Showing posts with label nail art gradient. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nail art gradient. Show all posts

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Day 271) Nail art fall gradient (inspired by a scarf)

Today a very simple and easy nail art.
The weather in the Netherlands is getting a bit colder and guess who's the first one with a laryngitis and cold...yes, of coure it's ME!
 
Today's nail art is inspired by this scarf:
 


It's a beige scarf with a dark purple print on the end sides from the brand Promiss
 
So, I started with a beige base (Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer Limited Edition Eve in Bloom C01 Bloomynous) and sponged a purple polish (Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer Limited Edition Eve in Bloom C02 Floralilac) from the tip up creating a gradient.
 
 


Saturday, June 15, 2013

Day 166) Gradient with holographic designs (elegant nails)

Hi lovelies,

In addition to the black&white and ombre/gradient nails of the past days I came up with today's nail art.
I really like this nail art and keep looking at it; it's elegant, feminine and a little mysterious because of the holo.
Interested?!
There is a short step-by-step:

Step 1: Make a gradient 
I chose for greys and white
Material:





*Essence Vintage District - 04 Get arty
*Catrice Natural Nail Lacquer
  Limited Edition NEONaturals -
  C05 Have A Good Day
*ICI Paris XL - Only You - White French
*Sponge









You can apply a white polish first to get opacity at once, but I don't think this is really necessary.
Put the sponge onto your nail to estimate the size of your nails; you do want all 3 of the colors on your nail and not just 2 or even empty spaces.
Now apply, with the size of your nails in mind, the 3 nail polishes onto the sponge.
The sponge might absorb some nail polish in the beginning, so keep this in mind while applying and repeat if you don't think it's enough.

Now, place the sponge onto your nail (white on the tip) and roll it over the surface of the nail (horizontal).
At least a few times so that the colors nicely blend.
Repeat this step for the other nails. Depending on the absorption of the sponge you'll have to apply the 3 nail polishes again. Not happy with the opacity? Sponge the nails again.




As you can see, you'll have some cleaning to do.
Putting tape on fingers and cuticles can help!
After cleaning I applied a topcoat.

Step 2: Make designs of your choice on the gradiënt nails (use a popping color like red, purple)
Material:


*Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer - 39 Black To The Routes
*China Glaze Holographic - 1171 Infra Red 81159
*Striper brush

I chose to do more elegant designs: flower, butterfly, heart, bow and feather.



Friday, June 14, 2013

Day 165) Framed gradient/ombre

I hope gradients and ombres will last for a while.
I just love how colors work together in these.
There are so many different designs to make and each time that I'm wearing an ombre or gradient nail art, people always want to gaze at my nails.

For today's nail art I did some kind of frame nail art, but then a frame in frame in frame sort a thing.
I started with the lightest color and painted this on my whole nail. hen I painted the first frame in a slightly darker color and so on.