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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Vintage Nails Modernised!

Inspired by Nailside comes my take on a Vintage manicure style.

I went to another Vintage Fair this weekend and always do my Vintage style nails when attending one. Instead of a normal rounded half moon, I thought I'd try a sticky tape zigzag theme instead, as this seems to be the 'in' thing in the manicure world at the moment!


I started with a thin coat of a generic Black and a coat of Seche QD cause I'm super impatient. After about 10 minutes I stuck my zigzagged cut pieces of tape along my cuticles and pressed down firmly.
Starting with a black base meant that I had to seriously layer my top color and because I picked OPI Cajun Shrimp, which is a thin sheer Coral, I had to do 3 coats of it to make it appear opaque.


When it was dry I peeled off the tape and finished with a coat of Seche QD.
Easy peasy, just a little time consuming waiting for layers to dry. I recommend doing this watching a not so interesting movie.

Have a nice Sunday!
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12 comments:

  1. EvaAugust 21, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Gook idea, i love.
    Bss

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  2. kate gabrielleAugust 21, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    ooh I want to try this! They came out amazing!

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  3. UnknownAugust 21, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    love this. especially the color combination.

    xoxo,
    ✿ MissKatV ✿

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  4. NailderellaAugust 21, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    nicely done! I love the choice of colors!

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  5. La tía MarujaAugust 21, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Really like it! I'm gonna try this one this evening. Is this a trendy manicure? I did't know!

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  6. UnknownAugust 21, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    FABULOUS! I love the coral - bet this would look great with yellow or flamingo pink too.

    Sarah xxx

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  7. AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    So cute!

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  8. KimberlyAugust 22, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Cool look....fantastic

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  9. IstarhAugust 22, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    I really like this mani, specially the combination of colours (I love contrasting colours in nails).

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  10. FrancesAugust 22, 2011 at 3:33 AM

    Fun! I like the zig-zag look, it's a little bolder than a standard moon mani

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  11. LucyAugust 22, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    This is a really cool look. Love that each nail is different. Do you have pictures for the latest Vintage Fair? Hope so!

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  12. UnknownAugust 23, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    really like this the colour is awesome!

    shel xx

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