, cure, then cuticle oil once it is out of the lamp.

Questions about Powder Blue Soft French

  • Is Powder Blue Soft French hard to do at home?

    Yes, with a steady hand. The motif is freehand, so the first nail is usually the worst one. Budget around 45 minutes for a full set, and three colours means three chances for something to bleed, so cure between each one rather than working wet on wet.

  • What polish do I need for Powder Blue Soft French?

    3 bottles: Powder Sky (sheer), Milky Cobalt (sheer) and Denim (crème). Plus a base coat and a gloss top coat, which every design here assumes you already have.

  • Does Powder Blue Soft French work on short nails?

    Almond needs a little length to hold its taper. On a short nail the shape reads closer to round, and the design still works, it just stops elongating the finger.

  • How many coats does Powder Blue Soft French need?

    More than you would expect. Powder Sky and Milky Cobalt are translucent, so the colour builds over three thin coats rather than covering in two. Stop wherever you like the depth — that is the point of a sheer.

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