Now we all know that ambre has been in trend for quite some time, whether it has been ambre hair, clothes or even on items of jewellery but today I learnt how to do ambre nails! Here's my step by step guide. I hope you enjoy this little gem of nail goodness!
You will need:
makeup sponges
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| you can buy these anywhere, you only need cheap ones, nothing fancy! |
white nail polish
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| This is elf's nail polish in "white" (imaginative I know) |
colours of your choice
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| These are chanel's "coco blue number 551" and topshop's nail varnish in "parma violet." |
clear top coat
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| This is rimmel london's 5 in 1 base and top coat. |
and nail varnish remover
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| I recommend using the nail varnish remover pads. You'll see why later on. These are just cheap ones from prim ark. |
step one
Paint your nails white. This will make the colours more opaque later on. Let the white dry completely before you do anything else!
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| I recommend applying a couple of coats to make sure the white is completely opaque. |
step two
Brush on your chosen colours to the square side of the sponge.
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| Don't be stingey here! keep pasting on that varnish but do it quickly! *stressing* |
step three
Push the sponge onto the nail and move it around a little. This will create the ambre effect.
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| If you wiggle the sponge the ambre effect will be more gradual. |
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| messy huh? |
step four
Tidy up the edges around your nail with the nail varnish remover.
step five
Apply a top coat.
Repeat these steps on each nail and you're ready to go!
I also recommend experimenting with different colours.
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| Here I used three colours!! |
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| From left to right: Topshop "parma violet." Ted baker, this one has no name! sorry *hangs head in shame*, YSL's nail varnish in number 34. |
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| Don't be afraid to go bright! |
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| Rimmel's 60 second nail varnish in "instyle coral" and Topshop's "causing a stir" |
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| Colours that clash a little look even better! |
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| Barry M's Gelly nail varnish in "greenberry" and Barry M's nail textured effect nail varnish in "kingsland road." |
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| What my hand now looks like! haha |
xxx
