Gradient nails have been the latest big thing among nail bloggers lately, and it's been an awfully long time since I did much in the way of gradients (apart from this post). So I decided to go for some rainbow gradient tips!
I used FashionistA nail polish in Nude as my base colour, I mentioned this in the Ibiza Mix post I linked above and figured this would be an ideal time to show it to you - isn't it lovely? I'm not typically a lover of nude coloured polishes, I'm a brights or darks fan through and through for nails but I do really like this one. And pictured below are all the colours I used for my rainbow gradient tips!
From left to right there's Models Own Hedonist, Illamasqua Gamma, Barielle Lemon Drop, Illamasqua Nomad, Models Own Balearic Cool, Illamasqua Collide and Illamasqua Jo'Mina. Stupidly I put Collide and Jo'mina the wrong way round in that picture, those two are the opposite way round on my nails.
I topped the whole thing off with a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust, a recent acquisition but a new favourite for sure. It sort of reminds me of China Glaze Wireless Holographic top coat but I don't think they're dupes - I'll add a comparison post to my to-do list.
I definitely think Fairy Dust tied the whole thing together. I loved this manicure and wore it for a full week - you know I really like something if I wear it for more than a few days at a time!
What do you think?
Wow, I love it, so beautiful.......
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Impeccable. If only my nails were longer and I were not so clumsy I would copy this. But....
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely beautiful. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI really love this, definitely want to try it. It looks so fairytale-y haha :)
ReplyDeleteFrances xx
http://francescassandra.blogspot.co.uk
*Love* this! All of the colours are perfect together! I might have to have a go at this!
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, Fairy Dust and Wireless Holographic are very different.. Wireless has much, much smaller particles =) Fairy dust is my new favourite glitter too, it's so pretty and isn't a nightmare to remove! YAY! x
WOW that looks incredible!
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I love the effect, very nice
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This is beautiful! Need to have a go of this :D
ReplyDeletexox
LOOOVE. I saw somebody do this in more pastel type shades and it looked equally awesome. Wish my nails were long enough for it to look good!
DeleteLove this!!! x
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! x
ReplyDeletethese are just beautiful, I'm so jealous that you can do this to your nails!
ReplyDeleteMaddy x
http://thoughtsofagirloncrutches.blogspot.com
this is so gorgeous, i love the colours you used xx
ReplyDeleteSeriously incredible. Best nail post I've seen in ages
ReplyDeleteXxx
These are amazing! I'm going to have to try it myself when my nails grow back.
ReplyDeleteThese are so cool! xo
ReplyDeleteLovely and effective and I love the glitter. I have Fairy Dust as a staple in my nail stash as you can literally use it over anything, but this design is so beautiful. Thank you for inspiring me to try something new. It's even better when you already have a lot of the polish featured!
ReplyDeleteI would love it if you would also take a look at my nail blog
www.wonderlustnails.blogspot.com