Method and product for attaining a french manicure using a dry nail appliqué

Abstract

A dry nail tip appliqué for applying nail enamel to a nail tip. The nail tip appliqué is configured to conform to the size and shape of a respective nail tip and allows for a convenient and neat application of a French-style manicure.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A self-adhesive nail tip appliquéproduct for providing a French-style nail tip coating, said product comprising:
 shearable nail polish material; 
 said dry nail polish material having adhesive material on at least one surface; 
 said dry nail polish material being removably affixed to a backing; 
 wherein said nail tip appliquéproduct comprises a strip having at least a substantially concave shaped free edge said concave shaped free edge being in the general shape of a nail tip and substantially conforms to the curvature of a nail tip, said nail tip appliquéused to apply nail polish to a nail tip in order to achieve a French manicure, said nail tip appliquéfurther comprising straight-cut side edges, said side edges being substantially parallel to each other, said strip being larger than a wearer's nail tip, whereby an area of said strip that extends beyond a wearer's nail tip is shearable. 
 
     
     
         2 . The product of  claim 1  further comprising a substantially convex edge, said convex edge being disposed substantially opposite of said concave edge. 
     
     
         3 . The product of  claim 2 , wherein a plurality of said appliqués is aligned in a substantially linear manner wherein a substantially concave shaped edge of one strip abuts a substantially convex edge of an adjacent strip. 
     
     
         4 . The product of  claim 3 , wherein said plurality of strips are separated from one another by kiss cuts, said kiss cuts allowing for selective removal of one strip from said backing. 
     
     
         5 . The product of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of nail tip appliqués and a plurality of nail appliqués are removably affixed to a common backing.