French manicure question

joho

Okay, might be a silly question, but I've never had a french manicure. Thought I might for the wedding but someone told me it wouldn't last. I was going to have it done this coming Monday with the wedding the following Monday afternoon.

Will sunscream affect how long it lasts? I think I could be careful enough not to chip it in that time!

Thanks ladies.x :beer:


Edit: sunscream! Ha ha ha ha ha! I obviously meant sunscreen!

nikki2804

Normal nail polish may not last and it may start to chip after a few days.

If you want a long lasting french manicure you could try either Shellac (power polish) or a french gel overlay. These would be more hard wearing than normal polish and should last until your wedding.

Sunscreen can cause fading on gels especially if they contain DEET. This is normally more apparent on darker colours though so a french manicure should fare well.

spugzbunny

Just a polished based manicure would almost certainly chip or peel in that time. If you want something to last I would say go with gels or get teh manicure done a day or 2 before.

sammy_wheeler

i wore Shellac- and it lasted 3 and a half weeks with no chips-- highly recommend it- i got a french too- with some cystals

you will be absoltely fine having it on the monday before- just do the dishes with gloves- thats what i did and my bridesmaids got a pic of me doing the dishes the morn of the wedding with gloves on haha

sammy_wheeler

i got it done on the wed before the wedding (wedding on sat) and it lasted all throughout- the week after and 2weeks on honeymoon

joho

sammy_wheeler wrote: »

just do the dishes with gloves-

Sorry - do what? That's what the hubby to be is for isn't it?

Thanks for your advice. I will look into the Shellac thingy with crystal thingys. Like.

74jax

sammy_wheeler wrote: »

i wore Shellac- and it lasted 3 and a half weeks with no chips-- highly recommend it- i got a french too- with some cystals

I wear shellac also, and the french is fab as they use a transfer so the 'smile' is pristine and you couldn't get that with a hand-paint.

Lasts like Sammy says about 3-4 weeks, and the good thing with a french is you can't see the growth that much, a colour in shellac needs re-doing every 2 weeks on me as my nails grow quick.