I am
such a lazy girl. Anyways, I'm back with a glitter gradient nail tutorial~ Having taken the majority of these photos in the evening, the lighting is nasty. In the sunlight my nails look like Dorothy's ruby slippers! :) It's really quite simple~
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| Skipped the base coat, and just applied Naillicious's Holly Berry. Make sure your nails are nicely filed! |
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| I used OPI's I'm Not Really a Waitress for this step. After your base color has dried, apply a medium-thick stripe to the end of your nail, then wipe excess polish off of the brush and drag the brush through the wet stripe and down your nail to create a gradient. |
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| Using OPI's Because I Said So. Repeat the second step after the polish has dried, but only drag down a little so you don't obscure the second color. |
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| Do another light gradient in red glitter down about 3/4ths of your nail (again, make sure all previous polish is dry!!!). I used Stila's Firework! Make sure not to get too much glitter on your brush, or it will obscure all of your previous work. |
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| Because my magpie-like tendencies have begun to spontaneously erupt since watching My Little Pony, I used a random cheap glitter polish to add a second kind of glitter to my nails. It didn't work very well, and hardly made a difference... =3= |
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| Finish up with a base coat. I used Sally Hansen's Double Duty base and top coat, which I do NOT recommend. It started chipping on the second day!!! |
I hope you liked that tutorial~ Although honestly, next time I'll make sure to take all of the pictures during the day. And these photos really don't do the glitter justice- the gradient adds depth, and the glitter adds sparkle, so your nails really do end up looking like Dorothy's slippers!
Random snapshots:
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| FOTD. Tried out tightlining with lavender eyeshadow and gold highlighting on tear ducts and outer corners. |
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| Vegan dessert for my dad- chocolate mochi cake in a cookie cup with cherry chocolate chip ice cream. All homemade except for the ice cream! |
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| Little sister's homemade ichigo daifuku. Dear god I can't imagine how I ever survived without Japanese desserts! |
Oh, and I have to ask, does anyone have
any idea where I can find a 32DD bra? I've only ever found them online for absolutely ridiculous prices. I'm terribly sorry for the awkward question, but I am positively at my wit's end!!! *rage*
Anyways, I love the summer! It's so sunny and warm, and there are birds, and butterflies, and colors, and I can peacefully listen to Marilyn Manson and Disturbed all day long (well, at least until it's time for class!).
Love you~
Sunny
