Approximate hours to complete: 2
Before you start: Cut off 20 strips of striping tape, and stick it on the edge of the table you're using to do your manicure. Get out 10 rhinestones and try to get them FACE UP, so it's easier to pick up later. This is my rhinestone picker upper:
Supplies needed: Striping tape, rhinestones, clean up supplies
Optional supplies: Scotch tape, tweezers, paint brush
Optional supplies: Scotch tape, tweezers, paint brush
Polishes:
L-R: ORLY Bonder, China Glaze Liquid Crystal, Sinful Colors Jolt, Sinful Colors Pink Poppys, HK Girl top coat.
Step by Step:
1. Apply base coat.
2. Apply 2 coats of a glitter polish. I highly recommend Liquid Crystal.
2. Apply 2 coats of a glitter polish. I highly recommend Liquid Crystal.
3. Optional, I add scotch tape around my nail for easier clean up.
4. Apply 2 strips of the striping tape. TIP: Remember which one you placed last, because it will be the one you need to remove first.
5. Apply 1-2 coats of polish. Get as close to the tape line without going over it if you're using more than one polish! You can opt to use a paintbrush here instead, as sometimes polish brushes are difficult for tiny spaces.
6. Remove the last strip you added FIRST. Remove second strip. Do this immediately per finger, do not wait for polish to dry or the strips will pull polish up. You can also remove tape around nail here. You can do this with tweezers if you wish.
7. Clean up around your nails with a brush and acetone.
8. Apply top coat PER NAIL, because...
9. Apply rhinestone to middle of nail, before the top coat dries. You can opt to use nail glue here instead.
10. Apply one more coat of top coat.
Here is the collage of the step by step. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask questions in the comments, or email me at: mannasmanis@gmail.com
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