Friday, March 22, 2013

My very first Gradient

So I promised more activity blog posts and I will definitely be doing more.  So I apologize if I blow up your blog feed with posts.

I have spent countless hours looking at pics of gradients and videos on how to do them.  I bought makeup sponges a few months ago, and was to afraid to try one, because I assumed I would fail miserably.

I mentioned wanting to do a gradient for a friend and she told me I should and a few on Twitter told me I should try as well.  So I gave it a go.

I used the following colors:

butter London Dodgy Barnett
OPI On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Sally Hansen Navy Baby


The used the method where you pant a thin coat of the lightest color on your nails, and then I painted my colors on a makeup sponge and then dabbed the colors onto my nails.







Since I don't have any self control I added NYC Matte Me Crazy, and OMG I love it!



Then I needed to add Black Cat Lacquer Love Will Tear Us Apart.


Overall, I am very proud of how well my gradient turned out and all of my additions to it seemed to work pretty well!

What do you think?
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27 comments:

  1. SkeeterMarch 22, 2013 at 1:10 PM

    Love it!!!

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  2. UnknownMarch 22, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    I still haven't mastered gradients! This is gorgeous though, love it, especially with the matte top coat! :)

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  3. lovenailpolishMarch 22, 2013 at 4:58 PM

    Fantastic! Loving the changes around here too!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 22, 2013 at 7:00 PM

    Love it! I have to try this some day. I bought the sponges months ago. lol Thanks for sharing! :-)

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    1. UnknownMarch 23, 2013 at 6:29 PM

      I was the same. I was afraid it would be bad. I watched a bunch of videos before I did it.

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  5. Kelli MarissaMarch 23, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    Love the mattified version!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 23, 2013 at 3:27 PM

    Beautiful!! :D

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  7. Missy M (Gnarly Gnails)March 23, 2013 at 5:48 PM

    great job first time out!!!

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  8. Inky WhiskersMarch 24, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    GO WES GO!!!

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  9. Claire Kerr - KerruticlesMarch 27, 2013 at 3:46 AM

    It's funny how we think these techniques will be beyond us until we try. I am the same with every new nail technique. Your results are fab - well done!

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  10. MagreApril 4, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    Omg! Your nail's size and shape look like mine! :)
    Now i wanna make too beautiful nails! ;)

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  11. Amanda | GlittericityApril 6, 2013 at 9:27 PM

    Well done! Your first gradient was a big success :D

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  12. Angela April 14, 2013 at 12:40 AM

    Great job Wes, they look great! Now that you've broken the ice with your first gradient, hopefully I won't be much farther behind you with mine. ;<) Can't wait to see what you try next.

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  13. Polish AlcoholicApril 21, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    Awesome!

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  14. Rachael (Rachos Nail Love)July 24, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    Didnt know you had a blog! Love these, have they been on your instagram and I just missed them?? Rach x

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  15. Dani S.August 27, 2013 at 9:41 PM

    I love it too! Love that you glitter-coated your first gradient. I'm the sane way... always adding just a little more to look at! Where all those blog posts go? I want to see more!

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