Hey nail fans! Day 12 of the OMD Rather Awesome Challenge is DOTS! For me, dotting is one of the easiest designs to do. And normally I don’t do a lot of dotticures because I feel like it’s cheating somehow. I know that doesn’t make any sense at all…. but I guess I feel like they’re so simple I wonder if people will be like, “Come on Crafty, gimme something more original than that!” That’s dumb, I know.
For today’s dotticure I wanted to go with a brown and pink combo. I love those colors together- but after rifling through my stash I realized I have like NO browns!! I have a few shimmery/metallic shades, some nudes and some that are kinda orangey…. but as far as regular old browns- I got nothing. I feel an online shopping spree in my future!!!!!!! So instead of brown and pink I dug into the dark recesses of my stash to find a few nice warm brownish colors. Here’s what I’m wearing:
creamy yellow base color ♥ 2 coats of Zoya Jacqueline 🙂
putty colored dots ♥ OPI Don’t Pretzel My Buttons
brown shimmery dots ♥ Maybelline Ultimate Wear in Tarnished Taupe (this polish is as old as the hills!)
mauve dots ♥ Sally Hansen Teflon Tuff in Wood Violet Cream (another verrry old bottle)
All dots were applied with a large dotting tool from amazon. What do you think? And do you have a favorite brown? I think I need some nice creamy brown shades so lemme know if you have any recommendations! Thanks!
12. Dots :
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Love this! 🙂 I have Sephora by OPI Studes & Stilettos, and it’s a lovely brown.
thnx! I just googled that one- really pretty!
Adorable
Glad you like it Thanks !
Awesome dots! I’m a huge fan of them 🙂
Thanks Lisa!
This looks great, unfortunately got no recommendations for a brown. Just went through my stash and discovered I have none and I also have only 1 red :p. I guess I need to do some polish shopping also XD
Yeah- i barely own any reds either!
Very nice!! I still need more practice with my dots. They’re pretty wonky!
Thank you and OMG I love your new profile pic!
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So cute, I love the colors! And I have the same problem with browns. I’ve been looking for a good one for ages 😦
Im looking and its slim pickins! Essie hot cocoa maybe?
Maybe if I were less picky! I just feel bad paying $8 for a color I know I’ll never wear on its own and only use for accents =/
sephora by opi is half off now…. so 4.50 per bottle but they don’t have many brown creams. boo!
Boo 😦 I saw some swatches of e.l.f. Hot Chocolate that look pretty promising. I might pick that up next time there’s a good sale on their site.
Oh really? I’ve never tried elf before!
I have a few of their polishes, and they’re alright. Nothing fantastic, but they work with 2-3 coats and they’re $2. Some of the glitter ones smell pretty bad though. And I’ve heard some people complain about chipping, although I never have that problem if I use top coat.
No man girl! This is just STUNNING! Adore it
Thanks sweetie! 😀
I have the same issue with brown shades! There is a cool duochrome that Maybelline put out a year or so ago, it’s a brown/teal duo. My only other browns are from a discontinued Sephora by OPI mini set.
Love your dotticure!
Thanks! I will keep looking for a nice brown. I have a beauty supply store in a mall about 25 min away that sells OPIs for 3.49! There’s a few that look nice online- but I like to buy my polish in person so I can really see what im gettin!
WHAAA? That’s a crazy good price for OPI’s, are they past season or something? Just make sure you’re not getting some Chinese knockoff like “OIP” or something, LOL.
Haha! Nope… it’s legit! They are normally 3.99 but they go on sale a lot for 3.49! I love that store.. wish it was a lil closer
Pretty! Looks a little bit vintage too me 😉
Thank you – yeah I think it looks kinda retro or vintage too 🙂 Like wallpaper from the 70’s! lol
Looks really pretty, love the idea 🙂
Thank you !
Lovely! I don’t own any browns cause I have no idea how it’ll look on my skin tone! Thinking of trying though! (:
Im trying to find browns online now. But theres not many basic creams!
Hmm! How about those Korean brand nail polishes like Etude? Perhaps they would have!
I will check it out! Thnx
Love the color choices!!
Thank you so much!
This looks amazing, I love the effect of the different coloured lines of dots.
I have no brown at all except for one that has a bit of a coppery shimmer. I really don’t like brown much but I find I need it for my nail art, so if you find a nice creme, let me know 🙂
Yup- i think I would use browns mostly for nail art too. Like if I ever have to paint a teddy bear or something- what will I do ? lol