No-no Nails

I should have known it would turn out like this... I didn't even start wearing makeup until college... So why did I do it?! What am I talking about? Decorative fingernail painting. Such. A. Fail. We've seen them all over Pinterest. Nails that look like watermelons. Stripey nails. Nails with printed images/patterns transfered with alcohol. But the fact of the matter is, you have to be freaking Picasso to carry this off. Let me explain myself and where *I think* I went wrong.. Besides in my choice to do this.
I saw a really cute design using tape and multiple layers of colors on fingernails. You paint one layer, dry, tape it, paint over that layer, remove the tape ASAP, dry, and repeat. Simple enough, right? WRONG! Here is my failure in its epic glory.

Mardi Gras was coming up and I wanted to be festive. So I used my purple, green and gold polishes.

I prepped myself by cutting some scotch tape into really thin strips using my X-acto knife.

I painted the base color green. Let it dry, and then put the tape on.

Next I put the gold/glittery paint on and took the tape off.

After letting that dry I put tape when I originally had it, and then in a few more spots. Then I painted my fingernail purple and took the tape off.

This was the end result. A mighty failure.

Because I didn't want to be defeated I grabbed one of my tiny paint brushes and tried my technique again.

Not so bad.

In the end, I don't think I would recommend this. Unless, as I said before, you're Picasso or a genius. I am neither. I deleted the pin in frustration so I don't have a pin to go with it. But in consolation, here's a clip of the 610 Stompers when they were in Orpheus.

Sorry the film isn't too great. Several people told Justin that he needs to join the 610 Stompers. I whole heartedly agree. I think he would fit right in.. Except for the facial hair thing. The poor man couldn't grow a mustache or beard if his life depended on it. Which is fine with me.