Hi Goddesses
Sorry I've been so absent. I hope you're all well. I've had a nasty sinus infection, and truth be told, I think my blogging days are very numbered now, at least on this blog. I'm finding that I want to write in my spare time, but not necessarily about polish, so I've been more active on Debhoorah than on here. I'm very torn between it being time to say goodbye to the nail world, and not wanting to leave it because it's been such a big part of my life for so long. So ... not quite yet ... but soon I think, soon.
Today I have a LOVELY dotticure for you. Whilst I do a lot of dotticures, I don't think I've ever done one over a black base before, and I loved how this one turned out.
This week's prompt is aqua or turquoise, and these were the ladies I used -
Literary Lacquers Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
Girly Bits Get Weaponised
Barry M Guava
Jessica Surfer Boyz N Berry
Please note, my camera HATES turquoise. I find it almost impossible to get the intensity captured in the shots. My camera likes to wash the colour out, so sadly none of these look as awesome as my actual nails did!
Don't forget to check out all the other ways you can wear aqua or turquoise below, and I'll see you in a week for Digit-al Dozen xxx
Hi Goddesses
Earlier in the week, I posted swatches of Drury Lane and Mount Row, which I had been sent for review by Jacava Nail Polish. They also sent me Mont Blanc, a white, and there was just something irresistible about the 3 colours together, and I began seeing nail art patterns everywhere! So here are 3 very simple looks that you can achieve.
1. Jumbo Dot
I've got Drury Lane here on base, and I wanted to do something very simple to preserve the serenity of the colour.
I did a single jumbo dot with Mount Row. To get a dot this size I usually use the end of a pen or pencil - I think I used my wax pencil for this!
I then did a smaller dot inside using Mont Blanc and my largest dotting tool. Because the polish was new, I think it was still a little thin, and it didn't handle the intensity of Mount Row well, which is why the dot looks pale blue rather than white!
Super simple look.
2. Floral Dotticure
This is also a really simple look to achieve. Here, Mount Row is on base.
I then used Drury Lane and a medium dotting tool to create a circle of dots for my flower shape, before adding a centre dot with Mont Blanc.
The key to making this pattern work is to not just do complete flowers - you'll also want some half flowers around the edges.
Final touch - some small, random dots in Mont Blanc to take the edge off the blank spaces.
3. Gradient
Oh how I loved this gradient! The camera hasn't totally picked up the colours perfectly, but this was utterly gorgeous to wear.
I've used the colours in order, from palest to darkest, as I felt this gave the smoothest and most dramatic look.
This also looked great before I glossed it up.
I loved this last look so much, I couldn't resist doing something else to it .... but I'll save that for another post.
Have a great Saturday!
Hi Goddesses
Hola and welcome to Digit-al Dozen week! I feel I haven't properly DD'd in the longest time, but with the house move over, what better theme to come back to than NEON ???
I love neons. Used to hate them. Now absolutely love them, and this year has seen pretty much every indie release an amazing neon collection. I bought from 3 - Indigo Bananas, Different Dimension and Girly Bits, and it's the GB Collection you'll be seeing most of the week. For me, the GB collection had the best spread of colours, even if some of them are tricky little buggers to photograph. Call me Queen of the Neonosphere!
So where better to start than a neon dotticure? This used pretty much every polish in the Girly Bits Hoop! There It Is Collection, and reminds me of my most popular mani ever, a dotticure I did with Barry M gellies.
This is such a fun and easy look to wear. Zero to no preparation time required - just dot away and have fun! Who can resist something this funky?
Don't forget to check out my DD colleagues -
