Zara McDermott gives us the perfect winter mani inspo with chocolate French tips
25.01.2024 - 03:27
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When it comes to your manicure, winter is the perfect time to experiment with dark shades. Black, navy and burgundy are some of our go-to colours for the colder months, but if you’re not a fan of an all-over dark design or want a way to combine the deep wintery shades with a more classic design, Zara McDermott’s chocolate French tips are the perfect combo.
The documentary maker and former Made in Chelsea star showed off her chic new nails on Instagram earlier this week and had opted for a deep, chocolate-brown tip – and it’s safe to say we’re obsessed. Zara’s nails had been filed into a short, rounded shape that’s been trending lately as a more practical and low-maintenance alternative to the longer styles that have dominated our manis over the last few years.
Although a French manicure typically relies on following the natural white tips of your nails, a shorter length doesn’t mean you have to forgo the classic design. Instead, you can simply create a dainty edge that follows your nail’s natural shape, as perfectly demonstrated by Zara’s dainty micro tips.
Rather than a thicker line, she’d opted for a much finer, thinner style tip that gives the classic French manicure a more modern, minimalist look, and although she’d stuck to the design’s signature nude base, she’d swapped the traditional white tip for a rich chocolate-inspired shade of brown. If you want to copy Zara’s look, a French manicure is actually incredibly easy to duplicate yourself at home, especially with the abundance of hacks available on TikTok that show how to create a neat, smooth tip using a beauty blender.
To DIY the look, you need to start with a neutral base that matches your skin tone. You can either stick with a clear base coat, or for a more
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