Blue/gold beaded French manicure

A few days ago I bought some awesome vegan blue and gold nail polish at Whole Foods and I have been dying to try it. I've also been wanting to experiment with nail studs.  To be honest with you I think I like the version with just the studs and not the gold tips better, but I will show you how to tip off your nails in the traditional curved French manicure way even if you don't have a steady hand.
Below are the tools you will need. I have 2 nail polish colors, Sally Hanson Nail Arts Stud Kit, reinforcements and a good base/top coat.

Start with a base coat, then paint 2 coats of the color of your choice.

Next use the tool provided with the stud kit to carefully apply the studs while the polish is still wet. I found it easier to start at the tip and work my way to the base of the nail.  I kind of wish I stopped right here and left the look simple and classic....but I digress. 

I really still wanted to use my gold polish so I decided to add a French tip. If you want a very straight squared off tip. You can simply use a piece of scotch tape to block off the nail, but I wanted a curved look, so I applied reinforcements to my nails. 

Then I painted the tips gold.

Remove the reinforcements while the polish is still wet. Finish with a shiny top coat.