Digit-al Dozen DOES Monochrome - Denim And Dots

Hi Goddesses

And welcome to Day 3 of DD Week.  Today's design is one of my favourites of the week.  It involves some good ole splodging, some failures, and ended up nothing like how it was supposed to!

I'm trying to use some Untried polishes in these here challenges, and for this one I pulled out Rimmel Stormy Skies, which is on base.  It's a fabulous creamy-gray-blue affair, and reminds me a lot of Sally Hansen CSM Gray By Gray.

The aim was to do some splodging, and then stamp over it, so I splodged with Barry M Retro Blue polish (a LE a couple of years ago) and Model's Own Beth's Blue.  As it looked super pale, I then splodged a bit more of the Rimmel back on top.

So, my goal was to do a doodle design in navy on top, but no matter what polish I tried, the stamp didn't want to work.  Then I wondered about a patchwork design, but I couldn't get enough contrast to my base (but if you look carefully, you can *just* about see it on my little finger).

All lucked out, I wondered what else I could do with navy - and yep, dots it was!  This uses Nella Milano Midnight Blue and pretty much my smallest dotting tool.

I actually really love how this turned out - the contrast of the dots to the splodging is just perfect, and the blues really combine together well.

Unfortunately .....

yeh, Baby Crumpet wasn't so sure.  I suspect it's cos it's blue and not 3-D pink with flashing disco lights .....

31DC - Day 11 - DOTS

Hi Goddesses

What is it about dotticures?  Everybody seems to love them, and they are always my most popular posts.

This mani is a companion piece to a pink version I did for MSMD HERE - this was actually on my right hand whilst the pink version was on my left.

Again, this used the amazing OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls as a base, and was variously dotted with Barry M Retro Blue, Rimmel Sky High, Rimmel Stormy Skies and Max Factor Cool Jade.

There are one or 2 giveaways that I was dotting with my non-dominant hand - there's always at least one!  Oh look, that great big oblong splodge where the dotter skimmed off the surface of my nail lol.   I always manage to rub a dot off too when I dot my right hand - it's ALWAYS on the index finger, the side next to the middle finger.  Lol.  At least I can predict myself!

I loved the cooling effect of this, and that's why I've included so many shade shots, as they seem to best reflect the icy heart of this mani.

Enjoy xx :)