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Ombre has been a huge trend in the past seasons from hair to nails. I was never sold on the hair though, because to me it looked too much like someone had forgotten to get their roots done in a while. Not my cup of tea at all!
But I've always wanted to try the Ombre nails, also called a gradation manicure, that Lauren Conrad sported a couple months ago in this photo from Gettysburg:
I so <3 the blue!
Here's my take:
I noticed my index and middle fingernails looked too close to each other,
so I painted over it with the thumb color in the next photos. XD
so I painted over it with the thumb color in the next photos. XD
Read on to find out what I used and for more photos after the jump!
What I Used:
Blue base polish: Revlon in Midnight Affair
White cream to lighten shade: Wet N Wild French White Creme
I started out with 3 drops of Midnight Affair and 2 drops of French White Creme for the ring fingernail, adding 2 drops of the white for the middle fingernail and 4 drops for the index finger. Don't forget to mix, mix, mix! I got too excited and my ring fingernail ended up with a bit of streaking. On hindsight, I probably also should've added just 1 drop for the ring fingernail so I wouldn't have it so much lighter so soon. Also, best to choose a dark creme as a starting color since it's a little weird that my pinky has a hint of shimmer, never mind that it's barely seen by the naked eye.
Blue base polish: Revlon in Midnight Affair
White cream to lighten shade: Wet N Wild French White Creme
I started out with 3 drops of Midnight Affair and 2 drops of French White Creme for the ring fingernail, adding 2 drops of the white for the middle fingernail and 4 drops for the index finger. Don't forget to mix, mix, mix! I got too excited and my ring fingernail ended up with a bit of streaking. On hindsight, I probably also should've added just 1 drop for the ring fingernail so I wouldn't have it so much lighter so soon. Also, best to choose a dark creme as a starting color since it's a little weird that my pinky has a hint of shimmer, never mind that it's barely seen by the naked eye.
That blue thing I'm holding? It's Mr.J's Lug travel wallet that keeps him organized on the go!
Are you a blue lover, too? Do you do nail art? How much is too much when it comes to embellishing your nails?
It's actually not too bad. The whole process from mixing to application for one hand was just 5-10 minutes, almost the same time it would take to carefully apply any regular polish. I guess you do need a keen eye to spot the shade differences though so that may be a little tricky. But it's better than spending x amount of money to get 5 different polishes when you can do it with just 2. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, and I thought you had 4 related blues on hand. That's actually more work than it looks like it would take.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary! I read about it somewhere but I can't remember so I can't give credit where it's due. I'll update the post once I track it down. :)
ReplyDeleteLove how instead of using separate polishes for each nail, you used what you had and incorporated white to lighten the colour for each nail. Very clever! All these shades of blue work great with your skin tone. :)
ReplyDeleteLove how instead of using separate polishes for each nail, you used what you had and incorporated white to lighten the colour for each nail. Very clever! All these shades of blue work great with your skin tone. :)
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