Okay, for these nails I used 7 polish's (A lot I know!) but I suppose you could do it with about 3 or 4. You'll also need some kitchen roll or a bit of sponge to do the colour gradients. :-)
Step 1: First start with the base colour, any dark colour will do but black matte would work best. I used a black polish with Topshop's matte topcoat.
Step 2: After the base colour has dried you can start with the good colours! Start with the darkest colour and use a bit of kitchen roll (like this) or sponge and dab it on from halfway up the nail to the top. It doesn't matter if it's not even or neat!
Steps in pictures: (Click to make them bigger)
(sorry for the bad quality, it's really hard to manually focus when the hand you use to focus is what you're taking a picture of!)
Step 3: Repeat step 2, getting further up the nail the lighter the colours get. At this point it all looks a bit messy but don't give up because it will all look good in the end! I also added a few dots of green and yellow which made all the difference in my opinion! Just add a few dots using the brush from the nail varnish, wait till it's half-dried and dab it with the kitchen roll to blend it in.
Step 4: Once the colours have dried use a glittery topcoat to give the effect of stars. I found this NYC glittery polish for £1.99 at Superdrug. It works really well with these nails and it's cheap!
So that's how it's done! It's really simple once you get the hang of it. :-) Hope this was some help!
Step 4: Once the colours have dried use a glittery topcoat to give the effect of stars. I found this NYC glittery polish for £1.99 at Superdrug. It works really well with these nails and it's cheap!
So that's how it's done! It's really simple once you get the hang of it. :-) Hope this was some help!
Thanks so much for this!
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ReplyDeleteAmazing nails! I would love to do something like this! But I would only be able to wear my nails like that for as long as two days because of work! boooo!
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This looks so good! I've left all my nail varnishes in Southampton ):
ReplyDeletewow they are so cool! might try it myself would look great with a little black dress on a special night out :) keep up the posts x
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ReplyDeleteYou make it sound so easy, I'm definitely going to give it a go!
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ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love the nails! I wish I could try it but I'm not sure I have the patience!
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Well wow! They are amazing! xx
ReplyDeleteCant wait to try this, never seen this before and looks fab!
ReplyDeleteWoah, they look amazing. I may give this a go some day if I'm feeling brave!
ReplyDeletewow! this was amazing and so easy to do, thank you!
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