Well, friends, not all of my Adventures in Polishland are successful. Last night I attempted the gradient nails trend, and it was more difficult then I thought it would be! What are gradient nails? Click HERE to see what I was going for. Basically, it’s smudging two or more colors together to make them appear blended. I had looked up a few tutorials on how to achieve this effect, and tried one method. I guess it wasn’t the right one for me!
I began this mani with Lacey Lilac from Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear. I used two coats and let the polish dry completely. Then, I got to work with a makeup sponge and dabbed O.P.I’s Lourve Me Lourve Me Not along the tops of my nails. I’m not sure if it was the polish that didn’t want to cooperate, but it seemed as if the sponge was soaking up the polish instead of putting it on! In the end, I’m not too thrilled with the look I got, but I’m not going to give up. I’ll probably try this out again in a week or two. Here is a photo of my left hand, which looks so much better than my right! What do you think of my mani? Have you tried the gradient trend?
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I did this exact same thing! Gradient nails are so hard to get right.. I am determined I will eventually get it though1 🙂
Same here! I actually did a bit of fixing yesterday and my nails look much better. We’ll get it right somehow!
I’ve never tried gradient nails but I love the look of them. I like the colours you chose they complement each other really well 🙂
Thank you! Next time I post about them they’ll look much better!
Did you dab the sponge on your nails? I watched a Youtube video and I wasn’t as thrilled about its messiness, but it’s cool when you get the hang of it so hang it there and try it again 🙂
I did but I tried again the next day & rubbed a bit more. It looks so much better! Next time I hope it will be blog worthy 🙂
My bad you did, I skipped a section. i don’t see where you went wrong. just try a different color or brand and let’s have a see
I’ve been curious to do the same too! Maybe it’s just practice and practice 🙂
Yes! I think so too
In order to succed in gradient nails.. i used a cosmetic sponge. It was my first time as well! I have a tutorial up. Check my page/posts
U have to let the base color dry completely first. Then sponge.
Thank you– I did all of the following. Just takes some practice!