Hello everyone! Today on the blog we will be creating one more tropical design for the summer season, see how Monday September 22 is the first day of fall. We will be creating a beautiful sunset with five different colored polishes for the sky.
Here are the polishes and nail art tools used to create this sunset tropical nail design-
Polishes- ILNP- Under the Sea Collection- Sandbar Magnetic Polish, Color Club- It's a Sauna Out Here- Mood Changing, OPI Hawaii- Is Mai Tai Croooked, Zoya- Splash- Kristie, Zoya- Splash- Jessica, OPI- Hello Kitty- My Pal Joey, and Holo Taco-Vacation collection-Beach Please.
Acrylic Paint- Black, white, and yellow.
Nail art brushes- Thin detail and striper brush.
Other- Water to clean off your nail art brushes, makeup sponge, and liquid latex to make clean up easier.
Apply a base coat to clean dry nails, let that dry.
Polish-
Thumb, middle and ring- a sand like color (ILNP- Sandbar.)
Index and pinky- cream color pink (Zoya- Kristie.)
Let that dry.
Pink and Purple Gradient on the Index and Pinky Nails-
First we will start off with the easy part the simple gradient on the index and pinky nail. For the two colored gradient take a purple and pink, polish the purple first on to a makeup sponge and then the pink. Then dab the sponge on to the nails, you will need to do this a few times to be opaque.
Once your gradient is opaque enough apply a top coat right away to help the gradient to look more blended.
Tropical Sunset Gradient on the Thumb, Middle and Ring Finger Nails-
For the sunset gradient we will be using a lot of colors this time, the sunset will be created on the thumb, middle, and ring finger nails.
For the gradient part, we will be using a lot of colors so make sure to polish each color thin on to the sponge. First take a makeup sponge and polish your a bright pink (Color Club- It's a Sauna Out Here) if your nails are long all the colors should show on the nails, for me on the middle and ring this color did not show up, it only showed on the thumb nail.
Next polish a light orange (OPI Hawaii- Is Mai Tai Croooked), a pink (Zoya- Kristie), a purple (Zoya- Jessica) This will be the colors of the sky, then add a blue (OPI- My Pal Joey), lastly (ILNP- Sandbar.) Also make sure the polishes slightly over lapping.
Then dab the sponge on to each nail, you will need to repeat the last step for each nail, also you will need to go over the nails at least three times to be opaque.
For an added touch for the sand, take a clean sponge and dap a glitter sand colored polish on where the sand should be (Holo Taco- Beach Please.)
Once you have finished your gradient peel off your liquid latex with some tweezers.
Then apply a topcoat to smooth and blend your gradient together.
Sunset on the Middle Finger Nail:
For the sunset on the middle finger nail, take a thin striper brush with white paint on it and make a thin line where the purple and blue for the ocean meet. Then take a thin detail brush with white paint first (this helps for the yellow to stand out) and make half circle on the white line in the middle. Once the white paint has dried paint yellow right over the white for the sun.
For some small waved make two small wavy line on the blue part of the nail.
Palm trees on the Ring Finger Nail:
On the ring finger nail make two palm trees one tall on the right side and on that is a little bit shorter on the left side. Then take your striper brush with white paint on it and make a few wavy for some ocean waves.
Palm Trees on the Thumb Nail-
On the thumb nail make three palm trees, two tall palm trees on the sides of the nail and a small one under the larger one, on the right side.
Once again for an added touch make a few wavy lines in the water for some small waves.
Once your tropical nail design is sunset ready apply a top coat to seal in your design and help it last through all of your sunsets.
