nails: gradient! Models Own Scarlet Sparkle
First attempt at doing a gradient! Barring the one time I sort of used the same technique for fire nails with the exact same bottle of nail polish.
Base: Nail It! Flamingo Red x2 coats
Tip: NYX Blood x1 coat of small dabs
Top: Models Own Scarlet Sparkle x1 coat of small dabs
In natural light. I haven't bothered to put on a proper top coat to smooth it out because it feels like a lot of goopy layers already, and I'm afraid going over them may spoil the finish. Unfortunately, it seems a lot of my polishes are reaching their sticky/gluggy days and I will need to get some polish thinner soon.
(I just realised I did a manicure with NYX Blood ages ago and even uploaded the picture, but never posted it. Rectified.)
This is rather amateur as far as gradient manicures go, and fairly subtle since the colours are all similar, but I'm happy with how it turned out. It didn't take very long either, probably because the glitter top coat allows you to get away with not bothering to keep the surface smooth (and the little dabs are going to wreck it anyway).
These colours probably would have been good for Xmas, but eh well.
Moral of the story: Gradients are nice.
Base: Nail It! Flamingo Red x2 coats
Tip: NYX Blood x1 coat of small dabs
Top: Models Own Scarlet Sparkle x1 coat of small dabs
In natural light. I haven't bothered to put on a proper top coat to smooth it out because it feels like a lot of goopy layers already, and I'm afraid going over them may spoil the finish. Unfortunately, it seems a lot of my polishes are reaching their sticky/gluggy days and I will need to get some polish thinner soon.
(I just realised I did a manicure with NYX Blood ages ago and even uploaded the picture, but never posted it. Rectified.)
This is rather amateur as far as gradient manicures go, and fairly subtle since the colours are all similar, but I'm happy with how it turned out. It didn't take very long either, probably because the glitter top coat allows you to get away with not bothering to keep the surface smooth (and the little dabs are going to wreck it anyway).
These colours probably would have been good for Xmas, but eh well.
Moral of the story: Gradients are nice.