Candy Cane Nails

So I saw tons of candy cane nails online and wanted to try them myself! Admittedly, they came out a bit messy but I still think they are fun! The tape doesn't take long to lay out and then painting process is easy. I think the main thing to doing candy cane nails is making sure some of the lines are thin and some are thick. You ever notice on a candy cane how some have two thin lines followed by one thick line?

Arrow and Triangle Tape Nails

Alright so.... these came out pretty horribly lol. I tried to get creative with tape and make some crazy triangles and lines. The right hand is at least better than the left... the right is just triangles.. but the left..I tried to do arrows and altering shapes and oyeeee... no good haha. O well!

Scotch Tape Nails - Diagonal White Tips

I'm becoming a big fan of Scotch-Tape nails. I also love big white tips, but wanted to incorporate a little variety. Instead of having my tips go straight across each nail, I thought I'd shape them diagonally.  Do you think this looks like a diagonal white tip, or just diagonal half-in-half nails? Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

As I did last time, I waited one day before applying the scotch tape pieces. This way, there was no problem with the tape removing any of the first layer of nail polish. The green is Turquoise & Caicos by Essie. The white is White Tips by ORLY but I think the polish bottle may be getting old or something because the white was a bit thick and hard to spread.

This Turquoise & Caicos by Essie color really reminds me of the Re-Fresh Mint China Glaze I used in another Scotch Tape post. I guess when you like a certain color, you tend to use colors that look alike!

 

Cover nail w/ scotch tape & then paint

Paint base color first

Remove scotch tape

Final Result:

Scotch Tape Nails with Upside-Down Triangles

1st Day Bottom Coat

A glance at the process in-action

My first attempt at Scotch Tape Nails went pretty well! I have to say that the photos are less forgiving than what the naked eye could see- I swear all the mistakes weren't nearly as visible in person as in some of these photos. I know the process of scotch tape nails may seem difficult but I promise that it was surprisingly easy and really didn't take much time at all.

First, I painted my nails with Re-Fresh Mint by China Glaze. I waited until the next day to paint the scotch tape design. I had heard that by waiting a day, you'll be able to use the scotch tape without removing any of the original nail polish color accidentally. For my Day Two design, I used Black Satin by Rimmel London and #49 by King Maxim Nails.

Scotch Tape Step 1: apply scotch tape to nails

To begin the scotch tape process, I just used small pieces of tape. I placed each piece down one at a time. By using two pieces of tape, I aimed to make a triangular shape. Every "triangle" wasn't exactly the same- the angles can be different, therefore making different triangles. I tried to make them pretty similar though.

Scotch Tape Step 2: paint 2nd polish color over tape

Scotch Tape Step 3: remove scotch tape from nail

Once the scotch tape was in place, I rubbed the tape to secure it to my nail. Then, I painted the nail polish over my nail, overlapping with the tape to make sure the triangle shape was filled to the lines with polish. I lifted the scotch tape off my nail almost immediately after painting on the new polish.

Within painting each triangle, I did the taping process one nail at a time. This way, there wasn't enough time for the new paint to dry onto the scotch tape and get stuck. Once I lifted the scotch tape off my nail, I placed in onto a paper towel so that I wouldn't make a mess. After every nail was done, I let them dry for a very long time before placing a clear top coat over the finished product.

Cool, right?


Final Results of Scotch Tape Nails with Upside-Down Triangles: