Do you ever have the itch to do nail art, but you can’t think of a design? It happened to me a couple of days ago.
I didn’t want to do something intricate due to time constraints, and I wasn’t up for dealing with the messiness of nail stamping.
These Vertical Stripe Nails helped satisfy the craving for nail art without taking up much time or concentration.
Ever since doing Jack Skellington nail art, I knew that I’d have to do a manicure with vertical stripes on all the nails because I think it’s a really fun look.
(It’s a bonus that it’s also incredibly easy to do! It’s okay if all the lines aren’t perfectly straight or of the same thickness. It puts your signature on the manicure!)
Here I used two shades from the Nicole by OPI Selena Gomez Collection coming out in January 2013 – Hit the Lights (yellow) and Spring Break (pink).
This manicure is a reminder to be true to yourself and to always show your stripes! 😉
Vertical Stripe Nail Art Swatches
All swatches have:
- CND Stickey Anchoring Base Coat
- Base Colours:
- Nicole by OPI Hit the Lights (yellow – provided by PR)
- Nicole by OPI Spring Break (pink – provided by PR)
- Stripes:
- Milani Nail Art Lacquer Black Sketch (provided by PR)
- Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat
Natural Light Photos
Sunlight Photos
Flash Photos
I didn’t bother doing a step-by-step tutorial for this because it’s very intuitive. Just paint your nails with alternating colours. Wait a few minutes before painting the black stripes, so you don’t end up dragging the base polish.
If you would like to see my detailed review and swatches of the base colours individually, please click on the below links:
- Nicole by OPI Hit the Lights (yellow)
- Nicole by OPI Spring Break (pink)
Would you wear vertical stripes on your nails? What nail-art design do you tend to do when you don’t have time for something intricate?
This is cute. I like the simplicity of it, and it’s a good idea to “spice it up” by doing to different base colours like that 🙂
It could also be cool to go with a black-ish background and rainbow stripes!
Charlotte recently posted: Spicy Parmesan Shrimp With Fresh Pasta (And Scallops)
Hey Charlotte!
It would also be neat to do all different rainbow colours as the base shades with black or white stripes. Hmm! Hope someone will try it and share photos with me. 🙂 I’d love to see how it turns out.
This looks really cool!!! I know exactly what you mean about not knowing what to do. It happens to me way too often. I usually go to Pinterest for inspiration when that happens.
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Hey Marisa!
Hehe, ohhhh Pinterest! I could spend hours there. Times really flies on that site! And there are so many yummy food photos, too! My favourite are the DIY pins.
This looks so awesome, Mary! I really love the yellow base colour, I can’t wait for the Selena collection to come out!
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Hey Jenn!
There’s definitely a great variety of shades in the Selena Gomez Collection. My only major criticism (which should come as no surprise…) is that there should be a greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen! 😉
omg that’s so fabulous! Definitely going to have to try that. 😀
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Hey Lizzy!
YAY! Please share the photo of your manicure if you give it a go. I’ve love to see what colours you used and how it turns out. 🙂 You’ll love wearing the look!
Pretty shiny 🙂
Hey Icequeen81!
Especially on top of creme finishes, Seche Vite really is a knock-out top coat. 🙂