Mani of the Week: Summer-Ready Color Blocked Nails

It’s finally JUNE! Which means Summer is no longer a figment of your imagination- YAY! I absolutely love pairing unexpected colors together to make one hot Summer look. Enter my good friends Mr. Teal and Mrs. Purple. GUYS! This Urban Outfitters teal (appropriately named, flip flop) is one of my favorite colors of the season. And when paired with a vivacious purple like Color Club’s Disco Dress, magical nail polish babies are born!

What You’ll Need  for  Summer-Ready Color Blocked Nails:

• OPI Nail Envy, base coat
• Urban Outfitters, flip flop
• Color Club, disco dress
• Sally Hansen Triple Shine, top coat
• Seche Vite, top coat
• Striping Tape
• Gold Studs

Summer-Ready Color Blocked Nail  Tutorial:

Step 1: after applying your base coat, paint 2 coats of your teal. Wait a good 15-20 minutes for this baby to dry. If you move on to step 2 before your polish is completely dry, you’ll have to start all over again (due to the sticky mess on your hands). To speed up the process, you can also apply one thin coat of your quick dry Seche Vite top coat.

Step 2: apply one piece of striping tape vertically across your nail, a little below the center.

Step 3: using your vibrant purple, paint from the tape to the top of your nail. Then carefully peel the tape off using a pair of tweezers or your finger. Wait a good 10 minutes for your polish to dry before moving to the final step (you don’t want your purple to smudge!)

Step 4: apply one coat of a top coat that IS NOT a quick dry (I used Sally Hansen’s Triple Shine top coat). The purpose of this is to act as the glue to your gold studs. You can in fact use nail glue if you have it laying around. You would just dab a little dot in the middle of your nail. Using your nail tweezers or finger, pick up a gold stud and place it in the center of your nail where the teal and purple meet. After a couple of minutes, take your Seche Vite quick dry top coat and seal the deal one last time! This locks the entire design into one ultra-shiny masterpiece!

Feeling inspired? Tag @theGLITTERYblog on Instagram so I can see your look! And for more designs and how-to’s, visit theGLITTERY.com.