Autism Awareness: Gradient/Ombre
Friday...YAY! I'm glad to be coming up on the weekend, I sure could use a break! I have plans to veg around all weekend and catch up on work, what about you? I got the rudest wake up call this morning....a giant thick spider on my washcloth in the shower this morning. Not only did I touch it when I grabbed my washcloth, I then had to stab it to death with my comb. What a morning! Today's Autism Awareness mani is gradient. So....I will admit that I have never done a gradient manicure. I always forget to pick up makeup sponges. Instead I made up my own gradient. I painted the gradient in three layers and dabbed in between each layer to blend. What do you think? I was actually pretty impressed with it!
The three base colors used were Essie In the Cab-ana, China Glaze Sunday Funday, and Essie Avenue Maintain. I stamped with OPI Eurso Euro, which is a great blue for stamping. To me it looks like a mermaid, and I really like mermaids so I'm happy with it :) I hope everyone is having a great Friday!
Check out these other lovely manis:
Alicia from Makeup and Nails, Not War
ChiChi from I’m Just Me... ChiChi
Cordia from Seriously Swatched
Erin from Paint Those Piggies!
Jessica from Nail Polish Anonymous
Jillian from Jilltastic Nail Design
Kelly from Peace Love Lacquer
Laura from Little Laura Loves
Lisa from Glittery Fingers & Sparkling Toes
Nicole from Dipped in Lacquer
Paulina from Paulina’s Passions
Rachael from Rachos Nail Love
Roxana from Beautylicious
Tina from Light of the Moon Nails
You have done amazing for this challenge :D Love it
ReplyDeleteThanks Paulina. It probably helps that I really like blue polishes :)
DeleteThey look really good! I suck at gradients, so this is a really good idea and i'm going to try it!
ReplyDeleteYour stamping is amazing as per usual aswell :) xx
It actually wasn't too hard, and the cleanup was much easier than a gradient would be (or at least I think) :)
DeleteThese look awesome!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Love the way you blended all the blues!
ReplyDeleteI really did love the blue combination!
DeleteYour gradient is so good! I can't believe you did this without a sponge - it's amazing! I love the colours you've used! :)
ReplyDeleteI actually did another gradient right after this, I liked how it came out as well. I think with a sponge I would get polish all over the place lol
DeleteLooks awesome!
ReplyDeleteAnd you go girl, show that spider who's the boss!
Haha Jasmine, your comment made me laugh out loud :)
DeleteOMG!! I woke up yesterday by having a roach crawl on my leg!!! But your gradient is fabulous!
ReplyDeletestamping over the gradient was a great idea!
ReplyDeleteOMG what a traumatic way to wake up! *hugs*
ReplyDeleteThis mani is really pretty! I especially love the gradient you did! :-)
~ Yun