Nothing says easy elegance quite like a French manicure. It goes with absolutely everything, from casual looks to formalwear. After a little early-2000s time on a downswing, the combo of a pink, translucent base and white tips has become a beautiful no-brainer for so many of us. But when you want the concept of a French manicure but with a little more edge, nothing balances sophistication and subversion quite like swapping in black tips\u2014just like Demi Lovato<\/strong> did.<\/p>\n Lovato made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>, promoting her new book, One Plate at a Time: Recipes for Finding Freedom with Food<\/em>, and her tour, It’s Not That Deep<\/em>. Yeah, she’s definitely been keeping busy. But she always makes time to sit down with nail artist Natalie Minerva, most recently to get a black-tipped French manicure.<\/p>\n Photo: Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cFor Demi\u2019s black French, we did a base color combination, or what I call \u2018nail foundation,\u2019\u201d Minerva tells Allure, explaining that she can customize the hue with two shades of polish for a more seamless look. \u201cI used one coat of OPI Bare My Soul, which is a lighter-toned milky nude, and one coat of Put It in Airplane Mode to give it a warmer hue. This made the base feel more accurately matched to her skin tone.\u201d<\/p>\n From there, Minerva switched to one of the most iconic black polishes on the market. \u201cI used OPI Black Onyx to create a medium-thickness French that matched the free edge of her round-shaped natural nails.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Demi](\"https:\/\/media.allure.com\/photos\/69b99a676d1667ea16ed74a8\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/demi%2520lovator%2520black%2520french%2520manicure%2520fallon.jpg\"\/)
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