Take On Dots

The love affair I'm having with dotting tools is hot and heavy, but they've got some fierce competition now.

Color Club polishes are scooting their way into my easy heart. I used one tonight as the base of my manicure, Rebel Spirit. This deeply dark brown is super pigmented and only takes two coats to reach its pure magic. I was sort of shocked to be honest since most of my Color Clubs came from Ross for a whopping $7.99.

I was truly tickled when it came time to clean up my clumsy right hand. Dark colors are absolutely dreadful to clean up, and usually require a few coats of cleanup before your skin looks clean. This dark brown, stuck on my cuticle area, came right off once I started cleaning up. So if you haven't already picked up some of the darker colors from Color Club, give them a shot.

Like I said already though, I have a serious love affair going with dotting tools, as expressed here.




In addition to Rebel Spirit, I used Unicorn (Sinful Colors), Sugar High (China Glaze), and Pelican Gray (China Glaze).

UPDATE 2/26/12

This manicure got great praise from you guys! I made a tutorial so you can recreate it yourself. The color combinations are endless! 

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23 comments :

  1. JayneFebruary 16, 2012 at 11:38 PM

    One word. Awesome.

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  2. Bunny NailsFebruary 17, 2012 at 12:55 AM

    It looks awesome!

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  3. Amanda FaulknerFebruary 17, 2012 at 1:16 AM

    This looks fantastic!

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  4. tytynetteFebruary 17, 2012 at 3:46 AM

    love it!!!
    i's really gorgeous!!

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  5. Lexi Martone (Finger Painted)February 17, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    Love these!!! :)

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  6. Nail StoriesFebruary 17, 2012 at 5:14 AM

    This is so cute! I love the different sized dots!

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  7. AbbienailFebruary 17, 2012 at 5:22 AM

    Really love this, so cute :)

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  8. AshleighFebruary 17, 2012 at 5:51 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous! I love the mix of all the different sizes. How do you get your dots so round? Mine never come out so round when I use the dotting tool. Lol.

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    1. Nailed It.February 17, 2012 at 7:40 AM

      I definitelly recommend practicing on paper so you can get the feel of how you need to hold the tool. If you come in at the nail from an angle that's more horizontal than vertical, you're more likely to get oddly shaped dots.

      Also, you need to keep the same amount of polish on the tool each time you do it. This may mean re-dipping the tool for every dot, but it will go quickly.

      Practice practice practice, and just know that less polish on the tool is better. You can always go over the dots again to make them fuller.

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  9. fingersFebruary 17, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    I have that rebel spirit and its awesome! I wish I could do dots like you can!

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    I love this mani, the colours are amazing.

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  11. Polish AMORFebruary 17, 2012 at 7:05 AM

    One of the best dot manis I hv seen

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  12. Nailed It.February 17, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Thanks Tia! I've added it to my Awards and Mentions page.

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  13. Nail Dazzler Nails February 17, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    Beautiful :)

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  14. StacyFebruary 17, 2012 at 6:12 PM

    Oh, I hope to someday do awesome mani's like you!! :D

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  15. drinkcitraFebruary 17, 2012 at 8:02 PM

    Love it! Yea, when I started using Color Club, they were so easy to love!

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  16. rebeccaFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    this look is amazing! great job!

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  17. CassandraFebruary 20, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    This is expertly done! It is absolutely gorgeous!

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  18. Raggio di LunaFebruary 20, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    Amazing! Beautiful! :-)

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    Okay, this is really really awesome!

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  20. Jamie HarringtonMarch 7, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    I just wanted to make sure you saw my nails that I did inspired by your tutorial! Thanks for being awesome. (I couldn't remember which tutorial it was at first, but someone found it for me!)

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    1. Nailed It.March 7, 2012 at 8:25 PM

      I don't think I have actually, but I'd love to see it!

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