Gradient + Triangles Tutorial

Sooo I came out with this idea after seeing a tutorial on a blog about transferring watermarbling designs onto a piece of plastic sheet (can't remember which blog is it cos I saw it long ago). Instead of transferring watermarbling designs, I thought of creating gradient triangles on a piece of plastic sheet. Then, I will transfer these triangles onto a gradient mani.

Here's what I came out with! :) Gradient mani and gradient triangles of the same color theme.

Things that you will need:

1. a piece of plastic sheet (got this from cutting one side of a zip-lock bag)

2. a sponge

3. marker

4. ruler

5. scissors

 1. Cut a small rectangle of about 5cm x 3cm from a piece of zip-lock bag. Draw 2 parallel lines with the height of 0.7cm (If your nails are longer, you can increase the height of the lines) on the rectangular plastic sheet.

2. Draw 5 and a 1/2 triangles with the width of 0.5cm (If your nails are wider, you can increase the width of the triangles.)

3. Flip the plastic sheet over and paint 2 coats of white polish over the triangles.

4. Paint 3 colors of your choice on the sponge and sponge it over the area with white polish. Wait for it to dry.

5. You will be able to get this opacity after 3 times of sponging. After it has dried up, paint a topcoat.

6. After the topcoat has dried up, flip the plastic sheet over and cut out the triangles. You will be able to get 10 triangles in total.

1. Paint 1 coat of white polish on your nail. Wait for the white polish to dry.

2. Using the same sponge as above, apply 3 colors of your choice on the sponge and sponge it over the white polish.

3. This is 3 times of sponging.

4. While the polish is still wet, remove the plastic sheet from the triangle and quickly place it on the nail. (You can use tweezers to pick up the triangle.) Add topcoat to the nail and clean the excess polish.

This is the final look! :)

Hope you will give this mani a try! There are so many possibilities with this method! :)

Thanks for reading! :)

XOXO

Kbshimmer: Spring Training

It's my first time trying KBShimmer and now I know why it's such a popular indie brand. KBShimmer Spring Training is really an apt polish for spring. The green base is just the right color and all the colorful glitters of various sizes just remind me of all the beautiful flowers that bloom in spring. The base color is not too opaque so when I applied 3 coats of Spring Training, some of the shiny glitters become pastel when they are layered over by another coat. This mixture of "pastel" and shiny glitters make this polish so interesting! Also, the formula is ultra smooth, the polish does not thicken during use as well! This makes application so easy and effortless. :)

KBShimmer Spring Training: 3 coats with topcoat

And because this is a really pretty base for some nail art...

I drew some birds and trees on the Spring Training mani! This is really a suitable mani for spring right? ;) (This is actually inspired by some pictures I saw at a Mr Bean shop. :P)

Close up shot of the birds

Thanks for reading! :)

XOXO

Lush Lacquer: Purple Splash

Lush Lacquer Purple Splash is such a pretty purple jelly polish! Recently I have started liking jelly polishes with white glitters so Purple Splash really caught my eyes. The layering of purple jelly over white glitters creates subtle depth of the polish and it's gorgeous on the nails. It has a mix of white bar, hex and square glitters and holo glitters! The holo glitters just add a special touch to this polish. Application was really smooth and the glitters are quite evenly spread out on the nails. For this mani I used 3 coats of Purple Splash.

Lush Lacquer Purple Splash: 3 coats with topcoat

Under artificial light

Thanks for reading! :)

XOXO