Thursday, January 20, 2011

Polka dot tips - black and white

TOPCOAT?: See Below
SOURCE: Diamond Cosmetics - White, I'm Raven About You (black), Sunset in Sedona (index accent)
COMMENTS: I've wanted to do black and white polka dot tips for a loooong time! I'm so glad I ended up getting around to it. Love this!

I must cite some of my inspiration though. These are bloggers/blog posts that have inspired this mani:
Tartofraises - This post
And more recently, Chloe0602/Erika - This post
There are many others - I'm sorry, I can't remember them now!
Here's my version - before topcoat:

Fun! Even my short right thumbnail (silly vertical split) joined in:

After topcoat. Got some smudging before I realized I should just topcoat the tip first then come back and do the whole nail!



at 9:46:00 PM
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17 comments:

  1. TamiJanuary 20, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Love the mani. Your pictures are fantastic. What kind of camera do you own.

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  2. AngelesJanuary 20, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    So cute, I love it!
    I'll copy your mani... ;-)
    Hugs from Barcelona

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  3. UnknownJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    I love your polka dots! Great pictures :D

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  4. AmyGraceJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Looking great! =)

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  5. mrsrexyJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Dots looks great!

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  6. TierneyJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    This is looks AWESOME. I love it!!!

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  7. DanielleJanuary 21, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    super cute , my doting tools are in the mail, can't wait till they arrive :)

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  8. FreshieJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Fun! I really like how it turned out~

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  9. UnknownJanuary 21, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    VERY nice! Love how you added just a little bit of red.

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  10. LianeJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    I love it! I did something like this a little while back and it looked wicked until I added the top coat. Smudge city - and I don't know how to remedy this :-(
    Your dots always look so neat and precise.

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  11. ABOP LaquerloveJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    Thanks for the comments! I'm still wearing and loving this mani right now!
    @Tami: I sent you an email with my camera details.

    @Ash-Lilly: I try to wait as long as possible after putting dots on my mani before using topcoat. In this case I put the dots on then hopped on the treadmill for about 15-20 minutes. Then I put the topcoat on - I try to work with a large "bead" of topcoat on the brush so the actual brush doesn't touch the nail. It's best to avoid going over the same area twice too, but I'm not so good at that!

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  12. CamilleJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    I love your design! I tagged you back on my blog! =)
    http://fillmyheadwithglitter.blogspot.com/

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  13. ShortAndSweetNailsJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    Super cute!!! :)

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  14. Nail Dazzler Nails January 22, 2011 at 6:00 AM

    your pictures are really good my camera depends on the days sometimes takes pictures ok sometimes not. Love this manicure

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  15. Nail NoirJanuary 22, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    I love the dots! So adorable.

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  16. BellasUnhaseCiaJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    Ficou muito bonito!!!
    beijos

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  17. AllThingsNails!January 23, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    Great job! I love it. I haven't done a french tip in years; I miss the clean look. Polka dots really jazzed it up. :)

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