I put my "professional" work nails away and gave myself the wildest holiday manicure ever. I am loooooving my new
Gelish goodies purchased from Amazon. Since trying
Sephora nail glitter, I thought, why couldn't I use craft glitter? So I headed to my local art supply shop and grabbed this monster pack of Martha Stewart glitter for $15 (after 20% sale).
Inspired by this JCrew Sequin skirt (
here and
here) I attempted the very trendy ombre look and here is the result!
I was so concentrated on this manicure project, I regret not taking in-process photos. I will list step by step instructions below, but trust that next time I do this I will take in-process photos to share.
All links below are to the exact products I use. Again, I follow these steps one (1) hand at a time- rather than alternating between hands. I find working on one (1) hand all the way through the process avoids many clumsy goof-ups.
Step 1: give yourself a standard manicure- cuticles, file, trim, etc.
Step 2: rub nail beds with rubbing alcohol. Then apply ph bond.
Step 3: apply base gel and cure in lamp for 1 minute.
Step 4: apply thin coat of Vegas Nights- cure for 1 minute.
Step 5: using an old eyeshadow brush, apply silver* glitter to all fingers. Then apply gold glitter to all fingers, then copper. Allow some of the glitter to overlap to create the gradient look illustrated here.
Step 6: apply another coat of Vegas Night over entire nail bed. At this point, you should have 3 shades of glitter on each nail- cure for 2 minutes.
Step 7: Apply 2 coats of Top it Off- cure 1 minute each coat.
* the silver I used on my nails is actually NYX Disco Ball #23 glitter from Urban Outfitters.
Thanks for checking out my holiday manicure and let me know if you have any suggestions for my next nail project.
Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!
**UPDATE: see Day 7 of this manicure here
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