Checkered with a Twist (Tutorial)

The other day I wanted to use tape for a checkered mani with a little twist--instead of splitting the nail into four perfect squares I wanted to use slanted lines so that it looks like the pieces 'lock' together.  My first attempt was a disaster because I didn't wait long enough for each step to dry, so I thought I'd slow down for round two and take pictures along the way.  Click "Continue reading..." below for the tutorial.

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Zig Zag Tape Manicure Tutorial

Here's another mani using U-Concrete-Me:

I created the zig zag pattern by using tape and included a step by step tutorial after the jump:

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shades U-Concrete-Me with Ribbon Tip

For the look above, I used U-Concrete-Me from shades (Barielle).  It's a nice medium dark grey that dries a little darker than the color in the bottle.  For the black and white ribbon accent, I painted layers of overlapping black and white. This would have been a whole lot easier with striper polishes but I couldn't find mine at the time.  The black is Misbehaving Mistress from shades and the white is China Glaze White on White.  Here's a step by step wheel if you're interested in trying it out:

Hope that helps!  Feel free to let me know if you have any questions / comments.