I have a love/hate relationship with tape manis. Love because I enjoy the look of them, and there's endless possibilities. Hate because waiting for the base polish to dry thoroughly can be such a drag. I don't know where I got the idea to combine studs and a tape design, but that was the starting point for this mani.
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| Shimmer Polish Erica |
Shimmer Polish Erica is a clear-based glitter polish that can be layered over another polish or built up to full opacity with 2-3 coats. Erica is described as a "crystal peridot," and while it appears to be light green, that's the result of the mixture of glitter. It's mainly made up of gold, silver, green and teal (from what I can tell), with a good helping of gold holo glitter. I love how it sparkles in the daylight and in low light.
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| Tape mani with Shimmer Polish Erica |
I started with a base of OPI My Vampire is Buff (of course!), and used one coat of Erica where I did the tape design. I had planned to use circle studs but didn't like how they looked, so I made a last minute switch to the stars. Everything was done, then I looked at my nails and realized...
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| Tape mani with Shimmer Polish Erica |
...they looked like Christmas trees! Grrrrrr... FML. Not that I have anything against holiday decor, just not in late May. Maybe if I was gearing up for half-Christmas. ;)
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| Tape mani with Shimmer Polish Erica |
Otherwise I love the combination of the glitter with the base polish. It has a softer look I think.
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This is so cute!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Marisa!! :)
DeleteBeautiful manicure!
ReplyDeleteGosh *blushes* thanks!! :)
DeleteReally cute... but I must confess that before reading your comment I thought that with a red base this should be a perfect Christmas mani!
ReplyDeleteIt is absolutely because of the star on the top!
Btw.... who cares? It is beautiful, and this is the most important thing.
Haha! Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked it. I guess I'm prepared when December rolls around! ;)
DeleteBeautiful xmas tree! :)
ReplyDeleteUhh... thanks. :P I'm not really sure if you read my blog post or not...
DeleteLove this colour combination :)
ReplyDeleteAgreed! I'll have to try this combo again with a different design! ;)
Deletehaha :) I hadn't seen any Christmas trees till I've read your note about it!
ReplyDeleteEven though this design is beautiful.
Haha! You're so sweet!! And thanks so much. :D
DeleteHaha, I love the color combination, but yes, christmas was the first thing I thought about :p
ReplyDeleteI don't mind though, I love christmas ;)
Lol! Yes, I enjoy Christmas as well, but it's the icy cold weather I can do without. I guess for now I'll just keep it on my nails. ;)
DeleteYou just gave people a great Christmas nail art idea. :p Isn't funny how sometimes you set out to do something, and once you're done you realize it looks like something else.
ReplyDeleteI still love them! :D
Lol! I do that quite often actually. :P And thanks so much, I'm glad you like them.
DeleteI thought they looked like shooting stars! Theyre beautiful! I tried a glitter gradient following your tutorial the other day but it didnt quite look right. Your nails are always perfect :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura! I hope you give the glitter gradients another chance. I found I was more happy with them after I had tried them a few times. :)
DeleteAccidental Christmas trees are still a fun manicure ;).
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