24 July 2012

NOTD: A Matte Tape Mani

Hello,
Now the sun is out it feels like summer is finally here. To celebrate I've whipped out my bright coloured nail varnishes and put together my first ever tape mani. I'm actually really happy with the result, despite a little bleeding on a couple of the nails.
Please excuse the rubbish photo, my camera is on charge so it was webcam to the rescue. To do this I started by painting the whole nail with two coats of the coral colour before letting that dry completely (I actually left it whilst I ate the best sandwich in the world for lunch) before applying strips of normal tape and adding the blue layer. When this had dried I finished with a coat of matte finisher because I love the look of matte nails sooo much.
The colours I used were Coral Flair from Accessorize and Reeves Mews by Nails Inc which are two of my current favourites. Does anyone else find it really pleasing when their favourite colours just happen to also work together?
My top coat is just the E.l.f matte finisher top coat which is only £1.50 on their website and a complete bargain. The only trouble I find with wearing a matte top coat is that it has a tendency to highlight any imperfections and dodgy brush strokes so always be careful to stay neat when you're using it :)

What do you think of my first ever tape mani? Have you found yourself making more effort with your nails now the sun is shining?
Annie x
ps, my 200 follower giveaway is still going strong so don't forget to enter!

14 comments:

  1. This looks so gorgeous, I love everything made matte! I love the colours too xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you. I love matte too, it just makes things look so much funkier xx

      Delete
  2. I really like this. That coral is so nice and I LOVE matte!

    ▲ WOLF WHISTLE ▲

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you. The coral only cost me a pound at an Accessorize outlet so they're always worth looking out for :) xx

      Delete
  3. I <3 matte nails in a BIG way!! xxxx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Me too, they look so cool. I love how a matte top coat changes the look of any polish as well. xx

      Delete
  4. I tried a tape mani with normal cellotape, which it said I could do on Superscrimpers, but when I took the tape off it took half the polish with it. Could be I hadn't let it dry long enough, but it was so annoying I haven't bothered since!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Really? I did this with just normal cellotape. The trick is to sort of...blot...the tape on the back of your hand a couple of times so its less sticky and also make sure the base colour has had quite a while to dry before doing it. xx

      Delete
  5. Im loving matte nails at the moment..just a classy finish..nice post xx

    found you via the BBU blog hop

    come on over and say hi
    http://toxylicious.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It really is. I cant get my head around why, but matte nails just look gorgeous.

      I'll pop over and say hi now :) xx

      Delete
  6. Matte nails are gorgeous n i love them!

    http://classypyt.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  7. Top tip on the matt top coat hun, I am currently using a glossy Sally Hansen one and I am keen to try matt for a change, didn't actually realise such a thing existed until I read this post. Loving your blog xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks hun :) The Elf top coat is great. Needs re-applying every couple of days though to keep it looking its best. And its only like £1.50! xx

      Delete