space nails tutorial

I've had quite a lot of people asking how I did my nails in the last post so I thought I'd show you all how I did it! I basically got the technique from this video, and then used the colours from this picture. I though purple would work better so the tutorial is with purples instead of greens and blues. (If you look at pictures of nebulars purple is usually the more dominant colour.) I know a video would be easier to follow but I don't have a good video camera and I have a horrible accent, so this will have to do! This is going to be quite long so if you want to see how I did it click the read more link below!


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. :-)

The basic colours I used.

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!