How To Use Tape To Create Designs On Your Nails

Using tape to create designs on your nails is fun and easy. 

Use painter's tape - which is made specifically to 

not stick to paint. It can be found at any hardware store. 

I got the weakest one I could find. 

Be sure and let your base coat dry for 

at least an hour before you apply the tape!

There are many designs you can create! Get more ideas here :)

Easy Summer Nails - Sharpie Nails

Um, so yeah. I drew all over my nails with neon colored sharpies. 

I had to let the white nail polish dry for about an hour before

I could draw on them without the marker sticking to the polish

Added glitter top coat for some shine

The markers were brand new but a little dry

maybe next time I will try the nail art pens, this is what they're meant for after all!

:)

Have you ever tried drawing designs on your nails? 

If you're good at it maybe you can come over and do my right hand because I cannot draw anything more than a crooked jagged line using my left hand!

This was fun though!

4th of July Nails

The finishing touch to any look

is well-manicured nails

especially if u use your hands a lot for things like 

shaking hands

exchanging money

holding things with your hands when 

taking pics for your Instagram account

or holding a camera in someone's face

for over an hour

click!

Anyway, I recently stopped going to the nail salon

to get my hands done. Acrylic and lacquer

have been part of my routine for more than 10 years. 

Do u know how much money that is?!

Then I realized about 7 weeks ago that I can 

do my nails myself. I used to have a bad 

nail-biting habit, but suddenly noticed

I don't have that habit anymore!!!

I love that my nails are long and strong and mine!

No more acrylic!

This is kind of thrilling because now I don't

have to rely on the colors that the nail salon carries

and whatever color I DO choose will become

part of a personal inventory that I can use again and again

:)

 Do-it-myself nails has become my newest obsession

Exhibit A: 

I did my own 4th of July nails! 

I never got patriotic with my hands at the salon

so I'm not sure why I'm doing this now - 

I might be high off of nail polish!

Here's my first attempt as well as

a few other good Independence Day designs

from around the web

1. My 1st attempt doing stripes using this technique
It worked okay but the tape started peeling a little

2. My 2nd attempt went much better 
using this technique - so much easier and fun doing it this way!

3. No stripes here but super easy design from Fab Fatale

4. Another really easy design from Gotham Polish
Lots of easy options for beginners like me!

5. A more complicated design but so fun!
See more from Nailside

6. For longer nails - red white and blue striped tips!
I found this style here

7. Stars and stripes
using a stamping technique that I have not yet tried
but perhaps I will soon!
See the how-to for this design on Daily Something

Happy 4th of July!!!!