Nail Ideas: New Year Mani!

Happy New Year to all of you!! May 2013 be an awesome year for us all! :party

Here's also a quick mani that I did to usher in the new year:


Yup! This is also my first attempt at striping tape mani! I got some striping tape* from Born Pretty Store a while ago and finally got around to using it!

I started off the mani with two coats of China Glaze I Herd That and I'm Not Lion. After it has dried (with the help of Seche Vite), I cut short sections of striping tape and stuck them firmly on each nail randomly before painting Zoya Raven over it. Immediately after painting the black, I used a tweezer to carefully remove the tape in the reverse order to ensure the lines remain crisp.

It is my first time using striping tapes and I must say I am very happy with how it turned out. The tape sticks on well to the nail but does not rip off chunks of polish when I remove it (which happened for the usual sticky tape that I got from bookstores) - perfect for all the nail art needs!

You can find the striping tape (Item ID: 1019) at the Born Pretty Store here. They provide free worldwide shipping! Feel free to quote "HDL91" for a 10% discount when you checkout:


xoxo,
mich

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15 comments:

  1. A Polish AddictJanuary 1, 2013 at 12:23 AM

    Love love love this look! Love the subtle sparkle, very pretty mani!!

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  2. AglayaJanuary 1, 2013 at 12:57 AM

    Love your mani, looks awesome!

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  3. Sarah CrawfordJanuary 1, 2013 at 1:37 AM

    This looks great! I just bought some striping tape, so I can't wait to start trying manis like this!

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  4. Jamie WillettJanuary 1, 2013 at 4:28 AM

    Gorgeous!!

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  5. Jamie WillettJanuary 1, 2013 at 4:28 AM

    Gorgeous!!

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  6. thepolishwellJanuary 1, 2013 at 11:21 AM

    Thank you!! It means so much coming from you! <33

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  7. thepolishwellJanuary 1, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    Thank you Sarah!! I am really glad to get my hands on the striping tape! It makes such nail art so much easier! ;D

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  8. thepolishwellJanuary 1, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    Thank you Jamie <33

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  9. thepolishwellJanuary 1, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    aww thank you Aglaya! <33

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  10. Jenni LeeJanuary 3, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    Amazing! LOVE this idea, it looks so cool!

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  11. thepolishwellJanuary 3, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    aw thank you Jenni!! <3

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  12. Camila AmandaJanuary 4, 2013 at 11:23 PM

    Happy new year, Mich! <3 What a great mani to celebrate the new year! :)

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  13. thepolishwellJanuary 5, 2013 at 7:49 PM

    Thank you! Happy New Year to you too Camila!! May 2013 be full of joy and love for you! <33

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  14. DeborahJanuary 5, 2013 at 10:04 PM

    This is really really gorgeous. I did a tape nail in my NYE manicure too but had trouble with the black bleeding... not sure if the black I used was too thin, normally I pull the tape off almost immediatly and no problems but this time :/. I also used the tape directly on the (gritty) nail so that might not have helped either!

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  15. thepolishwellJanuary 6, 2013 at 9:49 PM

    Thank you Deborah! I don't usually have trouble with tape but, since you've pointed out, I do try to use a one-coater for the second color and I almost always use SV to dry the base color so it is quite smooth :p

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