Recently there has been a lot of hype
about painting nails in an ombré style, it looks really effective and I
certainly wanted to give it a go.
So what exactly are ombré nails?
The word ombré is French, meaning "shaded”, i.e.
one colour which slowly morphs into another colour.
What you will need:
- Two colour polishes (Can complement
one another or clash. From experience both work well)
- Topcoat polish
- Nail polish remover
- Sponge
- Cocktail sticks/Tooth picks
- Plastic sheet (ie poly wallet)
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| StarGazer Nail Polish |
Step
1:
Paint
your nails with the lightest of the two colours and wait for it to dry
completely.
Step
2:
On
the plastic sheet, paint a generous amount of the two colours
right next to each other (with the edges of the two just touching)
Step 3:
Using a cocktail stick/tooth pick, mix the edges of the
two colours together using a swirling action. The bigger the mixed area, the
longer the graduation (fade) between the two colours and by experimenting you
will work out what amount of mixing suits your nail shape.
Step 4:
Dab your sponge directly down onto the polish. Make up
sponges work well, but I have found that cutting small pieces off a large
bathroom sponge works the best. But you must ensure that the pieces of sponge
have a flat edge to be dabbed into the polish.
Step 5:
Dab the sponge directly onto your nail, and keep dabbing
lightly. Occasionally I found that I needed to repeat step 4 and 5 on each nail
until I was happy with the result (as the sponge absorbs some of the polish).
However, make sure each layer is completely dry before sponging again otherwise
you will smudge the bottom layers.
Step 6:
The finished result:
As mentioned you can go for more
bold colours if you are feeling adventurous:
This effective technique was a
lot easier to do than I anticipated, however my first few attempts took me a
very long time to complete, but I have got quicker up with practice.
