Ombre Nails

Ombre Nails!
This one is fun and is easy to do! To begin, I would start with two colors. But for those who are more ambitious, the amount of colors and combinations are endless!

Colors Used: Sally Hansen Scented Nail polish! Banana, Orange and Cherry... My nails smelled delicious after this manicure!! :)

You Will Need: some makeup sponges, a top coat (or clear coat, either is fine), a piece of paper, and a few different colors of your choice.

1.) Start with first color, in this case, banana yellow! Paint on 1-2 coats (depending on your nails)
2.) Have your two remaining colors ready (with the caps undone so you can get your colors on quickly), as well as your top coat. You're going to have to work at a brisk pace to get the colors to blend the way you want them.
3.) Put a few drops (1-3) of the next color (here orange and then red) on a piece of paper and get it on the the sponge, or directly put the nail polish on the make-up sponge. (A little nail polish goes a long way)
4.) Sponge from the middle of the nail all the way to the tip, make sure you sponge enough on to where you can see the definite change in color. Depending on how much of a gradient (or fade) of color you want, sponge polish on the nails as much or as little as you wish. For the last color, use the middle of the second color to start sponging the color onto your tips.
5.) Once you finish your nail, put a layer (or two) of top coat over it to blend the colors together. You must do this one nail at a time, because you don't want your colors to dry out all bumpy!
6.) Repeat steps 3 - 5 until all nails are done.

And there you go!

Tips: Everyone has their own method of doing Ombre nails, this is just an idea as to how to go about doing it, as it was successful for me! I prefer to have a piece of paper to pick up the different colors so I have more control as to how much color I have on the sponge. Don't forget to put a topcoat over your nail BEFORE you move on to the next one to ensure the colors blend. The separation between each color that I did is pretty definite, but you can also create a different effect in spreading out the colors and the fading a bit more. I also suggest finding out what colors look good together by trying them out on paper.

Here is another example with two different shades of green and blue sparkles for the top that I did for a friend:

Have fun trying different combinations of colors and such!

Happy Manicuring!
LadyJ