Brown and nude polka dots

Hi guys,

I felt inspired to do a polka dot mani the other day, so here it is!

The polishes I used are 2 cheapies I picked up in Budapest. Their quality was so bad I won't even mention their names or the brand.

Left hand:      Nude base with brown polka dots on thumb, middle finger and pinkie.
                      Brown base with nude polka dots on index and ring finger.

Right hand:   Brown base with nude polka dots on thumb, middle finger and pinkie.
                     Nude base with brown polka dots on index and ring finger.

Left hand

Left hand

Left hand

Right hand

Thanks for reading and have a nice Sunday :)

Tape Mani 1

Hello again!

I've been wanting to try a tape mani in such a long time. I've been eyeballing them for a couple of weeks, especially those done by Nailside here on Blogspot. 

You must check her blog out: http://nailside.blogspot.com/. She posted a few tutorials for these "explosion" manis.

The polishes I used are:

• Base:       China Glaze's Sunset Sail
• Phase 1:   Nivea Calcium Power in Hot Coral (#43)
• Phase 2:   China Glaze's Aztec Orange

This is my first attempt, so please be indulgent!

Phase 1:   All the pictures were taken in natural daylight (late PM).

Phase 2:   All the pictures were taken in natural daylight (late PM).

Polka dots on Pure Porcelain

Hi,

I thought I'd give my Pure Porcelain mani a summery edge by adding a polka dot design to it before I change my polish.

I chose several China Glaze lacquers for the dots:

• Electric pineapple (a vivid greenish light yellow from the Summer 2011 collection)
• Secrect Peri-wink-Le (a dark periwinkle blue with deep lavendar undertones)
• For Audrey (a robin's egg blue supposed to be the exact same color as Tiffany's packaging)
• Westside warrior (a warm and dark army green from the Fall 2011 collection)

Enjoy!

Photo 1:   Outdoors, natural daylight (PM)

Photo 2:   Outdoors, natural daylight (PM)

Photo 3:   Outdoors, natural daylight (PM)

Photo 4:   Indoors, artifial lighting, with flash.

Nail design 2: Abstract French mani

Hi guys,

Here is another easy nail design with a French twist! Follow the steps if you want to try it out.

1) Place in  front of you everything you will be needing (basecoat, 2 nail polishes of your choice, topcoat, orangewood stick + remover for cleanup)

2) Apply your basecoat and let it dry a few minutes

3) Apply your base color,  2 coats of it, letting each one dry a couple of minutes. I used OPI's beautiful Classic from the Designer Series (OPI DS). I love that color and the holographic effect it has!

4) With the other nail polish you chose for this mani, paint the tip of your nail. You can do it freehanded or use a French manicure stencil sticker, it's up to you and your dexterity!

4) No it's time for some polka dotting!
Place a drop of the polish you chose for your French tip on a sheet of paper, dip your dotting tool in it and start placing dots on your nails. I did 3 dots on each nail (lengthwise) and stopped right above the French tip. The polish I chose is OPI's Mermaid's tears, a beautiful dusty turquoisy-green polish from the Pirates collections. Love that color!

5) Once the polka dots are dry, take the polish you used as a base color and place a drop of it on your sheet of paper. Dip your dotting tool/bobby pin in the drop and place a very small polka dot in the center of the already existing dots on your nails.

6) Apply your topcoat after a couple of minutes of drying time and you are redy to go!

Hope you enjoyed this!

Nail design 1: Polka dots

Hi guys,

Here is an easy nail design you can do with any colors you desire. Just follow the steps and you'll be good to go!

The colors I used are:

Hands:


Base:              China Glaze's Light as air
Polka dots:     Electric pineapple (China Glaze), Secrect-Peri-Wink-Le (China Glaze), OPI's Sparrow me the drama, Nivea's Hot Coral



Feet:


Base:              Hey Sailor (China Glaze)
Polka dots:     Mermaid's tears (OPI), Alpine snow (OPI), Starboard (China Glaze), Electric pineapple (China Glaze)


Follow these easy steps:


1) Prepare everything you will be needing (your basecoat, 3-5 polishes of your choice, a dotting tool or a bobby pin, a topcoat, an orangewood stick + cotton ball + remover for cleanup)

2) Apply a basecoat to your nails, any one will do the job (You can even use your nail hardener as a base, that's what I do with OPI's Nail Envy), and let it dry a couple of minutes.

3) Apply 2 coats of your base color polish, letting each coat dry for a couple of minutes (I used China Glaze's Light as air, a beautiful light lavendar with grey-bluish undertones)

4) Take one of the other polishes you chose for this mani and place a drop of it on a sheet of clean paper. Then, dip your dotting tool (or the rounded off end part of a bobby pin) in the drop of polish and start placing dots on your nails. If the polish on your tool gets thick and goopy, just clean it off with some remover and a tissue. Repeat step 4 with the other colors

5) The polka dots take a few minutes to dry, so you might need to wait a bit before applying your topcoat.

Have fun!