Challenge Week 28: Gradient Nails

So, google and blogger decided to goof off some weeks back. It meant that I had problems getting access to my picasa web album through the blogger software, which meant: no pics on blog. Totally annoying and set me back two weeks on the challenge.

I shall not bore you further with excuses but will hurry on to the reason you are here.

I chose to do a layering gradient this time instead of a sponge gradient.

I have a very sheer jelly from Nfu Oh that I wanted to use for this mani, though the result turned out a bit meh.

This really doesn't look good up close but from a far distance it is quite pretty.

Unfortunately I had almost immediate shrinkage which for me is quite unusual.

The layering is really uneven and very visible on the middle finger.

I absolutely ADORE the bottles - I have a thing for corsets ;)

Cute, ain't it?

I finished off with a layer of CND Jade Sparkle which turned the original colour  more grass green than the hunters green it started to be.  

And on another note: My one year blogiversary is getting close which means I will have a couple of celebratory give aways. Keep your eyes open - it will be quite spectacular. 

This was my first attempt

at capturing my polished nails:

This is CND Effect Sapphire Sparkles layered over CND Inkwell. 

But since this first picture don't capture the duochrome goodness of this combo, here are a couple of thumb shots:

CND polishes are incredibly pigmented, I only used one coat of Inkwell and one coat of SS, and they are totally worth the price tag.