Nabi Cinnahon Chevron

First of all, I'm sorry for not posting for so long! I finished my last class ever and just took a bit of a break because I'm finally free from school (can I hear a woohoo?!). I am officially a college graduate!

Today I have a chevron mani for you which was surprisingly super easy to do! I was previously making my own chevron stickers using scotch tape but they  kept ripping when I pulled them off. So, I decided to try to paint the tape, cut it with zigzag scissors and seal with a top coat but that was very time consuming and not as precise as I'd like.

Thankfully, while I was browsing Instagram I discovered Nail Vinyls! I purchased a value pack while they had a sale and decided to give them a try. I tried them, love them and can't wait to do more manis with their other designs I purchased!

I started with a holo polish for my base. This is three thin coats of Nabi Cinnahon (3-D Rainbow Effect), no top coat:

(Flash and artificial lighting)

(Artificial lighting)

The benefits for this polish outweighed the disadvantages. Firstly, the polish is around $3, it dried very quickly, and there is a huge range of colors! The only thing I did not like was that because the polish is so thin it drags and creates bald spots. But the thin formula also allowed the three layers that I applied to dry relatively quickly. I can live with this though because the colors are quite pretty and again, the price is awesome!

Then I applied the Nail Vinyl Chevron Minis and painted on one thick layer of American Apparel Office, a mint green creme, over it. I quickly removed the Nail Vinyls as the instructions state that they send along with them. I chose an American Apparel polish on purpose because they are usually one coaters which is the type of polish you want to use.

This is the final result:

(Indirect sunlight)

What do you think of the color combination? I think it's a perfect Easter mani! Have you tried Nail Vinyls (or any other nail sticker brands) before?

American Apparel can be purchased in stores or on their website. Nail Vinyls can be purchased through their Storenvy. Lastly, more information about Nabi can be found on their website.

Thanks for reading!


*All products mentioned in this post were purchased myself.