Reverse French Manicure

This weekend I decided to be a bit more creative with my nails and attempt a reverse french manicure. I had two different images as inspiration in my head as I did this. First was this really beautiful manicure I saw on Instagram, the other was this "Nail Art for Chipped Tips" blog post I read on Glitter, she wrote.

I used one coat of Sally Hansen 'Petal Pusher' as the regular french base and one coat of OPI 'French Quarter for Your Thoughts' as the tip. Like the blog post above suggested, I used paper reinforcers on the nail to make a perfect circular tip. Best suggestion- paint each tip one at a time, removing each reinforcer before the nail dries. I was always curious what worked better, leaving tape on until dry or removing it immediately. Apparently removing it immediately is the best option.

I'm really happy with how this turned out. Something I like about the reinforcers is the adhesive is not as strong as basic scotch tap, so when you remove them it's easier on the bottom layer of nail polish. I think I'll be using them more often in the future!

Have you attempted a reverse french manicure? Have any tips or tricks for a finer finish in the future? Let me know in the comments.

Thanks for reading, 

New Years Eve Nails

Happy 2013 everyone! My name is Julia.

My New Year's Resolution this year was to start a beauty/food/crafting/fashion blog. I actively blog for work and NY Creative Interns, and I also have a personal blog of my own. But every morning with my cereal and coffee I love reading fashion, crafting and beauty blogs that I've found on the web via pinterest and other websites. I figured why not try? This will also give me excuse to spend more of my free time being semi-productive: trying new recipes, crafts, and beauty products.

To start, let's talk about New Year's Eve. New Year's is actually my very least favorite holiday of the whole year- but I was able to have a nice night. I saw old friends from high school and then finished the night watching the actual movie "New Year's Eve" with my family and boyfriend.

For the night I did my nails with OPI 'Lincoln Park After Dark' and had an accent nail on each hand with a coat of China Glaze 'Fairy Dust'.

Looking forward to the next post! Until next time,