Welcome. Today is another Manicure Monday!
This is one of my favorite looks for a neutral nail, and I have to admit, it was inspired by a manicure I saw on The Only Way is Essex, which is kind of like the British version of The Hills. It is a decidedly guilty pleasure. One of the girls in the show had a taupey-brown polish, like the one I used, with rhinestones along the cuticle of an accent nail. It was flipping perfect.
Orly's Bonder Basecoat
Two coats of Wet 'n' Wild's Megalast Salon Nail Color in "Wet Cement"
Ulta's Nail Lacquer in "Chic Peek" (it's a super old polish, so just try to find something that is darker brown and shimmery, if you're looking to try this out)
L.A Colors's Art Deco Nail Art Lacquer. I don't know what the color is called, it's just the silver glitter one.
I topped it off with Orly's Won't Chip Top Coat.
In order to get the sparkly ombre, I applied the polish with small sponge applicators, the kind you get with small, usually drugstore brand eyeshadow palettes. Then I put some blobs of color on a plastic baggy, which I dipped the sponge in. From there, I kind of just winged it, and tried to get the majority of the polish by the cuticle. Then I just used less as I moved toward the tip of the nail. Sponges work great for this because they hold product for awhile, so you shouldn't have to keep dipping. The Ulta color is underneath the silver, and I took it up a little higher to give the look another layer of sparkle. It's subtle in the picture, but I like the effect it has under the silver. If you want to see all this in action, be sure to comment and I'll see about filming this whole process for you :)
Thanks for reading. And see you tomorrow.
