When you have turquoise and gold! If there were any colours that were made for each other, it would be these two. What? Complimentary colours, you say? Nope, turquoise and gold trumps all.
This was my first attempt with striping tape, and honestly, I don't know if I'd use it again. This tape was so thin and fiddly, it took me forever to position and stick it down. Having said that, I don't think there's any other way to get such thin, clean lines. I was channeling a necklace that I recently bought from Forever 21.
Polishes:
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| Left to right: Joe Fresh "Sun Kissed", Essie "As Gold As It Gets", Essie "Turquoise and Caicos", American Apparel "Pacific Beach" |
I did two coats of Sun Kissed, then one coat of As Gold As It Gets for a bit of extra
sparkle (though it doesn't show up well). I worked one nail at a time, placing the tape down, one coat of Turquoise and Caicos, then two generous coats of Pacific Beach, and finally removing the tape while the polish was still wet for cleaner lines.
Turquoise and gold bonus! You can tell this is an old picture because I didn't have proper lighting back then and I took all my pictures sitting at my desk. Now I take pictures in the bathroom. Progress.
This is three coats of Turquoise and Caicos, followed by one coat of Deborah Lippmann "Boom Boom Pow", then another coat of Boom Boom Pow, focusing on the tips. It reminded me of gold jewelery in a Tiffany box!
What do you think of these? Have you had any experience with striping tape? What is YOUR favourite colour combination? Thanks for reading! Until next time, friends!
It looks fantastic! And don't worry, I had a hard time the first time using striping tape, but it just becomes much easier with time and a little practice :) You shouldn't give up, as you say it's the only way to obtain clean stripes!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! You have encouraged me to try again in the future :D
DeleteSince we have the same striping tape and it's too thin, I cut out indivial strips of tape. That's how I did my "first mani of autumn" manicure in my post. Scotch tape is wayyyy better than striping tape imo. But you did an adorable job..I love that necklace!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I didn't think it would be so thin when we bought it! I bought some painter's tape, so I may try to use that next time. Thanks Sohni!!
DeleteThe mani you did with striping tape reminds me of Easter eggs.....I have no clue why! So gorgeous though :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha, I could totally see this pattern on Easter eggs! Or maybe like a Faberge egg? Thanks a lot! :)
Deletei love both these manis! you're totally right--those colors do go well together (:
ReplyDeletei love your necklace in the 3rd picture btw. i hardly find anything good at forever 21 lol
Oh thank you! Forever 21 is mostly hit and miss for me too, but I've also found some great pieces there :D
DeleteZomg these are amazing!! What a colour =D
ReplyDeleteThank you!! :)
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