Gradient using Cupcake Polish and Digital Nails

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Hi guys! I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day weekend! The highlight of my weekend was getting to see my 10-month old niece!  My sister and her family live in Ohio, and with us living down in South Carolina, we don't get to see them as much as we'd like. We were able to go up when my niece was about a month old, but we've been watching her grow through videos and video chats. It was so great to get to see how much she's grown! She has such a big personality for such a little girl! And my kitty, Mr. Bloo, did so well with her. He's an older cat (13 years), and has never been around children. We figured that one squeal from her, and he'd been hiding for the rest of their visit. The squeals didn't really bother him, and he even let her tug his tail and pet his nose. It was only when she'd run after him that he'd go hide, but always came back out after a few minutes to try again! 

Enough about my awesome weekend, and on to POLISH! The other week I showed you some lovely polishes from Cupcake Polish and Digital Nails (original posts here and here). As I was writing up the posts, I thought that they would make a pretty gradient so I tried it! 

I started off with "Too Haute To Handle" and then used liquid latex to mask off the sides of my nails so that there was less mess to clean up. I had read to dampen the makeup sponge to help with the gradient so I tried that, and I think it did work a little better. 

I think it turned out super pretty, and so sparkly! I'm still getting the hang of this technique, but I think I'll be trying it much more. It is a great way to get a few more days out of your manicure if you start to get some tip wear!

Don't forget that you can win a $250 gift card from The Nail Polish Blogger Connection. You have until May 18th to enter!  You can find the giveaway entry form here!

Until next time,