I usually freehand this look but here's an easy & foolproof method that won't require a steady hand! Here's the look we're going for:
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You'll need:
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- two colours of nail polish
- top coat
- paper reinforcement stickers
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Start with your base colour that you want on the half moon of your nails
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grab your paper reinforcement stickers. These are a basic school supply that you can find at any office store. They only cost a couple dollars for a few hundred.
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When your nails are completely dry, stick a sticker on each of your nails. position them carefully so that you have nice even sized 'moons'
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Paint on your other colour!
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Peel the stickers off & top coat
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& there you go! An easy way to get a perfect half moon manicure :)
Some of you had some general nail polish questions for me, so I'm working on some tutorials on nail polish basics for you guys for next Monday!
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xoxo
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Genius!
ReplyDeletePerhaps also a good way to get perfect circles inside the nails??
Hahaha I used to use those reinforcement stickers to do my nails, too. Great colour combi, btw.
ReplyDeleteoh wow! i've always wanted to diy a half-moon manicure but was too lazy/unskilled to try it freehand. very clever! can't wait to try this one.
ReplyDeletedamn that is easy! thanks for sharing, super cool looking.
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i love those half moon manicures, and this color combination is just awesome!
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I tried it this past weekend! I had a few problems: some of my polish peeled off with the sticker, the adhesive from the sticker got left on my nails, and for some reason I tried to cut corners and halfway polish the 1st color on so I can feel the different levels of thickness in the polish.
ReplyDeleteI'll def try it again and take my time letting it dry. I have a 2 year-old so I get my manicures in when I can lol. I still love all your fab ideas, so I can't wait to try it again this weekend.