Corn Snake Inspired Manicure

It's Monday, so I figured I'd do a "manicure Monday" post. This week I looked to my pet corn snake, Rufus, for inspiration.

 

 He is an amelanistic corn snake (which is also referred to as an albino corn snake). I love his markings, and have been meaning to try to do a mani that would do him justice for a while. He was not feeling much like a model today, so it was hard to get a picture where he and I were both in focus.

I tried for an ombre nail pattern. I put 2 coats of L.A. Colors white (energy source, I think). Then I sponged on Sally Hanson Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Mellow Yellow, Sun Kissed, and Cherry Red, to get the gradient effect. I still have a ways to go before I master this technique, and I wasn't happy with the way it looked, so I put a layer of China Glaze Ray-daint on top. It was just the effect I was looking for, and really made my nails pop! Then I slapped on some topcoat. The pictures don't really do it justice, but it's hard to capture any of the super glittery polishes accurately in a photo.

Thanks for reading!