June Mani of the Month: Celebrate Pride With Rainbow Stripes

Consider this the grown-up version of every early beauty adopter’s favourite high school activity: polishing your nails mid-class with White Out.

Step two: once your white base coat has fully dried (no cheating), lay down seven diagonal strips of nail tape.

Step three: locate the ideal shade of true red and apply carefully between strips one and two of tape.

Step four: repeat step three with this cheery shade of bright orange. (Also a colour you may be inclined to wear all summer long.)

Step five: continue to fill in your lines with this sunshine-y shade of yellow, another contender for your go-to summer manicure.

You get the drift at this point. Continue your rainbow of hues with a bright shade of green, like this eye-catching drug store find.

Two more swipes to go and you’re home free. Winter, spring, summer or fall, you can’t go wrong with this deep shade of blue from Givenchy.

Final swipe! Opt for this opaque shade of mauve from Smith & Cult to complete your rainbow.

One final step and you’re home free: once you’ve peeled back those strips of nail tape, protect your perfectly-executed Pride manicure with a high-shine top coat.