Wednesday, May 1, 2013

On the Dot: Peacock Nails!


When I first saw a version of this design online, I thought, "That looks so cool, but there's no way I could ever make dots that perfect!"  Then I looked at it again, and decided that maybe I could!

Full disclosure: The original version of this design DEFINITELY had better dots than mine that were actually in a pattern of perfect concentric circles, not weird concentric oval-ish shapes like mine, but I still really like how mine came out!

I started with two coats of Essie Midnight Cami. (Aside: Why do navy polishes ALWAYS photograph black?  It took a lot of finger contorting to get these to even look a little blue.)


Then I dotted a little flower pattern of 6 dots on each nail using Essie Good as Gold.  I used a dotting tool to make these dots, but they easily could've been made with a wall nail, toothpick, or basically any other household object with a tapered end.




Next, I surrounded those gold dots with a ring of green dots made using Wet N Wild Caribbean Frost.  (I have no idea if this polish is still available-- I received it as a Christmas gift from a friend my freshman year of college!)  This is where the circles started to fall apart a little and certain nails (middle finger, I'm looking at you) began to take on weird oval-like shapes.


And finally, I finished up by adding a final ring of purple dots using Sinful Colors Stuck on You magnetic polish. (Fun story: I own two bottles of the Sinful Colors magnet polish, but both were found in the clearance bin at Target w/o the magnet attachment that's supposed to come with them, so I've never been able to try out their magnetic properties!)


These weren't perfect, but I truly loved them.  And the combination of these colors reminded me of peacocks, but maybe that's just me?  What do you think?  Have you been brave enough to try any new dot patterns recently?  Let us know!




8 comments:

  1. This is quite possibly my favorite of the ones you've shared so far (with a close second being the TOMS post!). I love it!

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    1. I ended up liking these SO MUCH! And they weren't really that hard-- you should try it!

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  2. This is lovely.

    I've recently received my dotting tools in the post (I had zero luck with household implements because I'm quite cackhanded) and I can't wait to try them out tonight...

    N

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    1. Thanks! Look forward to seeing your dotting tools in action!

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  3. Arden you've outdone yourself! Those are a work of art.

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  4. I love this manicure! You're inspiring me to try dotting things... maybe this weekend!

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    1. You can do it! I think a good place to start is something like this: http://pinterest.com/pin/159948224238054544/ That pattern is nice because it's supposed to be random, so if it's not perfect no one can tell!

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  5. Wow! Beautiful and unique. I personally like the purely gold flower pattern on black. People need to see your awesome nail designs.

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