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NOTD: Glitter wedge tape mani

March 4, 2012 By Michelle 35 Comments

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I warned you there’d be tape manis! 😛

Sandwich dissection:
CND Stickey
ulta3 Gold Rush Fever (gold shimmer)
Milani Gems (chunky rainbow glitter)
ulta3 Confetti (fine fuschia/gold/blue glitter, to try to give a more defined “edge” at the cuticle)
Orly Bonder (smoothes the glitter out so well!)
Seche Vite
(dried overnight)
(tape wedges added)
ulta3 Orchid (cool purple with gold shimmer)
(tape wedges removed)
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri

Tasty glitter macro:

All the little pink things are from Confetti – there aren’t any little pink things in Gems as far as I can tell.

Tape manis – still sexy, or so last year?


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Filed Under: Nail Art, Nails Tagged With: geometric, glitter, Milani, nail art, nails, tape, ulta3

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Comments

  1. Presh Polish says

    March 4, 2012 at 9:45 am

    My vote is… Still sexy! This looks really beautiful, but it sounds like it’ll be a nightmare to remove it! 😛

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 4, 2012 at 10:40 am

      Thanks! And probably 🙁

      Reply
  2. nail crazy says

    March 4, 2012 at 10:20 am

    wow, wicked, love it 😀

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 4, 2012 at 10:41 am

      Thanks! 😀

      Reply
  3. ev says

    March 4, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    I love glitter! And tape manis! Totally not last year, I reckon! I always do mine, colour first, glitter second, but it looks really good the way you’ve done it. I’m amazed how smooth the purple goes on over the glitter.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 4, 2012 at 10:02 pm

      I think that would be easier to remove… but I’m not sure how well it would work in this case – I needed a few coats of glitter, and I was worried that the tape would dissolve. Does the tape ever dissolve for you? :

      It’s smooth because of the base coat layer on top of the glitter – it works surprisingly well!

      Reply
  4. Samantha says

    March 4, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    wowzah! that is amazzzing!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 4, 2012 at 10:04 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Kas says

    March 4, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    Tape manis are still amazing. I love this one. It’s super festive.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 4, 2012 at 10:03 pm

      Haha yeah! Milani Gems always looks festive! 😀

      Reply
  6. PrettyPurplePolish says

    March 4, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    Loving this look! I’m wearing Ulta3 – Orchid at the moment, it’s so gorgeous!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 4, 2012 at 10:04 pm

      Thanks! Orchid is lovely, like a bluer version of Waterlily!

      Reply
  7. Marias Nail Polish Blog says

    March 4, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    That’s a gorgeous color-combo, love it 🙂

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 4, 2012 at 10:03 pm

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  8. Jennius - Gold Speck Nails says

    March 5, 2012 at 12:40 am

    Ooo. Love love love!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 5, 2012 at 3:42 pm

      Thank you! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Kia - Nails n' cupcakes says

    March 5, 2012 at 12:56 am

    Great idea! I like it a lot

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 5, 2012 at 3:43 pm

      Thanks! 🙂 I don’t think it’s very original, but I’m a fan of the colours.

      Reply
  10. LittleMonsterx14 says

    March 5, 2012 at 2:48 am

    thissss is amazing!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 5, 2012 at 3:44 pm

      Thank you! 😀

      Reply
  11. Maddy Blatt says

    March 5, 2012 at 2:55 am

    So cute, I love the glitters:)

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 5, 2012 at 3:49 pm

      Yeah, the main reason I did this was because I wanted to wear Gems but couldn’t see myself wearing a full manicure of it!

      Reply
  12. Frosso says

    March 5, 2012 at 6:51 am

    Ooo! This is perfect for Mardi Gras! I don’t think tape mani’s are out of date at all as long as people keep coming up with creative new designs and color combinations.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 5, 2012 at 3:46 pm

      Haha yes, festival nails! 😀

      Reply
  13. Jme says

    March 5, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Very pretty and sparkly! I vote still sexy forevermore! 🙂

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 5, 2012 at 3:47 pm

      Yay! 😀 I hope glitters will still stay cool for a while longer, I have so many bottles to get through!

      Reply
  14. arfblat says

    March 5, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    Wooowww this is awesooome!!! I love all that sparkliness peeking through! Great idea for a tape mani!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 5, 2012 at 3:48 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  15. hollysagemini says

    March 5, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    Beeeauttiful! Love this look!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 5, 2012 at 3:48 pm

      Thanks hun! 🙂

      Reply
  16. I Bleed Polish says

    March 9, 2012 at 9:01 am

    I love the colors that you used! This is such a fabulous mani.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 12, 2012 at 3:43 pm

      Thanks! Can’t go wrong with purple and gold 🙂

      Reply
  17. sleepandwater says

    March 12, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    So creative and well done, the purple and the glitter make a great combination.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 18, 2012 at 8:41 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  18. Kierra Thorn says

    July 18, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    Wow, this looks amazing!

    Reply

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