Starships: Black Striper Art

I've been busy doing guest posts lately...havent done my own blog post since March 29th!!!! I haven't slowed down on my manis, but my little blog was needing some attention from me! I've tried more nail art in the past month than I ever have my whole life! Ive never attempted so many different things before, thanks to Pinterest and all the creativity you can find there! For this next mani, I wanted to try a look that typically requires striper nail art tape (really thin reel of nail strip tape).  Unfortunately I did not have any of that and had to make due with hand-cut strips of scotch tape.  I copied the look I found on Pinterest exactly, with 4 bright neon colors sponged on 1 at a time as the base.  Next, I applied a coat of Seche Vite so it would be dry enough to lay the tape down.  I placed the little strips of tape in all different designs on each nail.  Lastly, I put 1 coat of black of the nail & tape.  Let that dry, peel all the strips off, which leaves the multi colors showing through from underneath.  Then do some cleanup with a Q-tip & acetone.  To complete the look, finish it with a good coat of Seche Vite. It dries so fast & you will not have sheet prints even if you go to bed right after finishing your nails.  Let's get it on!

 Left to Right: Celtic Sun, Sun Worshiper, Four Leaf Clover (its green), Purple Panic, OPI Black Onyx

Alrighty! That's it for this little blog post! I will def be trying this technique again! It's a pretty easy way to do eye-catching nail art without being a skilled painter.  I def need to get my hands some of the Striper Nail tape for the next attempt...and Ill try different color combos! Have you tried this before?

Starships, Nicki Minaj