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Brown and Turquoise Glitter Gradient Nail Art - Imagination In Colour

Brown and Turquoise Glitter Gradient Nail Art

When I was about 12, I had this lovely T-shirt from Jane Norman which was turquoise, with brown writing and a brown halterneck underneath-top-thing, and some lovely glittery bits and a brown palm tree. I adored this T-shirt because, as many UK ladies may know, Jane Norman was pretty expensive (at least to little 12 year old me!). Anyways, one of the things I always remembered about the T-shirt was how good turquoise and brown looked together. Which is what inspired this manicure. I’ll stop waffling now!

Gradient Nail Art brown and turquoise glitter aqua teal gold mermaid Barry M Chocolat Brown Teal Aqua glitter gold glitter sponged sponge tips

Gradient Nail Art brown and turquoise glitter aqua teal gold mermaid Barry M Chocolat Brown Teal Aqua glitter gold glitter sponged sponge tips

Gradient Nail Art brown and turquoise glitter aqua teal gold mermaid Barry M Chocolat Brown Teal Aqua glitter gold glitter sponged sponge tips

Gradient Nail Art brown and turquoise glitter aqua teal gold mermaid Barry M Chocolat Brown Teal Aqua glitter gold glitter sponged sponge tips

Gradient Nail Art brown and turquoise glitter aqua teal gold mermaid Barry M Chocolat Brown Teal Aqua glitter gold glitter sponged sponge tips

Gradient Nail Art brown and turquoise glitter aqua teal gold mermaid Barry M Chocolat Brown Teal Aqua glitter gold glitter sponged sponge tips

What I used:

  • Barry M Chocolate Brown (discontinued – still available on eBay though!)
  • Barry M Teal
  • Barry M Aqua Glitter
  • Barry M Gold Glitter
  • Make up sponge (only a cheap one, mine came as a 20 pack for £1!)
How to do this (it goes without saying that you can use any colours and any glitters you might like!):
  1. Paint 2 coats of Barry M Chocolate Brown.
  2. Paint the edge (about 1-2cm) of your make up sponge with a layer of Barry M Teal.
  3. Dab the sponge onto the top 2/3rds of your nail – don’t worry if it looks messy or patchy – and repeat this for each nail. Wait til this is dry.
  4. Once dry, repeat the process with Barry M Teal – you want a solid base colour for the glitter to sit upon. By this time, it should look like you’ve dipped the top 2/3rds of your nails in liquid turquoise.
  5. Taking a new corner of the sponge, paint the edge (about 1-2cm) with a layer of Barry M Aqua Glitter – this needs to be fairly thick as the glitter can be sparse.
  6. Dab the sponge onto the turquoise base, and repeat this for each nail. Wait til this is dry.
  7. Using the same corner, paint the edge (about 1-2cm) with a layer of Barry M Gold Glitter. Again this needs to be a fairly thick layer.
  8. Dab the sponge onto the turquoise glittery base, and repeat this for each nail. Wait til this is dry.
  9. Again using the same corner, paint the edge (about 1-2cm) with a layer of Barry M Aqua Glitter. Again this needs to be a fairly thick layer.
  10. Once more dab the sponge onto the turquoise glittery base, and repeat this for each nail. Wait til this is dry.
  11. Finish with a slick of topcoat, and you’re done!

Sorry to lay it out so wordily, I can’t work out whether or not that explains it well enough (I’d much rather do a video but I don’t have a big enough memory card yet!), if you can’t work it out then leave a comment and I’ll try to help! Alternatively there are many gradient tutorials on YouTube.

Hope you like it!

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Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.