For this tutorial I decided to use polishes in the blue family; China Glaze For Audrey, Zoya Charla, and China Glaze Blue Year's Eve. It is such a simple nail art design that is sure to jazz up your manicure for the summer!
Step One:
I like to start out with a base coat of the lightest color polish that I am using. In this case I put down two coats of For Audrey.
Step Two:
I use a cosmetic sponge and paint three lines of the colors that I am using for the gradient. I prefer this methods to others because I find it to be the easiest, and also it wastes less polish and cosmetic sponges than the other methods.
Step Three:
Then I press the sponge over the nail making sure to get good coverage of polish. I also tend to dab the sponge a little more at the top of the nail to make sure that the darkest top color gets dark enough coverage.
Step Four:
Repeat steps one through three on all of your nails and then cover them with a top coat. The top coat smooths out the polish and helps the colors all blend together. Then enjoy your nails!
Gradients happen to be one of my favorite designs. I think that they are so versatile and you can do so many things with them. If you want to add more to the look you can add stamping or dots to it which can give another cool spin on this look.
Have you ever done a gradient on your nails? Do you have any good tips? Leave a comment here, on Facebook, or tweet me @Polish_Paradise!
I have done gradients before including a sponge gradient but never more than one color on the sponge - i bought some makeup wedges in order to try out a sponge gradient with more than one color. I am curious, did you brush on the base color or sponge it on? I love gradients!
ReplyDeleteYes I just brushed the color right on so I would not waste as much polish as you would putting some polish on a plate and dabbing it on. Brushing it on also controls the with of the color which is nice too. Gradients are one of my favs too! Good luck if you decided to try this method out!
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