For day 18 of the challenge, we have to create half moon manicures. This is another day that I've been really looking forward to since I saw this half gradient, half half moon creation at Globe and Nail. I stole the Purple and Green colour combination from last year's Day 18 manicure! I never know what to pair with green except for more green. Then my brain always skips to 'What's green?' Grass and HULK... 'What colour does he wear?' PURPLE!
I used Essie Navigate Her as my base colour and applied a coat of Seche Vite to make it dry quickly.
Next I stuck Hole Reinforcers to my nails at the cuticle to mark off the half moon shape before creating a gradient with Julep Anne and a little more Navigate Her (gradient tutorial here).
Finally, I used a nail art brush with a bit of Julep Anne just to fill any any gaps on the moons and topped it off with two coats of Seche Vite.
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Love the effect that is created with only a few colours but a lot of techniqes :)
ReplyDeleteVery awesome, love the ifference in the nails!
ReplyDeleteaww I really like this mani. You do such a wonderful job with the gradient. I can never get it right.
ReplyDeleteNice!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeletePerfect!
ReplyDeleteOooh so perfect!
ReplyDeleteLove this version of half-moons
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI tried half moons last night and this morning, and I think my fingernails are too tiny.. lol.
wow! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteNifty! I love the half moon with gradient look, it's not quite as stark as the regular half moon.
ReplyDeleteflawless!
ReplyDeleteI love this, the colour combination is so cute :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so cool!
ReplyDeleteSo awesome, great choice of colours :)
ReplyDeleteJazz x
Love the difference from regular half moons and the colors.
ReplyDeleteall of the above!
ReplyDeleteWow this is so stunning!
ReplyDeleteThis was such a good design idea! Will probably try this out some day too, so beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteReally awesome, loving the color combo!
ReplyDeletelove them <3
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty twist to combine two popular manicure styles. These look great Sammy :)
ReplyDeleteawesome <3
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this mani! It truly is stunning. Very very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so awesome!
ReplyDeleteAdorei o efeito! Beijos, Carla.
ReplyDeletegradient half moons?!?! you just blew my mind!!
ReplyDeleteWhaa I've never seen this look before! So awesome. I'll definitely be trying it (and crediting you of course!)
ReplyDeleteOmg. I am so in <3 with this!
ReplyDeleteI love this one :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Perfectly made :) Love this!
ReplyDeleteQue lindas!
ReplyDeletethat gradient seems impossible lol :D
ReplyDeletethat gradient is possibly the best i've ever seen!
ReplyDeleteGosh your gradients are always so perfect! I'm usually too lazy to use your method, I just like to sponge on the second color...but I think I really need to try your method if the gradients always come out like this!
ReplyDeleteReally great
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Your nails are perfect haha x
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteomg! so clever!
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous.
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