Yes I love fancy manicures. Just a few seasons ago, these would probably have been considered tacky or ridic, but since about a year ago all of these fussy, eyecatching manicures have been all the rage. Ah, fashion! Anyway, I'm all for it. In fact I have been since I saw Gaga rock some fussy ass nails in the Judas video.
Furrrrce!
Anyway, so I tried this ombre shiz out. I spotted a step by step tutorial on Pinterest that seemed to yield the appropriate result, so I based my first effort on this tutorial from The Beauty Department.
Anyway, when I tried this out it came out a bit too blotchy to my liking. Soooo I googled some more. In the end, I found this tutorial over at glamour.com, easypeasy and delivering a much nicer end result than my first effort. All you need is two colors of nailpolish, a base coat and a top coat, a sponge, some plastic annnnd something to swish the colors together!
I basically did everything exactly the same as on that glamour.com tutorial, and it looks even more subtly gradient in real life so this one's a winner, and practically foolproof. Good luck!
Bron is thebeautydepartment.com ;-) Mooie eerste poging! Zal bij mij niet zo vlot gaan vrees ik :)
ReplyDeletedankjewel, meteen even editten! gewoon es proberen, dat sponzen is echt easy peasy :D
ReplyDeleteMust try once I get my life back. Bij u ist supergoe gelukt!
ReplyDeleteOh mooi! Ik was er vroeger ook absoluut geen fan van, die speciale manicuurkes. Maar het laatste jaar ben ik mij er toch stillekes aan aan gaan wagen! Al blijft het wel bij de halve maantjes of een gouden driehoekske hier of daar. De ombre wil ik ook snel eens proberen, ziet er mooi uit, en inderdaad beter dan de andere methodes die ik al gezien heb!
ReplyDeleteSuperleuke post! Ga ik zeker ook eens proberen!
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Your nails came out really nice! I like this style of ombre nail more than the one with different colors on each nail.
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome! I definitely have to try this out!
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me too, although I also like that other version but it's hard to get the right colors!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to try gradient nails! I'm completely into all the fancy nail art lately and I don't think I'll ever be over it since I've loved nail polish since elementary school. The pink version you did is super cute.
ReplyDeleteStyle Today had a (short but clear) video tutorial up on May 1st:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.styletoday.be/beauty/95796/how-to-ombre-manicure.
Apparently they skip the blending process but rather apply both shades of nail polish directly onto the sponge.
tof tof, maar ik heb er wss niet het geduld voor om dat te doen, zelfs al duurt da
ReplyDeleteyes, that's what I did with the first try (the one from the beauty department) but it looked really blotchy. I much prefer the second result!
ReplyDeleteik vind dat leuk om te doen, das relaxerend! tijdens het tv kijken :D
ReplyDeleteCuuuute! I didn't know my kitchen sponge would work. I'll spare one for this purpose soon!
ReplyDeleteOh, ik zag onlangs ombre panty's! Maar dit is echt veel makkelijker en even mooi! :)
ReplyDeletei love, love, love this! thanks for sharing
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Whether you blend the two shades of nail polish seperately and the apply them to the sponge, or apply them both directly onto the sponge shouldn't really make a difference. I think it's more a matter of "practice makes perfect" (your second attempt would have been better regardless the technique used).
ReplyDeleteAll sorts of clothing come in ombre now. I cn't immediately find the link to the haute-couture dresses, but here are some pictures to give you an idea: http://www.styletoday.be/mode/123199/ombre-kleding.
ReplyDeleteAnd Zara has some ombre garments in stock...but their website is currently under construction.
Nope, because I tried it twice with the second method: the problem isn't me getting better at using the sponge (since I have used it many times before for galaxy nails), it's really the fact that you put the nailpolish on a piece of plastic first and then the sponge. When you paint directly onto the sponge, it soaks up more nailpolish, which leaves a very rough result when you apply to the nail. Also the beautydepartment tip of wetting the sponge gave a crap result. Trust me, the second way is better :D
ReplyDeleteHeb het onlangs ook geprobeerd, ben er niet in geslaagd.. Maar bedankt voor je tips! :-)
ReplyDeleteI am behind!!! way behind! but this is sooo cool - I am def trying this today! thanks for this idea! LOVE IT!
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