Bubblegum Little Sun nails
A little sun in Milk Bath on Bubblegum, rays drawn as short strokes around a filled centre.
3 bottles: Bubblegum, Milk Bath and Deep Fuchsia. Bubblegum and Milk Bath are close in tone, so the design is tonal rather than graphic. It shows up in daylight and softens indoors. The bottles are not all the same finish (crème and sheer), so the pattern picks up light differently from the ground.
On a squoval the design has real width to work across, and the rounded corners are what stop the straight walls catching on things.
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How to paint Bubblegum Little Sun nails
- 1 Buff, dehydrate and base coat, then cure. Two thin coats of Bubblegum, curing each one.
- 2 Fill the Milk Bath centre, cure, then add short rays around it at uneven lengths.
- 3 Gloss top coat, cure, then cuticle oil once it is out of the lamp.
Questions about Bubblegum Little Sun
Is Bubblegum Little Sun hard to do at home?
Yes. There is no freehand work that has to be accurate. Budget about 30 minutes for a full set, and three colours means three chances for something to bleed, so cure between each one rather than working wet on wet.
What polish do I need for Bubblegum Little Sun?
3 bottles: Bubblegum (crème), Milk Bath (sheer) and Deep Fuchsia (crème). Plus a base coat and a gloss top coat, which every design here assumes you already have.
Does Bubblegum Little Sun work on short nails?
A squoval works short: you lose canvas width rather than length, so the motif just sits closer together.
How many coats does Bubblegum Little Sun need?
More than you would expect. Milk Bath is translucent, so the colour builds over three thin coats rather than covering in two. Stop wherever you like the depth — that is the point of a sheer.