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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?
My vote is… Still sexy! This looks really beautiful, but it sounds like it’ll be a nightmare to remove it! 😛
Thanks! And probably 🙁
wow, wicked, love it 😀
Thanks! 😀
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.
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!
wowzah! that is amazzzing!
Thanks! 🙂
Tape manis are still amazing. I love this one. It’s super festive.
Haha yeah! Milani Gems always looks festive! 😀
Loving this look! I’m wearing Ulta3 – Orchid at the moment, it’s so gorgeous!
Thanks! Orchid is lovely, like a bluer version of Waterlily!
That’s a gorgeous color-combo, love it 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Ooo. Love love love!
Thank you! 🙂
Great idea! I like it a lot
Thanks! 🙂 I don’t think it’s very original, but I’m a fan of the colours.
thissss is amazing!
Thank you! 😀
So cute, I love the glitters:)
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!
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 I don’t think tape mani’s are out of date at all as long as people keep coming up with creative new designs and color combinations.
Haha yes, festival nails! 😀
Very pretty and sparkly! I vote still sexy forevermore! 🙂
Yay! 😀 I hope glitters will still stay cool for a while longer, I have so many bottles to get through!
Wooowww this is awesooome!!! I love all that sparkliness peeking through! Great idea for a tape mani!
Thanks! 🙂
Beeeauttiful! Love this look!
Thanks hun! 🙂
I love the colors that you used! This is such a fabulous mani.
Thanks! Can’t go wrong with purple and gold 🙂
So creative and well done, the purple and the glitter make a great combination.
Thanks! 🙂
Wow, this looks amazing!