Gradient Nails (HQ-pictures and how-to description!) & golden smokey eyes

I thought I should please you with HQ-pictures instead of all those poor webcam-shots ;) This was my second attempt to smokey eyes, this time I used a light gold shimmer, a bright gold eyeshadow and some brown eyeshadows and 2 different black ones. They are all from Catrice, god I love that brand! Also i used a bronze eye pencil (essence) but you don't really see that in this picture unfortunately. Almost everyhing I used was a present for my birthday, and I am very happy with them all!


As some of you might already know, I like to do something creative with my nails :) And so i did

 

Those gradient nails (with the nyan cat) are a lot more didfficult than they seem. It's pretty hard to get as much colour as you want, instead of a very translucent effect, but hey, for a first attempt I'm satisfied! :)

If you want to try it yourself, basically all you have to do is follow these steps:

- Base Coat in a nude colour.    let this dry completely before you start

- Pick 3 colors that you want to use (or 2 or 4, but you have to have pretty long nails for 4 colour, which i don't have so not all 4 colours appeared on every nail)

- Get yourself a make up sponge, and wet this in a bowl of water.

- squeeze it for a bit, just so that it's only moist, you don't need a soaking wet sponge

- Apply your desired colours in the order you want to your sponge.

- dab the sponge on your nail ( make sure you cover your entire nail with the nailpolish that's on the sponge!)

- Repeat this 2 or 3 times per nail. Make sure you put on new polish on the sponge if the colours don't intensify anymore when you aplly it to you nails

- Once your satisfied, let your nails dry for about 5-10 minutes.

- apply a glossy topcoat

- your gradient nails are finished!