In a MINT-ute...

butter london

Well it's the final day of the Digital Dozen's tape mani challenge week. For today I wanted to use tape in a different way and this is one of my favorite color combo's! I had some gold nail strips on hand anyway that I received in a swap ages ago. I used the other half of the box on accent nails so I decided to use these in a new way! I used some fancy scissors and cut them into shapes. Then I adhered them on top of the polish and top coated to finish. The finished look was really stunning! I have to say, this week has challenged and very much inspired me. Some of the things the other ladies did are just out of this world. I definitely want to try to experiment more with tape! I hope it inspired some of you as well! Don't forget to check out their amazing designs for today!


Colors Used:
butter LONDON Fiver
Sally Hansen Gold Glitter Nail Strips

To the T

Barry M


Today's manicure for tape mani week with the Digit-al Dozen was inspired by a dress I have.  I'm really not patient enough to get extra fancy with the tape thing nad I think it kind of showed with this one because I spent forever touching up lines and I'm still not in love with them. It helps if you place the tape straight in the first place!  But I digress. I was still happy with the final result. I really love how the crisp white pops next to the green, which by the way is sort of a jelly so it looks super squishy and bright on the white! Don't forget to check out what the other girls came up with for today! And stay tuned all week for more tape mani's!

Colors Used: 
Zoya Purity 
Barry M Spring Green 
Ciate 3am Girl

Juicy Fruit

bossy boots

We're halfway through the Digital Dozen Tape mani challenge week! I sort of cheated on this one. I used the tape to tape off the tips. That's something I never do, I prefer to freehand it and I found that taping was kind of tricky! But I think it turned out pretty good anyway! Watermelon nails are another of those I've wanted to try but keep forgetting about and this seemed like a perfect time to try them out!  I hope you're all enjoying this week's art! Don't forget to check out what my fellow Dozeners came up  with!!


Colors Used are all by butterLONDON: Macbeth, Bossy Boots and British Racing Green

Suit and Tie

DDTape

It's day two of the tape mani challenge with the Digital Dozen! Today I decided to go pretty simple. I keep seeing these nails which have these cute little tuxedos on them! I thought it would be fun to recreate them in a girly way. This is actually wicked easy and takes no time at all because there's virtually no dry time needed since the bottom of the nail is left naked. I used all Zoya colors to recreate it and I also love that Raven isn't a stark black it's got just a bit of shimmer to it so it's a little less flat than it might be otherwise. Don't forget to check out what the other ladies came up with!! Tape Mani Challenge runs all week so stay tuned for more!!


Colors used: 
Zoya Raven and Purity

The Digital Dozen Does...Tape Mani's

DDTape


It's time for another week with the Digital Dozen! This week we're doing tape mani's! For those of you who don't know, a tape mani is when you use tape (striping or otherwise) to make a design on your nails.  I LOVE the way some people can manipulate tape and make these stellar, super intricate designs BUT...I am not one of them. I lack the patience for one thing and for another, I'm decent at making straight lines with a striping brush so I just never really saw the point.  However, the point of this challenge is to...well...CHALLENGE myself. So I have forced my way through this week for you anyway!  I know some of the other ladies will have AMAZING things for you so you'll just have to bear with me and not judge too harshly. :P

So for this manicure I used the tape to section off the two sides of color, before running a white line over the place where the line was.  I added the yellow stripes kind of as an afterthought and almost wish I hadn't because they're not as bright as I'd intended. I still loved this though and I LOVE the neon nail polishes Funky Fingers is churning out this season. Fabulous. Check out the other ladies work and don't forget to tune in all week long for more tape mani madness!! Colors Used:
 Zoya Purity 
China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise 
Funky Fingers Power Play
 Models Own Nail Art Pen in White and Yellow

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