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We came across this tutorial for 'Galaxy Nails' and loved the idea of using sponges in your nail art. We played acround with this idea for a bit and came up with a very easy and simple idea for gradient nails. What we wanted for this gradient effect was a darker, more opaque tip that becomes lighter for the length of the nail. YouTube guru MissChevious did a very similar nail polish look that we took inspiration from. While she used darker blues and purples, we used glittery nail polish colours with a neutral base. The nail polishes we used in this tutorial are all Sephora O.P.I. Products (US$9.50) in: I Don't Bite (purple), Don't Feed the Hand Models (cream base), Already Famous (Silver-Gold). 

Before starting, decide on your three colours for the gradient look (you can definitely do more but for simiplicity, we'll stick with three). For the gradient look to work properly, we suggest choosing a light or neutral colour for the 'base', meaning this is the first coat. You will need one darker colour and then one medium-dark colour. 

Step 1: Paint your base coat. 

Step 2: Taking your darkest colour, paint a stripe across the tip of your nail. Let dry. 
Tip!: The next step calls for a sponge- We used kitchen sponges in this tutorial but as we later discovered, make up sponges work best! 

Step 3: Apply a fairly generous amount of the same polish to a sponge. 
Tip! Make sure that your sponge has some edges to more easily apply polish! 

Step 4:Sponge upwards from the bottom stripe. Make sure that you stop sponging about 3/4 or 1/2 up the nail so you really get the gradient effect. Taking a clean edge of the sponge, sponge the excess polish away to get more of the gradient look. 
Tip!: If you brought the polish up too high, feel free to go over the area with a bit of the base colour on a sponge. 

Step 5: Apply some of the medium-dark polish to another sponge. This polish should go across the middle of the nail, making the overall 'fading' effect. 

Step 6: Apply your top coat to prevent chipping and you're done! Show those gorgeous nails off Chicks! 
 

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