Saturday, January 19, 2013

Sponged Nails

One of my favorite, go-to techniques is sponging. It's so easy and always ends up looking really cool. Added bonus? It's SUPER hard to screw up! I used the same technique for my Zoya Gilty nails and my (ready for a throwback?!) Galaxy nails. To complete this look, polish a base coat of color on each nail. I used two coats of Zoya Raven on my accent nail and two coats of OPI Your Royal Shine-ness on the rest of my nails.

OPI Your Royal Shine-ness

Then, choose some colors to go over your base color(s). I usually choose between four and six colors. After you have your colors ready, rip a makeup sponge into small pieces. They are usually just a little smaller than the size of my pinkie nail. You don't need much, just enough of a piece to dip it in a blob of polish! I usually work with my darker colors first, but that's just preference. I also tape around the sides of my nails to aid in cleanup. 

I hold the sponge piece with a pair of tweezers and I just drop a blob of polish onto a piece of paper to begin. Dab the sponge into the blob and then blot it off a little on the paper. Then, you're set to go! You can dab it all over, in spots, however you'd like! Like I said, it's hard to mess it up! First, I used Zoya Song on all of my nails. Then, I followed with Zoya Kotori on my accent nail. I stopped with my accent nail then and continued with the rest of my nails. After Song, I used OPI Black Onyx, Zoya Ginessa, Zoya Kotori, and OPI DS Coronation, in that order. Finally, I finished this up with top coat, which really smooths the whole look out! 

These colors looked so great together and they actually ended up looking like the beginning of Galaxy nails. I was actually using colors that represent my favorite hockey team (the only sport I like), which is playing its first home game today! YAY! Enjoy! :)

Sponged Nails

Sponged Nails

Zoya Kotori

Tampa Bay Lightning Nails

Sponge Nails

20 comments:

  1. January 19, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    Gorgeous!! And it does look very much like galaxy nails. :)

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    1. January 19, 2013 at 12:07 PM

      Thank you so much! :)

  • January 19, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    That is SO freaking cool!!! I agree that they look like galaxy nails :) SO gorgeous lady!!! :D

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    1. January 19, 2013 at 12:08 PM

      Thank you! :)

  • January 19, 2013 at 11:15 AM

    Fun manicure!

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    1. January 19, 2013 at 12:08 PM

      Thanks! :)

  • January 19, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    Beautiful! Great job. Wow.

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    1. January 20, 2013 at 11:54 AM

      Thank you! :)

  • January 19, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    Turning into a blue fan so I'm loving these! I gotta get makeup sponges so I can do this again!

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    1. January 20, 2013 at 11:54 AM

      Definitely do it again! :)

  • January 20, 2013 at 5:39 AM

    Love it!

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    1. January 20, 2013 at 11:54 AM

      Thanks, Karine! :)

  • January 20, 2013 at 6:02 AM

    Awesome! I love galaxy nails :)

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    1. January 20, 2013 at 11:55 AM

      Thank you! I love galaxy nails, too! :)

  • January 21, 2013 at 3:46 PM

    Oh wow, that looks fantastic! Great job with your galaxy nails! :-)

    ~ Yun

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    1. January 21, 2013 at 9:44 PM

      Thank you very much! :)

  • January 21, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    i love this technique! and this is a gorgeous color combo! i loved the base colors even by themselves!

    new follower (:
    www.pamperedwithpolish.com

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    1. January 21, 2013 at 9:45 PM

      Thank you! I love it too; it's so easy! Glad to have you here! :)

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