We are edging rapidly towards Christmas, and Halloween is almost upon us. The nights are drawing in and party time is calling us to action. Nail art beckons – yipee!!
Whatever you are wearing, you can’t go wrong with red and pink and that’s exactly what we have here for you today: a fabulously sexy, totally in vogue, ombre manicure! Simple and quick, all you need are JACAVA London’s Definitely Red nail polish and Jane Eyre nail polish and between that, the all important duo: Prestige top coat nail polish and base coat, which help prevent staining of the nail plate and keep the nails chip free for as long as possible, giving the nails a salon shiny finish.
To start, paint all ten nails with your base coat. The first nail should be dry before applying your red nail polish. Remember to paint in stripes, from cuticle to almost reaching the nail tip, before returning to the cuticle. You should have a nail completely covered with your colour, apart from a naked strip at the bottom of the nail, which is the free-edge fringe of your nail and will be reserved for the pretty pink smile line french finish. Paint all your ten nails in this manner, remembering to keep the free-edge of the nail, free of any nail polish, as this is where your pink will complete the look.
For the pink, you can use one of three easy methods to achieve this. For a sharp finish, when the red is completely dry, paint across the bottom of the nail, from left to right. For a more natural blurred line, you can either paint in the same manner above and then, while the pink is still wet, dab with a sponge to dismantle the crisp sharp line and make it more blurred. Or you can simply use a sponge, bathed in your pink colour, to dab only along the edge of your nail, from left to right, repeating to increase the pigmentation, until you are happy with the depth of colour.
Make sure you always cover your nail work with your top coat nail polish, as this will help blend the two colours together and give a professional high shine finish to your nail art. Enjoy!!
This stunning nail art can be created in many complimentary or contrasting colours. Blackcurrant Vamp purple nail polish and Smooth Liquid Gold from JACAVA London, lend a more festive glamour to your nails – give it a try and send us your pictures, we’d love to see these!