52 Week Challenge Week 16: Dotticure

I have no idea what the difference between polka dots and a dotticure is. So, I did polka dots using my dotting tools. As a base I used NOPI It's All About the Glam, another k-dash polish. It took four costs to get opaque and I've noticed that it's turning sort of pinkish and chipping/peeling off in an odd manner. It's super pretty though and a great alternative to a stark white like OPI Alpine Snow. The polka dots are Lex Cosmetics Peabow, a nice blurple. Sonia Kashuk Fatigued, a khaki green cream. Finally Sinful Colors Happy Ending, a bright green shimmer. I'm definitely going to have to give this color a go as a stand alone mani, it's purdy. As I was doing this mani I started to wonder why they are called polka dots. What do they have to do with dancing and music? Did other cultures not have patterns of dots other than eastern Europeans (the area I associate polka with)? Ah, the ramblings of a tired mind.
Enjoy!

52 Week Challenge Week 13: Ruffian

Ruffian! Scary! I can't freehand very well so I used hole reinforcements to make the circle at the cuticle of my nail. However I had a little mishap with my pointer finger, it wasn't quite dry when I put the reinforcement on so a huge chunk of polish peeled up. I did my best to smoosh it back down.
I chose to use yet another NOPI kardashian polish, Nothing Kim-pares to Blue. What a beautiful color! I love the shimmer in this, on the brush you can see some pink but I can't see it on the nail (granted I haven't been outside with it on yet.) For the reverse moon (is that what it is called?) I used a surprise I got yesterday from the UK! I got a back up of Max Factor Fantasy Fire and she also included Max Factor Ofyssey Blue. Another gorgeous blue with a purple shimmer. Not sure if I'd call it a duochrome or not but it's purdy!