Tequila Sunrise Mani!

It's been raining pretty much non stop here in Boston since Sunday, so I decided I needed to perk up my nails a bit. Since we are nearing summer and I have tropical things in mind (even if I'm not going anywhere tropical this summer), I wanted to do a tropical drink mani. I then realized this could be a good series for me! So here's the first in my series of tropical drink: Tequila Sunrise!

I used Sinful Colors Unicorn, Island Coral, and Hazard to create the gradient (using the make-up sponge method). I sponged the colors over a white base to really help the colors pop and added my favorite topcoat Nfu Oh #61 to make the nails sparkle. I then topped off my accent nail with a (fimo) lime slice just like the drink! Unfortunately, I didn't have any orange juice to make a tequila sunrise while doing my mani, so I enjoyed a Blue Point Toasted Lager instead. Close enough!

It's getting hot in here!

It's finally starting to get warm up here in Boston, so felt I had to reflect that with my nails this week. All I wanted was warm, sunny colors. Plus, I just got a huge order from Walgreen's and I try out some of the new colors. Because I'm absolutely in love with gradients right now I did another one, this time with Island Coral, All About You, and Unicorn by Sinful Colors.

From left to right: Island Coral, All About You, and Unicorn

I used Unicorn as the base except for my ring finger where I used Island Coral as an accent. I then used the make-up sponge method (a tutorial can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ibJMow27A) to create the gold glitter gradient, reversing the gradient on the accent nail.

I'm not usually a yellow person, but I really like SC Unicorn. It's still definitely yellow when you look at it but it's subtle. Island Coral and All About You are equally amazing! I wish I had used a slightly warmer yellow, but over all I like the way it turned out.