Showing posts with label taped manicure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label taped manicure. Show all posts

Saturday, September 8, 2012

31 Day Challenge: Day 9 - Rainbow Nails

This challenge was to create rainbow nails.  As much as I would like to create little rainbows on my fingernails, I don't have a brush small enough for what I had in my head.  Instead, I tried something I haven't done before, half moon nails.  I did not like this look when I first started seeing it on blogs, but the trend is beginning to grow on me.  It was very easy to do, although I thought it looked a lot better before I took my camera to the manicure.  Have you ever thought, "Wow, my nails look fantastic!" and then load the pictures on to your computer and see all the little places you missed?  Well that is what happened today, and I've lost the sunlight to reshoot them, so this is unfortunately what I have.  I will say that since I stopped biting my nails, the cuticles are looking better, but not great.  Baby steps, baby steps.





I used so many colors/brands that I will not list them here.  I also used a tape-off method with scrapbooking scissors which made it easy, but the polish did bleed a little through when I lifted it (lifting too early perhaps?)   I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!

Friday, September 7, 2012

31 Day Challenge: Day 8 - Metallic Nails

Black Gold! Texas T!

Day 8 means metallic nails.  I couldn't think of what to do, until I spotted scrapbooking scissors that I use to create borders for pictures.  I cut either side of a strip of tape to create a wave strip.  Then I placed it on each nail at different wave crests on Essie Licorice and topped over tape with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Golden-I.  If I were to do this again, I would try to be more uniform, but I wanted to experiment!   It kind of looks like the magnetic polish patterns, doesn't it?





Some day I will learn to paint the left side of my nail *sigh*


If I get a little better at these, I think they might make a good tutorial.  What do you guys think?