Polka Dot Nail Art

I was feeling like doing something fun so I decided to try out some different polka dot designs for my manicure today.  I started off with three coats of OPI's Shootout at the O.K. Coral which is a bright hot-pink, coral color.  The polish was a bit translucent so it needed three coats to be completely opaque.  I then used Sinful Colors Aquamarine for some fun dots.

On my thumb I just did diagonal rows of dots which turned out quite pretty.  The pointer finger was just dotted normally.  On my middle finger I tried out a gradient dot design which I really liked.  My ring finger I left plain and just dotted three large dots on my pinkie.  For all of the dots I just used the back of a nail art brush and it worked fine.  

OPI Is That Silvia?

I got this polish a little while back for christmas and I finally got a chance to try it out.  It is one of the magnetic polishes from OPIs Skyfall collection that came out at the end of 2012.  It is a shimmering light grey with a pattern of a darker grey that varies in darkness depending on how long you hold it under the magnet.   The two contrast beautifully and the pattern definitely shows up which I was worried about before trying it.  It came with the diagonal stripe design magnet but it works with any other magnets as well, however the stripe is the only one I have right now.

The application is a bit tricky just because you need to do the design quickly before the polish starts to dry.  This meant I had to paint one nail, use the magnet, paint the next nail ect. and that took a little longer than normal.  The polish was also a bit translucent with one coat, although you could probably still just do one, so I used two, painting the two coats quickly as I could before using the magnet.  Besides the slight rush the application was pretty great, the brush as always with OPI was amazing, and the polish was a good thickness and it also dried remarkably fast.  For a first try with magnetic polishes it worked amazing now I just can't wait to try out some others, and maybe some different magnet designs as well.

OPI Conga Line Coral

This color is an old one that I got so long ago I can't even remember but I decided to show it to you guys anyway.  It is called Conga Line Coral by OPI and it is pink tinted slightly orange.  I know it looks very dull and orange in the picture below but I was just having a lot of difficulty getting the color to show well, and it is actually much more pink.  As usually with OPI the application was easy and it is a truly beautiful, eye-catching color.

 I was experimenting with some nail art so for my ring finger I tried to do a cheetah freehand design.  I started with Sinful Colors Snow Me White for a base coat and then used Conga Line Coral for the inside of the spots which I lined with Sinful Colors Secret Admirer.  Obviously it was not amazing but for by first try I liked how it turned out.

Spoiled Your Fly's Down

So first I have to say the name of this nail polish really made me laugh, Spoiled a brand by Wet n Wild always has the best names!  So for this mani I decided to do a little patriots nail art for the big championship game tonight. On my ring finger I started off with Snow Me White by Sinful Colors and then used Your Fly's down, I Don't give a Rotterdam by OPI, and a red whose name I don't know also by OPI for the Pats logo.  I really liked how it turned out despite the fact that it was one of my first attempts at free hand nail art.  The rest of the nails however I did not like as much, the polish was too thick and came out quite poorly in my opinion but overall a pretty good mani.  Only disappointment was the actual football game.

OPI Last Friday Night

This color is from OPI's Katy Perry collection and I love it!  It is a super sheer glitter with small pieces of glitter that are different shades of blues, purples, and silver plus a small blue sparkle throughout.  I put it over Confetti Blue Bombshell which I showed you in my last post.  The two together looked amazing, the blue displayed this glitter perfectly! the glitter is very subtle and just adds a bit of shine to the blue, giving it a very stylish look.  This is definitely a combo I plan on using again in the future.