“Leave the nail clean with no polish, this makes mistakes easier to clean up,” explains Drape. “Use a thin nail art brush to draw the ‘smile line’ and then fill in the rest with your nail polish brush.

“Or, if it’s a skinny French you want [meaning the coloured tip is thin or you have short nails] then just use the nail art brush for the line.

“Use the tidy up brush dipped in acetone to clean up the edges and then apply a base coat over the entire nail. Once that is dry, apply a top coat for high shine and to make the design last.”

Seems simple enough, right? If you aren’t quite sold yet, here’s some inspiration. We know what we’ll be doing this weekend…

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