Teal Tuesdays - Tape Mani

Our challenge for this weeks Tealicure is a tape mani! Gulp! I've been putting this trend off because I was nervous! :) I decided to go to Nailside for a tutorial because she does some amazing tape manis! Her tutorial that I used was: Nailside: Tutorial: Mummy tape mani. My mani turned out to be more tiger stripes than mummy wrappings but I was happy with it. My right hand was way better because I did it after the left hand (more practice), so that is why my right hand gets the starring picture! :) But sorry for the less than perfect polish job because my left hand isn't as good as applying the polish, so there's a bit of cuticle flooding. :)

My base coat is Essence Bella from the Nail Art Twins that I got from Jewli from Fanning the Fumes in this awesome swap. Like all other Essence polishes it went one like a dream! Look at that shine! Bella is a gorgeous teal creme that everyone should have in their collection, that is, if you can find it! Sadly the Nail Art Twins are discontinued! :(

Here's my left hand. See, not as great as the right but still not horrible! I'm proud of myself! :) I used Essence Nail Art Twin in Romeo as the over color. He is a lovely grey creme with purple undertones.

Have you ladies every done a tape mani? Do you like them? I love the look of them but it takes time and work! At least for me it does! :)

Teal Tuesdays was started because teal is unloved and needed its own day of celebration!
Teal is a medium to dark bluish green color of low saturation; a dark cyan.
Open to interpretation, anything green with a hint of blue or blue with a hint of green is welcome here!
Aqua, Turquoise,Tiffany Blue, etc etc...all are welcome - we do not discriminate!

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Some of the other blogs participating are
Colorsplash Nails
Gaga for Nails
Fancy Phalanges 
Gnarly Gnails
Geeky Owl
Mandy's Polish
Nails Beautiqued
No Holos!
Persistently Glittery
Simple-and-Beautiful