Gold gradation on wine & nail art stickers

Gold gradation on wine & nail art stickers

Hey, my mani matches the layout! :D This is Sally Hansen Save the Date with a Nails Inc. Wardour Mews and Essence Make It Golden gradation, topped with nail art stickers.

Nicōle by OPI Kim-pletely In Love, CND Teal Sparkle & nail art stickers

Nicōle by OPI - Kim-pletely In Love, CND - Teal Sparkle & nail art stickers, 3 + 2 coats

Ugh, my nails were *way* too long in these pictures taken last September... I think I layered Kim-pletely In Love over one coat of Nubar Pink Crème, my HG baby pink. I can't stand the Kartrashians, but their Nicōle by OPI nail polish line is pretty sweet.

Kicks Evening at Chateau Marmont

Kicks - Evening at Chateau Marmont, 2 coats over 1 coat of dark green shimmer

China Glaze Calypso Blue, Sally Hansen Turquoise Opal & Nfu-Oh 50 (Picture heavy post!)

China Glaze - Calypso Blue, 1 coat

China Glaze - Calypso Blue & Sally Hansen - Turquoise Opal, 1 + 2 coats

China Glaze - Calypso Blue, Sally Hansen - Turquoise Opal & Nfu-Oh - 50 1 + 2 + 2 coats

Watermelon nail art

Watermelon nail art

The polishes I used were:

- Guppy 19 (neon pink creme) & Nicōle by OPI You're An Angel (warm pink jelly w/ golden glass fleck) for the base, also Sinful Colors Forget Now (dark pink jelly w/ glass fleck) near the eponychium to give the pink watermelon flesh some depth.

-  As for the gradation, I first sponged along the free edge with an opaque white creme, then with NYX Girls Sour Apple (chartreuse shimmer) and a franken of mine (lush light jelly green w/ golden microglitter), then applied smudged, squiggly lines of Rimmel Camouflage (mid-toned green w/ golden shimmer) with a nail art brush.

- The seeds were painted with white & brown acrylic paints and a nail art brush.

Hard Candy Cosmic

Hard Candy - Cosmic, 3 coats

Depend 220 & red crackle funky French

Depend - 220, 2 coats

Depend - 220 & Depend - Red crackle funky French, 2 + 1 coats

Confetti Blue Bombshell & OPI DS Glamour

Confetti - Blue Bombshell, 4 (possibly 5) coats

Confetti - Blue Bombshell & OPI DS - Glamour, 4-5 + 2 coats