A couple of weeks ago I saw the above set of nail polishes and ordered it. I thought the range of green colors was really pretty. :) The bottles are pretty small and tiny, though.
I was inspired by a manicure I saw on Pinterest and decided to do a stripe ombre design using striping tape. I wasn’t familiar with striping tape until a couple of weeks ago, too. I ended up ordering some from a seller on Amazon. It came super fast! I ordered and it arrived 2 days later! :)
So first I painted my nails with China Glaze White on White and applied a topcoat (Seche Vite). Then I cut strips of the tape and applied four to each nail. I pressed down the edges really well, and then carefully painted each of the five colors from the ombre set of polishes. I then removed the tape revealing the white polish underneath, and then applied another layer of topcoat.
NOTE: I painted one full nail at a time and removed the tape while the polish was still wet. There were a few spots where the surface of the polish had started to dry and dragged when I was pulling the tape off (see the ring finger?). I think I need to practice with the tape masking technique a bit more to master it. :)
Very cool! I think I’ll need to find some of that tape (unless you have a substitute suggestion!); I found a sort of french manicure on Pinterest using black polish with a Matte finish for most of the nail, leaving the top edge shiny; FINALLY found the matte top coat! Can’t wait to try it out! Have you used (or seen) the matte finish yet?
Yes, I’ve used Essie Matte About You in the past. It was nice, but I like my nails glossy. :)
Wow, just saw the inspiration photo! That’s a lotta stripes!!!
Ooooooooh, super cute! I am so in love with those colors.
Those colors look fantastic on you.
I love your nails I also got striping tape from amazon but I have a real hard time using it. your allot braver than me I would never try both striping and different colors of polish. snaps to you! *denise*
love this look…will need to try out soon!
I love this! I am definately going to have to get some of that type.
Whoa that is amazing! LOVE this!
How do you keep your cuticles so pretty??!??? Mine are a mess lol. Any help/tips are appreciated! Thanks
Lots of moisturizer and cuticle oil. My cuticles love it when I use them consistently. :)
This might be my favorite one! Absolutely beautiful! I need to buy some striping tape!
That looks amazing!
Amazing! I’m so impressed that you can do both hands so well. I’m thinking MAYBE I could do my left hand but my right would be frightful!!
Really love the colors – you may have inspired a card!
:-)