On to the nail accent tutorial with tape!!! Mine is simple, it is the first time I've tried this and I didn't want to get too detailed immediately.
Supplies:
Clear nail polish (not pictured-I forgot!)
Clear tape (I didn't have any clear tape so I winged it with matte tape)
Scissors
Step 1:
Pick the colors you want for your accent designs and paint some thick straight lines on the sticky side of the tape. I wanted to put a lot of different colors when I first started this, hence the four pink polishes, but ended up only using two. It's easiest to paint the lines while the tape is still on the roll, just paint on the part between the roll and the cutting edge. Cut it off and let it dry.
Step 2:
Paint your nails with the base color. I did a terrible job but I'm blaming it on doing it at 2 am and in a hurry, haha.
Cut and
stick the tape to your nails where you would like it. I found that it's
best to do this if the base coat is still a little wet, the tape will
stick better to the nail.
The last
step is to paint a coat of clear polish over the tape to keep it smooth
and prevent it from peeling off. I forgot to take a picture of that,
but it's pretty self explanatory!
Here is another close up of the nails/pic of moi! Haha. I cleaned them up a bit and made it look a little nicer.
I just want to take a quick second and give some praise to NYC 'In a New York Minute' color nail polishes. This line of NYC polishes dries fast, is pretty thick (not watery/thin colored), and comes in a lot of fun shades (These two are 'Water Street Blue' and 'High Line Green'). I love NYC nail polishes because they're always pretty good quality for cheap and since I never wear one color for long, if I wear any at all, I don't like to spend $5-$20 on one polish (These were $1.27 each and not tiny). NYC polishes usually only need two coats to be perfect and last for days.
Hope you like the tutorial!
Any questions or comments?
