25 September 2014

31 Day Nail Art Challenge, Day 8: Polka Dot Nail Art

Hello guys! Today I have potentially one of my favorite manicures that I have ever done! The prompt for Day 8 of the challenge is "polka dots", and I decided to keep it simple by just doing plain ol' polka dots. (But I picked some pretty cute colors!)


I started with a base of Essie Take it Outside (which I just recently reviewed), and with my large dotting tool, I dotted on Essie Urban Jungle, China Glaze At Vase Value, and China Glaze Feel the Breeze. I topped it all off with matte top coat, which made the overall manicure look super soft and pastel-y.


How is this potentially one of my favorite manicures of all time, you ask? Well, besides totally loving this color scheme (definitely reminds me of ice cream!), I'm really pleased that the polka dots are pretty well lined up. It's surprisingly difficult to make even polka dots!


It actually took me a long time to figure out the right color scheme for this manicure. Usually I try to pick colors of the same brand, or at least from the same season, but these colors are all over the place! (a spring polish, two summer polishes, and a fall polish!) And yet, I think they go together really nicely.


This manicure has definitely inspired me to practice more dotticures. I really love the simplicity of dotted manicures!


Here are the colors I used. They are all from HB Beauty Bar, and you can get them (and anything else you order there!) for 15% off with the code POLISHCHALLENGE at checkout.

Don't forget to check out what Meghan and Lindsey have created for Day 8 of the challenge!





26 comments:

  1. Oh my! I love it!

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  2. I love this! The colours are so beautiful :)

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  3. What cute polka dot nails! Love how big the dots are and that there matte.

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  4. Cute and pretty, I wish I could do such even and evenly placed dots! I love the colors you combined into this mani.

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  5. OMG <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
    Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    Cute & GORGEOUS <3 <3
    LOve it!

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  6. LOL! I am glad you like it. Thank you!

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  7. Thank you! I almost didnt mattify them, but I am so glad I did!

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  8. Love these! Especially the bright colors paired with neutrals. Well done!

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  9. Love that you mattified this look!

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  10. OMG, I love the mattified look... GORGEOUS

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  11. This is so beautiful! Your application makes the nails look like wraps - they are perfect! Such lovely colours too. So jealous we didn't come up with this! Emma&Jo.xx

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  12. Haha thank you! I am glad I didn't keep it shiny ;)

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  13. Thank you so much! I can't resist mattifying nail art, hehe!

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  14. Oh what a sweet compliment, thank you!

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  15. Oh yes! This mani is so beautiful <3

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  16. You're absolutely right - those colours are SO Good together! And I looove the matte look! <3

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  17. Beautiful mani! I tried to create a similar look using my largest dotter out of a set and I can't even come close to the look you have perfected here. What kind or brand of dotting tool did you use to make the polka dots so large?

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