Gelish Colors of Paradise Tie Dye Nail Art

I have so many ideas for nail art with these new bright summer colors!  This is the first idea that I played with.  This mani uses almost all of the colors from the Gelish Colors of Paradise collection except for the pink shade (see my swatches here).  I didn’t intend for the end result to look like tie dye, but that’s what it reminds me of.  I feel like the two center nails need big peace signs on them.  I really want to try do some gradients, so that might be my next challenge (gel polish gradients can be tricky!).

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.