glitter gradient!

Friday 30 December 2011

Christmas is always the optimum time to have the most in your face, sparkly, gaudy nails possible and this year was no exception!


I opted for festive red polish from the Fearne Cotton Christmas Set slathered all over my nails with an accent nail covered in glitter on my ring fingers. The glitter in question was GOSH Glitter Nail Dust in Gold, applied with an extremely old and useless eye makeup brush which turned out to be perfect for the gradient effect I was aiming for!

I used the brush to press a heavy amount on the top of two damp coats of red polish and then just dusted more on down the nail until the glitter was thin enough to look like a glitter gradient down the nail! Top it off with a touch of the miracle drying agent Seche Vite and voila- perfect gaudy nails for Christmas!

What did you wear on your nails, and what are your nail related plans for New Year?!

24 comments :

  1. laurakristinexo13 January 2012 at 22:52

    Looks gorgeous! Very festive indeed :) Have wanted to try the glitter gradient for a while, don't have your mad skillz though so it would probably end up really hideous haha xo

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  2. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Ahh shame! Maybe try with a blue or different colour!:) xx

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  3. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Thankyou hun! xx

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  4. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    aw thankyou haha! i love the effect it gives! xx

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  5. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    champagne is perfect for christmas!! xx

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  6. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Thankyou :) xx

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  7. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Thankyou :) xx

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  8. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Ohh i bet your french manicure is beautiful! Thankyou lovely! xx

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  9. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Thankyou, happy new year Jenny! xx

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  10. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Thankyou hun! xx

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  11. apinchofbeauty.blogspot.com13 January 2012 at 22:53

    aw love this there gorgeeee!
    heres some i did i think you might like :)
    http://apinchofbeauty.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmascracker-notd.html
    xoxo

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  12. Temporary:Secretary13 January 2012 at 22:53

    That is a very pretty shade of red! x

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  13. Jenny13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Wow that's gorgeous! Happy New Year, might bump into you at some point haha! x

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  14. Emma13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Thats such a perfect amount of glitter gradient!

    I have french bio gel on my nails the majority of the time! xx

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  15. Summer Loren13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Wow, this looks gorgeous x

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  16. odd_buttons13 January 2012 at 22:53

    look beautifull <3 xx

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  17. Carina130713 January 2012 at 22:53

    Ooh this looks really pretty! Love the subtle gradient. I've been wearing a champagne shimmery colour on my nails over Christmas

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  18. rebecca.13 January 2012 at 22:53

    they look really pretty, and its an original idea because I haven't seen anyone else with nails like these:)
    xx

    www.theitgirl44.blogspot.com

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  19. Lora13 January 2012 at 22:53

    so pretty! love that look :) xx

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  20. Ashley VanHorn13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Ohh pretty! I love it that color. Unfortunately red is a no go for my pale pale complexion haha! Great job!

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  21. Hannah B13 January 2012 at 22:53

    Thankyou hun!x

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  22. Hannah B17 January 2012 at 18:20

    Definitely no 'mad skills' here haha, i just dabbed on a bit of glitter;)
    Try it im sure it would look wonderful! xx

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  23. Beauty Products23 January 2012 at 12:22

    Vow.. glitter gradient is really awesome. It looks very pretty. Thanks for sharing with all.

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  24. Mlncrd3 July 2012 at 12:32

    Love it :)

    www.mlncrd.com

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