For my second geometric manicure for the September NCC, I played with striping tape and ended up with what looks like an abstract R2D2. I find striping tape so annoying to work with sometimes – this manicure was certainly one of those times!
My abstract R2D2 mani
I really do love the end product though. This took foreeeever (does anyone else get flashbacks to The Sandlot here? Fooor-ev-eeer… loved that movie as a kid!). All that hassle with striping tape resulted in a really pretty manicure! I used a bunch of new polishes I recently picked up, including my very first Chaos & Crocodiles polish!
Sparkly striping tape mani
Ugh, that C&C holo is digustingly beautiful! C&C put out a Secret Agent collection, filled with a rainbow of gorgeous holos. I picked up 3 – the blue you see in this manicure (Sleeper Cell), a lavender called Decoy, and a red called Security Breach. They are all just soooo stunning. Oh! And I saw that people who bought the whole collection got a really amazing package with Secret Agent-themed items. I kind of wish I bought the whole collection now… Hey, there are always restocks right?!
Look at that Blonde Ambition in my hands! So pretty!
Anyways, I just love this manicure!
Colors used:
- Base: OPI My Vampire Is Buff… I can’t believe I didn’t own this before now! I love this super-smooth creamy nude!
- Barry M Damson… a stuuuunning cornflower vibrant blue! Love this so much!
- Chaos & Crocodiles Sleeper Cell… very strong blue holo with some hues of teal. Love love love!
- Colors by Llarowe Blonde Ambition… a gorgeous golden nude with a very strong linear holo. Someone posted in a polish-themed facebook group that this is almost identical to Color Club Cherubic, so you need to own one of them! I haven’t swatched them next to one another yet, so I can’t say for sure if they’re dupes (& which one you need). BUT the color and holo is to die for, so you have to have one!
So yeah, I love it! Do you see what I mean about an abstract R2D2 though? Do you have Chaos & Crocodiles polish – if so, what others are must-buys? Also, any suggestions on making striping tape less annoying?
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it does look like an abstract R2! Love it.
Thanks Hannah! Maybe I’ll redo it next May the 4th 🙂
OMG I love this mani it is cute and perfect what brush did you use I can’t ever keep mine in the tape lol I also love the C&C polishes I’m aching to buy them but I’m on a no buy 😦
Thanks so much!! I actually used the brushes from the nail polish bottle, but I bet it’d be easier if you use a small nail art brush for smaller areas!
I’m so impressed by the C&Cs – keep them on your list for whenever your no-buy is done!
These polishes look so amazing together! You did a great job with the striping tape. 🙂
Thanks so much! I was surprised how easily they complemented one another despite being from different brands and different collections!
This is beyond fantastic! Perfect color blocking and I adore the color combo and the creme/holo combo.
This is so cute!! My first thought when I saw it was “Wow, that must have taken an annoyingly long time with striping tape” (which I hate!!!) and then I laughed to see that you mentioned that, too, haha!
Thanks Kirby 🙂 Haha that’s always my first thought when I see similar manis, and now I’ve lived it. It was totally worth it, but it will probably be quite awhile before I break out the striping tape again!!
Oooooo! I really love this!! It’s a great mix of holos and cremes (and I’m a sucker for cobalt haha). Lovely 🙂
Thanks so much!! I’m totally a sucker for a good cobalt/ cornflower blue too! I had to check, recheck, and triple check that I needed that Barry M since I have so many blues!
This is awesome! What a great job. They are beautiful.
Thanks so much!!
I love this design! The pop of holo in there really makes it unique 🙂
Thanks so much! Gotta love me some holo 🙂
These are amazing!! I love all the colors together!
Thank you! I was so happy to be able to use a bunch of new polishes!
This mani is all kinda of win! Nude, R2D2, and striping tape awesome-ness. Personally striping tape makes me want to quit polish forever but you’re right, it really paid off for this look 🙂
Yay – so happy you like it!! Every now and then I forget how much I dislike using striping tape and try it again, and then there’s another few months of swearing it off! Polish amnesia?
Love it! Those holos are gorgeous!
Thank you! I heart holos! 🙂
Using striping tape just takes practice – it’s always a little annoying, but what spectacular results! I keep mine in a Scotch tape dispenser, and that makes it easier to dispense it.. though I use cuticle scissors to cut it and not the tape cutter, which always just seems to stretch the tape out, not sever it.
I’ve been meaning to get all my striping tape in a tape dispenser. It’s such a great idea, and I’m a sucker for some good organization! Maybe if it’s easier to dispense, I’ll try it more frequently.
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