Tutorial: Double lightning bolt tape mani

Hi everyone, welcome to my fourth tutorial! Making the double lightning bolt is actually not that different from making the single one; what you need to do is actually just repeat the steps from the regular lightning bolt tutorial. But because the double version received so many enthusiastic reactions I decided it deserved its own tutorial :) One tip: for this particular design transparant tape is quite useful! Let's get started!

First make a regular lightning bolt on your nails as described in the tutorial, except that you don't have to add topcoat yet.
While you're cutting all the tape strips for the first lightning bolt, cut one extra for each piece because you'll do the whole taping process twice. So in total you'll need two strips and two triangles for each nail.
Let your nails dry completely, if necessary with the help of a fastdrying topcoat.

After you've finished the first step and everything is dry, place a tape strip on top of the design, partly overlapping the tip color as shown in the picture. This is the part where transparant tape is really going to help you.

Then apply a triangle on the design, also partly overlapping the tip color.

Now make sure the tape is fully adhered on the nail (it tends to lift up around the edges of the nail), if not use your finger or a tweezer to push everything down or reattach them if needed. Then apply a pigmented top color with a thin coat and carefully peel off the pieces of tape right away. Let the design dry for a while.

At last apply your topcoat, clean up and you're done!
To add another color, just repeat the steps 2, 3 and 4 until you've reached the desired look (or till your nails are out of space :P).

Check out the tutorial page for some useful tips. Also I would love to see your attempt on my design, so feel free to leave a link to your creation in the comment section!

Polishes I used in this post are OPI Funky Dunkey, China Glaze Millenium and Essence Trust In Fashion.