- Hi guys, I'm Chelsea from Trophy Wife Nail Art
today with Essie and Adore Beauty
we're going to be doing some nail art looks
that you can do at home
using tools that you already have.
- [Maddy] You have a perfect voice.
(laughing)
It's so soothing.
Yeah, it's like, yes tell me more.
- For our first look we're going to be doing
an ombre nail art look
and all you'll need at home is a simple makeup sponge
which we're gonna be using to do the fade.
And the colors that we're gonna be using today
are from the Essie Gel Couture range,
which lasts up to 12 days
and you don't need a base coat
but you do need the top coat.
I always start any nail art look
by cleansing the nail first,
so using a bit of nail polish remover
to clean the nail just to get rid of any oils
or dust or debris will make your manicure last much longer.
Then we're just going to do one coat of your base color,
Gossamer Garments.
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Then we're just gonna let that one dry for a little bit.
Then we're just going to do two coats.
I usually would paint my worst side first,
so that my, I can just get it out of the way. (laughs)
Not really, or you could just clean it up afterwards.
So after your second coat,
you just really wanna make sure that that's quite dry
before you put any other color on.
So, sorry squeaky chair.
For the ombre part of this look,
you will just need something to use as a palette
and your makeup sponge.
Using the very corner of the sponge,
we're just going to paint some of the polish on it
we're using Model Citizen.
And to start with, we're just going to
pop it back on the palette and get rid of some of the paint
so that you just have a little tiny bit on there.
Then, going on the tip of your nail
we're just gonna press really lightly
across just dab it on.
And we're just gonna dab it down the nail.
You just wanna press really lightly so that you don't
damage the wet polish underneath.
I'm gonna go in again.
Again, removing some more of the polish
and you wanna concentrate a bit more of it
at the very tip of the nail.
So then you've got a bit of a faded kind of ombre look.
and then repeat over the rest of the nails.
A lot of people get this done
with a white and a nude for
kind of like a french ombre for weddings
something that's very popular.
I'm just gonna get our normal brush
which you could just get from like a stationary store
or a jeweler shop you just need
just a normal brush dipped in acetone
and you just, if you've got any little bits on the edge
you can clean that.
You can also just use a cotton pad,
just the edge of a cotton pad.
And then using your gel top coat,
starting at the base, we're just gonna brush backwards.
When you put the top coat on
it'll blend all of the color back together as well
so you get a nice, smooth transition.
And then always finish with a cuticle oil.
Just wanna brush it at the bottom of the nail
because we've used some nail polish remover to start
to get all of the oils off,
you might need a little more hydration.
It's good to pop it on your cuticles
because it's where your nail matrix is
where your nail is made so it helps you
have nice, healthy nails.
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They're actually so good
that, it dries so fast it's so easy to do
like sometimes an ombre can be hard
if it's just, if it's too thicky it takes ages to dry
but that, dries really nicely.
For this look we're going to be doing
an abstract look.
The tools that you'll need is just a hairpin
which is, or a bobby pin if you like,
but I find that these hairpins
are nice and flat on the bottom
which is great for doing little dots and things.
We're gonna need a palette again
and just your colors.
So we're going to do a base coat
of the Essie All in One.
So the Essie All in One is both a base coat
and a top coat.
Which is a really nice, thin consistency
so it stays nice and thin under
all of the layers of your colors.
It's always good to use a base coat
Because it protects your nails from staining
and it helps your nails last a lot longer.
Then we're gonna do two coats of Sand Tropez.
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My all time favorite is an Essie color,
I can never remember that periwinkle one.
I think it's Bikini so Teeny.
So that's two coats.
We're just gonna let that dry a little bit
in between doing our art.
Next we're gonna do some abstract shapes
with just the brush that comes with the bottle.
So we're gonna use the color Blanc.
So you don't wanna have too much nail polish
on the brush here.
So you're just gonna wipe it out a few times.
And then we're just gonna do
quite rough, abstract shapes on here.
Just using a really light touch.
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You can go over it again in pieces if you feel like
you need a little bit more coverage
or if you wanna have a few more kind of scratch marks.
Just gonna stop with two here.
Then we're gonna get our color Licorice
which is for our black detailing.
And we're just going to pop the little bit of it
onto our palette.
Then, using your hairpin
we're just gonna pull it apart.
And dip it into the palette.
We're gonna do some little dots
so you can have a little test on your palette first
to make sure that you get some nice, fine dots,
just to test it out.
And we're just going to dot them on the edge
of the shape.
The best part about this look is that you
don't need to be super precise
so you don't need to worry too much about it being perfect
you don't have to have super great art skills
for it to still look really cool.
Now, at this point you can choose
whether or not you go and do it on all of your nails
or you can keep it quite simple
it's supposed to be a minimal look
so we're gonna leave it here today
and we're just going to follow along with a top coat.
So we are going to use the Gel Setter.
You might wanna wait a little bit
just for your colors to dry
just so you don't get any smudging
and a real cane for putting on top coat
is to not be pressing down too hard.
So you're just gonna wanna float the brush across the nail
and not drag the color too much.
And then you're all done!
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So next we're gonna be doing a negative space look
which is usually a clear or really sheer
base color underneath.
And then a stronger color
in some kind of geometric or abstract shape.
So we're just gonna do one really thin base coat
we're going to be using the clear color in Gloss Fit
from the Treat Love and Color range.
This is a really great thing to be using on the base
because it offers you 60 percent less peeling
and 35 percent less breakage
just from one week of wear.
Next for our color we're going to be using
Bordeaux which is a really beautiful deep red.
With this look, we're just going to be doing
a bit of a geometric tip
so it'll be slightly angled.
We're just gonna be using
just the actual brush that came with the bottle.
You can, of course, use different nail art
striping brushes and things like that
but this is just a nice quick easy one.
So we're going to remove a lot of the color
off the brush, really don't wanna have much at all
and just make the brush on the sides super thin.
So we're just going to do this first stroke
as a bit of a guide, you don't have to worry too much
if it's a bit patchy or not perfect
because we can fill it in on our second coat.
We're just gonna start in the corner
and stroke straight across.
That just gives you a bit of a patchy guide.
And then we're just gonna go in and quickly
fill out the edges.
Then we're just gonna carry on and do this
on all of them to give it a chance to dry.
So that is the basis of your look.
As you can see, it's kind of a feature
that the base is clear.
We did the same with the, for Joanna,
for her Christmas nails, which we did a clear
with little snowflakes and snowmen
so you'll have to go back and have a look at those.
We're gonna let that dry a little bit.
With your second application of the color,
you don't want to go as thin as you did before,
but also try and not keep the color too thick
as you still want it to be able to dry
so keep a consistent amount of polish on the brush.
- [Maddy] It's giving me real like,
subtle tango vibes.
(laughing)
Like murderess vibes.
- Yeah it is a little bit, isn't it?
Next we're just gonna go back with our paintbrush
and clean up the edges.
You always wanna do this before you top coat
so that you get a nice clean sheen on the end.
One more advanced tip I guess
if you feel super confident
if you have a nice flat top brush,
and you feel like you've made any little mistakes
on the outside of your straight line,
you can use this brush
with a little bit of nail polish remover
and then just quickly go in and clean up around the line.
Next we're just gonna finish with a clear top coat.
We're gonna be using the Gel Setter
which is a bit more of a nice thicker shiny consistency.
I always find that a top coat
always really makes the nail art look so much better.
And then you're done!
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And lastly, to finish, don't forget about those cuticles.
Cuticle oil also is really great
if it's applied every day.
Apply the cuticle oil and you can also
rub it into the nail itself
and it'll stop the nail from drying out
and you might get a longer wear out of your polish.
The few things that I would really
say to take away from this are
always use a base coat and a top coat as well
to make it last longer,
always use a cuticle oil
even if you don't have any polish on your nails
it's really great to help the growth of your nails
and to keep them healthy,
and always to start by cleansing the nail.
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The end. (laughs)
Thanks so much for watching
we'd love to see the looks that you create yourself
so just tag adorebeauty in any of your looks
or send them a DM,
and we would love to see them.
Good luck.
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