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Mono Vertical Awesome Sauce
Just cause I was bored.

head up...I'm super duper messy when I do my nails.

Posted by aranumenwen from Aurora, Illinois, United States • Published See aranumenwen's 112 projects »
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  • How to paint a stripy nail. Stripey - Step 1
    Step 1

    White nail polish

    base colour? Whatever you want...I even did a contrast nail (unusually fancy for me)

  • How to paint a stripy nail. Stripey - Step 2
    Step 2

    Grab your contact paper

    Cut a bunch ton of really skinny strips.

    There should be an edge on the contact paper where the backing extends further than sticky side...It's a good idea to shot for that side. It'll make peeling them off the paper easier

  • How to paint a stripy nail. Stripey - Step 3
    Step 3

    Put em on your nails.

    My strips were waaaay to long, so I trimmed them and re-used the ends...now I have all these extra strips -_-

  • How to paint a stripy nail. Stripey - Step 4
    Step 4

    Paint yo' nails black.

    I did two coats.

  • How to paint a stripy nail. Stripey - Step 5
    Step 5

    Pull of the strips while the polish is still wet, whether its your first or second coat.

    Make sure you pull it back on itself. i.e. Grab the tip of it and pull it straight back towards your cuticle

  • How to paint a stripy nail. Stripey - Step 6
    Step 6

    Topcoat

    I had to do touch ups on the other hand with acrylic paint and a really tiny paintbrush that was before the topcoat, obviously. keep it in mind though, jus' saying ya' know.

  • How to paint a stripy nail. Stripey - Step 7
    Step 7

    Clean up....cause o my glob do I need it

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