Nail Art DIY: Glorious Gradient Manicure

Occasionally I’ll do manicures which are so complex they take me the better part of their day. Take my”famous paintings manicure,” for instance, which depicts Van Gogh’s”Starry Night,” Edvard Munch’s”The Scream” and a scene piece by Monet. These fancy, high-tech manicures do elicit some answers and a few”wows!” On the street. However, the forms of manicures that, without fail, have noticed and raved over most will be the easy-peasy–but impressive-looking–gradients.

Gradients are basically a couple of colors on a single nail that melt into each other. The appearance is made with a makeup sponge procedure that was simple and, in my own nail view, looks even more fabulous if topped with cherry.

Today I am showcasing a current gradient manicure I did this features two and gray colors of purple. I topped the manicure with glitter because, well, I love glitter. You may leave yours as-is, choose your own colors, etc..

Gradient Manicure Tutorial

After applying a base coat into your nails, paint side-by-side stripes of your three colours. Broad as long as your stripes are will depend on how long and broad your nails are, so plan accordingly. It’s easy to eliminate, although you get a little extra nail polish all around your fingernail.

Gently dab on the makeup sponge right. You’ll want to re-apply the polish to a makeup sponge for each and every nail.

Repeat this process a couple of times until you reach a level that is darkness you’re satisfied with. It is the exact same thought as painting a few coats of gloss.

Apply a clear top coat over your gradient nails. This will smooth out everything and give this fluid, gradient effect to it. Use a cotton swab to remove the excess nail polish. As they are, you can follow up with glitter or leave your nails.