Tape manicure tutorial - Lumin-icecent & custom kicks

Hey lovelies

How is everyone doing this glorious Thursday?? Great I hope!
I am here today with a simple tape tutorial.   At the end of yesterday's post I asked you my lovely readers if you would be interested in a tutorial on how I create my manicure, I got some great feedback and lots of you said yes, so here it is. :)

Today, I will show you how to create this manicure using tape: ( note that the colors are different then yesterday but I REALLY wanted to try this manicure with a colorclub foiled polish, I hope that's ok )

For this mani you will need:
-2 nail polishes of your choice. ( for tape manicure I recommend a very opaque polish that requires one  coat )
-scissors.
-Tape \  I used a very thin tape ( about .1cm wide ) that can be purchased at BORNPRETTYSTORE
 but you can always use masking tape or scotch tape and cut out thin stripes.

The first thing you will want to do is paint your nails whatever color you want your stripes to be.
I used: Color Club - lumin-icecent.

Wait til your nails are completely dry ( you can add a top coat like seche vite to speed up the process ) and add your tape. ( refer to the photos below )

Now that your tape is in place you can add your second color on top. ( Tip: Press down on the tape before applying polish over to make sure they are nicely in place )
I used: Custom kicks from China glaze.

Now that you painted your nail, wait about 30 seconds and remove your tape.

Add top coat to smooth out the lines and voila!!! Adorable manicure with the magic of tape. :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Kisses and fireworks,

Comme3pommes,

xx

NOTD - Pink roses manicure w\tutorial

Hey lovelies,

I am here tonight with a simple Valentine's day inspired manicure, Pink roses!!
I took photos of all steps required to create this manicure for you guys, all you need other than polish are a few toothpicks.
This is what I came up with:

 Pretty cute eh??
I used the following nail polishes:

From left to right:
Orly - Lucky duck,
Color Club - Hot like lave,
OPI - bubble bath,
Nicole by OPI - city-pretty rose,
China glaze - tree hugger.

The first thing you will want to do is cut out the pointy tip of one of your toothpicks, it should look like this:

If you want, you can choose to paint your nails for the background color.

The next thing you will want to do is add 4 dots on each nails. This is where the cut off toothpick comes in handy, dip your toothpick in your polish and gently dab it onto your nail.

You can refer to the photos for the position of your dots.

 

Now you can use a toothpick to draw the outline of your rose with polish, add a few lines here and there to give the illusion of a rose. Refer to photos below:

Now that your roses are done let's draw a little leaf on each side of the rose, again you can use a toothpick.

To finish the look, draw the outline of the leaves with a darker polish.

Refer to photos:

 Voila!! super simple way to create a roses manicure for Valentine's day. :)

Hope you enjoyed, thanks for stopping by,

Kisses and fireworks,

Comme3pommes,

xx

NOTD - Sweetheart nails tape manicure w\ tutorial

Hey lovelies,

How is everyone doing this glorious Saturday? Great I hope.
I received loads of great feedback from my giveaway and lots of request for more tutorials. Since Valentine's day is next month why not show you guys a very simple way to spice up your nails for Valentines day.
I will show you how I created this manicure:

For this mani you will need:
- Masking tape,
- scissors,
- Nail polish. (of your choice)

I used:

China glaze - Tree hugger and Ardene - Purple rain

The first thing you will want to do is cut out your heart. I used masking tape but regular scotch tape should work as well.
I folded my tape in haft the sticky part outwards because I wanted to be able to unfold my tape with ease.
It should look something like this:

I don't know if you noticed but on the first photos there is no heart on my Pinky finger. The heart I cut out was a little too big for my little finger, you may want to test it out on your pinky first make sure it fits or cut out a smaller one for it. ( it's up to you really, you don't have to do all of your nails, use your imagination!! )
Now that your heart is ready paint your nails, the color is up to you to decide.
TIP:  When working with tape,  try to use a polish that is very opaque and doesn't require many coats.
Wait for your nails to dry completely and add the tape, it should look like this:

You can use the same tape for all of your nails if you don't have the patience to cut out a heart for each one.
I used the same tape for my 3 hearts, I just wiped off the excess polish on my tape before each use.
Now that your tape is in place add a layer or two of polish, should look like this:

I usually wait a minute or two before removing the tape. Once the tape removed, add a layer of topcoat and Enjoy. Note that the heart's edge may look a little rough when you first remove the tape but adding a topcoat should smooth things out.
Here's my heart:

VOILA!!

Very simple way to create a  Sweetheart manicure for Valentine's day. :)

I hope you enjoyed and stay tuned for more Valentine nails.

Kisses and fireworks,

Comme3pommes,

xx

NOTD - Not like the movies & customs kicks

Hey lovelies,

How is everyone doing on this glorious Friday the 13th?? I don't feel very good, my entire body aches because I have a cold and I shoveled snow yesterday.  TGIF right?? hehe
I am here today with a notd :)
For this manicure I was inspired by the name of a certain polish - Not like the movies from OPI.
Here it is:

This manicure is far from perfection but I am pretty pleased with it. :)

I used:

OPI - Not like the movies

China Glaze - Customs kicks

Well that is all for now, thanks for stopping by,

Kisses and fireworks,

Comme3pommes,

xx

NOTD ... Rise and shine you tree hugger!!

Hey lovelies,

A quick post tonight to share my NOTD. :)
I don't have much to say about this manicure other than I LOVE IT!!
Dots can be so much fun!
 here it is:

 

What I used to create this Manicure:

-Picture polish in the shade (JADE) on the entire nail and then added dots with the following polishes:
China Glaze in the shades (Tree Hugger & Custom kicks) and Sinful colors in the shades (Happy ending & Rise and shine).

That's all for now, thanks for stopping by,

Kisses and fireworks,

Comme3pommes,

xx

Konad Addict is hosting a China Glaze Giveaway!!

Hey lovelies,

A quick post here to share with you this AWESOME giveaway, hosted by *Konad Addict*

This Giveaway is open Internationally,

Deadline: October 30th / 2011

For rules and info click HERE

Good luck and Have fun,

Kisses and fireworks,

Comme3pommes

xx