Nautical French Manicure

So I was looking through last month's (June 2011) Cosmopolitan Magazine and stumbled my way upon these really cute nail designs. So I thought I have to try these cause they looked adorable. I started off with this one...

Well I didn't have all the polishes listed so i just used similar ones that I had. I started off with NutraNail Nail Thickener with Green Tea as my base. Bought it from my local Rite Aid for around $6. Then I applied two coats of Sinful Colors Euro Trash which was only $2 at a beauty supply store. I let that dry and used a French manicure tip guide to create a thick white stripe of L.A. Colors Art Deco White about 1/3- 1/2 of the way down my nails since their short. Just don't cover the tips of your nails. From there I applied China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint to the tips. The width of the stripes is completely up to you. Once I was done with that I added a thick coat of Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat which made it feel dry to the touch in about 5 minutes. That stuff is amazing but I would recommend using it in a well ventilated area due to the smell. It also contains toluene which may cause some harmful effects. These were the end results.