Gradients are hard for me...why? I don't know. The tutorials I've seen make it look dummy proof...but let me tell you, apparently I'm worse than a dummy. BUT gradients and then stamping? Absolutely. Because then the gradient can have imperfections:)
I started with a base of OPI Need Sunglasses Yellows hate me. Or I hate them. Probably both. Streaky...patchy...gross looking. In fact I went out with just the base of yellow and I got quite a few awkward comments from people about my nails looking like I had an infection. Other swatches I've seen of this color are great...so I'm sure it's my application that is the problem not the color. But it's definitely not a color I'll be wearing on its own anytime soon.
My poor cuticle on my ring finger. Not sure why I can't get it to heal:(
Using Sinful Colors Clementine, I created a gradient that actually wasn't awful.
I've definitely done worse. Still not a look I'm confident in. Will continue trying to perfect it. This totally reminds me of candy corn and would've been a good Halloween mani.
After I had my gradient completed, I broke out BM plate 308. Finding the right green for the look I was going for was a chore. Surprisingly, Sinful Colors Pine Away, a lovely dark green foil, was perfect! In the bottle, was the last green I grabbed for...but then you have to remind yourself that stamping and regularly painting gives two different colors out of the same bottle!
I love how this turned out!! So citrusy. Probably a better summer manicure, but when I was browsing through my plates I stumbled upon this stamp and envisioned this look. It's always exciting when you can translate vision into reality:)
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