Nail Tutorial Sunset Balloons

Balloons up in Sunset

The visual effect of a bunch of balloons flying up against the background of a sunset is always breath taking as well as rare....

From Pinterest, imgur.com

Came across a pic from Pinterest and decided to attempt to recreate on my small nail canvas. This creation is done where the full picture is accomplished when all 5 nails are placed in a certain way. For this, my Balloon flys vertically up past my thumb....

With this, there are a couple of steps and fine details. I will try my best to explain the best i could.

Things you need:

Base

1. Poshe Basecoat
2. O.P.I - The 'IT' Colour (Yellow)
3. Seche Vite topcoat

Sunset (gradient)

1. China Glaze - Orange Knockout (orange)
2. China Glaze - Sun-kissed (bright yellow)
3. Revlon - Reckon Craving (red)

Balloons

1. O.P.I - No Room for the Blues (blue)
2. O.P.I. - Anti-Bleak (dark purple)
3. O.P.I.- Angel with a Leadfoot (white)
4. China Glaze - Sugarr High (pink)
5. China Glaze - Be More Pacific (green)
6. Faceshop - BK 901 (black)

Tools

1. Foundation Sponge,  cut into small pieces (have about 4 at side)
2. Tweezer
3. Thin nail art brush
4. PVA Glue (use for easy clean up on side of nail during gradient application)
5. Chopsticks (For dotting)

*note: i have filled up PVA glue into an empty nail polish bottle. With it, application is much easy to brush on.

Here's How:

Gradient

 Step 1 - Clean your nails and apply a coat of base coat

 Step 2 - Apply two coats of O.P.I The 'IT' Colour onto all 5 nails

 Step 3 - Brush on PVA glue onto sides of your Thumb, Index & Middle finger

 Step 4a - Prepare some Orange Knockout & The 'IT' Colour onto work station

                    - Dip a piece of the Foundation sponge into Orange Knockout 

 Step 4b - Dab the sponge onto half of your middle finger

 Step 4c - Take a new foundation sponge, dip into The 'IT' Colour and dab 

                   over Step 4a (you want the colour to gradually change, not yellow ~ orange)

 Step 5 - Take another foundation sponge , dip into Orange Knockout and dab 

                    onto entire nail of your index finger

 Step 6a - Dab Orange Knockout onto your entire thumb

 Step 6b - Prepare ReckonCraving onto work station

                    - Use a new foundation sponge and dip into

 Step 6c - Dab Reckon Craving onto your thumb, only dab the area around
                     your cuticle.

                   - Once again go back and forth dabbing with Orange Knockout and 

                     Reckon Craving until you get a gradual change of colour

  Step 7 - Prepare Sun-Kissed onto work station

                   - Dip Thin nail art Brush into nail polish

 Step 8 - Draw a few line onto Index Finger and Thumb
                    (this creates the horizon look)

Balloon

 Step 9 - Prepare all Balloon colours onto work station

 Step 10 - Using smaller end of chopstick and start dotting onto thumb

                    - Alternate your colours, and leave the sides free

 Step 11 - Dot a few dots on the side closest to the thumb on your index 

                     finger (this is the tail of your balloon bunch)

 Finish - Apply two coats of topcoat and Voila !

*note: click to for tutorial on Cleaning Nails & Dotting Nail 101

Let Balloons, colourful balloons be our bestfriend

Faith.Love Feline

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