Also, which part of the French manicure should be done first, the white or the pink?

Also, shouldn't a French manicure be tricolour? (Does it show that I'm currently reading a novel set during the French Revolution?) That sounds much more interesting. Except I don't have any blue nailpolish. A French manicure without... what does the blue stand for, anyway? Liberty, I suspect, judging from the themes of the Three Colours movies.

Help, help, the fraternity and equality of my manicure is oppressing me.