So as I mentioned in my
August wishlist I have wanted to try out ombre nails for a while. As someone who usually sticks to plain nail polish with a french manicure being adventurous, this really as exciting as it gets. I finally got round to it last night, so I thought I would share the outcome with you.
I am in denial that summer is over so used Number 17 Lasting Finish in Orange Soda and Rimmel London Lycra Pro in Fancy Fuchsia. I also used a Superdrug foundation sponge for blending the colours together.
I used the orange colour as my base so applied this first.
I then put a few thick layers of the colours on my makeup sponge and dabbed each till I got the desired effect. There is quite a lot of wastage when doing this as the varnish dries on the sponge quickly. I wouldn't use an expensive polish to do this.
The end result was very messy ombre nails. I left it to try before tidying the rest up.
This is the very final result after much tidying and 2 topcoats. My nails are not smooth, even after the topcoats, but I don't know if that is something that would come with practise.
Overall I so like the final result but feel with these colours it would look much better with a tan and on the beach! It also felt like it took me forever from start to finish, not sure if I would have the patience to do this again but I would like to start being more adventurous with my nails. Possibly more nail posts to come...
Mhairi x
