For this tut, I used LA Splash Golden Seahorse and just my normal black
Ready for all the pics......
This was how I started it
Then I placed them on my nail. Yeah, it's a tad off center, oh well :). I started with one down the center, then placed the 2 next to that, then the other 2. Just make sure you rub the tape, a little hard, to make sure all the strips are completely down.
Once you're certain they are all in place, polish your top color on
Remove ASAP, when you're done, and you will get this
Then add your top coat, and I always use SV. Ta da, you're done!!
I hope this helps you guys!!!
Thank you! :0
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Master tape manicurist!! Lol!! It's lovely and golden seahorse is crazy gorgeous!! :D
ReplyDeleteOMG!! Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteI will try it.
man.. these look hot !!
ReplyDeletei wish i had the patience to do these.. but looking how hot this looks i want to throw my lack of patience out the window and give it a try .. hope it would turn out good too..
thanks for the tutorial :D
I knew I always loved Scotch Tape (a bit of a stationery fiend...) but now I see why it deserves such love! This is marvelous! I will DEFINITELY be trying this technique.
ReplyDeleteFab, fab, fab!
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Love the manicure. Need to try it soon.
ReplyDeleteThat golden seahorse is gorgeous. Wow.
cool tutorial and great mani :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tut! I love that Golden Seahorse color, too. <3
ReplyDeleteBeautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this one! I love your tape-manicures and I just have to try them by myself too as soon as I manage to find some tape!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I need that Golden Seahorse! Was it LE? Or still available?
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Brittany
Great tutorial. I will definitely try it.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Thank you so much for the tutorial, I'm definitely gonna try it!
ReplyDeleteThat is so neat(:
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tutorial. that is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteOMG Amazing. I hope you don't mind when I totally try this!!! I love that glitter you used on your ring finger.
ReplyDeletei did it!!! right away i love it :) http://thatssofresh.blogspot.com/2011/01/thats-hot-pink.html
ReplyDeleteThanks you guys!! I really hope this helps, and that you guys try it out! Trust me, it's really easy!
ReplyDeleteLet them have Polish, we're close right? Good, cause from now on, I'm calling you, LTHP, lol. Oh please do, I hope you like it!!
ThatsSOfresh, That looks great!!! Love pink and black together!!!
you are SO awesome! a friend sent me your link because she knows how much i love doing my nails. i never thought of just using tape - genius! i don't keep an updated blog on my nails but i did do a post on em, if you have time you can check it out. i have designs on there too!
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Awe-some!! Thank you so much! I'm totally trying this!! And the colour combination is again a perfection. I hope you don't get tired of hearing that. :D
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!! Thank you so much for the tutorial!!!! I can't wait to try this look ;)
ReplyDeleteAwesome tutorial! Thank you so much
ReplyDeleteYou always pull these amazing manis out of thin air, and I immediately want to steal your ideas. XD
ReplyDeleteThanks you guys!!!!!
ReplyDeletemissminh, well tell your friend I said Thanks!!! I'm glad you like my blog. I LOVE the strawberry mani and he laced up shoes!!!
Ulmiel, Thanks!! I never get tired of it, makes me feel better knowing you all like what I do!!
Kendal, haha, please do steal them, that's whay I post, to give other polishers ideas!
omg, this is so pretty!! definitely want to try it out! and the color is really pretty too!
ReplyDeleteGood golly. O.O
ReplyDeleteYou sure work wonders with merely Scotch tape and nail polish! I'm going to try this! : D
thanks so much, this is just great :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial! You make it look so neat and easy, can't wait to try it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks you guys, and you're very welcome!! Please do try it, I know you'll love it! So many color combos you can do.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the tutorial, Scotch tape mani master! :D The lines are so clean & crisp!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteYou both are VERY welcome :P
ReplyDeleteLove it! I'll definitely try this some time! Do you remove the tape immediately, when the polish is still wet? A lot of times when I add black tips or something and I remove the tape when the black polish is still wet, it gets all messed up and it looks weird! Any tips?
ReplyDeletewow, thanks a million, that is fab! it looks amazing, the golden seahorse colour is class. I can't wait to try it !
ReplyDeleteBrittany, omg, I am sooo sorry, I forgot to answer your question. I just got it recently from Cherryculture.com. You can check there. I havea link on the right hand side, under the 'Where I Shop' heading.
ReplyDeleteLois, Yes I remove ASAP after I polish. I don't know why it's doing that to you. The only time that happens, for me, is when I have left the tape on even a smidge too long. Since the polish is still wet, it should smooth out on its own, or a good top coat should do that.
Emer, you're very welcome, i love that color!!
I did it!
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How do you clean up your black polish so well? Mine always leaves a residue everywhere.
THANK YOU for this! I think that the color combo is amazing! maybe I'll try with purple or another one since I don't own a similar color :(
ReplyDeleteanother amazing tap mani! i'll definitely have to try this one.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeletewoooonderful! I love it and i´ll try!
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Thanks you guys, and you're all very welcome!!
ReplyDeleteKendal, That looks great!!!! As for clean up, I actually don't ever do any. I'm sorry, I wish I could help more :(
How exciting! so cute!!
ReplyDeleteThanks hitomebore!!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love it!! Can't wait to see what new tricks you share with us...thanks!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous!!! I am going to try this!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Renate!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Im so happy I came across your blog! I want to run out now and buy some scotch tape and a bottle of SV, I have wanted that since before xmas x
ReplyDeleteHaha Sherrie, tape and SV are def my BFF when it comes to manis, lol
ReplyDeleteSo cool! Sorry but I'm really new to this, what does SV stand for or mean?
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Sofi, thanks!! SV is Seche Vite, my fave top coat!
ReplyDeleteI found Golden Seahorse at Ulta a few days ago and wore it on Friday! I received SOOO many compliments! I would have never even heard of this brand had I not seen it here! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOh good!!! Isn't it sooo pretty!! I love it!!
ReplyDeletethis is so nice thank you i will try this for myself
ReplyDeleteThanks!! and of course, you're very welcome!!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and woow... I'm gonna follow you. I like what you do. You really talented.. And i'm already so jealous of your polishes collection haha it's amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this tutorial it's so awesome ><
I have to try it!
Awww, thank you Keii!!! You're very welcome, and you should DEF try it!
ReplyDeleteWow. You are a pro! I just found your blog and got so excited to try some of the fancy stuff on my nails. I have never tried anything beyond plain 1 color painting or french.....I am amazed because I did not realized that there are so many different ways for paining your nails! I can't belive that you have so many new ideas!
ReplyDeleteAww, well thank you Viki!!!! I'm so glad you're enjoying my blog!!
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing! I want to try this soon and you've just made me want Golden Seahorse. It's so gorgeous. Thank you for all your tutorials, I'd stumbled onto your blog via pinterest by accident and I just subscribed to your blog. So helpful and crazy creative. :D
ReplyDeleteAnnette, Welcome and thanks you so much, you're too sweet! Golden Seahorse is so GORG, isn't it!!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering... Is the magic word "ASAP"? I tried with the scotch tape but results were a collection of FAILS ç___ç Maybe I shouldn't wait? You're amazing. Really ç___ç
ReplyDeletegnoma, Aww thanks!!! Yes, as soon as you polish over the tape, you must remove it. Otehriwse the polish can dry to the tape, and pull up :(
ReplyDeleteOk! I'll try tomorrow again! è_é/
ReplyDeleteI'm a newbie about mani: since this summer I am pretty often to bed for some heal'th's problems, so I've tried this "hobby" and I would learn as much as I can, so I can take use from this weeks at home ^__^
P.S: and sorry for my bad english ;P
Sorry for disturbing you again, but I have to tell you. You are my heroin today!!! :D
ReplyDeletePics are awful, but my camera is broken these days... By the way... WON!
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d117/gnomagno/Clipboard.jpg?t=1298034566
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!! <3
gnoma, oh you could never bother me!! I can't wait to check it out!
ReplyDeleteYou did awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks sooo much for sharing this!! I just did a mani using this technique and posted pics along with a link to your blog and tutorial. *prettyfulz.blogspot* if you want to check it out, although it didnt come out quite as well as yours. lol <333
ReplyDeleteOh you're very welcome, trust me you'll get the hang of it. I can't wait to check it out, but I'm so glad you tried it!!
ReplyDeleteI'm improving ye ye yeee! :D
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I would try the checkered ones this afternoon ;)
gnoma, oh yay, I will def check it out, I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteI've tried this, and I'm so happy with the result!!!
ReplyDeleteI posted it on my blog, with a link to your site and this tutorial, you can see it here if you like to :)
http://justbreathe1987.blogspot.com/2011/03/paarse-holos-scotch-tape.html
Oh YAY, I will def check it out!!
ReplyDeleteI saw a link to your page on a zoya's nail polish page and had to check it out. You are so talented when it comes to this! I am running to ulta today and grabbing some new nail polish oh and stopping of course for my scotch tape HAHA... its off to painting my nails tonight. Thanks for all the pointers and tips. AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteLOVING the golden seahorse polish! I recently bought my first bottle of SV, can't wait to try out some awesome tape manis. For the special finger, do you have one on each hand, or just one finger?
ReplyDeleteHow do you get your tape strips so small? I tried this and the tape kept sticking to my scissors and my manicure did not turn out as nice looking with thicker stripes.
ReplyDeletei tried this as my very first blog post :D
ReplyDeleteI love your tape manicures, they're amazing. Also I love the colours
ReplyDeleteLove love love it!!
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful!
that is way cool thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is my new favorite for mani ideas! I came across it recently via Pintrest and I've been reading it every day since! I just tried this mani for the first time, but using a sparkly orange instead of the golden seahorse (Halloween and all). Apart from needing more practice cutting thin strips of tape, it came out wonderful! I'm hoping to try it again tomorrow, with even better results! You're ideas are brilliant, thank you so much for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteAttractive. I like black .I suppose I will try these nail designs later .Thank you.
ReplyDeleteCute and easy...you're great!!!I'll try this for sure:))
ReplyDeleteWhat does SV stand for when she says I always use SV?
ReplyDeleteThanks,
It's a top coat called Seche Vite, hence the abriviation SV.
DeleteWOW! This looks soo good,Im going to try this :)
ReplyDeleteThis is super cute and looks so easy I'm going to try this thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm obsessed with your bolg! I did this one over the weekend. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh the things you can do with Scotch Tape! <3
ReplyDeleteLove it! Gorgeous. Going to try.
ReplyDeleteMaybe could you do something neon?
ReplyDeleteHow long do you wait drying time before using tape?
ReplyDeleteAll that mother of his ever did was arrange the telepathic raping of the daughters of Orange County (and whatever university he attended)
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! i am going to try something along the lines of this design right now :)
ReplyDeleteLindo lindo lindo!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI wanna know how to do the polka dots!!!
ReplyDeleteimma try soon, im doin the checkerd 1 right now, but does it have to b scotch tape, or can it b any kind of tap...u ROCK, when i comes to nails, the most i do is a smile face with an art pen, these designs r AMAZING, the only problemo i have is i dont have black, and i can never match colors, so its hard to pick out colors, takes me 4ever...but...U ROCK U ROCK U ROCK, c ya
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