What is a reverse french application?

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What is a reverse french application?

Perfect French Nails: White to Pink Transition

Article by Alisha Rimando | Published in 2023

Most French enhancement techniques teach the tech to apply white at the free-edge and create the smile line. Then the pink is added to the nail plate and the two are connected. In a reverse application, you add the pink to the nail bed and create a reverse smile line. Some let this dry and file it clean and smooth before adding a form and the white extension. The benefit to this technique is being able to push the white directly against the pink to create a clean line. This technique was originally created for applying cover pink powders. It can also be beneficial when sculpting gel.

color wheel

COLOR WHEEL

color wheel

COLOR WHEEL [kuh-lr, weel]

What it is: Laminated color guide in a circle that illustrates and identifies the primary, secondary, tertiary and complementary colors.
How to use it: Used to help understand color relationships by dividing up the spectrum into 12 hues – 3 primary colors, 3 secondary colors and 6 tertiary colors. Used to help choose and conseptualize color schemes and palettes for nail art.

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