Thursday, March 7, 2013

HOW TO: Ombre Nails

While I did not think Ombre hair is my style, Ombre nails I love.  



HOW TO:
  1.  Apply a layer of the lighter color as a base and let it dry completely (June 539)
  2. Soak the makeup sponge in water and squeeze out about 80% of it leaving it damp (This keeps it from absorbing the nail polish)
  3. Apply the base color across the top of the sponge (June 539) and the other color following right below (May 535)
  4. Line the tip of the sponge with your nails and start dabbing away.
  5. Re-apply each nail polish on to the sponge for every other nail.
  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 when applying a new layer for each nail. Make sure each layer is atleast 70% dry before sponging again to avoid any smudging.
  7. Once satisfied with the intensity of the ombre, clean up the sides with either a Q-tip/ paint brush dabbed with nail polish remover.
  8. Apply a top coat once the polish has dried. This will help even out and blend the Ombre.
HAPPY FRIDAY!

Just incase anyones wondering, the stone i'm holding is a agate enhydro geode :)

13 comments:

  1. Wow, that's such a pretty color combination/effect! And it seems relatively easy to do. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  2. This looks amazing! I'm definitely going to try it out :)

    Beth-Lou's Beauty Blog

    xx

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    1. thanks! yes definitely give it a try, i loved how it turned out :)

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  3. Wow, that nail effect is gorgeous! Might have to try this some time.
    Thanks for the comment btw,
    Holly xo

    http://hollslucy.blogspot.co.uk/

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  4. love the nails! I tried it before but it never worked, didn't realise you needed to soak the sponge think i'm going to have to give it a go!

    andrea-herinfinitevariety.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. thx! you save alot of nail polish if you soak in with water first :)

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  5. I love the color combination! they go so well together. Definitely thinking about try this with my nails.

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  6. I like this color combination :) Great! Thanks for your comment on my blog..

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  7. Pretty look! I love the combination of the orange and pink! They work really well together.

    Sita xx
    http://buttonsapart.blogspot.co.uk/

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  8. Great post! We're going to try this out today :)

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  9. Great post! I'm going to try this out :) xx

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