Today's nails are a really easy but very pretty glitter gradient! You only need two polishes for this -- a base color and a dense glitter in a clear base.
I started with a base of two coats of Misa Grey Matters. Okay you guys, I am seriously in love with this polish. It is amazing. Such a smooth medium grey, but then it also has dark flecks of dark grey in it. It's so beautiful, it looks like a wool coat or a river stone or something.
Then I took China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara (from their new Eye Candy collection) and painted it messily backwards down from the tips. I did one thinnish coat over the top third of the nail and then added extra glitter at the very tips to make it more dense there. I only picked up three of them, but I'm sure any of the Eye Candy glitters would work nicely for gradients.
I love this gradient! Rebecca mentioned that it seemed very winter appropriate to her and I have to agree! Here are the two polishes I used in their natural habitats...
If you are doing this look, make sure your glitter of choice is dense. It's hard to achieve a gradient effect with a sparse glitter; it'll end up just looking like you did a poor application job most of the time.
Here is a close up of this manicure so you can see how pretty Grey Matters is. I'm seriously over the moon about this polish. You can snag one at Transdesign.
I hope you all enjoyed this manicure! Have a fantastic Thanksgiving and try not to get trampled to death on Black Friday!
Such a pretty gradient! I agree with Rebecca - it is very winter appropriate indeed :D
ReplyDeleteI love it! I think I'm gonna get those 2 polishes!
ReplyDeleteWow, very pretty! These two colors compliment each other well.
ReplyDeleteReally cute. I like grey polishes alot, I don't wear em very often though
ReplyDeleteWOW, this is SO SO freaking awesome! <3
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I just got the CG and can't wait to use it.
ReplyDeletei love gradient manis :)
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful..!
ReplyDeleteLove it!!
ReplyDeleteoooh that Misa is gorgeous!! and the more i see Lorelei's Tiara, the more it grows on me!
ReplyDeleteWow I really love how the glitter gradient makes it 'pretty'.
ReplyDeleteI have Misa's Grey Matters, and I was not as impressed when it was in the bottle, but absolutely fell in love when I saw how gorgeous it was on my nails!
ReplyDeleteFantastic combination!!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, and wintery!! I'm loving blues and greys these days!
ReplyDeleteSo cute, I just got that CG polish, definitely need to try this out :)
ReplyDeleteWow!! Nice work :D I really like the combo :D
ReplyDeleteGrey Matters is gooorgeous -- the dark flecks really make it a stand-out. Need to find. Great job with the glitter gradient, too. I'm loving those lately.
ReplyDeleteOooooo so pretty! Lovee that glitter!!
ReplyDeleteStunning I love this combination and i think you have just helped me with my mani for the holidays
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThis is So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKiller combo! I love this a lot :D
ReplyDeleteThese are Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteBTW - I've nominated your blog for the Versatile Blogger Award. :)
I love the glitter. It was positioned so carefully. It looks great!
ReplyDeleteJust bought Tiara this weekend. I was thinking I'd use it as a gradient over a Navy Blue - but I LOVE this! It's gorgeous polish. Thanks for posting it.
ReplyDeletethat's serisouly beautiful! *v*)/
ReplyDeleteI'm a grey lover so I'm just so impressed by your mani <3 gorgeous!
This is gorgeous! I may have to try this - just got y Lorelai's Tiara in the mail today. New follower. Love your blog!
ReplyDeletei love gradient manis :)
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Nice nails. Thanks for sharing.
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