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12 French Manicure Trends That Are Bright, Fun, And Unexpected

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by Margaret Blatz
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Say goodbye to the French manicures of the past. Rather than a square nail and white tips, you can get really funky with your 2022 take on a French mani. Between bright colors, wavy designs, and graphic styles, you can go so far out of the box with these French manicure trends.

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Get really graphic with your French tips by creating a black and white look. These two colors pack such a bold contrast between them that you don’t need to go overboard with your design to make it pop.

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Catwoman herself brought out her French manicured claws for a special screening of The Batman. Zoe Kravitz kept things simple and classy but forwent the square nail for a very sharp, almond look.

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Kendall Jenner started the animal print French manicure trend with her tortoiseshell tips, and you can bring any pattern you like to yours. From an ultra-hip cow print to a classic leopard, you can amp up your nails with a touch of animal style.

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Take a trip to Flavortown by adding some flames to your French tips. You can also up the glam by lining your tips with some rhinestones because she’s feeling fancy.

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Pick your two favorite colors and ombré them together for a softer french manicure moment. You can achieve this by gently brushing the two polishes to the middle of your nail and blending them.

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Yes, neons! Cap off your nails by going as bright as possible. Since your base nails are on the neutral side, this is how you play with the French mani look without feeling like it’s too much.

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Rather than a sharp differential between the white tips and neutral base, the diffused French manicure style ombrés the two together.

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If you want to play with all the colors in your nail polish box, the best way to keep things from being messy is by pairing the same colors together. A dark blue with a light blue, lime green with forest green, so on and so forth.

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