Zoya Dotted Flower French

This is very out of my comfort zone, so flowery, but I like how it turned out. I started with the drop dead gorgeous Zoya Julie, then added flowers with Zoya Shelby & Zoya Stacy with my dotting tools.

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April

China Glaze Christmas Polka Dots

I used China Glaze Cast A Spell & added polka dots of China Glaze Ruby Pumps & China Glaze Millennium. I love dotting tools!

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April

Sation Holiday Polka Dots

I always love polka dot manicures & this one is no exception. I used Sation Feliz Navi-Doll, Sation I Love Yule, & Sation Under The Miss-tletoe & my trusy dotting tools. So cute & easy!

 

 

 

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April

Zoya Polka Dots

I just can't get enough polka dots lately! Here I used Zoya Natty for the base & Zoya Lara, Dove & Snow White for the dots.

 

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April

Zoya Ray & Zoya Marley Polka Dots

I love polka dot nails! So easy to do & they always look great. I got a new polka dot skirt & I couldn't resist. My skirt is navy with gray dots but I was already wearing Zoya Ray so I just went that instead. I used the lovely Zoya Marley for the dots. 

 

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April

Lime Crime Halloween Skull Nails Inspired By Frippery Digits

I've been wanting to try these nails for a long time & I love how they turned out! I got the idea from this post from Frippery Digits. I used Lime Crime Milky Ways & added the skulls using a dotting tool & Lime Crime Pastelchio. So fun!

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Lime Crime! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Lime Crime Once Upon A Blue Mousse & Dots!

Lime Crime has released their first nail polish collection & they've done quite a good job. The packaging is fabulous, full of purple, glitter & unicorns. I love the bottle shape & the brushes are a bit wider than most which I always prefer. The collection, called Les Desserts d'Antoinette, contains a rainbow of pastel shades & an off white.  The formulas were all a little on the thick side & work much better with thick, as opposed to thin coats. Overall a very good first polish offering! Here's what Lime Crime has to say about their polishes.

7 pastel shades, inspired by confectionery delights from Marie Antoinette's table. Recklessly pigmented crème formula is rich, smooth and opaque in just two coats. Each bottle comes equipped with a flat, wide brush for superb control and flawless application. Never tested on animals. 3-Free.

Lime Crime Once Upon A Blue Mousse is a pale sky blue pastel shown here at 2 coats. This could almost be a one coat wonder but the formula was a little too thick & needed another coat to even everything out. Nice color but I have a couple of other sky blue polishes so I gave this one to a grateful friend who already sent me a picture of herself wearing it!

 

The next day I added some simple polka dots using Lime Crime Crema de Limon & Lavendairy. I always love polka dot nails & they are super easy!

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Lime Crime! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Sation Hot 4 Teacher & Halftone Nail Art

Sation bottles are oval with thick glass bottoms. The new brushes are great for ladies like me that love wide brushes. You can purchase Sation's Big 3 Free polishes at their website. Sation has just released a limited edition collection called Class of Sation, available now.

 

Sation Hot 4 Teacher is a magenta neon creme. Two coats for opacity. It does dry matte, like most neons, so you'll need a top coat to add shine & help level it out a bit. Pretty color for summer but I think I'll pass this one along to a friend who loves neons more than I do. I can't resist posting this video!

The next day I tried some stamping but I couldn't get the colors bright enough so I pulled out my dotting tools instead for this halftone manicure. I used Essie Brazilliant, American Apparel Hassid, Quirius Caribbean Turquoise, & Sation Miss Emo Shun All. I tried this idea almost 3 years ago with different colors but I really love this one!

 

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Sation! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Zoya Lara & My Birthday Party Nails!

Zoya Lara is cool-toned magenta creme, nothing earth-shattering but I do like it a lot. It's a lovely bright color that's great for spring & summer, though I know I'll wear it in winter too! Good formula easily applied in 2 coats.

My birthday & Will's are very close so we had a joint birthday party a few weekends ago. I wore a new shirt that just happened to go well with Zoya Lara. I added the matching polka dots with American Apparel Hassid & my trusty dotting tools. Super easy & super cute.

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April


This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Zoya! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Nail Art Inspired By Little Green Hearts Blog

I've had this manicure by Little Green Heart saved in my inspiration bookmarks for ages & I finally made my own version. It's very quick & easy & I love the results! I used Sation Cappuccino for the base, American Apparel Hassid, Essie Little Brown Dress, & Sation Midtown Haze for the dots.

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April

Blue Valentine's Nails

For all of you who are feeling blue about Valentine's Day this year Here's a frosty little manicure that's still in the spirit of the holiday. Very easy to achieve with dotting tools. Just add a dot & drag it to point then add your second dot & and drag it to the same point. Hearts!
I updated my Sation Suede Shoes manicure from my last post with Silver Frost hearts.

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Sation! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

Zoya Dot Nail Art

I love Bevin & Skylar from the new Zoya True collection so much that I've already used them again for another easy manicure. It's so amazing what you can accomplish with some simple dots! I also used Zoya Dove for the grey dots and American Apparel Hassid for the black ones.

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April

Polka Dots!

I really liked the dot pattern from my last manicure so I decided to do a full manicure with just the dots. I don't like this color scheme as much but I still love the dots!

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April

Nail Art Inspired By My Dress

Just some quick nail art I did to match my dress recently. I couldn't decide which part of the pattern to use so I just did different things on each nail. I used my dotting tools for everything. Essie Little Brown Dress for the base. Pure Ice French Kiss, American Apparel California Trooper, & Zoya Dove for the flowers and dots.

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April

Nail Art Inspired By Nails By Kayla Shevonne

 

I have tons of posts saved of my favorite nail art from fellow bloggers. This manicure was inspired by Nails By Kayla Shevonne's Cheetah Print manicure from last winter. It's a nice alternative to an all over print & I love her color scheme.

I chose different colors and sadly I smudged it a bit trying out a new topcoat, but I still love it! I used China Glaze Westside Warrior for the base and Maybelline Gold Aluminum & American Apparel Hassid for the spots.

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April

Wet n Wild Teal Of Fortune & Simple Nail Art

This is 3 coats of Wet N Wild Teal of Fortune. Nice formula but I really don't like the brush on this one. It just seems like a big mop. Very pretty turquoise jelly base with turquoise and maybe gold foil particles.

The next day I did some quick simple nail art. I'm not in love with my color choices but you do get to see both hands! I used The gorgeous China Glaze Stellar & Petites Raspberry Ice for the dots.

 

 

 

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April