Right now, gradient manicures are THE thing. I have a ton of them pinned on Pinterest, including this great tutorial from The Nailasaurus. I have seen people using her technique on multiple blogs I read, and they come out with these gorgeous gradients that I just drool over.
I decided to try one and bought some makeup sponges. I used a base of China Glaze for Audrey and then mixed it with Wet N Wild Bite the Bullet, a kind of smoky purple, for the gradient effect. It turned out okay. I'm not sure if I was not using enough polish, not mixing the colors enough, or not moving the sponge up and down enough, but it did not turn out NEARLY as smooth looking as the other gradients I've seen pictures of. I may just need to practice more. It looked pretty cool from a distance, but in the photos you can see the sponginess of it. I'm going to have to try again soon, and see if I can get it to turn out better.
Have you tried gradient nails yet? I really want to try a rainbow gradient, so maybe I'll try that next time. It seems like maybe using more colors could help make it smoother? We'll see!
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