Gradients and glitters

I always paint my own nails. I simply don't have the money to have them done professionally and I also like doing my own nails. I have quite the nail polish collection as well. A couple of months ago I bought my first set of Essence Twins, a set of two bottles of nail polish, one being the base color and the other the top glitter coat. They match well together. But this time, I tried something different. I have bought more of these Essence Twins sets last month and now I tried combining two colors, topped with a glitter coating. I started out with a pink base coat. Then I added a gradient with purple, at the ends of my nails. When all dried up, I added the glitter coat. It looks a lot better in real life than it does on the photos. But I'm proud nonetheless. The only downside to nail polish is that the nail polish comes off easily when I go swimming. And swimming is a necessary and appreciated weekly tradition these days.