After last week having to sport ‘work
appropriate’ nails, I was in dire need to get back to normal- which for me
means some crazy nail art. I’ve wanted to step up my game for a while, so I got
reacquainted with eBay and bought some nail art tape for 99p! You just can't go wrong with that! For anyone not familiar
with it, it’s basically very very very thin Sellotape. You can use it as decoration,
as it comes in a multitude of colours, or you can use it to create straight
edges and other shapes.
I thought while I get used to it I would
keep it simple, so I decided on a simple checkered effect.
To recreate you will need:
- Maybelline Express Finish- 865 Turquoise Green
- 17 Supreme Shine Nail Polish- Sphinx
- No7 Stay Perfect Nail Colour- Milan
- NYC Expert Last Nail Polish- 134 Pinstripe White
- Jessica Custom Nail Colour- 395 Gelle
- Nail art tape - Link to seller I used
First paint all over your nails with NYC White and let it completely dry.
Next, cut strips of your nail tape and place a strip end to end down the centre and then 2 strips horizontal creating a grid effect.
Using the varying colours, paint each section a different colour, if the colour goes slightly onto the tape that’s OK, that’s the point!
Once all sections are dry, very carefully pull off the tape.
Top coat it and admire.
The tape was really easy to use, although a
little fiddly if you lost the end of the roll! Anyone got any cool suggestions
of what else I could do with the tape?

This looks awesome! I don't have big enough nails to do patterns like this but I wish I did!
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Ahh they look amazing, I wish I had the patience to do something like this <3
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Nice nails!
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Awesome nail art!
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