Gelish Exhale with Glitter Fade Tips

Gelish Exhale plus silver glitter fade

Here's another example of a glitter fade.  Feathering the glitter out from the tips gave a striking appearance to this deep mauve color.  The manicure pictured was done using basic CND Shellac and Harmony Gelish supplies, and silver glitter that was purchased at my local craft store.

Supplies Used:

• CND Shellac Base Coat
• CND Schellac Top Coat
• Harmony Gelish color: Exhale
• Silver craft glitter (the finer the better)
• Acetone
• UV nail lamp

How to do it yourself:

1. Paint nails with one coat CND Shellac Base and cure in lamp for 10 seconds.
2. Paint nails with 2 coats Gelish Exhale and cure for 120 seconds after each coat.
3. Dip the CND Shellac Top Coat brush in the silver glitter and paint the tips of the nails with a thick layer of glitter.  Let tips sit for about a minute and then use the Top Coat brush to make quick brush strokes down the length of the nail to produce the fade.  Cure in lamp for 120 seconds. Wipe any remaining glitter from the brush before moving on to step 4.
4. Paint nails with one coat CND Shellac Top Coat and cure in lamp for 120 seconds.
5. Wipe nails with acetone to set.

CND Shellac Beau with Glitter Fade

CND Schellac in Beau plus silver craft glitter

A glitter fade looks nice on long or short nails, and is very simple to do!  The manicure pictured was done using basic CND Shellac supplies and silver glitter that was purchased at my local craft store.

Supplies Used:

• CND Shellac Base Coat
• CND Schellac Top Coat
• CND Shellac color: Beau
• Silver craft glitter (the finer the better)
• Acetone
• UV nail lamp

How to do it yourself:

1. Paint nails with one coat CND Shellac Base and cure in lamp for 10 seconds.
2. Paint nails with 2 coats CND Shellac Beau and cure for 120 seconds after each coat.
3. Dip the CND Shellac Top Coat brush in the silver glitter and paint the tips of the nails with a thick layer of glitter.  Let tips sit for about a minute and then use the Top Coat brush to make quick brush strokes down the length of the nail to produce the fade.  Cure in lamp for 120 seconds. Wipe any remaining glitter from the brush before moving on to step 5.
4. If you feel the coverage is not enough, you may repeat step 3. (The manicure pictured here took 2 coats of glitter.)
5. Paint nails with one coat CND Shellac Top Coat and cure in lamp for 120 seconds.
6. Wipe nails with acetone to set.