It has been a year now that I have made the transition from occasional nail painter to nail art explorer and overall polish enthusiast. I have always been a process person. I love to knit not for what I create, but the process of making it. Same with when I make jewelry. The process of creation is just as much fun as the end result. The same is true for me and creating manicures. That is part of what attracted me to going down this road to begin with. Now it is time for me to up my game so to speak. I have toyed around with different techniques that I have seen on others' sites and played around with some of my own designs. I think it is time for me to embark on some mastery of skills. I am going to set challenges for myself to attempt to become better at technique. And this week I am going to start with glitter gradients. I feel like this should be simple enough. But for some reason it has not always turned out as I would have liked.
My 4th of July mani looked more like clumps of polish rather than a gradient.
I decided to see exactly how others are creating these fab looks. I love this video from EmJustLikeYou.
I started with Julep's Annette, which is a light creamy dove gray.
I then added a coat of Sinful Colors's Frenzy, micro glitter of purples and blues.
I finished it off with OPI's Polka.com. [top coat Seche Vite]
I think the finished product has turned out pretty well. I like this as the beginning of this challenge for myself.
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