Ombré Nails

While I am often impressed and intrigued by the new nail trends that have emerged on the blogosphere I very rarely will get on board with them. Not because I wouldn't want to rock polka dot nails or the like, but because I lack the dexterity needed for it. However here is a nail trend that I can fully get on board with...Ombré nails.  We have seen Ombré clothes, Ombré hair but before you dismiss it as another step in the ridiculous Ombré trend train take a look.

The color is a purple grey with a sheer gold shimmer layered on top.

Extreme Nail Close-Up:  Ignore the ragged cuticles and see how the color progressively gets darker towards the tip.

I spotted this nail polish look over on the blog Cult of Pretty and I knew I had to try. I adjusted the directions in the post since I did not have two different shades of polish that would blend. Instead I used my inexpensive CVS Confetti polish in Moonstruck, which is very watery and needs a million coats to cover. I layered one light coat over the entire nail, then layered a second heavier coat on the top 2/3, finally I added another coat on the tip. With this look precision is not important keeping the edges uneven will add to the painterly effect of this look. The shimmery top coat was the final step and blended the three layers together. I used CND Gold Shimmer sheer polish go my top layer. Really easy, not at all precise, nail polish perfection.

What nail trends have you been loving? What color(s) are you wearing on you nails now.

Beauty Experiment: Half-Moon Manicure

Okay well I finally got around to trying it and all I can say is "if I can do it so can you".  What am I talking about, I'm talking about the half-moon manicure.  This lovely nail look has been tearing up catwalks and beauty editorials alike.  Now you are probably saying to yourself "Jen where have you been, it's been going on for a couple months" in my defense though I needed certain supplies (re-enforcement labels) and a serious chunk of time (maybe like 40 minutes, so hard to sit still) to achieve this look.  The effort was well worth it I love my half-moon mani! Here's what you need to do to get the look yourself.

Nail Polish:

Black Sparkle- Orly "Goth"

Pale Green- Orly "Gumdrop"

Topcoat- Orly "Top to Bottom". Base and topcoat in one.

Still unsure or need more visuals YouTube has a slew of video tutorials that you can watch, like this one.

Have you tried the Half Moon Manicure yet?  Do you have any tips or tricks for achieving this look?

Best,

Jennifer