I have never really liked using tape but I thought if I finally bought some proper striping tape all that might change – as it’s mainly the cutting up little pieces of tape which frustrates me. So I bought one of those cheap cheap packs off eBay and they arrived the other day.
I didn’t want to do anything too difficult for my first attempt at using striping tape so after a quick search I found this design with three bands of colour by superwowstyle on YouTube.
It took me far longer than I had imagined and the result wasn’t as neat as I’d hoped for but I did like the effect.
However – I was seriously unimpressed with my tape as my manicure looked good for a couple of hours and then the tape started to peel off… (I know, I know – what kind of quality did I expect for 40 rolls of tape for £1.99… But still!) I tried adding an extra layer of topcoat but nothing I could do would get it to stick down again, so it was a case of getting a decent photo and using the tape only for masking in future and not as decoration.
I used: My Boyfriend Scales Walls – OPI, Do you Lilac It? – OPI, Impulsive – Revlon
My Adventures in Nail Art 
I love the contrast of the polish with the bread…you have some of the most artistic photos I’ve seen on a nail blog 🙂
My tape does the same! It’s so frustrating, because it takes ages to get it where you want it, and then it peels! This looks gorgeous though! I really love it 🙂
Glad I’m not the only one!
It looks really pretty! I tried a tape mani on my sister and basically just shellacked the heck out of it. Many layers of topcoat…
Layers of topcoat sounds like the best solution – I’m just too lazy, I like a nice quick dry topcoat once I’ve finished my design…