8/24/2013

Nail of the Day



Hello! The nail art I tried today seems like it should be called 'The Anti-French Manicure!" *har har* I've seen it around and decided to give it a try, I used electrical tape but whatever tape works for you will also be fine. I had troubles getting the curves even, if anyone has any tips/tricks on how they keep their nail art even, I'd love to read them in the comments! :)

The look is super easy, you'll need
Two different colors
A base and top coat if you fancy
Tape
Scissors


1. (Apply base coat & make sure your first color is a color that can be painted over.) Paint your nails with the first color and wait for it to fully dry! (My base coat ended up being super light on camera, it's pinky in person)
2. Cut tape into semi-circles, place them on your finger and paint over with your second color.
3. Paint a second coat after you have waited a bit
4. Pull off the tape slowly and voila!
(This needs something, hmm, a top coat and some sparkles, but just a few..)



 Oh yes, much better!










 The polishes I used for this look:

Revlon, "Effervescent Opal" 099



Revlon, "Violet" 670
Claire's, Precious Metals
Sally Hansen, Green Tea + Olive Growth (base)



I like this look, I feel like it makes my nails look longer than they actually are, which is never a bad thing. Hope you enjoyed this post, bye for now!

26 comments:

  1. I've never thought about using tape as a stencil for nail art, great idea! Thanks for sharing, these look great x
    Freya's Fashion Chapter

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    1. Thankyoou, it can be tricky at times but it gets the job done, glad you like it! :)
      xo

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  2. Wow,so beautiful...I like your pretty blog.^^
    Maybe follow each other on bloglovin?
    Let me know follow you then back.
    Lovely greets Nessa

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    1. Aw thanks so much, glad you like it!
      Pretty blog, following you :)
      xx

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  3. Amazing! Just love it!Your blog is lovely!!!! Would you like to follow each other on bloglovin' ? xxx

    Gleaming Spire * Bloglovin'

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    1. Thaankyoou! I am following you on bloglovin ^-^
      xo

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  4. Your nails are awesome like this!

    I was wondering if you'd like to follow each other via BLOGLOVIN and GFC? If so, tell me when you followed me and I'll immediately follow back!
    I'd really love to stay in touch!

    With lots of love,
    Lory xxx

    http://nomoneyforhighfashion.blogspot.ch/

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    1. Thanks so much, glad you think so!
      Awesome blog, I followed you on bloglovin & GFC :)
      Thanks for leaving a message girlie
      xo

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  5. Thank you so much for the follow.
    Follow you back on bloglovin and gfc,too.
    Do you also follow me on gfc?
    Lovely greets

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    1. No problem, lovely blog & I follow you on both!
      Thanks for stopping by
      xx

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  6. Love the colours!

    http://lameyy.blogspot.co.uk/ <-- please check out our blog!xx

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  7. I love this nail design, it's soo
    pretty. :)

    dearmisscoco.blogspot.de

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    1. Me too, I feel it probably looks very different with different colors, can't wait to try it with different ones :)
      Thanks for stopping by
      xx

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  8. Your nails turned out pretty great! I need to try this!
    Btw, lovely blog, I am now following you <3

    Joana from Who the Fuck is Chanel

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    1. Aw thanks! I thought it was going to look a lot worse since the tape was being tricky but unless you're an inch away you can't really tell :3
      Followed you back, nice blog!
      xo

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  9. definitely want to try this!

    wanna follow each other on GFC or bloglovin?
    idkmatilda.blogspot.com ♡

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    1. You should! It was super fun to do :)
      Thanks for stopping by, followed you!
      xx

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  10. Thanks so much, glad you like it!
    Following you on GFC and bloglovin :D
    <3

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  11. I follow you with GFC and Bloglovin!
    Have a good week! and my heart in bloglovin for your post too!!!:)))

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  12. Thats so clever! Love love your blog! Followed you!
    Would love if you could check out my blog too :)
    http://stylepreserve.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Glad you think so, thanks so much!!
      Lovely blog, followed you (:
      <3

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  13. Hey I've nominated you for the Liebster award! x
    Take a look...
    http://closetdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Aw thank-you so much for nominating me, but I've already been nominated, you can read my answers here,
      http://likeafleur.blogspot.ca/2013/08/liebster-award.html

      Have a lovely day <3

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  14. I like the photos a lot!

    would you like to follow each other ?

    hugs

    visit my
    Blog | Facebook | Bloglovin

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    1. Thanks so much!!
      Of course lovely blog, followed :)
      xx

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