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French Tip Dip Case 101

Updated by Alyssa Bueno on February 18, 2026

 

 

You know that euphoric high when you buy a new nail product and can't wait to try it? Imagine you purchased our luxurious acrylic French Tip Dip Case to help you recreate colored French tip dip nails, glittery French dip nails, or natural French dip nails. That's an adventure waiting for you!

Not only have you added a beautiful nail product to your ever-growing nail tech essentials, but you have also become inspired to design gorgeous French dip nails because of it. Read on to learn more about our French Tip Dip Case here! 

 

 

What is the iGel Beauty French Tip Dip Case?

 

If you're a fan of the classic natural French dip nails or colored French tip nail designs, our French Tip Dip Case will be your newest nail tool obsession because it will help you achieve stunning smile lines! 

Our dip case is heavy-duty, making it durable for long-term use. The acrylic casing makes it luxurious and classy, and it should also be in your nail art accessories or salon equipment!

 

Our French Tip Dip Case has two levels as a case; one is shallow, while the other has a deeper end to help you angle your finger when dipping into it. Our acrylic dip case also has a lid to help you store your dipping powder while you're working or not!  

 

 

How to use our French Tip Dip Case?


Here is the step-by-step process for using our French Tip Dip Case to achieve beautiful French dipping nails!

 

Step 1:

 

iGel Beauty Ginny Smith shows us how to achieve beautiful French dip nails on her middle finger, pinkie, and thumb, while she will be doing chrome nails on the other nails. You can watch the whole live video here in our iGel Beauty Facebook community! Once you’re done with nail prep and have placed your preferred nail tips, you now have a clean slate to start the process. In this live video, she used our Pro Gel Tips - PGT05 Medium Almond.

 

Step 2:

 

For the base of the French dipping nails, she used our Dip & Dap Powder - DD265 Take Me Home, a neutral soft rose pink shade perfect for an almond French dip nails aesthetic. Another trick iGel Beauty Ginny Smith does is stirring her dipping powder to help it fluff up, aside from shaking the jar. You might want to try this trick of hers whenever you feel unsure or encounter problems.

 

Step 3:

 

With our Dip & Dap - 2 Base Coat, she lightly brushed her nail tips with a thin layer of base coat to avoid flooding her nails, applied it in the middle part of her nail, and then brushed towards her free edge. Afterwards, she brushed towards her cuticle line, then worked her way up again. You can do this trick if you're struggling with flooding your nails.

 

Step 4:

 

After applying the base coat, you can directly dip your nails into the dipping powder. If you're unfamiliar with the dipping method, read our in-depth guide about dip powder nails here! You can use a stainless steel nail cuticle pusher to wipe off the excess powder if shaking the powders loose doesn't work. 

 

Step 5:

 

If you want to have colored French tip dip nails, it's up to your preference and creativity, but if you want to have the classic natural French dip nails, you can use our Diamond Dip & Dap Ombre Powder - 010 (a light bubble gum pink) to complement the neutral shade of the base used here.

 

Step 6:

 

To use our French Tip Dip Case, pour some dipping powder into your dip case, then tap the case gently to even the surface of the powder. Apply another thin layer of base coat on your nails.

You can slide your finger into our acrylic French tip dip case; make sure to use the right angle slowly; the more angle you use, the more curved your smile line will be. If you want more coverage for your tips, you can use the deeper end of our dip case.

 

Step 7:

 

While waiting for the dip powder to settle, Ginny makes good use of the waiting time by pouring the base color on the other nails.

 

Step 8:

 

Once you’re done cleaning or dusting off your nails with a dust brush, you can start to see the contrasting colors of your dipped French manicure.

The color opacity and contrast depend on your lighting and preference, but since both colors are light and Ginny Smith only dipped her nails twice, this is the final result. Feel free to dip your nails as often as you want to get the opacity you want.

 

Step 9:

 

While you wait for your nails to dry, you can scrub them as Ginny does here to remove the excess powder and graininess. Then, you can go ahead and use our Dip & Dap - 3 Activator.

 

Step 10:

 

This is the finished product of her Ombre French dip nails. With the help of our French Tip Dip Case or Dip tray, she created a gorgeous and neutral French mani.

If you want to make more French tip dip nails, our French Tip Dip Case can help you achieve magnificent smile lines! For this nail art by Ginny Smith, you can opt to use lighter shades with darker shades to create a more pronounced contrast. You can get inspiration from our French nails roundup!


 

The iGel Beauty French Tip Dip Case is a must-have for you if..

 

• French nails and dipping powder nails are among your favorite nail art designs!

• You're tired of the usual plastic or metallic mold French dip tip tray or Dip tray and want to add a beautiful acrylic dip tip case to your nail collections!

• You want to invest in a heavy-duty yet durable acrylic dip tray for long-term use.

• You're looking for a versatile nail tool with two ends to the case, one shallow and one deeper, to make dipping easier at any angle and pace. 

 

 

While waiting for your next nail product haul to arrive, join our iGel Beauty Online Community to find inspiration for French nail designs! You'll also see plenty of product demos and tutorials to help you improve your craft for nails in our community. Sounds good? See you there!