I have missed a Monday or two, but I am back this week with a new challenge. This week we are doing Polka Dots. Yet another mani I have not tried. I wanted to do some thing a little different than just putting some dots on a plain base. I also wanted to step away from the Spring colors and get back to some of my favs. I have this wonderful blue called Blue Year's Eve from China Glaze. I decided to pair it with some silver. I used SH Extreme Wear in Celeb City. It's a great one coater. Not real good for stamping though :(
I applied 3 coats of Blue Years Eve, wish it was a one coater too, but it's not. I did a coat of SV and then taped off my nails diagonally and painted the lower half silver. I added my dots along the tape line in opposite colors then filled in with smaller dots and topped with a coat of SV. This would have looked better if my blue was a once coater like the silver. The thickness would have been more uniform. All in all, I say not bad for my first try. Thoughts?
Base Coat: Seche Retain
Base Color: China Glaze Blue Year's Eve
Accent Color: SH Extreme Wear Celeb City
Top Coat: Seche Vite
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I did not create this design. I saw it some where and couldn't remember where. But thanks to Nicole, now I know :) You can see the original design over at Nail Polish Wars. Thanks Nicole for bringing this to my attention and thanks for the great design :)
I see what you meen with tickness, but you know what?! This is a very original polka dots manicure!! =)**
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Great minds think alike!
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I knew I had seen this some where and I couldn't remember where. Thanks for the link. I will add it to the post. I am new to this and want to make sure I don't step on any toes :)
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