Monday, April 18, 2011

A Bit Dotty

The title of this post pretty much sums up the past week...my brain has been all over the place! At the choir festival, my school entered our concert choir, chamber choir, women's choir, and men's choir - I'm in all of them except men's choir - and all of our choirs won first place! That makes four years that all four of our choirs have won first place, so of course all the seniors were especially excited. :) During the trip, I wore the same manicure for all four days, though I added crackle after the first two. I pretty much copied Nail Polish Art Addiction's 99 Balloons manicure, except mine ended up a bit different. I used Sally Hansen All Fired Up, Sally Hansen Sun Kissed, Nina Ultra Pro Like Butta, Sally Hansen Green With Envy, Zoya Robyn, and Orly Purple Pleather for the dots, and Wet n Wild White Creme for the base.

indoors, artificial light

After two days, I had chips on a couple fingers, so I added a coat of China Glaze Black Mesh (I'd thought ahead and packed it specifically for that purpose). Sorry for the super crappy picture - I took the first one at home before I left, but I had to take this one in the hotel room, and the lighting was so dim that I couldn't get a clear picture. I thought I'd share it with you all the same, but be warned...it sucks.

indoors, artificial light

I added a coat of Seche Vite after I took the picture, and the crackle lasted until a few hours before I got home. I was really happy with this manicure, and I've already planned some variations, so look for more cracked dots sometime in the near future! :)
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32 comments:

  1. MelissaApril 18, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    How adorable! I've been craving polka dots lately, I just might copy you in the next couple of days!

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  2. LetthemhavepolishApril 18, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    Soo cute! I'm really into dots lately. This looks like little gumballs!

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  3. Lois48April 18, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    I want this one--- love the dots! when will you do my nails, pretty please?

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  4. Lisa McApril 18, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Now that is quite cute

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  5. MaeveApril 18, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Oooh, this is cute, and the crackle on top is really neat too! Super pretty. I've been on a dotting fixture, I'm finally learning how to do it. Congratulations on your wins!

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  6. Makeupyourmind1April 18, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Both of those looks are so cute! AMazing!

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  7. chaosbutterflyApril 18, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Congrats on winning!! Charlie Sheen would be proud.

    Also, I love the mani..it reminds me of clowns! And not the scary kind that squirt water on you.

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  8. mrsrexyApril 18, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Congrats! Dotties look cool!

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  9. babbling brookeApril 18, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    The dots are AWESOME!!! So trendy and fabulous!!

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  10. NatalieApril 18, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Super cute! :) I love it, with and without the crackle! Congrats on your choirs winning first place, awesome!

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  11. Smita SharmaApril 18, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    so cute!

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  12. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    Thank you! If you do copy this, I'd love to see a picture. :)

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  13. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Thanks! Someone said the same thing to Nail Polish Art Addiction, and she went ahead and did a gumball machine manicure. :)

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  14. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Thanks! And I'll do your nails whenever you like...just tell me when!

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  15. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    Thanks!

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  16. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Thank you! I love dotting because it's both easy and very cute.

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  17. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Thank you!

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  18. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Thank you! *groans* ;)

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  19. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Thanks!

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  20. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Thanks! And...dots are trendy? I'm on trend? That's a first! ;P

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  21. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Thank you!

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  22. ZaraApril 18, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Thanks!

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  23. M NearyApril 19, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    Very cute! Reminds me of those scraped wax drawings I learned to do as a kid. You'd color a piece of paper with crayons, covering all empty space with whatever colors you wanted. Then you would color black over the whole drawing. Next you'd scrape off a new drawing and see the colors underneath the black.

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  24. ZaraApril 19, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    Thanks! I remember doing those in elementary school art class...we all
    thought it was the coolest thing ever. :)

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  25. CelApril 19, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    That's such a cute design! I want to try it out too :D
    And it looks perfect under the crackle too!

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  26. JaneApril 19, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Congrats on winning first place! The mani is really cute, love it even more with the crackle!

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  27. DanielleApril 19, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    love this, pure gum balls!

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  28. ZaraApril 20, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Thanks! You should definitely try it. :)

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  29. ZaraApril 20, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Thank you! I don't know which version I like better.

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  30. ZaraApril 20, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Thanks'

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  31. ~Leslie~April 22, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Thanks for the link out! Yours is so cute on your nail length! Great job!

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  32. ~Leslie~May 30, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Thanks for the link out! Yours is so cute on your nail length! Great job!

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