Hey guys,

Today I decide to create another design using strips of tape as It worked really well with stripes last time, although smudged with topcoat. I suggest to recreate this design you paint your nails the chosen base colour the night before to ensure the nails are completely dry and the tape does not rip up the base colour when applied. I used a base of Barry M silvery lilac on most of my nails but silver foil effect on my ring finger. I let that dry then cut masking tape using pinking scissors and applied to the nail and then painted over using silver or silvery lilac. Now the pictures.

Hope you enjoy,

Lauren

Hey guys,
Yesterday I used Barry M red black for the first time since I bought it. I absolutely love this colour as it is the perfect red black that I've been searching for for ages. I hadn't bothered to try this one as it looked almost chocolate brown in the bottle I had no idea I would love it so much. I added the gold this morning so as you can see there is some wear on the tips. I feel the gold really glams up this polish. I always feel guilty nowadays if I only paint my nails a base colour but this colour is amazing and for £2.99 you can't go wrong.

Red Black yesterday

Hope you guys enjoy,

Lauren

I have a feeling this one is going to stain my nails like most reds do :(

Hey guys,

Yesterday I attempted for the first time creating a stripe mani using tape. I have never done this before and so was pleased with the result until putting top coat on dragged some of the silver :( I love the colour combination and the difference between the silver foil effect and the pink varnish. Pictures first then a tutorial.

I started by painting a base colour of Barry M bright pink, I painted this the night before so that when I applied the tape the nail varnish wouldn't smudge or pull off. I then cut strips of masking tape and positioned them on  the nail creating horizontal stripes. On the ring finger I used smaller stripes of masking tape so it was slightly different than the others creating a subtle accent nail. I then applied top coat which unfortunately smudged some of the silver. 

Hope you enjoy,

Lauren :P