Not all ombre nails need to be clean and orderly. Add a touch of rawness to your nail art by highlighting the painterly quality of the nail design. To get this effect, press down on your sponge harder at the ends of your nail and dab lightly towards the top and middle of your sponge. You might also want to skip a second coat for the top colors, and only go in a second time with your darker polish at the tips.
Nude nails are fabulous, but sometimes a girl needs a pop of color in her life. Enhance the ombre nails design by adding a soft touch of color to the tips like this Tiffany blue, for a gorgeous and understated gradient.
Want nail art that looks ultra luxe? Combine your favorite white nail polish with a metallic gold hue, and you've got yourself a million-dollar ombre nails design to make you feel all sorts of swanky.
Worried about totally bombing your ombre nails? Start with pretty pastel polishes. The light and airy colors are less noticeable if you have an oopsie, plus they're just really pretty to look at. (For extra help on this design, check out creator, Hannah Weir's, three-minute tutorial.
Speaking of pastel ombre nails, this dreamy gradient is another gorgeous way to play up the soft colors with the mesmerizing ombre effect. Nadia Alicia created this nail design using OPI Nail Lacquer in My Very First Knockwurst, I'm Such a Budapest and Butter London Nail Polish in Kerfuffle.
