Today I am sharing the gradient I added to my Reggae to Riches Mani. I love wearing a really striking color on it's own, but I tend to get bored easily and want to play with my nails. Usually on the second day or so I end up adding something to my existing mani. This time I decided I wanted to add a vibrant pop of color, and settled on a gradient effect.
I chose Milani Deep Thoughts to add to RTR since I love pink and purple together and Deep Thoughts is such a gorgeous deep yet still vibrant purple. I went old school with this one, since the latest gradient technique that Sammi shared with us doesn't work well with these 2 colors. RTR is just too sheer to make it work well. I used a makeup sponge cut into small pieces and sponged from the tip of my nail toward the cuticle with Deep Thoughts, and then sponged a little Reggae to Riches over the center of Deep Thoughts. I love how it turned out, and I can't believe how may compliments I received!
Keep in mind that macro shots are unforgiving, so this mani didn't look as bumpy and rough IRL. It did however flash all sorts of colors! The blue in RTR was very obvious, especially where I sponged a bit over the purple. This was another mani where I just could not stop staring at my nails! My husband really loved this one as well. He wanted me to stamp over it, but I never managed to find the time to add any more to this one.
Without further adieu, here is Reggae to Riches with Milani Deep Thoughts!
I am loving gradients (who isn't, right?), and I really love them with vivid colors! It's such a great way to update an existing mani, and they can look so chic with subtle colors. Yup, gradients are pure awesomesauce.
Next up: The Mani I created for X Out, a new product from the makers of ProActiv. I cannot wait to share this one, folks! I'm rather proud of it!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!
Happy Polishing!
-Kimber
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