Manicure Monday - Tape Nail Art

This is another easy manicure to do - all you need is a bit of sticky-tape.

I couldn't decide which colour combination to use - this is what I love about all these posts I have done over the past few weeks - the combinations are endless.

I cannot wait to go back and revisit all the designs with different colour combos! :-)

Today's nail-art was fairly easy when I got the hang of cutting the tape into little triangles.

Pink base: OPI All Kendall-ed Up. Top colour: Essie Chinchilly

What you need:
Sticky tape
Scissors to cut tape
2 colours - 1 base, 1 top colour
1 Topcoat

1. Paint your nails with 2 coats of the lighter colour. Allow to dry very well. (Choose the lighter colour as the base because your last coat is only 1 coat and if it is lighter than the base, the underneath colour shines through - I learnt this after swapping the colour combos on my other hand.)
2. Cut sticky tape into long, skinny triangles and stick to each nail on the 1 hand (You don't want to let the tape stick onto your nail for too long, it leaves traces of glue behind.)
3. Paint 1 coat of the darker colour over your nails.
4. Peel the tape off before the polish becomes tacky - otherwise it makes  "melted cheese off a pizza" strands.
5. Repeat on the other hand.
6. Finish off with a top coat to give the nail a smooth finish

The professional result:

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