Saturday 9 June 2012

Recreation of Illamasqua Gilded Gradient Nail Art

Hi everybody!

I've seen this Gilded Gradient Nail Art manicure by Illamasqua and I've decided to recreate it. You can see the original post and watch tutorial video HERE.

Because I don't own all the polishes from the video I had to improvise. As a base I've used two coats of Illamasqua Monogamous. Then I took a piece of sponge I wash dishes with (new one ;) to achieve the 'grainy' look. I started dabbing Illamasqua Victory (gold) to the tips and create gradient effect. The I had to find similar brown-ish colour to Faithful so I chose Barielle Cashmere Or Loose Me. Then I added a little bit of a bling instead of Swinger polish. I've used OPI Spark De Triomphe.

It is not exactly the same manicure but it's close enough I think :)







And this is the original manicure by Illamasqua:




26 comments:

  1. I love this gradient so much! I actually like yours a lot better than the one Illamasqua created, whoops. :)

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  2. This looks superpretty, I've got to try this myself. And I think I like your version better than the original one :)

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  3. To je krása, šikulka :) Mně to připomíná bílou kávu, mňam!!

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  4. Vyzerá to super a musím povedať, že tvoje prevedenie sa mi páči oveľa viac ako originál :)

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  5. I like yours better too, Lucy--the Spark de Triomphe gives it the perfect amount of sparkle and whine!

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  6. Haha, shine!! Sparkle and SHINE! >_<

    (stupid fingers hitting buttons before my eyes can catch up ;p)

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  7. nádherné! a krajšie ako originál! :)

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  8. Gorgeous, I like your version better :)

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  9. I actually prefer your version. Your nails are so perfect, I could stare at all your blog posts the entire day.

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  10. Te quedo muy bonita, perfecto para algun evento

    Un beso,
    Maquillando sueños

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  11. Your version looks so much better than the original one!

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  12. This is goregous!! I think yours is better! :)

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  13. love it - you did a great job recreating it!

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  14. I definitely prefer your version!

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  15. Great job recreating this. Amazing.

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  16. I'm using a gradiente nail effect now and I love it!!!
    This one is gorgeous!
    Love it!
    Kisses **

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  17. I gotta tell you, I like your version better than the original (and I did go check out the tutorial). The original is really, really plain for a glitter gradient. Yours looks a lot more elegant. :)

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  18. Looks great. Like everyone else I like yours better! I also like how much base you have left showing compared to the original :]

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  19. Yours looks much better than the original one ;)

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