Dim Sum Flames

Hi everybody! Today I have something from the vault to share with you, it's my second flame mani. I really liked my first attempt, but as it did take a lot of time to make I chose to keep it more simple this time by using the design for accent nails. And instead of the gradient for the flames, I used a stunning base color, Essence Bella, on the rest of my nails I'm wearing OPI Dim Sum Plum, because the color forms such a nice contrast with the turquoise :) Have a great night!

P.S. I mattified my accent nails with Essence Matt topcoat.

Flame job

Hi everyone, I have a very exciting post for you today! I did this flame design a little while back, I already had the idea for some time but didn't know how to execute it yet. Then I saw Rebecca's gradient tutorial. Rebecca's famous for her awesome gradient animal print manis, she uses the sponging technique to create the gradient and then makes an animal print using stamping plates. Her sponging technique was perfect for my flame design so I bought a few make-up sponges and followed her tutorial. Unlike Rebecca, I only used two colors to create the gradient, but it worked :) First I applied a yellow base color, Color Club Almost Famous, then to make the transition to the red I actually used a pink neon (Color Club Warhol). Warhol was perfect for the job, because it's sheer but not too sheer, had a great, smooth formula and the neon brightness made the flames look even hotter. After I was done with the gradient, I freehanded the flames and filled in the background with black. Flame on!