The base of this manicure is OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, as usual. Unfortunately, though, my bottle of MBSW is really getting low. I've gotta get another one or at least another OPI white soon!
Then I used an It's So Easy Nails Stripe Rite in black to paint on these squiggle shapes one at a time. I've never used this brand of striper before and I was really impressed. It handled great and the polish was super pigmented. Definite winner. I got mine at Sally Beauty (there are a lot of other colors, too!).
The striper was so clean and pigmented that these nails ended up looking like stamps or wraps to me. Really though, the squiggles were so easy to make! Even easier than stamping, if you ask me, and less clean up too!
The squiggle shapes on these nails kind of remind me of uncooked ramen noodles (or Justin Timberlake's hair in the 90's, same difference).
Last year's black and white nails were tuxedos, my very first tutorial! *sniff* Oh the memories...
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Stripe Rite stripers are my favorite...I used them in nail tech school and now I won't use any other brand...the polish in them dries quickly and is super easy to use! This looks great!! =)
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I'm gonna have to try this one, probably sooner than later. :)
ReplyDeleteI have have the yellow Stripe Rite striper, and it dried matte--it almost reminded me of acrylic paint instead of nail polish! It was very pigmented but the finish definitely threw me for a loop.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely LOVE this! I'll definitely have to give this one a try soon! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! This look really cool and simple too :D I love that great pencils are coming out :)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Stripe Rite's are the very first stripers that I ever used and I won't use anything else unless I have to! I love them!
ReplyDeleteI really like these! They do look like wraps. I want to try the Stripe Rite stripers... I have a few Sinful Colors stripers and I'm way not in love with them.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this! Black and white are my two favorite polish colors and I love bold designs like this!
ReplyDeleteI thought for SURE this was a stamp at first glance, I love it!
ReplyDeletepretty design!
ReplyDeleteThese are great! I saw the pic on Instagram first, and I really did think they were wraps. Also, that comment about JT's hair in the 90s being no different than uncooked ramen noodles is full of WIN!
ReplyDelete^Pretty much everything I was going to say! Hahaha :) Your nails look cooler than JT's hair or uncooked ramen noodles, though :D
DeleteHa ha Justin's hair did look like Ramen Noodles!!! Too funny!
ReplyDeleteIt looks really great!
ReplyDeletewhat a cool idea, absolutely love it, this look awesome :-D
ReplyDeleteThese look great. At first, I thought they were stamps
ReplyDeleteJellyfish tentacles!
ReplyDeleteWow, so simple but so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI thought they were stamped until I read the post....very nice, and LOL about Justin Timberlake's hair, I remember!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh man, I'd get me some of these wraps if I could ! I'll have to try this some time soon !
ReplyDeletethis is really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteawesome! i want to see a rainbow version of this!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, never would have thought this is freehand!
ReplyDeleteSo simple but so nice! The pattern is perfectly made, no1 could do it better.
ReplyDeleteLove love LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteAmazing nail art! I love the design, great job!
ReplyDeletePretty!
ReplyDeleteWow, totally looks like a stamp.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE These Definatly Going To Try It Out I Hav A Sally Hansen Striper And I'm So NOT In Love With It. It Comes Off When You Wash Your Hands Even If You Put A Good Top Coat On Plus It's $8 Which In My Opinion Is Expensive. I Will Definatly Going To Be Tying The One that You Suggested!! Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteWow! This is really a cool idea. I'm gonna try it out later!
ReplyDeleteI think this is perfect!
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