Tutorial: Overlapping Dots

Hi all!

Initially, I wanted to do the tutorial on water marbling. However, I find it difficult to do just pictorial tutorial cos I tend to skip one or two shots of the process. So, I'm thinking of having it recorded on video of which I need to learn more. So yeah, no water marbling tutorial yet.

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I am sharing with you the Overlapping Blue Dots that I posted on my previous Friday Fingers. I love dots but because I am yet to own a proper dotting tool, I can only satisfied myself doing them using DIY tool. That doesn't stop me to do dots design anyway. ^__^

I learned the proper way to do overlapping dots via this link. She's marvelous at nail art and I'm proud to say that she's my number one inspiration now.

So here goes...


1. The colors that I used.
2. Paint your nail with the base color.
3. Blob some dark blue (but lighter than the base color) on a piece of paper.


4. Using a dotting tool (you may use same size dotting tool or different size, your pick), create scattered dots.
5. Next, dot some light blue. You may dot away from the previous color but to create overlapping effect, it's better to overlapped the previous color.
6. Same method, use much lighter color. Or in my case, I use metallic aqua blue.
7. Finally, add some white dots on them.

Voila!


Enjoy the tutorial!

*Nail Hug*

Pink Leopard Tutorial

Hey!

Today, I'm gonna share with you how I did the pink leopard print nail art for my previous Friday Fingers.

It's pretty easy and I actually love doing it.

The colors that I used. Well, animal prints doesn't necessarily need to be just black, white or brown.

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First, apply the base color (after top coat that is).

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Using darker shade of pink, blob some onto a piece of paper. If you don't have dotting tool (like me), use DIY dotting tool. I used hairpin. Scatter dots of the darker pink on the nails. The dots don't have to be perfect round dot.


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Next, draw the black (refer photo below). I found out the thinner the black lines, the better leopard print effect it gives. So I used toothpick since it creates thinner dots/lines to circle the pink dots.


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There you go...pink leopard print (before applying top coat).


And here's a photo of my previous done nails.


Enjoy trying!

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FF Theme: Flower Power

I think girls and flowers are inseparable regardless of what kind of flower it is.
For me, I'm easily tamed by daisies, cherry blossoms and peonies.
So yeah, for this week FF...it's gonna be flower nail art.
ANY flower you love.

How to:

1. Copy the badge above.
2. Paste the badge on your FF: Flower Power post and insert the URL link of this page (FF theme: Flower Power) on the badge.
3. Publish your FF: Flower Power entry.
4. Come back to my FF Theme post by clicking the banner on your entry.
5. At the bottom of this page, find 'You next, click to enter'.
6. Fill up the requirements in Linky Tools form. Make sure to fill the URL of your FF: Flower Power post.
7. After you are done, go back to this page again and look for 'get the code'. Copy and paste the code at the bottom of your FF: Flower Power entry.
8. We are linked for Friday Fingers!

Show 'em the power of pretty flowers!

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Eleanor Water Marble

Yet, another water marble!

You know, water marbling can get quite addictive once you get the gist of it. Seriously.

Fellow blogger friend, Kadazanbonita told me she got the same perfect marble when using cheaper nail polish called Eleanor from Sasa. Off I went to buy some cos they are more than half the price of a Sally Hansen.


RM6.90 each. Cheap no?

The whole process is addictive. Starting from the moment I drop the polishes on the water, making a pattern on the whirl effect, dipping the finger in the water and finally, getting a perfect water marble nail art. I just love looking at the colors forming like batik. Ha!




The only demanding issue for me when it comes to marbling is the fact that I can't quite get the perfect clean-up post marbling. It is usually messy around the cuticle as the polishes tend to flood along the cuticle. Even after using the brush method, my nail cuticles still looking flooded with polishes. Ah well, looks like I just have to practice more.
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A friend asked if I could do this one her nails. Unfortunately, I am not confident enough to do on other people's nails cos this nail art requires LOADS of patience and time consuming. It's like trial and error. If it doesn't work, you have to try again till you get the perfect result. Well, I didn't have much problem with my nails so far but I'm not sure how it goes when trying to do on other people's nails.

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Friday Fingers! Overlapping Blue

The theme is Dots and/or Lines. But since I am running out of time, I went for just dots. I chose blue shades cos I'm gonna attend a cousin's wedding and the theme color is blue. Just apt, aye?







Come join this Friday Fingers. How? HERE!
Enjoy weekend!

*Nail Hug*