Before & After: Easter Chevron Seriotype (featuring Born Pretty Store chevron tape and Zoya Petals polishes)

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Happy Easter!!

I wanted to do an Easter manicure this year that wasn't super-Eastery (no slew of bunnies or eggs this year), but still had Easter influences. I decided to put together a seriotype using the Zoya Petals collection (see my review here), and then try out the new chevron striping tape Born Pretty Store sent me for review.

I think the chevron tape is pretty darn nifty; it works like any other polish striping tape, but allows you to get crisp chevrons:

Born Pretty Store chevron striping tape

Down the center of these rolls, you'll see a stripe of chevron: 

Born Pretty Store chevron striping tape

Born Pretty Store chevron striping tape

There are a few ways you can use this tape. You can just use it as is, to put a chevron stripe over your nails; in this case, you're probably going to want to cover with topcoat to keep the edges from pulling up.

You can also use this to mask off an area you want to paint with a different color; you could put a stripe of this just below the edge of your nail, for example, and paint the top to get a funky french manicure with a chevron edge. You can put several strips and paint in between, or you can paint over and remove the tape to show the color underneath.

But don't forget that the actual chevron stripe isn't the only part you can use--above and below the actual stripe are two other sections you can use as well, each with one straight edge and one jagged edge. Don't just throw it away, use it!

For my sample manicure, I started with a seriotype made from most of the polishes in the Zoya Petals collection. I started with a base of Zoya Tulip, then sponged on some Laurel. Then I layered on some Azalea and Zahara, and finished with little sponges of Leia for some extra shimmer:

Seriotype with the Zoya Petals collection

Next, I put two stripes of chevron tape at the top of each nail:

Step one: put on your stripes of chevron tape

I sponged over this with gold polish (I used Barry M Gold Foil Effects):

Step one: sponge polish over the tape

Then I cleaned up and added topcoat:

Easter chevron seriotype with Born Pretty Store chevron tape and Zoya Petals polishes

I think this look has an Easter feel without being too in-your-face about it--the stripes look a bit like decorated eggs and the colors bring a nice spring palette. You could also do this with a contrasting color, like purple or blue, for a bolder look.

You can find Born Pretty Store chevron tape here; don't forget to use my code for 10% off your purchase:

Happy Easter weekend!
M.