POLISHES USED
Rimmel London Lycra Pro in Peppermint, Barry M Glitter polish in 348, Barry M Silk in Pearl, American Apparel Nail Lacquer in Butter, Rimmel London Rita Ora in GO WILD-ER-NESS, Barry M Nail Paint in Turquoise & American Apparel Sheer Nail Lacquer in Summerland Beach
As you can see with the colours I’ve used, this is quite a light, airy universe, but it doesn’t have to be this way. You can use pretty much any colours you want no matter how light or dark they may be. The technique to achieve these nails is surprisingly straightforward.
I use a small make-up sponge, the kind you can buy from poundshops in large bags, and create a little patch of each colour to be used in the design on the sponge. The trick is to apply a base colour (white in this case) and then dab on the colours bit-by-bit to build up your universe, starting with the darkest colour first. If you try to apply darker colours later, the lighter colours beneath will simply get swamped.
The white base is there to make the lighter colours pop and to make sure that any gaps left behind after the dabbing don’t allow naked nail to shine through!
Once you’re happy with the little universe you’ve created upon your mighty talon, simply apply a layer of sparkling stars, or glitter if you don’t have any stars lying around! The great thing about this look, is each and every nail will look slightly different no matter how hard you try!