Correction Tape Manicure TAKE TWO!

Before I removed this manicure, I wanted to snap a few pics outdoors to show you the true colors of the glitter in Correction Tape. Today it FINALLY stopped raining, and the sun has actually come out as well. It's an October miracle!

Anyways, here's a few pics for you. Please excuse the skin dehydration =)

Macro Shot

Wet n Wild On The Prowl: Correction Tape over Funky Fingers Cheshire

Hello my lovely readers! Just wanted to drop in today real quickly and show you my NOTD. I decided to try out Correction Tape from the elusive Wet n Wild On The Prowl collection. This collection is almost impossible to find! A friend of mine (Krista over at Starlet's Nails) was able to find the collection where she lives and was kind enough to send me Correction Tape! On the Prowl is Wet n Wild's core Halloween collection. I know Correction Tape doesn't look very Halloween-ish, but I decided to throw it in my October mix since it is part of a seasonal collection.

I did one coat of Wet n Wild Correction Tape over 3 coats Funky Fingers Cheshire. Cheshire is a neon blue-based purple, and application was pretty streaky. By the third coat, the polish was becoming super thick and will probably need thinner before its next use. However, I don't have a neon purple quite like this in my collection, so I will keep it around just for the color. However, I'm still on the hunt for my perfect neon purple.

Correction Tape wasn't exactly easy to apply either, but it wasn't terribly difficult. It just requires a bit of skill and patience to get the glitter to go where you want it to. The glitter in this is phenomenal! It has gold, pink, blue and black square and hex glitters. I don't know about you, but I am a huge fan of black glitter so I was super excited to see that this polish had some in there. One coat worked perfectly for this manicure, and I feel that this polish works best for layering.

This looks way more awesome in real life, I had a hard time capturing the different colors of the glitter. Perhaps that is why I have so many pictures for today. Hope you guys at least are able to catch the essence of amazeballs that is Correction Tape. Don't forget to click on them to make them bigger!

Thanks for stopping by the Scholarly Nail today! Hope your Monday hasn't been too terrible so far. See you all tomorrow =)

-Jacqui

Hello!

Hi everyone, and thanks for stopping by! This blog has been in the works for quite some time now, I'm so happy to finally get it up and running! I have recently become a huge nail polish and nail care nut, and this blog will be an outlet for me to share what I have learned along the way and hopefully, help other people hone their nail skills as well!

I just want to make it clear that I am in no way a professional nail tech. Nail care is just a hobby of mine, and I would be nowhere in the nail world without the other blogs and other lovely ladies out there who inspire me day in and day out. Part of the reason why I took on the academic theme to my blog is because every day I learn something new about nails - for me, it is a continuing education process. I love keeping up to date on the newest trends and techniques, as well as just improving my polishing technique as well! I hope that we can all learn something together as I embark on this journey of nail blogging!

Here are some things you can expect to find on my blog:

-  TONS of NOTD (nail of the day) pictures
-  Nail polish swatches!
-  Advice on my favorite top coats, base coats, nail treatments, and more
-  Tips and tricks on various forms of DIY nail art
-  Honest product and company reviews
-  Nail polish in the news

And some things you will not find here:

- Fake nails (i.e acrylics and gel) -  I'm into the natural nails look
- Gel nail polish (i.e. Shellac, Gelous, etc.) -  again, just not my thing
- Dishonest fluff
- Negative attitudes

Anyways, I'm so excited to finally get this blog going. I will end this post with my VERY FIRST NOTD picture as well as my most recent, just to give you folks an idea of how far things have come in the past year or so. Please note, these pics have been taken with cell phone cameras and are of low quality. I assure you that future pics will be much more appealing!

Without further ado, my very first NOTD pic:

AHHHH! The horror! Look at those cuticles. Omg. So sorry you all had to see that!!

 

And now, my most recent NOTD pic:

See? Things have gotten better!!

Anyways, hope you guys have enjoyed the little preview of what's to come on The Scholarly Nail. Thanks for reading, and check back soon!!

- Jacqui