Brick French
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square · salon-easy · classy · office-safe
Brick French is the classic French warmed up for autumn: a cream base with a brick-red tip, which is red with brown in it and therefore reads as a neutral on warm and olive skin. On a short square it looks as tidy as a white tip with considerably more character, and it carries from September through to the new year without ever feeling like a seasonal novelty.
“Cream sheer base with a brick-red French tip along a straight smile line, glossy, short square.”
by Haider Ali · updated august 28, 2026 · ai-crafted concept image · our policy
How this look is done
- 01File to a short square and apply a sheer cream base in two thin coats.
- 02Paint the brick-red tip along the free edge with a straight smile line, keeping the depth consistent.
- 03Tidy the line with a small brush dipped in remover before it sets.
- 04Seal with a glossy top coat and cap the free edge.
Who it suits
Warm and olive undertones first — brick is where red and brown meet — though the cream base keeps it wearable on cool skin. Short square and squoval hold the straight smile line best. It is office-safe and goes with camel, denim, olive and cream.
How it wears
Ten days in polish, two to three weeks in gel. The muted tip disguises wear better than a white French, and the sheer base means regrowth barely registers. Re-gloss twice a week.
Softer or bolder
Softer: a cinnamon or terracotta tip instead of brick. Bolder: a deeper oxblood tip, or brick red with a thin gold line along the smile line.
