Boom Boom Violet
Two Technic ‘Pretty Pastels’ for you today – and my first try at a ‘Spotty Gradient’
I used Cherry Boom Boom, a sugary sweet pastel pink crème that gives full coverage after 2 coats, and Sweet Violet, a baby purple in the same theme.
I stuck with my current theme of alternate colours (Pink on one hand, purple accent – Purple on the other, pink accent) and thought once it had dried that it was a little… lacking. Although the colours are nice and I really liked them (the pink especially) I thought they would be great complimenting colours for a little taping.
As you may be aware, my last taping attempt resulted in me growing more grey hairs and developing a stress headache so bad that I actually gave up.
This time I made sure that all my layers were dry (I waited near an hour this time per layer) before I stuck on the tape. I also stuck the tape a few times down on the back of my hand so it wasn’t quite so sticky. It made a huge difference, but the edges weren’t quite so crisp. Give me a few more tries and I’ll be a pro*
Once that was done I thought it lacked a little something – and I had been seeing a lot of these dotty gradients. I thought – well.. what the hell!
The overall effect was so easy and looked AMAZING. Yes, I know I often say that manicures are my favourite, but I think this one really is. I love it. The colours look great, the dots are even (on both hands!!) and it took less than 10 mins to get the effect.
I love it. Expect to see this much, much more.
*doubtful
I love this!
Very cute!
Also, your nails are starting to look long – they look lovely that length. I am quite jealous, I cut all mines and cannot wait for them to grow back to their usual length!
My left hand is a mess right now, I had to take the index and middle down to nothing – I feel your pain!
The rest are at that stage when I’m terrified that they will bend or break – I’ve never had nails this long before. I normally keep them shorter.
Also, thanks! I loved this look
so pretty
Thank you!
Love the colours, but love the spots more
It was so easy! No skill involved at all.
Thanks!
That is amazing. End of. I wish I could get my dotting tool to work properly, the dots are always different size. Any tips? x
I only used the one dotter for this look, and as you can see the dots are different sizes. I think its got a lot to do with how often you apply new polish to the tool. I get much larger dots at the start, and they get smaller.
If my dot is too small, I will go back over it with more polish.
Also, thanks so much! I really loved this look and it makes me stupidly happy that others think its cool too