Little Night Flower

I wanted to try out a colour combination for this gradient that wasn't mainstream.  I was inspired by this tutorial from Robin Moses on You Tube .  More details and pictures after the jump.

For day 2 of this month's tri-polish challenge I thought I would do some stamping over a gradient of all the colours.   I sponged on Barry M Bright Red, Barry M Cobalt Blue and China Glaze Elephant Walk.  Next using Konad black stamping polish and various animal print stamps from Gals plate GA32 I stamped them over the top. To see what the other bloggers have created for this challenge click on the pictures below:

After seeing cherry blossom nails all over the place I really wanted to have a go myself but wasn't sure where to start.  I found this Cute Polish tutorial on You Tube ( http://youtu.be/nuc0iNXLZmM ) really helpful but I did change the colours a little bit when I did it myself. Details after the jump.

I really like the look of sponged gradients and wanted to have a go at something a bit different.  As the weather is still a bit wintery I have gone for dark colours.  I'll break out the lighter brighter colours once we get a bit of sunshine. I started with a base of Beauty UK Voodoo over each nail.  I really like this one as it has a lovely golden shimmer which adds an extra dimension to the colour.  Next I used a small piece cut from a make up sponge to apply China Glaze Adventure Red-y about halfway up the nail then sponged China Glaze Liquid Leather on the tip. I let the polish dry for about 20 minutes then used Barry M Gold Foil Effect to stamp a small image from Gals image plate GA44 across each nail.  This was finished with a coat of China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat to smooth out the colours and add shine. This was the finished effect: