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16 Jan 2014

FingerFood's Theme Buffet Week 2 - Shapes/Geometric

Hello everyone! Today I have a Theme Week mani for you - for those of you that follow, I'm a little late posting this week but I hope its worth the wait.

 I decided to test my patience as far as possible with many fiddly bits of tape (I think I'm now done with tape for the year and its only January!), because I thought squares would be cute.

 I started with a French White base and allowed it to dry. Next I added three pieces of tape vertically down the nail and six pieces horizontally This was a tad time consuming - and not at all good for my OCD. Next was the fun part - I added (from tip to base) Barry M Gelly Blackberry, LA Colors Edgy, Electra and Wisteria and finished with Barry M Gelly Prickly Pear. I then carefully removed the tape and finished with Seche Vite.



Despite the fact that they took forever and it makes me angry and impatient just to look at them - I do like the way these turned out. They remind me of paint colour charts and I'm happy with the gradient effect of the colours.

 Our theme for next week is Weather, time for something wild maybe? :) In the meantime, follow the links below to see the fabulous geometric creations by the other ladies in the group. And if you would like to join us, click here for all the details :)

 Sam xx 
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15 comments:

  1. Manda (Fledgling Nails)16 Jan 2014, 15:43:00

    Wow, these are gorgeous. I can only imagine how fiddly all that tape was, but on the plus side, the lines turned out flawless! I can definitely see how they look like paint color charts. Maybe do this the next time you have to paint a wall and need color swatches :P

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    1. Unknown16 Jan 2014, 21:32:00

      Thanks Manda! Maybe I could pimp these nails out to Interior Designers before they go to visit clients about colour choices! ;)

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  2. Alessandra from A Sparkly Life for Me16 Jan 2014, 16:28:00

    Haha I feel the same way about that stupid tape. As soon as I was done with it I was like, "well - see you again next January when I'm feeling ambitious again, you stupid tape!". Yours are SUPER pretty though. They remind me more of one of those sound editing screen/boards actually.

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    1. Unknown16 Jan 2014, 21:33:00

      Thank you! I think these may be popping up on your awesome link party this week! ;)

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  3. Unknown16 Jan 2014, 16:48:00

    This is amazing, everything here just works perfectly. I don't have the patience to do tape mani's too often either, than can get really annoying, but always look amazing when they're done. x

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    1. Unknown16 Jan 2014, 21:35:00

      Thanks Sarah! I need some serious zen now - just need to figure out how to turn that zen into a new nail design lol! xx

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  4. Dawn16 Jan 2014, 16:51:00

    I love this mani its very vibrant and colourful kinda reminds me of colour paint charts hehe its fabulous! xxxx

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    1. Unknown16 Jan 2014, 21:37:00

      Thanks Dawn! I'm really going for the radiant orchid thing at the moment (and I don't even like pink lol)! xx

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  5. Saucy Nails16 Jan 2014, 18:10:00

    Kudos to your patients :) great job!

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  6. Anonymous17 Jan 2014, 14:36:00

    Cute mani!

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  7. Elin the Cupcake Cat17 Jan 2014, 15:01:00

    Wow :O

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  8. Nailglaze19 Jan 2014, 09:03:00

    Those gradient squares are fabulous!

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