cloud gradient

i promised i would add something to jazz up yesterday's plain old pastel creme mani, and i did! check out the results of my first-ever attempt at a gradient.

not too shabby, right? i followed nailasaurus's infamous gradient tutorial. love this tutorial for being easy enough for novices like me to follow. i tried using an eyeshadow applicator sponge on my thumb (not pictured), but found that a regular makeup sponge worked way better and made the gradient smoother. 

oh yeah, the colors i used were revlon top speed cloud (from yesterday) and china glaze secret peri-wink-le for the gradient.

while sitting in church last sunday, i noticed an uncanny resemblance to a pretty blue sky:

totally blends in with my church bulletin!