Currently watching: Everybody Loves RaymondGood morning girls! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and that Santa was good to you ;-)
Today I'd like to show you my first gradient manicure:
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My first step was to use two coats of E.L.F Pearl as my base.
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I then sponged on a lilac Wibo shade.
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Next I sponged on 332 by Kiko and finally a dark purple Miss Sporty shade. It was supposed to be a purple gradient but the lilac looked pink and the dark purple looked navy...
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In an attempt to rescue the manicure, I used a glitter topcoat with silver moons and stars in it.
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This wasn't a total success but I think it's a fair attempt for my first gradient manicure. What do you think? And did you get any nice polishes from Santa?
Bye for now,
Laura
Nice job!
ReplyDeleteOoo pretty!!! :D Loving the colours you used for this!
ReplyDeleteI think it turned out nicely :-) I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteColors are lovely! Very cute design.
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteFirst off: The colors you chose work perfectly together! Just beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThe sponging looks awesome too! I never manage to create a good gradient..it's really hard isn't it ? Nevertheless I love this manicure!
@Kaki, thanks!
ReplyDelete@Ashesela, aw, thank you :-)
@~*SS*~, I'm glad you liked it :-)
@Hlopushka, thanks!
@Sandra, thank you!
@Theodora, thank you! I thought creating a gradient was going to be really easy but turns out it's quite difficult...
Hi Laura - I like the star and moon glitter. I can never find any moon glitter. Thx for following my blog (I'm new to polishing.) :)
ReplyDelete@Ms. Lizard, welcome! Thanks for following me too :-) Your nail art and manicures are so impressive, you would never know you're new to polishing!
ReplyDeleteI really love the colors you used on this!! I still haven't tried a gradient yet-I really need to!
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ReplyDelete@Fingers, thanks! I think I'll be trying a gradient again :-)
ReplyDelete@Divine Blush, aw, thank you!