r/NailArt • u/LogNarrow8795 • 8h ago

Ombré/Gradient In need of help

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I’m try to get a good blue gradient but nothing seems to work. I soaked the sponge in alcohol, used pat gel which wiped off immediately after 60 secs under uv

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u/Lycorispink 8h ago

I usually just paint the base as one of the colors I want, cure, then lightly pat with sponge (extremely tiny amount) with another and cure again, if there is a third color I want I just keep doing that while very lightly building on it, in the end once you apply top coat it smooths the whole thing over visually

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u/jenniferlynn462 3h ago

I don’t think you need to soak the sponge in alcohol? That’s what I use to remove uncured gel from stuff.

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u/famousfrowaway 4h ago

Make sure the nail is buffed enough to allow the gel to be able to stick to it.

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u/ProteinPrincessx 4h ago

It’s possible that isn’t pat gel and is just pots of gel colour. I had the same issue with one of the palettes I bought, and it looks like the same consistency as mine that didn’t work.

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u/Spare-Cry7273 3h ago

It's pat gel. I got the same one

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u/respectfullyhellyeah 4h ago

I just went through this struggle! I found a combo of a sponge and using a nail art brush worked really well to make the gradient seamless. It takes a while but the key for me was lots of layering of small amount of paint.

I would add a little color, blend it as best I can, put it under UV for ten seconds, and repeat until satisfied. It helped from having the sponge soak up everything or having the polish move

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u/MountainFig7244 54m ago

I have given up on trying to use gels for gradient designs. Pigment powder has been a game changer for me.