Purple & Black Gradient

Did you know that gradients are the only nail art I can do? Yep. I suck at nail art. Not that I try very often. Anyways, today I'm showing you a purple & black gradient I did. The base color is Illamasqua Stance, which I let completely dry (overnight, with fast dry top coat too). Then I used a makeup wedge sponge to blend Verity Deep Violet and Cult Nails Nevermore into the tips, for a cool effect.

Please ignore the bubbles and apparently stray glitter.. I guess my top coat is not my friend today :(

What do you think? Have you ever tried gradients?