GOT Polish Challenge: Dots: gradient red and coral dots
It’s dots today in the Golden Oldie Thursday (GOT) Polish Challenge. I was going to recreate my lovely dotted manicure that I did back last September and I pulled out some different colours to try out....
View ArticleFingerFood’s Theme Weeks: Dots & Stripes: Black & White
It’s dots and stripes in this week’s FingerFood’s Theme Buffet challenge. I was inspired to do this manicure by a dress I saw. At first I created the stripes only, and it looked like the Pizza Express...
View ArticleGOT Polish Challenge: Ruffle: Holographic Ruffle
I’m grateful to the Golden Oldie Thursday (GOT) Polish Challenge today for making me attempt a technique I have never tried before: the ruffle manicure. I used the four Color Club 2013 Halo Hues that I...
View ArticleGOT Polish Challenge: Yellow: Polka Dots
For the Golden Oldie Thursday (GOT) Polish Challenge this week, the theme is yellow or peach. I don’t have many of either polish, so it was fairly easy to choose one to use. I left this manicure very...
View ArticlePurple, Silver and Black Skittlette: Random Untried: Never-ending Pile Challenge
It’s time for a random untried in the Never-ending Pile challenge. And I’ve used two for this one! My first untried is the purple: Rimmel Purple Reign. It’s a lovely shade of purple that has an almost...
View ArticleCiaté Cupcake Queen with glequins: Hot Pink: GOT Polish Challenge
I seem to be wearing a lot of pinks and corals at the moment. Seeing as I’ve always considered pink to be my least favourite colour (after the abhorrence that is green, of course), that’s surprising....
View ArticleOrange Roses and Polka Dots
I thought I’d have another go at a roses and polka dots combination, and was inspired by a manicure I saw on Pinterest (see below) to change my roses a little and have them grouped together. I love...
View ArticleMulti-coloured Polka Dots over Black
Renowned nail artist Michelle Humphrey (who paints Lily Allen’s nails) recently posted some nails she called “disco dots”. Now, I remember the disco era (a bit too well), and I recall having a piece of...
View ArticleGlitter placement: muti-coloured neon dots
I haven’t had time in the past couple of weeks to do my nails with anything more than plain colours. I’ve been busy with work, and my husband also had gastric flu for five days, which meant I was...
View ArticlePerfect polka dots (the cheat’s way!) over Chanel Mirabella
Look at those perfect polka dots! Now, before you think I’ve become all conceited and boastful, I’ll explain that they’re only perfect because they are round glitters. Fab eh? I can now have perfectly...
View ArticleGreen dots (52 Week Challenge)
In the 52 Week Pick n Mix Challenge this week the themes are dots and 3 shades of purple. I told my son I was going to do a dotticure, and he picked me out some blues. But I – rather...
View ArticleBlack and White Dots | 40 Great Nail Art Ideas
Today, the 40 Great Nail Art Ideas theme is black and white, and my personal pattern is dots. My black and white dots weren’t created with a dotting tool though, but with stencils. I painted a base of...
View ArticlePeach, Cream and Navy Dotted Half Moons | Twinsie Tuesday
The Twinsie Tuesday group is back with dotticures this week and I have created a peach, cream and navy dotted half moons manicure. The peach base is Nella Milano Peach Schnapps. Onto that I have added...
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