Friday, July 6, 2012

the nail files- week 27

The Nail Files

welcome to the nail files link up!
shout-out to my co-host, vicki!


come link up and show us your nail polish purchases or recommendations, pictures of your manicured nails (whether done at home or at the salon), your 
nail polish tips and trends, etc.


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nail polish of the week:
this week i tried out an ombre/gradient/whatever-you-want-to-call-it accent nail. i obviously need to keep practicing, but i thought it turned out ok for my first try!
ulta- pink marble
ulta- blue streak
sally hansen xtreme wear- white on

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41 comments:

Candice Moretti said...

Looks good from here. Will have to try this! Happy weekend! :)

Crystal said...

I've never tried the Ulta polish, is it good? I really like both of those colors and your design looks good too! Happy Friday!

jennie said...

Bahaha!! Great minds think alike because I tried ombre this week, too! ;) Yours turned out really well! I had such a hard time, did you?

Leanna Vera said...

Those look great! I've been wanting to try ombre nails for a while!

Heather (GurleeGirrl) said...

Looks great! Like the two colors your paired.

Phil and Darby Hawley said...

Wow I love that!!! You did a great job!

nailed it said...

I just tried a gradient nail too. I thought it was pretty easy for the most part. Yours came out good!

Vicki said...

The colors are amazing! Look at you getting all fancy! Love it!!! :-)

Kimberlee Van Der Wall said...

They look pretty good. You need to use a heavier polish because both of those look pretty sheer :/

Angie said...

I love Ulta polish, the colors are good and it is always on sale making it so cheap.

Kasey said...

That turned out really good! I love that color combo. It's funny because I was going to try the gradient effect too this week but did something else instead. It's definitely on my list of things to try though.

Christina said...

It looks so cool! I love that you did pink and blue and not just all one color.

Lindsay said...

I like! Not sure I'm that talented. Way to go!! Hahah :)

Jodie said...

Love the ombre nail!! Great colors!!

Samantha said...

I'm so jealous of your ability to paint your nails, yourself. Me? It just looks so terrible I can't stand it. Like I got in a fight with the nail polish bottle and lost. It's terrible.

kjpugs said...

Your gradient came out really well!!!! I love it!

Casey said...

I think it looks great! Would be fun to do in reds, pinks, oranges for a sunset look!

Thanks for hosting as usual, Tara :)

LWLH said...

Looking very cute :)

Terri said...

you make them look super easy, but mine always look ...weird...
just not meant to be, I suppose.

Raquel said...

Gorgeous color! I love the way you did your thumb!! So cool!

Tess @ AModernSuburbanitesLife said...

gradient is so hard. looks good boo

MiMi said...

WHAT?! That looks awesome! I always wondered if it actually worked!

Holly said...

OMG, I tried ombre nails from a YouTube tutorial and it was a disaster! Ha!

Yours turned out great. My biggest mess up was trying to do it without a white base. I am going to have to pick up some white polish!

Sami said...

Loves it!

Brianna said...

fun! I keep seeing this on pinterest and wanted to try but I think my nails are too baby-sized haha

Drama Queens Mum (Kimberly) said...

Looks great.

Meg O. said...

Looks cute!!! I like it!!

Aubrey S. said...

I was wondering how that style works. Thanks for sharing. And I don't think it looks bad at all.

Amy @ At the Pink of Perfection said...

I think it came out great, love it!

Ashlee Miller said...

Great job! I love it.

Mrs. Mama said...

you make me jealous of your nails... week after week.

stop it.

that or come paint mine!!!

:)

Terri Lavelle said...

I think you did a great job! Mine would have been a disaster. PS-I kept meaning to comment but I'd get distracted by Ian.

The Preppy Student said...

love that ulta polish! I am your newest follower! I cannot wait to read more of your posts and hope that maybe you can return the favor and follow my preppy blog. I always comment for every comment left on my page and hope to start a friendly relationship with your wonderful blog!

Southern Belle Mama said...

I have got to try this...guess I'll hit up Pinterest for a tutorial!

Lindsay said...

This looks awesome!!!

Lindsay @ Trial By Sapphire said...

That looks really good! Did you use a sponge to do the accent nail?

See you tomorrow!

lexi said...

I wanna join the fun, too! These nail looks are awesome :) Following you now...

Nail Polish Anonymous said...

I <3 these colors together I'm going to have to try this... amazing nails like always :)

Lifes-A-Blog... said...

I like your nails alot, looks great for the first time!

Alexis said...

I think your gradient accent nail looks very pretty. I like doing experimental nail art on my thumbs sometimes too because if it doesn't turn out perfectly, it doesn't show up as much as it would on another nail.

Claire Kiefer said...

Those are so pretty! I need to look up a tutorial cause I've never known how to get that gradient look. I would have linked up this week but my nails were peeling bad by Friday--ha. Tonight's nail painting night cause the Bachelorette is on, duh.

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