Gelish Colors of Paradise Tie Dye Nail Art
For this mani I painted the index finger and pinky in solid blue using Gelish Mali-Blu Me Away. I’m absolutely crazy about this color. On the middle two fingers I applied a green base using Gelish Lime All the Time, and then I took a dotting tool and dragged some other colors onto the nail from the outside in. For the first coat I used teal and orange using Gelish Rub Me the Sarong Way and Gelish Rockin’ the Reef. After curing those colors, I applied a second layer of colors using the same technique of pulling the colors from the outside in. This layer was purple and blue using Gelish Tahiti Hottie and Gelish Mali-Blu Me Away. I flash cured a few times during the process to make sure the lines didn’t spread out too much since gel polish usually levels out when left uncured. It looks more crisp in person.
I’m still working on the Colors of Paradise comparisons as well. I’m trying to do an accurate fade test to include with that write-up so I need to leave the colors exposed to the light for a few days to see how they hold up. I hope to have that ready for you by Sunday.
How much color do you apply before doing the dragging? Just a small strip?
I love the look, I want it so much!
I just put a dab of polish on the dotting tool and then pressed it onto the outside of the nail and pulled it inward quickly and repeated several times.
These look fantastic Andrea (great name too!!)…..I quite often try out some of your designs and this one is a definite MUST TRY! I will have to improvise on colours but should be fairly similar!
Thanks for all your hard work!
Andrea x
Did You Cure The Lime Before Dragging The Other Colors?
Yes
I love this design!
It’s lovely Andrea…..
I’m totally in love with this!
This is amazing my kind of colors :-) now all i have to do is try it myself lol thanks Andrea your ideas are fantastic.
I found the lines came out too thick. Did you use a very small tipped dotting tool?
Yes, it was a small tip
That tie dyed nail art is sooooo pretty! I love the color combos for I find it unique and classy. Love it!
wow this looks great
What is the small tip dotting tool and where would I find one?
Hi Andrea
I love your work. The best way to do a neon gel gradation for eg. Orange to Pink is apply a base of white and then apply your orange (no. of coats required) and then dab white on the tips like you would do for gradation with regular polish and after curing the white dab the pink on top of the white. I normally apply a coat of Gelish Vegas Nights on all my gradations. That way the gradation is super smooth. Check out my instagram & facebook for Nail art with Gelish – @vermilionnailspa
Thanks for the tip, I’ll have to give that a try :)