Guys...I did it, I stepped away from the dotting tools and towards the foundation sponges. I've wanted to try gradient nails for ages, and I know i'm jumping on the bandwagon fashionably late, but hey.
I saw a picture of gradient nails using bright pink and blue, bit I wanted to use pastels. These nails remind me of fizzy bubblegum bottles...
The polishes I used:
Missguided nail splash in MissBehave
Barry M nail paint in 317 - Blue Moon
I started with two layers of Blue Moon which I left until it was almost dry. this technique works best when your base colour is still a bit tacky. Next I used a foundation sponge in the pink polish and dabbed it lightly about 3/4 of the way down the nail. I then did the same, adding another coat of pink halfway down and a third layer on the top quarter. I also added some pink from the brush on the very tips.
You have to work quickly here, and as soon as you've added the pink, you need to add a thick layer of clear top coat (i'm currently using Sally Hansen Hard as Nails as a base and top coat) which will blend the colours together nicely!
This one took practice, but I will definitely be trying it again with some different colours!
I hope you enjoy giving this a go!
Happy polishing <3
I saw a picture of gradient nails using bright pink and blue, bit I wanted to use pastels. These nails remind me of fizzy bubblegum bottles...
The polishes I used:
Missguided nail splash in MissBehave
Barry M nail paint in 317 - Blue Moon
I started with two layers of Blue Moon which I left until it was almost dry. this technique works best when your base colour is still a bit tacky. Next I used a foundation sponge in the pink polish and dabbed it lightly about 3/4 of the way down the nail. I then did the same, adding another coat of pink halfway down and a third layer on the top quarter. I also added some pink from the brush on the very tips.
You have to work quickly here, and as soon as you've added the pink, you need to add a thick layer of clear top coat (i'm currently using Sally Hansen Hard as Nails as a base and top coat) which will blend the colours together nicely!
This one took practice, but I will definitely be trying it again with some different colours!
I hope you enjoy giving this a go!
Happy polishing <3
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