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Hey!

This week I tried out a design that I saw online. For this manicure you will need a dark purple polish, a silver polish and some striping tape.

I started with a base coat of OPI nail envy. I then did two coats of Sei Bella Imperial Purple on all fingers except for my ring fingers, which were painted with two coats of Icing Heavy Metal. Once that was all dry, on my ring fingernail, I placed four pieces of striping tape so that at the center of the nail, where the pieces of tape touch each other, they would form an empty diamond shape. I then placed two more pieces of tape following the direction of each piece of tape first placed, similar to a pinwheel. I then painted over the nail with Sei Bella Imperial Purple and carefully removed all of the striping tape. Once that was completely dry, I finished my manicure with a fast drying top coat of INM Out the Door.

Sei Bella Imperial Purple & Icing Heavy Metal 

Striping Tape in place

Sei Bella Imperial Purple over striping tape

Finished!

I really like how intricate this design is. I can't imagine how long it would take to do this on every nail. I was debating doing it on another nail, but these days, I am all for simplicity. Just be extra careful removing the tape. It would be helpful to do a top coat on the first color before applying the tape so that it dries faster and stays put. I hope you enjoyed this look and I will see you next time!