Gradient Friday : Fading Glitter Tips

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Valentine's Pink Gradient

Valentine's is a holiday I enjoy immensely, not for the commercialized flowers and chocolates, but because everything is red and pink and hearts are dangling from everywhere! I didn't want to overload everyone with too many valentine's designs, but I think it is close enough to valentine's day to show you an official one (if you have been paying attention, I started posting pink colored polish swatches/designs since Jan 26 – minus Princess Sabra, teehee...subtle eh?). I decided to pull out some pinks that I have not used/rarely used from my Helmer drawer and do a pink Valentine's Day gradient. I would consider this a glitter blending gradient as you need a bit of dry time in between each color.

I started out with one coat of Essie Ballet Slippers, which is a sheer light cream pink polish. Next, on the top 2/3 of my nails, I used OPI Aphrodite's Pink Nightie, which is a medium shimmery pink. Finally, on my top third of my nails, I used Revlon Posh Pink, which is a shimmery bright pink polish that is quite opaque. You should now see 3 separate colors on your nails with some harsh lines, but don't worry, the next step will blend them all away! Use a tinted pink glitter polish and paint 2 coats of this over your nails. This will blend away all harsh lines making your nails have the soft gradient effect. I used 2 coats of OPI And This Little Piggy... To finish off your look, paint/apply/stick on hearts on each nail. I picked out the hearts from Nicole by OPI Love your Life and applied them using an orange stick. Seal this manicure off with a coat of Seche Vite and you are all set for a night of fun!

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Cozy Gradient Friday

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire….
Those lyrics were stuck in my head this week because Christmas songs are playing everywhere. This inspired me to make a warm, cozy, chestnut colored gradient for this Friday, so I hope you like it. I started off with 2 coats of Glitter Gal Dark Brown Sparkle which is a chocolate holographic brown polish. Next, I sponged on Revlon Gold Coin which is a foil gold polish. Lastly, I dabbed on China Glaze Cheers to You on the tips. I blended this in using a coat of China Glaze Snow Globe and sealed it off with CND Super Shiney.

Keep warm everyone!

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Perplex Passion Gradient

Here is another purple gradient Friday to start off the weekend! For my US readers, Happy Thanksgiving! I started out with 2 coats of Dr.'s Remedy Passion. This is a purplish red shimmer that will probably take 3 coats to be opaque, but since I was doing a gradient, I left it at 2. Formulation was nice and smooth and better than the other shimmer polishes that I tried from their summer collection. Next, I sponged on Revlon Perplex on ¾ of the nail. Following that, I sponged on China Glaze Harmony on the top third of the nail although it is not very noticeable in the pictures. I finished this gradient look with some glitter using China Glaze Marry a Millionaire. This polish is packed with fine light purple glitter as a base then mixed with gold, green, and light purple tinsel glitter. I topped this manicure off with a coat of Seche Vite for added shine. Hope you enjoyed and thanks for dropping by.

Marry a Millionaire and Passion were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own.

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Pretty in Papaya

Here is the first of my short nail designs. I used 2 coats of Revlon Scented polish Pretty in Papaya, a very pretty papaya orange cream which applied very well. It smells really nice too, fruity and fresh. The picture shows two coats with no top coat (sorry, I smudged it a bit). Next, I wanted to do a simple design on top with my dotting tools. I used OPI Mummy Knows Best for my white dots. I dotted different sizes along the side of my nail. Hope you enjoyed!

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A Golden Find

Revlon Gold Coin is aptly named because the color is exactly that. It is a stunning gold metallic polish with a base of silver. The formulation was smooth and the polish was opaque in 2 coats. I really liked the color, but I thought I could make it pop more by adding a design to it. I used Wet N' Wild Black with an image from BM 224. Removal of the polish was a little bit of a hassle as it tends to live a bit of silvery glitter behind, but still the color is totally worth a little extra removal effort.

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Painted Paint Splatters

I have been seeing a lot of paint splatter nail designs, so I decided to give it a try myself. I could not for the life of me, get splatter on my nails by using a straw, so I drew them on instead. I used OPI Alpine Snow as my base coat. For my paint splatters, I used Color Club Almost Famous, Sally Hansen Xtreme Blue Me Away!, OPI Green-Wich Village, Nox Black Tie, and Revlon Midnight Affair. I topped this all off with Seche Vite.

What are your thoughts on paint splatter designs Polish Addicts?

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Floral Tips

Here is another tip design that I decided to try so I could let my nails breathe a little again. I used Revlon 185 Lilac as my French tip because it gave a nice subtle color. Click here for the nail polish review. Next I painted 3 diagonal stripes with my striping nail polishes from ArtClub. The colors I used were Sea Lavender, Lilac, and White. Afterwards, before they dried, I ran my dotting tool from the inside of the diagonal to the outside of my nail to create this design (a toothpick works too!). This design reminds me of a flower, but I cannot put my finger on which type...any thoughts? Hope you enjoy the pictures!

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Floral Design

The flowers in my backyard just bloomed and they are gorgeous. I love flowers, especially roses and gerbera daisies. It’s another sunny day here, so I decided to take advantage of it and do another swatch. I used Revlon 185 Lilac as my base coat. I am wearing three coats in the pictures and it took that many to be opaque. The handling on Revlon’s brushes are not the best and the formulation is streakier than I would like. It may not look like it in the picture but close up I can still see streaks. However, the color is really pretty although it has more of a pink undertone than most of my lilacs.

Due to the streaks, I decided to add some designs and watched some tutorials on youtube on how to make roses. I used OPI Hoodoo Voodoo and ArtClub Lilac as my pinks for the roses. For the leaves, I combined Misa Dirty, Sexy, Money and China Glaze For Audrey together. I thought that drawing roses on all five fingers would be a little much; therefore I kept the design on my middle finger simple. I painted a white French tip and lined the smile line with jewels. I used CND Super Shiney (not a spelling mistake, that’s what it’s called!) Top Coat on top and it gives a great shine to all my nails.

Hope you enjoy the pictures! I’m going to go enjoy some more sun. Thanks for reading J

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