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People have been manicuring their nails for more than 4,000 years. In southern Babylonia, noblemen used solid gold tools to give themselves manicures and pedicures. The use of fingernail polish can be traced back even further. Originating in China in 3,000 BC, nail color indicated one’s social status, according to a Ming Dynasty manuscript; royal fingernails were painted black and red. Ancient Egyptians have been manicuring date all the way back to 2300 BC. A depiction of early manicures and pedicures was found on a carving from a pharaoh’s tomb, and the Egyptians were known for paying special attention to their feet and legs. The Egyptians also colored their nails, using red to show the highest social class. It is said that Cleopatra’s nails were painted a deep red, whereas Queen Nefertiti went with a flashier ruby shade. In ancient Egypt and Rome, military commanders also painted their nails to match their lips before they went off to battle.

These days, pedicures and manicures are main sources of living for the Vietnamese American community. Nearly 80 percent of the nail salons in the United States employ Vietnamese technicians or are Vietnamese owned, 10 percent is belonged to Korean American community, largely located in New York, and the remain is belonged to other communities.

In 2000, the pedicure industry was just beginning to blossom. There were approximately 50,000 nail salons located through out the US then, compared to nearly 100,000 nail salons today. Pedicures were popping up on every corner, driven largely by the full-service salon. Pedicure has high growth rates compared to other industries: From 2000 to 2009, GDP grew 2 billions to 6 billions.

According to the US Department of Labor, www.bls.gov, manicure and pedicure specialists earned a median income of around $24,000 in 2006. Most professionals earn an hourly wage or salary which can be augmented through customer tips. Independent nail techs depend on repeat business and consistent business to earn their livings. The most successful independent manicure technicians may earn salaries of over $50,000 per year. Similar salaries can be earned by skilled pedicure techs working in exclusive and high end spas and salons.

In China

It began around 3, 000 B.C. in ancient China. There were records of men and women of royalty given manicures and pedicures with nail polishes. Chinese nail polish was made from beeswax. This was to indicate their higher class with red and black reserved for only the royal families. Both men and women kept long polished nails (usually up to 13 cm long) as a symbol that they were not meant to use their hands or feet for manual labor. The ancient Chinese women preferred metallic gold and silver colors for their nails.

In Babylonia

In southern Babylonia, the two men and women used metallic gold tools to give manicures and pedicures. To them, it serves as a symbol of wealth and status. Normally, only noblemen and women could afford such tools, giving them access to nail treatments. Actually, the introduction of pedicure was an integral part of the class system of the Babylonians.

In Egypt

Though pedicure was popular among the ancient Chinese and southern Babylonians; yet, in Egypt lies the true origin of the pedicure. Royal families and nobles in Egypt paid special attention to their nails, feet, and legs as a part of their culture and religion. Their nail color was used to indicate social class, with red being reserved as a symbol of royalty. More so, long nails were a symbol of wisdom in ancient Egypt. They were believed to be used for communication with divinities. Egyptian nobles and royal families wore their long nails with bright colors whereas members of lower classes and slaves kept their nails short and could only use light colors to paint them.

Even Queen Cleopatra herself wore deep red nail polish while Queen Nefertiti wore a bright ruby shade. Indeed, Egyptian men wore colored nail polish, especially during war. In the history books, it has been written that the Egyptian commanders would paint their lips and nails in the same color as a terrorizing strategy for the war. The Egyptians paid special care to their nails even after death. It is very common to find dead soldiers with remnants of painted toenails and fingernails as a final act of indicating their social status.

In Rome

The Romans also have their own form of caring for their nails and bodies. During the time of the Roman Empire, Cleopatra painted her nails deep red, apart from other different cosmetic treatments that she apparently received to preserve and enhance her beauty. Among the above-mentioned civilizations, the Romans stand out for taking care of the body, mind, and spirit. They built great buildings for spa centers and places where people can relax while discussing arts, politics, and philosophy. These spa rooms were specifically used for meeting and training, while others for libraries and saunas.

In France

The French appreciate well-groomed feet much the same as the English in aristocratic circles. A French pedicure is the most popular type of pedicure treatment, especially among women. It's clean, simple, elegant, and classic and this is the reason for its popularity. French pedicure includes scrubbing of the foot with a pumice stone, massaging, moisturizing, and nail paint application. It can be distinguished from other processes by its distinct nail paint application. The French apply white color and neutral translucent color on the tip of the nail with different shapes such as square, round shape or oval. When the process is done, your feet and hands will be moisturized to maintain its health. More often, a quick massage will also be included in the treatment.

Getting pedicures regularly keeps the feet and nails healthy, clean, and well-trimmed. They also help to prevent nail fungus and other nail diseases. Nonetheless, when pedicure is done in an unclean spa or salon, they may lead to fungal infections. More so, using sharp instruments to remove calluses can lead to open wound, infection, and skin irritation.

Nowadays, fish therapy can also be an option for a pedicure. In this process, fish chew away the dead skin, thereby cleaning your feet. Doctor fish or Garra Rufa is used in this procedure. These fishes are toothless, meaning they cannot bite the live skin. Our feet often need rest and attention, and pedicure is the best way to help your feet relax and rejuvenate. It is a way of relaxing that has several health benefits as well.

The combination of the old work tradition with the modern techniques, pedicure has become the ideal blend of relaxation and healing. These days, the demand for manicure and pedicure has become more in demand. The varieties of services have also attracted so many people to spas or salons. Spas now provide treatments like massages, detoxification, facials, aromatherapy, body scrubs, ayurvedic, manicures, pedicures and much more.

Although most salons are perfectly sanitary, pedicures do carry the risk of infection, especially if the tools used after each visit are not thrown away. During a pedicure small breaks in the skin can occur. When nail tools such as cuticle pushers or nippers are used on these breaks, or on paper cuts and other open areas in the skin, they can transfer blood and/or bacteria from one customer to another, if the tools are not properly sterilized between appointments. The following health risks are associated with pedicures: fungal infections such as athlete’s foot and yellow fungal nails, bacterial infections such as staphylococcus and other organisms mandating oral antibiotic treatment, viral infections including plantar warts and even hepatitis B and C.

In 2006, Kimberly Jackson’s heel was cut with a pumice stone during a July pedicure; she developed an oozing wound that wouldn’t heal despite repeated rounds of antibiotics. She died in February of a heart attack triggered by a staph infection. Her death was an outbreak and was the cause of state boards’ new safety laws and the board’s rules of regulations. This year, thousands of nail salons throughout California have been inspected and cited hundreds and thousands of dollars, according to nail salon owner’s accounts. Inspectors usually appear unexpectedly at salons every two to three years, according to Department of Consumer Affairs spokeswoman Kim Brown, although she said salons could be inspected at a higher rate due to consumer complaints.

The health department’s final solution was to implement a cleaning procedure for all pedicure spas. They would have prohibited pedicure spas, if that was the problem. This shows, that the pedicure spa is not the problem, the sanitation protocol is! I like to think of a swimming pool in comparison to pedicure spas. Who’s at fault if a swimming pool is dirty? It is the pool’s fault or the people who maintain it?

Nail decoration has been around for centuries in various forms. The Babylonians applied kohl to the nails and was originally used as a decoration by men only. In around 3000 BC, a form of varnish was used by the Chinese which was made from a mixture of gelatin, egg whites, congealed tree sap, and beeswax. The ancient Egyptians even used henna to stain their fingernails brown or dark red.

History highlighted the use of different approaches to adding color to the fingernails. Many of these cultures used it as a way to specify between royalty and the commoners. This was valid for ancient Chinese and Egyptian societies. Since then, the coloring of the nails continued all through the centuries.

The Chinese used a colored lacquer along with a formula of orchid, petals, and mashed rose combined with alum to their nails and left it overnight. These colors ranged from red to pink, red and black were also popular colors that have been used for centuries. During the Chou Dynasty, Chinese Royalty used authentic gold and silver on their nails.

From that point, the progress of nail polish was not really known. However, there are portraits of people in the 17^th and 18^th centuries with polished fingernails. In the 19^th century, nails were painted with red scented oils, then buffed or polished to shine. Polishing through buffing was still the hottest trend amid those periods.

During the 1920s, nail polish started to gain popularity in Paris. At first, it wasn’t accepted by all and it was looked down upon by many. There were many stigmas attached to anyone wearing polish back then. Many people frowned upon women using nail polish. Yet, it was in Paris when nail polish began its rise in the public market. These unsatisfied individuals believed that the women using nail polish were trying to hide something. There were flaws discussed back then, such as flaws in the race and poor nails. No one wanted the results from dirty jobs.

The 1920s saw a lot of revolution in the cosmetic industry. Nails polish made with lacquer or synthetic were splashed with bright hues and this appearance made nail polish what it is today. It was seen on the runways of Paris. In fact, nail polish created fashion frenzy; however, not in a grand style. Several decades afterward, nail polish encountered a significant resistance, particularly from advocates for African-American rights.

While nail polish was on the rise, stylish women’s gloves were also gaining popularity. The Queen of England and other prominent women were often wearing gloves after using nail polish. The combination of these two phenomena’s was going on at the same time. But eventually, the cosmetic industry came on top and won the race.

The next revolution of nail polish came from the Revson brothers when they invented a new kind of nail enamel. This inspired the name of their company “Revlon”. A few years later, Charles Lachman, who happens to be the third partner, inspired the “L” in “Revlon”. The company used pigments instead of dye and this innovation changed the industry dramatically. This development allowed for new designs and colors to quickly be adapted. During the 1940s, the achievement instantly made Revlon an industry leader – this was so obvious that nail art was staying put.

In this modern era, various nail products that make nails colorful and beautiful are available. A variety of nail polish with sleek, flashy, and trendy shades produced with an array of textures and embellishments are taking over the Indian markets today. The Indian fashion market with creative arts and innovative nail accessories have created a niche in the cosmetic industry. The available nail accessories range from geometric patterns, tattoos, simple dots, abstracts, funky stickers, to the French manicure, swarovskis, portraits, stencil art, and other various options.

There are varieties of nail varnish that is available on the market today. There are those that are intended to make the fingernails longer and stronger. The different brands available in these polishes are now almost endless, and in the nearest future, we expect to see more innovation and development.

The most technologically advanced form of nail art is the use of computerized digital printers that print patterns and designs that would not be possible by hand. This technology is the future for nail art and will allow women to finally be able to afford any design of their choice. Like I said, this innovation is definitely the future for nail art and will allow women to be able to match their nails to their personality, sense of style, and even their wardrobes – this was never possible before.

The nail polish used today is a refined version of automobile paint. The original brittle formula was more suitable for the rigid surface of a car. However, with a slight modification of the chemical formula, nail polish is now more flexible on the surface of the fingernail and more suitable for the use any nail type. Further innovations and improvements have been made to the formula in order to improve its longevity and to make it more breathable when on the nails. It has also accounted for its resistance to chipping or scratching.

The innovations and improvements of the quality of nail polish have made it versatile. It makes the styles and possibilities available regardless of whatever it is being used for. In order to keep up with the modern day nail art, one must have skills and imagination on how to extend the usability and the users’ personality.

There’s no limit to the liveliness you feel observing the disco lights, isn’t it true? When you can add all the glamorous sparkly sequins and glittery laces to your dresses then why not have your nails equally bright? Entirely different from a typical French manicure, a sparkly manicure is all your fingernails would need! A basic yet glistening sparkly manicure is a perfect pick for making a statement at the wedding and for the brides themselves. Read on to find out how can you get your nails done with the enchanting sparkly manicure.

Full Sparkly Manicure:

If you’re a bridesmaid then make sure you match the nail color with the color of your dress. Since this nail art is wedding-look exclusive a very mellow hue is used that appears almost nude so that it goes with the pure white wedding dress of the bride.

STEPS:

1.       Start your glittery manicure with the application of base coat.
2.       While the base coat dries up, choose a soft hue like that of classic sheer pink.
3.       Apply sheer pink color on your fingernails and wait for it to dry.
4.       Once it dries, paint a french tip with the gorgeous gold glitter nail polish but no need to be careful of the neat straight tip.
5.       The more it looks like someone dusted the tip of nails with sparkles, the better your nails would appear.
6.       Finish the sparkly manicure with a top coat.

You can pick the gold, silver or dust gold colors in sequin glitter nail polish, it’s completely up to you.  Once you’ll be done you would see how the sparkly manicure nails complement the overall wedding look. From the decency of faint hue to the stunningness of glitzy nail polish, there’s all the gorgeousness enveloped in nails.

Are you a regular nail art trend follower? The trendiest design nowadays is of space nail art. Space here is about the ‘leaving colorless space in nails’, and not about the galaxy and milky way nail art. It sounds interesting, no? There is so much you could create a space nail art. You can paint a single dot, or punctuation marks on each nail and say there it is a perfect space nail art. This nail art is not about filling in too many colors or twisting and turning the nail art brushed to make intricate designs. It’s the simplest nail art one could ever think of! Check out the steps below:

Full Space Nail Art:

This a geometrical shape inspired space nail design. Just like a triangle made of this one, a horizontal rectangle, octagons, hexagons, and squares can be painted too. It’s all up to your brain’s mind boggling ideas!

STEPS:

1.       Start your space nail art by applying a clear base coat on your nails. It’s a space nail art of course but still need a glossy finish on your colorless nails otherwise.
2.       Whatever nail color you choose to use, it’d look good. A navy blue nail color is used in this nail art.
3.       With navy blue nail polish make small triangle shapes on the nail tips such that one corner of triangle points towards the nail cuticle. You can start by making a “V” first and then fill it in. (refer to picture)
4.       For an outline make use of stripper/thin nail art brush with shimmery gold nail color.
5.       Apply a top coat at the end and you’re all done.

No doubt, the color combination of blue and gold nail art looks absolutely stunning. It's an ideal nail art for the ones who adore simplicity and decency. What do you think of it?

What can be cuter than a sweater inspired nail art! Imagine you’re wearing a maroon knitted sweater and your nails looks just the same as your the very woollen thing you’re wearing, wouldn’t that be cool? Enough of the festive, Dotty and animal face designs. It’s time to try out something more creative like the patterns of a knitted sweater. Read on to find the simple steps on how to recreate sweater-inspired pattern on nails!

Full sweater inspired nail art

This nail art activity can be made more interesting if you match the nail colors with your most favorite cable-knit sweater. The design itself appears to be very detailed and convoluted but once you start making it with the help of the steps provided, there’d be no fear of messing it up.

STEPS:

1. Select a dark color for the base and a light one for painting the sweater-inspired design. Here, cocoa (chocolate creme) nail color is used.

2. Apply two coats of cocoa nail color on the nails and let them dry.

3. Right in the center of your index and ring finger nail, draw tiny "x's" in a column with white nail color. Use striper brush for that.

4. Put a straight vertical line on the sides of the "x's" column and dashes with space on the sides of your nail.

5. Right in the center of your thumb, middle finger and small finger nail, paint a wavy line.

6. Intersect the first drawn wavy line by painting another wavy line to create a nice chain that resembles knits.

7. Put a straight vertical line on the sides of the 'chain' and dashes on one side and crosses (x) on the other side.

8. Don't forget to apply top-coat at the very end after the sweater-inspired nail art dries up.

It is not at all a hard job to do if you’re thinking like that! On a cold winter day, nothing would be better than cozying up to get your nails done with a lovely sweater-inspired nail art. Once you’ll be done, it’s going to pass on warm vibes to you just like your favorite cable knit sweater.

The best part about Christmas and winter is the comeback of snowflake nails. More importantly when it’s about the classic snowflake accent nails then it’s totally up to you which finger you wish to put your creativity on. As of today the most elegant and intricate nail art that the professionals are providing the customers with is the snowflake one. But why not learn to recreate snowflake accent nails at home? Designing snowflakes accent nails is pretty simple. Let the steps mentioned below make you believe in the simplicity of its design.

Full Snowflake Accent Nail Art:

The snowflake accent nail art may appear difficult to design at home but once you go through the following steps, you will have no issues duplicating it on yours or your sister’s nails.

STEPS:

•      Select a base color in light shade. Here, mint green color is used. To apply, use a thick brush as it leaves a smoother opulent coat.
•      Once the base color dries up to get ready to draw cute snowflakes. Use a thin brush with  black nail lacquer to highlight the snowflake on the light colored base. Alternatively, you can use a dark base like blood red and use white color to create snowflakes also.
•      Use a thin brush to make a cross on the accent nail you wish to.
•      Cut this cross with another straight line.
•      Now mark two arrow heads on each line away from the center point.
•      To highlight the snowflakes, repeat the process thrice. You can put tiny dots too, just to mimic the snowfall.
•      In the end, spray it with clear water repellent to help it last longer on your nails.
•      You can sprinkle some glitter to add more elegance to it and complete the look of snowflake accent nails.

Don’t hesitate to follow the steps given above and show off your hands. You will fall in love with the cute snowflake accent nail art. Other than mint green you can use any other refreshing color as the base. Be it blue, purple or red, the results will be striking.

Nail art gets all the more exciting when you hear of creating cute little penguins. If not the boring nail color application, the penguin accent nail art seems to give you wintry and fun vibes. So what’s the wait for? Don’t miss out on these simple steps to help you dress up your nails in a friendly penguin.

Full Penguin Accent Nail Art:

The black and white body of the penguin looks more striking than ever if contrasted with pastels. The softer is the base, the more adsorbs the penguin accent nail art looks.

STEPS:

1.       Choose a base color you want to apply on your nails. Over here, a winter scape hue is used; soft aqua.
2.       Apply a second coat on the nails (after the first coat dries up) leaving the nail you wish to create Penguin on.
3.       Paint the body of penguin in U-shape, leaving a little aqua background with opaque black nail polish on the nail.
4.       Then use a nail art brush to paint the stomach of the penguin in a smaller U-shape with white nail color.
5.       Use a dotting-tool to put up Penguin's two eyes with white nail paint first and then add two small dots with black nail paint within the two white dots to complete its eyes.
6.       With the help of a striper brush, draw the cute beak and two tiny heart-shaped feet with your most favorite orange nail color.
7.       You can always add small dots on your other nails with white nail color to add the touch of snow.
8.       Apply a glossy  top-coat and finish the look.

Did you find this hard to replicate anyhow? It may look complex but it’s very easy and requires minimum effort. All you need is an icy blue or any other wintry color, and a couple of nail art brushes. Black, white and orange nail colors must be somewhere in your closet waiting for you to pick them up and paint an adorable penguin!

The winter is the toughest time of the year for your Koi fish. Yet, they do not notice it. This is because, during the winter, your koi almost goes into the state of hibernation, particularly if you live in a colder region. It’ll affect their movement as they will become sluggish and will also eat less for weeks at a time. During this period, you have little to do to help your koi but to make the right preparation and make certain that a heater is properly placed in the pond.

Taking precautions and planning for the winter prior to the bad weather should ensure that your koi will survive until the spring.  Your fish should be fed according to the season i.e. they should be fed plenty during the summer months when they are active but reduce their feed drastically during the winter months when they go into hiding (hibernate).

Truth be told, excessive feeding of your koi during the winter months can kill them. If you are worried about your koi, you may decide to make arrangements to bring them indoors during the winter. Your pond will be problem free if it is properly maintained during the winter. As time goes on, this will also build a self-sufficient ecosystem and have a full life cycle.

Water gets denser when it attains 40oC and settles to the bottom of the waterfall pond. Since the water at the top is colder than the one at the bottom, water at the bottom will remain around that temperature which is ideal for hibernating fish. Indeed, even the sheet of ice is great since it provides protection from the cold temperatures outside the pond. Your Koi will remain in this area and won't freeze in the winter months.

Consider these few tips for caring for your koi pond during the winter.

1.      Check Your Liner

Before winter, it is important for you to check that your liner is fully functional and that there are no issues with the physical components of your pond. Rocks on the edge of your pond should also be properly checked. These rocks often help secure the liner in place as your pond could get damaged if one of these rocks falls.

2.      Remove Muck Out Of The Bottom Of The Pond

While preparing your koi pond for the winter, you will need to clean all the muck out of the bottom of the pond. For the safety of your Koi, don't scrub off the sides of the pond. You’ll observe the sticky jelly substance that grows on the sides of the pond, help them out and leave them alone as they are highly beneficial to the Koi!

3.      Install The Right Filtration Equipment

Installing the right filtration equipment can save you a lot of cash on extra maintenance. If I may suggest, a good bio-filter system with staged cleaning steps is highly recommended. They are bigger than most filters and will keep your pond disease free and clean for a long time. Like every other equipment, they will need a routine cleaning, however not so often as others. Another important tip is to size your filter to your pond; a big size will ensure thorough water cleaning for your pond.

4.      Air Brick

Sometimes, the winter months seem to be too severe. During this period, you should consider the installation of an air brick. This will create bubbles and help provide oxygen and keep a small hole in the ice. The main aim is to try and prevent the entire surface of your pond from freezing. In the event that your pond freezes over, do not break the ice. This will create shock waves that could kill your fish.

5.      Make Shelter For Your Koi

You will need to create shelter for your koi if you don’t have a hiding place for them as yet during the winter months – this will make your fish less stressed! An easy way to achieve this is to get a piece of Styrofoam or simply cut the ends out of a plastic trash can. Make sure to cut it in half if it is round, for a square shape plastic, cut one side off! This will not only create shelter for the Koi but also create a passage for them to play in when you place it in the water.

6.      Heating Element

A heating element is important for the survival of your koi during the winter. This heating element keeps the sides of your pond warm enough for your fish to survive in. Just make sure the heating element that you use is rated for your region. If you live in colder regions, crafting indoor housing heating element for your koi and plants for the winter is critical. Utilizing an underrated heater to perform in cold temperatures can cause damage to the heater and may eventually lead to fish death.

7.      Prunning

During the winter month, make sure you remove all plant debris from your pond as this may build up into phosphorus, nitrogen, and ammonia in your water. This is known as a “disruption” in your pond's cycle. Also, decaying plant matter can reduce the available oxygen levels in the water.

8.      Waterfall

If you have a waterfall (a water feature) connected to your pond, leave it running throughout the winter if possible. This will make it more difficult for the water to freeze and will also restore oxygen to the pond.

9.      Deep Pond

Your koi will have a higher chance of surviving in a deep pond. While planning to build your pond, it is important to dig a deep pond. This should be over 3feet deep or more in areas that experience severe winters. If the pond eventually freezes, consider adding an air pump – this will increase the flow of water and increase the oxygen level and make it less likely to freeze.

Regardless of the season, stick with your regular maintenance schedule for your koi pond. This will increase your koi’s chance of living healthy and long.

Water, beach, ships is all that one thinks of in summers. Sailing on a coast far far away and drinking coconut juice is probably what you usually think of. But how can you ignore fashion if you’re planning to board a yacht? If you think you got some guts to be the captain of the ship and get your hands on the anchor then why not pump up your fashion details too and give your nails a nautical manicure?

Full Nautical Manicure:

There’s no hard and fast rule for the colors in a nautical manicure. However, blue is always chosen by most because it’s the marine we’re talking about.

STEPS:

1.      Fearing that the manicure might come off too soon, start it with a base coat.

2.      While the base coat dries, choose the nail colors you’d like to use. In this tutorial, blue, red and white are used.

3.      After the clear base coat dries, apply two coats of creamy white nail polish on your nails.

4.      Leaving the ring fingernail as it is, paints three or four angled lines (similar to stripes) at the corner of the other nails with bright blue nail color using striper brush. (refer to the picture)

5.      Now to draw a cute anchor on the fingernail, use striper brush.

6.      Paint a cross first, then paint a half-circle at its bottom.

7.      Draw tips of an arrow at the ends of half-circle to finish the bottom look of the anchor.

8.      Use your dotting tool to paint a small red dot on the anchor’s top. Then paint another dot with white nail color inside the red dot to make it look like a ‘hole’.

9.      Complete your manicure by applying top coat at the very end.

A top coat for this nautical design is essential to seal it a glossy finish or you’ll end up damaging the tips of the cute anchor. This kind of nautical nail art is probably the simplest and easiest one to make and surely the best one that complements the summer beach edition in a classy manner. So let the sailors see what you got!

Apart from scotch tapes, masking tapes and paper tapes, who would have thought that one day there’d be some sort of nail tape to create an outstanding nail art design. Striping tape for nails is somewhat a simple tool that helps you paint intricate designs of straight lines. Drawing such designs with a free hand can be difficult at times, which is why striping tape is there to boost your confidence in your nail-painting skills. Find a step-to-step guide for a simple nail art tape design below:

Full Nail Art Tape:

Make sure you stick the striping tape properly on dried nails otherwise the line you’d paint later would appear messy.

STEPS:

1.       Firstly, before doing anything else apply a clear base coat on all the nails.
2.       Now time to apply base nail color to all the fingernails; paint the index fingernail with blue nail color, middle fingernail with tea pink nail color, small fingernail with gold glitter nail polish, and thumb and ring fingernail with white nail color.
3.       Once you’re done coating your nails with base colors, take out striping nail art tape.
4.       Mark parallel lines on your nails and apply nail colors you’ve used on your other nails (blue, tea pink, gold glitter) between the strips. It's up to you where you wish to apply it. (refer to the picture)
5.       Wait for the nail paint to dry. Then remove the nail strips to unveil the beautiful parallel lines nail art created with nail tape.
6.       A top-coat for this one isn’t essential, it may ruin the effect of texture. But you can apply if you feel the necessity to.

Do wait for the nail polish to completely dry before peeling off the tape strips. The most amazing part of nail tape art is that you get to use three or four colors altogether that gives a nice colorful look.  Moreover, instead of simply creating a vertical stripes design you can make various horizontal, cross and V-shaped designs with nail art tape. Be innovative!