The Ultimate Fall Leaves Gradient Nail Art

You guys, I love fall. And I love the fact that I get to work in a town with the most beautiful trees. I mean take a look at my background on my iPhone, I truly love these trees.



These trees are the Chinese Pistache, and Los Altos is full of them. They are green most of the year, and then every year in November, the leaves turn from green to yellow to the most magnificent neon orange-red. So in honor of these trees, I created a matching manicure.



I mean I love this manicure so much, not only am I currently wearing it, I was originally going to wait to show you all this until Wednesday (to stick to my normal posting schedule). But I literally could not wait to share with you the amazingness that is this manicure. I think this might be my most favorite nail art ever!!!



To start this manicure I did two coats of Sally Hansen OMGhost (which has a great formula, except for some minor bubbling, and is especially great for stamping). After that I sponged on a gradient of Zoya Shawn, Kiko Melon 356 and OPI Red Lights Ahead Where (which is I think my most favorite coral creme of all time, see my blog header).



And then, because I still am super critical of my gradient, I added a layer of China Glaze Fairy Dust, because Fairy Dust covers a multitude of mistakes. To finish it all off, I stamped my favorite fall stamp ever, Bundle Monster BM H-11. I still feel like my gradient skills need some work, but practice makes perfect and I just truly love this manicure to death!



I never want to take this off, I am so in love with it! What do you guys think? I know a lot of us are all working on holiday nails in preparation for the fun holiday season, but I just can't get over fall. I haven't quite accepted winter is coming, because really in California, does winter ever really arrive?

Fall Leaves Nail Art

Now an ode to my favorite part of fall, the changing of the leaves.

 

I work in Los Altos, where every fall the streets are lined with the most beautiful trees!



To start I picked my favorite fall leaf colored holos and created a beautiful skittle!!!



From thumb to pinky, I am wearing KBShimmer Whole Lava Lovin', Smitten Polish The First Lobster, KBShimmer Rust No One, Joss Alternate Dimension and KBShimmer Run It's The Coppers.



I once again used my Bundle Monster BM-H11 plate for the leaf image, one of my most favorite fall stamps, an in my opinion, THE best fall plate.



And in the sun it was the most spectacular! I just absolutely LOVED this manicure and I hope you did too!

I'd love to see your fall nail looks, share them with me on my Facebook page!

P.S. My nail polish giveaway is ongoing through this week, so check it out and enter if you haven't had the chance yet!

ILNP Atomic Sherbert

Welcome to all about fall week here at Newsie Nail Novice. This week I'm showing you my favorite fall looks that I have been working on.

To start, today I'll be sharing with you the wondrous polish that is ILNP Atomic Sherbert!



Atomic Sherbert is a lovely pumpkin orange, perfect for Halloween and fall! And it is a linear holo to boot! After putting this shade on, it reminded me so much of pumpkins, I decided to add an appropriate fall stamp.



Using Zoya Black Swan, I stamped this pumpkin and leaf design using Bundle Monster BM-H11 from the holiday stamp. If you are looking for a fall stamping plate to purchase, this is it.

You'll see a manicure in which I used that leaf design later in the week.

 

The thing I love most about fall is the leaves changing colors, the smell of a freshly carved pumpkin and the excitement in the air as it starts to cool and students go back to school. Fall evokes so many nostalgic memories, it truly is my favorite season. Which is why I'm so excited to show you all my fall looks this week! Fall is THE best!

 

Application: Atomic Sherbert was on the sheerer side so I needed three coats for this opacity. I used KBShimmer Clearly on Top to top coat the look.

Where to purchase: You can purchase Atomic Sherbert, and a whole bunch of other beautiful colors from the ILNP website. Atomic Sherbert retails for $10. You can purchase Bundle Monster plates from their website. I got this plate in their holiday set, but you can purchase it alone for $1.99.

So what is your favorite part of fall? Are you creating some festive fall nails? Share them with me on my Facebook page!

P.S. My nail polish giveaway is ongoing through this week, so check it out and enter if you haven't had the chance yet!