I started with a white base -- OPI Alpine Snow, to be exact! Then, I added a coat of Seche Vite to speed up the dry time.
I took pieces of striping tape and placed them over my nails in random patterns. Then, I made a gradient of American Apparel Office, American Apparel L'Esprit, and Zoya Audrina and sponged it on top of the tape. When I removed the tape, this was left! Pretty simple, really!
I wasn't sure about putting such a highly pigmented shade of pink with the two pastel colors, but I actually really loved the way it turned out.
I made an American Apparel polish purchase a week or two ago, and have been really impressed with the quality of their polish. I only owned one before and hadn't used it much in nail art. The formulas are thick but not clumpy... think "rich" instead! I've used L'Esprit the most so far (the purple in the middle) and can tell you that it's a lovely one coater with great control.
Special thanks goes to @hillarykozuch on Instagram for Zoya Audrina, which I won as part of a prize package in one of her contests. :)
Hope you guys are having a nice Tuesday! Thanks for reading! <3
"Pretty Simple" to you is "Impossible" to me:) Looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSuper!!! Love the color combo :D
ReplyDeleteso pretty, looks great with the pink tips :)
ReplyDeleteWoah! Gorgeous work!
ReplyDeletethis is gooorrrge. i've thought about doing something like this before but gradients still frighten me for some reason haha. i too am quite taken with the rich pink combined with the pastels. nice one bro!
ReplyDeletethis is really pretty!
ReplyDeleteI like it! Love the colours
ReplyDeleteLovely manicure..xx
ReplyDeleteso cute!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great ! I'm currently thinking of doing an inverted gradient laser mani, so gradient first then tape and go over with white... soon...
ReplyDeleteSO pretty!! Love the tape and gradient together :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the combination of colors you used for this gradient. I can't believe I still haven't purchased any striping tape!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! The pink gives it that extra umph! I love AA cremes personally, they're my favorite and usually one coaters. Their others, like metallics and stuff are ok.
ReplyDeleteAwesome gradient!!
ReplyDeleteColor combination is AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteXo, http://missycosmeticos.blogspot.com.br
This is beautiful! I love seeing these manicures even though I doubt I could pull it off.
ReplyDeletethis looks absolutely wicked! Perfect Gradient. Love love LOVE!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! How are you so perfect at manicures?! Haha ;-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love these!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Love everything about it!
ReplyDeleteExcellent call with the bright pink! It's still smoothly blended with the rest of the pretty gradient, but especially with the white lines left by the tape, it gives the tips a little something extra and awesome. :D
ReplyDeleteLovely color choices!
ReplyDeleteLove the colours you chose for this mani :D
ReplyDeleteThey remind me of ballet slippers the way the lines are formed :) Very beautiful
ReplyDeleteuuuu now that's fantastic! ;)
ReplyDeleteI am so doing this!
ReplyDeleteLove these, so retty i love the effect and the color choice! Excellent job. :)
ReplyDeletethey look really adorable !
ReplyDeleteso pretty and neat!!
ReplyDeleteOi Sarah!
ReplyDeleteOlha eu de novo babando nas suas criações lindas!
Estou participando de um desafio e a próxima mani é usar a cor rosa. estava em dúvida mas já sei, vou fazer gradiente :D
E seu blog ficou lindo dessa cor. Será definitivo ou apenas para o outubro rosa?
Beijos, diretamente do Brasil ;)
http://ficadikmabe.blogspot.com.br/
Just for October, I think! :) Thanks!
DeleteThe colors transfer so softly into each other, very pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is so perfectly beautiful! The colors you chose are exquisite and they blended in so well.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Nails!
ReplyDeleteDont seem simple at all.
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so beautiful! I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat colours. I will have to try this.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out awesome! I would LOVE to see your blog "rejects"! :D Love that pink too, btw!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. I have a mani in my photo folder using this technique it is scheduled to post on Friday. Do you mind if I let it post? I would hate people to think I am a copy cat.
ReplyDeleteNo, of course not! Please post it.
ReplyDeletei never thought to combine tape nails with gradient, i have to try this!
ReplyDeletehow did u do that i think its neat
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