Spring Nail Tutorial/ Dotty Nails WITHOUT A Dotting Tool...

Hey guys,

So this is what I was meant to post yesterday but then I ended up rambling about a load of stuff but today I'm just going to go straight into it.

The colours I am using are Nail Paint by Barry M in colour 310 Mushroom and 17 Lasting Fix Nail Polish in the colour Royal Indigo.

I have had this a few years now but I think you can still buy this quite easily in your local boots or superdrug.




I believe that this was a free polish in one of their by so many items get a set free meaning you can't purchase it anymore however, I do believe they have a simialr colour.

1. First things first, remove any nail polish that you already have on with a good quality remover (It doesn't have to be expensive just good quality).
   
   

   This is my current remover of choice it's the Cutex Nourising Nail Polish Remover.

   
2. Next you need to file your nails to the shape you want them, it looks better if you make them all the same shape (e.g. all square or all rounded) however, if your like me and some of your nails are naturally square and some natually rounded you are better to keep them that way rather than drastically changing them.
   

   

   
   

   This is what your nails should be looking like after the first two steps.

    
3.  Now it's time to get painting apply a base coat to your nails and then add the base colour which for me is the Mushroom. Once you have done one coat of the colour add another and then leave to dry for 20-30 minutes.

   This is a cheapy from Boots but it has lasted ages and has amazing coverage. It is the: 17 Nail Xtras Strenthening Base Coat

   
   

   (Excuse the mess :L)

4.  Here comes the fun part!! It's dotting time...I don't own a dotting tool and I'm not sure that I want to they are expensive and hard to find yet you can achieve the same effect by using items around the home. Here are a few things you can use: - Spaghetti (non-cooked of course), The end of a bobby pin when it is split and my personal favourite a coctail stick with the point bit cut off. The advantage of the coctail stick is that you don't have to look for different sizes because you can just cut as far up as you want for the size of the dot you want.
5. Once you have chosen your tool you need to take the top off of the nail polish and rather than dipping it in the pot (which is not only messy but wasteful) run the end of your tool through the center of the brush. When you have done this you can start dotting...
6. Choose the pattern you want and begin dotting on your nail, you will need to keep adding more polish to your tool for best results add more each dot or everyother. TOP TIP: Don't push your tool into the colour underneath as it will still be tacky and then you will ruin your nails. You want to either very gently touch the stick to your nail or hover just above the nail and wait for some polish to drop off the tool.

   I went for three dots and then polka dots on my thumbs but feel free to experiment!

7. Your look is now complete! Just add a top coat to protect the polish and help it last longer. TOP TIP: When applying nail polish especially top coat paint the end and slightly underneath your nail to seal the polish and stop water etc. getting in and under the surface.

   This is from the same range as the base coat and is just as amazing. It is the: 17 Nail Xtras Double Gloss Top Coat.

    Thanks for reading feel free to add ask and questions in the comments and I'll try and get back to you.