The Perfect French Manicure Kit: A Review

As previously mentioned, here's part 2 of my French Manicure Kit review. Part 1 discussed Kiss French Manicure Kit. This time, I am doing a review on The Perfect French Manicure Kit.



Product description according to the website:

PERFECT FRENCH MANICURE 3 EASY STEPS

The unique French Manicure Wand is the easy solution for applying the perfect white tip on your nail every time. The water-based white formulation is correctable with water until it is sealed. Now quick corrections can be made without removing your base color.

Step 1 Bright Base Coat gives your nails a natural healthy look. It contains a brightener, which brings out the natural color of you nail bed and filters out any yellow coloring in your nails.
Step 2 French Tip Wand is uniquely designed for easy application.
Step 3 Sealer coat creates a high gloss finish to make your Perfect French Manicure dazzle.

Directions:

Step 1 - Paint one coat of Bright Base Coat on your entire nails, let dry 2 minutes
Step 2 - Use the White Wand to paint the tip of the nail.
Place the applicator on one edge of the white of your nail. Move the applicator from one edge of the nail white to the other in one smooth motion.
Let it dry for 2 minutes
The white paint can be removed with water if you wish to make a correction. It is okay if the white appears streaky or not smooth, the Step 3 sealer will fix it.
Step 3 - Paint one coat of the Sealer Coat over the entire nail. Let dry.

You can find a video tutorial on how to apply the french manicure kit on the website above. I was provided with a sample of this French Manicure kit to try. The innovative feature of this kit is the white french tip polish. It is housed in a slim bottle with - get this - a sponge doe foot wand applicator instead of the usual nail polish brush:





I would say that this is remarkable as I'd never seen a nail polish with a doe foot applicator before, but it made perfect sense. The doe foot allows you to apply the white tip with better control and precision than with a brush applicator. It is less messy, and you come up with neater, better looking white tips compared to using brush applicators. The instructions are also very easy to follow, everything is done in 3 steps flat. I was also surprised that the instruction says that the white polish can be removed with water if you want to correct it. I was impressed, because I'd never encountered any nail polish that can be erased with water before.

However, not everything is as easy as it looks. I admit, there is a definite learning curve to this. I thought that the doe foot applicator was easy as pie to apply, but I realized that there is a certain technique to it. In my experience, I had to dip the applicator in the bottle every time I paint one nail tip, because it would come out uneven if I didn't. If I double-apply the white polish, it gets messy and ugly, so you have to perfect the line on the first stroke. If you don't, it's better to just erase the whole white polish with water and re-start.



Here's my finished french tip look. I love the bright pink base as it gives the illusion of pink, healthy nail beds. I was able to do a decent line on the first try, so this was pretty lucky. However, I didn't get to give a nice, even "smile" to my french manicure as the doe foot applicator doesn't give allowance for the crescent shape. I also wasn't able to use my technique of the french tip brush dipped in acetone to clean up the smile, because acetone would ruin the base polish.

UPSIDE: Convenient doe foot wand applicator, easy 3 steps, beautiful base color, white tip easily erased with water.

DOWNSIDE: It takes practice to apply the white tip using the doe foot wand applicator, cannot use acetone to perfect the crescent shape because it will ruin the base polish (but yes, you can use water!).

All in all, though, if you enjoy applying french manicure on your nails, this would be a very interesting and innovative product to try. I like the idea of the sponge tip applicator, especially since it really speeds up the application of the french tip. I will definitely be using this french tip manicure set as I want to challenge myself to perfect the white tips using the sponge applicator. The base color is also quite pretty. The high gloss sealer is likewise the perfect product to protect your beautiful new french tips.