Golden Rose Galaxy #14 and
Kiko Denim #463
Waterspotted gradient
Sometimes I feel like I am totally out of ideas for my manis. It feels
like I’m doing the same things over and over again, day after day. Today I
wanted to try something I haven’t tried before: Water spotting. Water spotting
is when you drip drops of polish onto a water surface, spray with something
containing alcohol and then dip your fingers in it. If you remember OPI’s Black
Spotted, then you know what I’m talking about.
I have only got pictures of the final mani, but let me talk you through
the many steps:
- I painted my nails green, one coat of Kiko Denin #463.
- I applied both liquid latex and tape around my nails. I knew this was going to be messy!
- I made a gradient with the green and Golden Rose Galaxy #14, a lovely purple glittery texture
- I topcoated it all
- I dripped three drops of the green onto the water surface. Two would have been enough
- I sprayed with hand disinfectant
- I dipped two nails at a time
- I removed the tape and the latex right after pulling my fingers out of the water
- I topcoated it all
- I photographed it, and here it is:
I quite like the effect, but I think it was a mistake to use a texture
in my gradient. I turned out pretty “lumpy” even though I’m wearing two layers
of topcoat here.
Here are the two polishes I used:
I really enjoyed trying something I haven’t tried before! And I like the
result!
Honestly there were times when I thought I was obliged to show something different and more and more and prove I can - then I thought: "No, that's a nonsense" and nowadays I don't show much of a nail art...
ReplyDeleteI tried this technique of today once or twice but I wasn't satisfied with the results.
I had this Galaxy :)
I never felt obliged to show something different, but I like change. :)
DeleteI like the idea of this mani, but I'm going to re-do it with other polishes to see if I like the end result better :)
I'm with Aneta here - you would try wearing beautiful polishes on their own more often LOL
ReplyDeleteYou know how I ALWAYS wore handpainted nail art - well after 3 years I stopped more or less, now I enjoy it when I pain some - and it never feels like something I HAVE to do...
That being said, I like this mani very much, but you probably are right about the textured polish not being ideal for this mani!
I never feel that I have to do nail art. But I usually find a plain polish too boring to wear on its own. I love when I've got something going on on my nails. It doesn't have to be much, just something :)
DeleteThat's cool! I would like to try this but I am lazy and avoid all kinds of nail art that might end messy :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha, I should definitely avoid messy nail art too! :D
DeleteI am a huge green polish fan and that KIKO polish is truly amazing. Love the nail art you made, the effect is cool!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's cool that you love green too! :)
DeleteGostei.
ReplyDeleteCombinou bem, ficou uma lindeza.
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it :)
Deletelovely mani , i think its cool too!=)
ReplyDeleteI'm super pleased to hear that,thank you :)
DeleteCool technique and I like the way it turned out. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's heart warming, thank you :)
DeleteVery nice combo of colours :)
ReplyDeleteThe technic is quite difficult in my opinion. But the final result looks cool! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'll definitely try it again :)
DeleteThis is a nice combo - they do work well together :-D Lol this is a new one to me! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you :D It's new to me too!
DeleteThis Kiko is so beautiful <3 No, I changed my mind, actually they both are gorgeous :D
ReplyDeleteAwh, that's great, thank you :)
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