Tuesday, January 26, 2016

HPB Presents: Gradient

*Contains Press Sample*



Well, not just today, but the entirety of last week.  I had a baby, y'all.  Mama is tired!  I regret nothing.

NOTHING!

So now I bring you a post with some nail art on the longest nails I think I've ever had - so long that I actually trimmed them down this weekend because they were becoming weapons, and I really didn't want to go through the hassle of registering them.

The always-amazing group Hobby Polish Bloggers put together another awesome link-up for the members, and this month's theme is "gradient."  I've been sitting on the beautiful "Make It Merry" Christmas Trio by 77 Nail Lacquer for about a month, wanting to do something awesome with them, but not sure what. 


This gradient theme was the perfect answer :D  So here's what I came up with:




Holooooooo!!!  Hngggggggg so gorgeous...

So for this look, I used "Santa Baby" for the base color.  I then used the "fishnet" vinyl stencil from What's Up Nails and sponged a gradient over Santa Baby using "Under the Mistletoe" and "Winter's Kiss."  The end result is everything I wanted it to be and then some - probably the best and smoothest gradient I have done thus far in my nail art life.  Huzzah!

So whatcha think?  Let me know in the comments, and be sure to check out the other nail designs through the inlinkz below <3

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Christmas Trio purchased with a blogger discount.  All opinions and experience with the polish are my own and remain 100% honest.

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22 comments:

  1. A: Congrats on the BABY!! Love that!
    B: this look is stunning and I have no other words to describe it.

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  2. Yay, baby! Some days I have to decide between a shower and nails...at least my nails look good, lol!
    I love this design!

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  3. Woohoo baby! And I do nothing most weeks...but I have no kids so I have no excuse :) This gradient is absolutely gorgeous!

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  4. yay!! congrats on the new baby!!!

    I think the mani is gorgeous!

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  5. Very cool gradient under the fishnet design :)

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  6. Congratulations! This is such a fun design and gradient colors are fantastic!!

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  7. Your nail art is on point! omg soooo gorgeous!

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  8. Congrats on the new addition! I love that gradient, a holo beauty.

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  9. Yay for babies! And this turned out gorgeous!

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  10. Oh gosh! Look at that gradient! It's amazing!

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  11. YAY BABY! And that gradient... sooooo smooth!

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  12. this is fab. Also, that man is my spirit animal.

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  13. Beautiful! I love how you used all 3 colors and really made the green and blue pop!

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  14. As I always say it's better late than never! I think this turned out beautifully!

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  15. Congrats on the new baby, I hope you and your little one are getting ALL the sleep! I love the mani, the combination is really unconventional but it totally works!

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  16. Congrats on the baby! You're allowed to do absolutely nothing :). Your mani turned out lovely!

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  17. Congrats on the baby! Your nails look fab!

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  18. Omg I love these colors! Also congrats on your new wee one!

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  19. So pretty! And having a baby is a pretty big something, that excuses you from doing anything else for a while. Congratulations!

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  20. Congratulations!! This nail art is stunning.. Beautiful gradient.

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  21. OK, that mani is awesome sauce! Crazy bananas!

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