Easy French Manicure is Not

Last night I tried to do a funky new-style French manicure using tape and paper reinforcement circles, as per this popular internet tutorial;

http://www.popcosmo.com/2012/05/04/how-to-do-a-french-manicure-effortlessly/

Here is a picture of my fingers all covered in tape:

This doesn't look silly at all.

And here is the "finished" look.

Messy, messy, messy!

Part of my problem is that I HATE waiting for nail polish to dry.  And another problem is that the darker color was actually thicker than it should have been because it's a little old.  And the last problem is that I suck at doing my nails.

Let me know if you try this, and if you have better results!