Craft Scissors and Scotch Tape

The base color is Milani Mrs. Milani (old polish) with China Glaze Foie Gras.  The polish bottle is dirty in the picture.  It looks like there might be some glitter in it, but is is just dirt on the bottle.  I painted my nails with the base color and let it dry.  Then, I cut the scotch tape while it was still on the roll with a craft scissors (cut between the roll and the tearing thingy).  I applied the tape to the back of my hand to remove some of the stickiness.  I applied the tape to my nail, carefully pressing down the edges.  I painted the second color, and removed the tape immediately.  If you wait for the polish to dry before removing the tape, the tape will take polish with it.  Add a top coat to protect your work and make the two polishes look better together. 

Craft Scissors and Scotch Tape Manicure

The blue base of this manicure is Essie Smooth Sailing. I learned something.  Craft scissors will only cut scotch tape if there is a lot of tension on the tape.  You can't rip a piece off the dispenser and then cut it.  I cut the tape between the tape roll and the cutting edge of the dispenser.  Once you have a piece cut, apply it to the back of your hand so it won't be so sticky when you apply it to your nails. My nails curve quite a bit from side to side.  When I tried to apply the tape horizontally, it did not apply smoothly against the curve of the nail.  I had better luck on my thumb when I applied the tape vertically.  I actually liked how that looked better.  Too bad you can't really see how it looked on my thumb it in the picture above.  I applied Zoya Laney (silver) and removed the tape immediately.  Next time, all my tape will be applied vertically like on my thumb.