Method and product for attaining a French manicure using a dry nail polish applique
View Patent ↗A dry nail tip appliqué system for applying nail enamel to a nail tip. The nail tip appliqué comprises two distinct sections, a first section for coating the entire surface of a finger nail and a second section for applying dry nail polish to a nail tip. The two sections occupy distinct areas of an appliqué and each contains a handling tab. The nail polish material of the two sections are not contiguous with each other. This allows for a convenient and neat removal of the sections and for the application of the same.
1. A self adhesive nail tip appliqué product for providing a French-style nail tip coating, said product comprising:
a substrate;
at least two sections of dry nail polish material disposed on said substrate,
wherein a color of the nail polish material of a first one of said two sections is different from the color of a second one of said two sections;
said dry nail polish material having adhesive material on at least one surface;
said first nail polish section adapted to conform to the size and shape of a finger nail, said first nail polish section comprising a first end and a second end, said first end being curved to substantially conform to a rounded contour of a cuticle, said second end comprising a handling tab extending therefrom;
said second nail polish section comprising a first end and a second end, said first end comprising a rounded edge, said rounded edge sized to conform to the rounded edge of a nail tip, said second end comprising a handling tab extending therefrom;
whereby said handling tab extending from said second end of said first nail polish section and said handling tab extending from said second end of said second nail polish section are separated by said second nail polish section.
2. The product of claim 1 wherein said first section and said second section are removably affixed to a common backing.
3. The product of claim 1 wherein said appliqué is cut out of a section comprising a strip of dry enamel having one color, a strip of dry nail enamel having a second color.
4. The product of claim 3 wherein an area having no nail enamel separates is disposed between said strips.
5. The product of claim 1 , wherein said first section is pink and said second section is white.
6. The product of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of appliqués are cut out of a common sheet.