After letting my base dry completely, I placed striping tape going down my nails, creating a sort of half moon shape near the cuticle. Then, I painted OPI Get Your Number and OPI Magazine Cover Mouse on to a triangle makeup wedge. I use it to do two rounds of sponging over the tape, and then removed the tape to reveal the off-white stripes.
TIP: Remember to block off your fingers to protect them from the mess. Dry Elmer's glue, tape, or Liquid Palisade are all great options!
Tape nail art using textured polishes is always really intriguing to me. The combination of smooth and rough in one manicure is so delectable!
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This looks sooo cool! I love how it looks even more textured than when the liquid sands are normally applied- is that because you used a sponge?
ReplyDeleteLooks great!! Love the sparkle from the textured polishes!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh wow!!
ReplyDeletethis is more than great!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I love how it turned out.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so cool! Love the way it looks!
ReplyDeleteThese look neat!
ReplyDeleteWhat is this sponge technique you're talking about?
ReplyDeleteThat is really impressive! Even the light sparkles in the blue look like the stars on the flag. Awesome idea and great job!
ReplyDeleteSo so awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome look! Makes me want to do something like this for the next patriotic holiday!
ReplyDeleteThis design is so creative. I love the abstract faded interpretation of the flag, sponging the textured polishes gives amazing results.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and very creative! :D
ReplyDeletewow! I'm speechless! It's amazing and so creative!
ReplyDeleteamazing result!
ReplyDeleteHi Heather! It's a gradient sponge technique where you paint polish right on a sponge and then use that to transfer the polish to your nails.
ReplyDeleteI demonstrate the technique in the first part of this video: http://www.chalkboardnails.com/2013/07/tutorial-beauty-and-beach-summer-nail.html
Yep! I think what happens is that the regular polish part of the textured polish base gets soaked up, but the chunky textured pieces remain on the sponge surface. Pretty neat!
ReplyDeleteWell it looks super cool! I'll have to try this :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea! You are a master! ;)
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