26 Great Nail Art Ideas: Reciprocal Gradient

I've never done a reciprocal gradient before and while I think it worked, next time I wouldn't use a peel off base coat as the liquid latex and the striping tape kept trying to pull away the polish.

Nail Polishes Used:
Nails Inc - Piccadilly Circus
MUA - Deepest Purple

Liquid Latex
Striping Tape
Make Up Sponge

Nails: Diabetes Awareness

Raising diabetes awareness by wearing blue every Friday in November.

Base Polish: Essie - Licorice
Glitter Polish: Kleancolor - Blue Eyed Girl

Swatch: OPI - No More Mr Night Sky

Colour: Silver
Finish: Glass Fleck
Opacity: Two Shown, but really needed more
Brush Type: Flat and Wide
How Much? 15ml

Swatch: Barry M - Copper Dreams (Superdrug Limited Edition)

[Indoors, Flash]

Colour:  Bronze, Red

Finish: Duochrome, Shimmer

Opacity: Three Coats

Brush Type: Flat, Wide, Rounded Cuticle
How Much? 10ml

[Outdoors, No Flash]

Is Copper Dreams a dupe for Gingerbread? No, but is similar. Gingerbread is straight up bronze with glass flecks, Copper Dreams is more copper in tone with a slight duochrome to red. Also Copper Dreams has more of a shimmer finish than Gingerbread which is more glass flecked.

 

Gingerbread // Copper Dreams

Nails: Black Iridescent Cuticle Gems

Base Polish: Nails Inc - New York Noir
Rhinestones: Born Pretty Store - Black Iridescent Rhinestones

Swatch: Barry M - Peanut Butter

Colour: Caramel Nude
Finish: Cream
Opacity: Two Coats
Brush Type: Flat, Wide, Rounded Cuticle
How Much? 10ml