Velvet Sand with Ombre

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$1) Start with prep of nails\n2) For this design, I wanted to get gradient background. So I applied a pink gel polish onto the left side and a blue one onto the right side (do not cure!) \n$

1) Start with prep of nails\n2) For this design, I wanted to get gradient background. So I applied a pink gel polish onto the left side and a blue one onto the right side (do not cure!) \n

3) With a large brush (I used a clean brush from my old gel polish), I mixed adjoining colors in the centre moving from the top to the bottom several times. Cured

$4) To get thick and bright colors, I did two more layers using the way described above and cured each of them\n5) When I was happy with my gradient, I top coated the nail, cured and carefully removed the tacky layer\n$

4) To get thick and bright colors, I did two more layers using the way described above and cured each of them\n5) When I was happy with my gradient, I top coated the nail, cured and carefully removed the tacky layer\n

6) The next purpose was to create a bicolor pattern and make it look like colorful sand. I used a small brush, blue and pink gel polishes. I took a big enough amount of gel polishes and created a blue pattern on the pink side of the nail and a pink pattern on the blue side (do not cure). I poured clear acrylic powder onto the pattern and cured