Hello! Once again, it took me forever to blog! I am now around 1/4 of the way through this semester! It has been crazy! Happy fall! Fall is my favorite season!
Before starting this manicure I searched "how to polka dot nails" on Google and found this picture:
I have always struggled with getting even polka dots on my nails, but following these steps made it super easy! My other trick is to make sure you use a small dotting tool instead of a larger one. I used one that was smaller than I thought I wanted, but the dots turned out much better this way!
I started out applying a coat of Essie Protein Base Coat to all of my nails. I then painted on two coats of Sinful Colors Snow Me White. Once that was dry, I took my small dotting tool and Sinful Colors Black on Black and followed that picture tutorial to create perfect polka dots on my pointer, pinkie, and thumb nails (and all of my nails on the other hand.)
I then waited for that to dry and put one coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly on my middle and ring fingernails so the chevron tape I was going to use wouldn't pull up my base color. I then applied three strips of chevron tape to those nails and painted a coat of Sinful Colors Black on Black over top. I then immediately removed the tape and was left with perfect chevron stripes. I painted a coat of Salon Perfect Cosmic Dust (a fine, holographic glitter which I LOVE) over all of my nails once everything was dry. I finished off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.
Something I am really loving about having rounded nail tips is that my manicures last longer! When I had squared tips, the polish would chip off of the corners in a couple days. My nails are weak, so the corners of my nails would also often break off. The rounded shape is really working out for me! Don't be afraid to experiment with different lengths and shapes! You can always trim your nails shorter, grow them out again, or reshape them!! The change you make to them will not be permanent!
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