 | Supplies: - Nail polishes - Black, dark gray, gray, white, and glittery silver (I used Wet n Wild Black Cream, Zoya Kelly, Petites Color Fever Vintage Gray, Wet n Wild French White Cream, Sinful Colors Out of This World) - Sponge - different types will work for this, but I used an artificial sea foam sponge - Q-tip for clean up - Tweezers for holding the sponge (if you use a small piece) |
 | Step 1: - Cut off a few pieces of the sponge |
 | Step 2: - Apply a base coat and - Apply desired number of base color coats - Shown here is 1 coat of WnW Black Cream |
 | Step 3: - Put a few drops of the dark gray on a piece of paper (or other work surface) and work the color into the sponge by dabbing it. |
 | Step 4: - Lightly tap the sponge on the nail from tip towards the base, leaving about 1/4 of the base unsponged. - Add in small amounts until satisfied with the look |
 | Step 5: - Work the lighter gray color into another side of the sponge (or a clean sponge piece) |
 | Step 6: - Lightly tap on the nail starting from tip and going about half way down. - Add a little bit at a time to get the desired effect |
 | Step 7: - Work the white polish into the sponge as before |
 | Step 8: - Tap the white on the tip of the nail |
 | Step 9: - This step is optional, but to give the gradient some glitter and sparkle, work a silvery color into the sponge. |
 | Step 10: - VERY LIGHTLY tap on the nail. - I put a little bit too much and ended up muting the black and the dark gray out (compare to to original manicure to see what it should have looked like :)) |
 | Step 11: - With a Q-tip or a brush dipped in nail polish remover/acetone, clean up the cuticles |
 | All Done! - Add a top coat and you are done! |
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! As always I would love comments and feedback so that I can improve :)
Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)
