here is an easy mani using a dotting tool, if you dont have a dotting tool, you can use many different items, a bobby pin or a dressmakers pin stuck to a pencil eraser works decently. If you are in the market for some dotting tool, Born Pretty has a nice set of multi-sized dotting tools.
( pardon moi cuticles......I am trying to keep my camera non-greasy lol )
This photo is without Top Coat..... I think the texture of the circles looks really cool w/o TC
stuff I used; Sally Hansen Salon Dorien Grey, Xtreme Wear Blue It, Blue Me Away, Marine Scene
I found this lovely SHS polish at Walmart for $7.97......................
Just Kidding! I found it on the bargain rack for $1.00
While there is definitly some beautiful colours in the Sally Hansen Salon Manicure collection - but there is no friggen way I would pay more than 3 bucks at full price for these. Thats why I paired this polish up with the the Sally Hansen polish you should purchase - X-treme Wear. When I was adding dots to this manicure The X-treme Wear polish was drying before the Fancy $$$ SH Salon polish did! I did an experiment covering a full nail with the SH Salon polish and the Xtreme Wear and the X-treme Wear polish STILL dried faster.
I used a dressmakers pin stuck intot the end of a pencil eraser for the large blue dots
I used my regular dotting tool to add various sized dots of Sally Hansen Blue Me Away
Then I added Marine Scene, being sure to overlap some of these dots because this polish is sheer and will add a bit of depth especially over Sally Hansen Blue it
I really Really like this, I saw something simialr on Pinterest ( DON'T go there ) and had to copy ASAP
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That looks ace! I don't have the patience to let all the dots dry properly so i always end up with smudged designs if I try any! :(
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Thanks I am impatient, too - so I usually browse everyone els's blogs when I am waiting for my nails to dry.
DeleteI'm loving these kinds of doticures lately.. soo pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank-you = After a couple of practice nails, its not that hard!
DeleteLooks great! I love dot manicures
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love dot mani's, so simple and easy
DeleteThe texture without the top coat does look really neat! Love the dots!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I like texture in some of my manicures.
DeleteI love this!! I want to recreate it myself!! How fun would it be using different shades of colors? I would love to do this with greens
ReplyDeleteThank-you = I had actually planned on this mani being green dots, then switchd to blue at the last minute
DeleteLove it xx
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Thank you!
DeleteI love this! Such a cute idea and you did a great job on it!
ReplyDeleteThanks - it was very easy to do.
DeleteI love dotticures like this were the dots are all different sizes!! So cool, and the colors you chose for this are perfect. Definitely reminds me of rain drops =)
ReplyDeleteI like this mani!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeletePerfect for this Spring weather!
ReplyDeleteThanks, It's rainy, cold and gloomy right now where I live.
DeleteI've missed your posts! Looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI missed posting!!!!!!!!!
Deletegreat dotty design!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I like the sound of that " dotty design "
DeleteThis is great! Simple but it makes an impact, love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, your right it is simple but does make a big impact, especially with strongly contrasting colours!
DeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so awesome! I really want to try this myself! thanks for the inspiration
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