#SUMMERNORULES: Dots

I love nail art and nothing beats a nice dotticure, so todays #SUMMERNORULES theme is right up my alley: Dots. I really wanted to do a simple black and white dotticure, but I though that just didn't suit Summer... So I looked at my polishes, hoping one or two would jump out at me, but sometimes I just have no clue what I want on my nails. I picked up a neon, put it back, picked up a pastel, put it back, picked up a bright pink and put it back... they just didn't feel right. I stared at my stash for a good half an hour until I  realized something... NO RULES! So who cares black and white are not really Summer colors?!? On they went!

My dots didn't turn out as neat as normal, the heat is not only effecting my polishes, but also my dotting skills apparently. When I was finished, I decided to add a little color, by dotting a neon yellow on my accent nail.

I kinda like the final result, it's a nice and simple mani with a hint of Summer.
What's your favorite dotticure?

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Mani Monday: Dots

If you've read my nail art: big fat failure post, you're familiar with my outstanding nailart capabilities and know that I am quite possibly the worst nailarter in the world, lol.

So when I realized I had to get creative for this weeks Mani Monday's theme, I had a slight panic attack...

I contemplated just skipping this weeks theme, but that felt like cheating. All the girls always do their best to be creative and have a nice mani on Monday, so I figured I bite the bullit and just get started with dots.

I ordered a set of dotting tools from eBay, but ofcourse, they didn't arrive in time. I tried using toothpicks, but that was one big mess... Finally, I just made my own dotting tool, using a pin and a cork.

I was actually suprised at how well this worked! Jeeh me! I felt really good about myself and was confident I'd be able to create a stunning dotted nail art.

The first result however, was not impressive at all... I could have posted a nail art: big fat failure part 2, but decided to just give you a good chuckle in this post. Voila!

I grabbed my remover and, feeling a lot less happy with myself, I tried again. This time, I decided NOT to get overconfident and just stick to 1 accent nail. 

I have to admit, I quite like my little creation and am looking forward to testing my actual dotting tools out when they finally get here.

For this mani, I used all blue polishes

Splish Splash, Butler Please, Blu Iguana and In the Cab-Ana

I decided to paint the non dotted nails with one of my favorite neon polishes, China glaze Splish Splash. This is a vibrant blue neon, with a shimmer in it. The formula is a little thin, but it is opaque in 2 - 3 coats. It dries really fast and the finish is matte, but because of the shimmer, it still looks shiny. I love it!

Dotted nail: 2 coats In the cab-ana and dots
Rest of the nails: 2 coats of Splish Splas

I can't wait to see how the rest of you did with this weeks theme, for all the creations, please check out the Mani Monday's Facebook Page!

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