So we’ve all seen Star Wars by now right? Recycled plot points aside, I really loved the movie! Everyone is talking about the amazingly talented Daisy Ridley being the breakout star and while I think she was great and all, surely we can all agree that BB-8 was the real show stopper. What a little cutie!
The plan for my gradient nails was to recreate the smoky black and white gradient from Day 7’s Black and White Nails but when the time came, I caught a glimpse of the sunset and changed my mind! The sky was a pale blue fading in to orange at the horizon and I knew it would look just as beautiful on my nails.
I used NYC Raindrop first, followed by China Glaze Peachy Keen to create the gradient. Scroll to the bottom of the post for the video tutorial!
Day 2 of the challenge calls for Orange nails and again I’ve opted for a fairly standard orange mani with a bit of fun sandwiched in to the middle. Does peach count as an orange shade? I sure hope so because I find it far more flattering against my pale skin tone than brighter shades of orange.
First I laid down three coats of China Glaze Peachy Keen and three coats of Barry M Coconut where I was prepping for the chevrons. That was all topped with Glisten & Glow HK Girl to make it dry.
Once that was solid as a rock, I went ahead and applied some of the Skinny Zig Zag Tape from Whats Up Nails over the Coconut. I created the gradient using Seventeen Bright Peach and piCture pOlish Totes. Scroll to the end of the post for a video on that!
Skip to 3:30 for the gradient tutorial…
Please let me be the first to call myself out on the lack of blog posts coming from this direction over the last month or so. There is no big reason for my extended absence; for one reason or another I just haven’t been feeling it for a while.
I’m still thinking about blogging every single day, multiple times a day… okay basically just all the time. It’s in my bones now and I can’t escape it. The ideas keep on coming but I’m lagging a little on the execution side of things. I’m sure some of you know exactly where I’m coming from with this. Please tell me I’m not alone!
I’ve obviously been keeping myself busy with nail art and snapping pics the whole time though. We all know how much I love a gradient and what’s better than one gradient? Lots of them! I did neglect notekeeping duties on occasion but all the info under the images is correct to the best of my knowledge!
Barry M Coconut
Sally Hansen Blinding Blue
Sally Hansen Jungle Gem
NYC Statue of Liberty
Gradient Watercolour Tutorial Here
China Glaze Pink-ie Promise
Sally Hansen Dorien Gray
Simple Gradient Tutorial Here
Barry M Coconut
Kriston #35
NYC Sunny Manhattan
Uber Chic Beauty Stamping Plate 2-01
Gradient Stamping Tutorial Here
Revlon Minted
Barry M Coconut
1.2mm Silver Studs from Born Pretty Store
I’ve always quietly wondered if and/or when my creativity would ever dry up and I feel like perhaps now is that time. I don’t think it’s gone for good, but I’m definitely in the middle of a long drought. The feeling’s been creeping in ever since late last year but for a while, I pushed on and forced myself to create new things. Only recently did I allow myself just let go – I decided that if there was nothing I was excited to create or blog about, it wasn’t worth pressuring myself. Although I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a little voice in the back of my mind the whole time (however quiet and distant) making me feel guilty, counting the days since I last blogged.
