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This is how to DIY the geometric French manicure
Celebrity nail artist Zola Ganzorigt is a trusted authority when it comes to nail trends because she’s helped to catalyse several of her own, including the glazed donut nude manicure.
But after a whole year dedicated to chrome powder-dusted nails it seems that the nail artist is stretching her wings and trying something new.
Introducing the geometric French manicure.
A play on the classic coloured tips of a French manicure, the nail look does away with accenting the natural curve of the nail tip and instead breaks the nail into alternating nude and coloured quadrants.
Ganzorigt has already painted several of her A-list client’s nails with the inventive new design; Sydney Sweeney went for a cyan blue and nude combo, Adele chose a black and nude tuxedo colour palette, and Kelsea Ballerini went the subtle route with a nude and white interpretation.
Ganzorigt even painted her own nails in a red and nude version of the nail art design and shared a quick tutorial detailing how she did it via Instagram…
How to nail the geometric French manicure
“Okay, let’s do the nail design that was living in my head rent free, while revealing my favourite semi-sheer perfect nude colour combo,” said Ganzorigt in the tutorial.
“After applying [OPI Stay Strong Base Coat Gel Colour] ($32.95 at National Salon Supplies), [I apply] one coat of [OPI Pale to the Chief Gel Colour] ($26 at Oz Nails Beauty Supply) and apply one to two coats of [OPI Put It in Neutral Gel Colour] ($26 at Oz Nails Beauty Supply) — depending on how you like it [to look] — I used two coats on this [nail],” she explained as she painted her nails.
OPI Stay Strong Base Coat Gel Colour
OPI Pale to the Chief Gel Colour
OPI Put It in Neutral Gel Colour
“Then draw a triangle [of lines] using [an] art brush and fill out the empty space with [OPI Kiss My Aries Gel Colour] ($29.72 at Universal Nail Supplies),” she continued.
“Then place the gold charm ($9.50 at Aurora Nail Supply) right on the [inner] corner and finish it with [OPI Stay Shiny Top Coat Gel Colour] ($29.95 at Best Nail Supply),” she explained. “That’s it. Let me know how you like it.”
OPI Kiss My Aries Gel Colour
Gold Nail Charms
OPI Stay Shiny Top Coat Gel Colour
Watch the full tutorial below:
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Image credit: @nailsbyzola
Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).
