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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Makeup & Muses: Nail Art DIY

I believe I first spotted this nail art design on We Heart It, which then led me to someone's blog. It wasn't even my initial idea to do a nail DIY, but I was bored so I decided to try it out. 
Like these zig-zag nails, my last nail DIY--marble nails--also involved the use of tape. Here's what you'll need to get this look!

♥tape ♥scissors ♥paper towel ♥two contrasting nail colors

♥First paint your nails with the first nail color. I used a ginger-scented shade that I picked up from F21. Make sure you let your nails dry COMPLETELY or else you'll just have to start all over (like I did).
♥Next, use the scissors to cut a zig-zag pattern into the tape. I found out that the more cuts, the better. It will make the pattern on your nails look much cooler.
♥After you cut the tape, stick it on to the side of your hand and rub against it for a few minutes. This is so the tape isn't as sticky when you put it on your nails.
♥Once your nails are dry, place the tape halfway across your nail. You can choose to switch it up by putting the tape at the top, bottom or side of your nail.
♥Then take your second nail color (I used a Sally Hansen insta-dry) and polish the side of your nail that is not covered by tape. The beauty of the tape is that if you polish over it then the tape will act as a barrier.
♥Then pull up the tape from the outside edge and your zig-zag pattern will be revealed on your nail.
♥I used a paper towel to blot the tape after each finger so I didn't have excess on each nail.
What do you think?
Have you ever done a nail art DIY like this before?
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34 comments

  1. this is so cool! love the idea i ll try it too :)

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  2. very cute! i would make a complete mess if i tried doing this!! but it would be fun to use some of my glitter polishes as an accent
    enjoy ur day!
    xo
    MosaMuse

    MosaMuse.blogspot.com

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  3. Those are super cool!! My daughter would love them actually, must show her!! Hope you have a fab day! x

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  4. These are cool, reminds me of the song eye of a tiger, I guess not really the eye but the stripes? I dunno didn't have my coffee this morning so I'm going crazy hahaha

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  5. Cute!! I may have to try this with some glitter polish! Pinning for reference :)

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  6. So pretty!! I wish I had your skills -- and patience.

    http://www.glamkittenslitterbox.com/
    Twitter: @GlamKitten88

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  7. Oooo...love this DIY, Cheryl! My only problem is that I probably won't have the patience to let the first polish dry first:P

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  8. Nice loving these nails. They look pretty easy to do. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  9. So Cool!!! You are a pro! :D

    Yes, we must do something for our birthdays!! You've got any ideas??!

    ♡ from © tanvii.com

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  10. You did this brilliantly! And so perfectly that you make it look easy. I swear I would find a way to mess it up in the first five seconds. Lol.

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  11. Well you know I'm a nail art freak so I love it ;)

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  12. OOOOOO how cool! never thought of doing this before. Def. going to give this a whirl.

    http://fashionistanygirl.blogspot.com/

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  13. Thanks for the idea Cheryl! You're definitely inspiring me to do a DIY manicure with a fun design!

    xoxo,
    Chic 'n Cheap Living

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  14. That's gorgeous Cheryl! The base color alone looks great on you. I love it. Girl, Sandy has some awesome stuff. She would love for you to do a post on her cards. I love them.
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

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  15. LOVE it! You did a great job too. I love all the nail art that's trendy at the mo :)

    Sadie xx
    http://whatsadiedid.blogspot.com/

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  16. Hi sweety, thanks so much for your kind comment
    I couldn't comment earlier because my internet was down, still sorta is.
    Mine was yesterday, good to know you're also in Feb!

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  17. i am loving this and can't wait to try it!

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  18. Those look awesome! I don't know if I would have the patience to do my nails like that, but they look really great!

    Ps. I love your pic for the Next Big Style Blogger contest. Totally voting for you :)

    Mandy
    Kini Style & The Klury Report

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  19. I like it! reminds me of chevron pattern :)

    I have done the tape mani to do half/half blue/white polka dots on one side and it was so much fun!

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  20. Gorgeous!! I admit, I'm a very impatient person - especially when it comes to nails, so kudos to you :)
    Have a great weekend Cheryl
    xx

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  21. Great idea hun, love the nails!! I think I'm gonna use tape more often!;)
    kisses

    Jelena
    glamfabchameleon.blogspot.com

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  22. very artistic and fun. Nails are looking good. They would't look so good on my hands, though.
    Wishing you a nice weekend, sweetie;-)

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  23. Cheryl you did a great job although I have never done this before you have inspired me to try.

    Happy Weekend.

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  24. Um, hi! I love it!!! Will totally try it!

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  25. je trouve cela magnifique,et bravo pour le choix des couleurs

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  26. Hello Cheryl,
    Have been following you for quite sometime but didn't comment (I don't know why!!)
    Heard about this taping and coloring technique sometime back and was waiting to try out on my own. The one you did was super cool. I was planning to do candy nails with stripes but now am gonna try this one. Thanks :D

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