Pastel Polka Dot Manicure

I did this design a couple weeks ago and am really excited to try it out with all sorts of different colors!

It's a simple design that you can make really versatile. Just use any colors you'd like and apply with a variety of different sized dotting tools.

Have fun with it!

7 Fall Nail Art Tutorials

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FRANKENSTEIN:

Step 1:

Paint 1 coat of white polish on all your nails. (This is to have the neon polish, that will be applied next, be nice and bright)

Step 2:

Paint 1-2 coats of neon green polish on top of the white polish.

Step 3:

Use nail stripers and dotting tools to make the face and hair of Frankenstein on your accent nail, I used my ring finger as my accent nail. Then use silver polish on a dotting tool to make little ovals on either side to represent, I guess they're nails... I don't really know. 

Step 4:

On the rest of your nails, use a black nail striper to make little scars with stitches.

SPIDERWEBS:

Step 1:

Paint all your nails with a coat of white polish.

Step 2:

Paint all but your ring finger nail with a coat of neon orange polish.

Step 3:

Use a white nail striper to draw 3 scallops in the corner of each orange nail.

Step 4:

Use a black nail striper to create a spider web pattern on each scalloped section and on your white accent nail.

CANDY CORN:

Step 1:

Paint each nail with a yellow polish. (Some polishes might need a coat of white under it to make it stand out. Mine did but I skipped that step for time sakes.)

Step 2:

Paint the top 2/3 of each nail with a bright orange polish. 

Step 3:

Paint the top 1/3 with white polish.

Step 4:

For extra definition outline the entire nail using a black nail striper. 

PUMPKINS:

Step 1:

Paint each nail with a fall-y taupe-y brown polish. 

Step 2:

Use a white polish to make a pumpkin shape at the base of each nail, towards the cuticle.

Step 3:

Cover up the white section with a bright orange polish. 

Step 4:

Use a small bit of green polish to make the stem of a pumpkin. 

Step 5:

Use a black nail striper to outline and draw lines inside the pumpkin.

HALLOWEEN POLKA DOTS:

Step 1:

Paint your nails orange, with a black accent nail.

Step 2:

Put either orange and white or black and white (depending on the base color) polka dots on the side of each nail. 

Tip: Make the dots on the black nail white before you make them orange in order to have them show up. 

This is definitively my favorite manicure of them all because it's so simple and so cute. 

FALL LEAVES:

Step 1:

Paint all your nails with brown polish. 

Step 2:

Use a black nail striper to draw a thick stripe on your ring finger nail to represent a tree stump. 

Step 3:

Use a dotting tool dipped in white polish to make tons on white polka dots concentrated towards the tips of your nails and at the top and bottom of your tree stump. 

Step 4:

Use the same dotting tool dipped in any polish that reminds you of fall leaves and cover the white dots. I left some uncovered to brighten the manicure up. 

TRICK-or-TREAT:

Step 1:

Paint all but your ring finger nail with two coats of white polish. 

Step 2:

Use a large dotting tool dipped in different bright colors to make candies on the white nails.

Step 3:

On the accent nail, paint the top 2/3 of the nail with a brown polish.

Step 4:

Use a black nail striper to outline the brown section - giving it a jagged edge, a handle, and a "T/T" standing for "Trick or Treat."

Step 5:

Use a small dotting tool dipped in black polish to make small dots around the candies on the white nails to incorporate the black from the accent nail.

And that concludes my fall nail art tutorials I hope you enjoy trying them out for yourself. Let me know which tutorial is your favorite and comment pictures of your recreations in the comments! I'd love to see them. :)

Abstract Fall Nail Art

Here is an abstract fall manicure that is cute and festive and features all the beautiful colors of fall leaves.

Step 1:

Paint all your nails white, except your ring finger nail, which you will paint brown as an accent nail.

Step 2:

Next, using a black nail striper, freehand a bare tree onto the brown accent nail. The best part about this step is that there is no right or wrong way to do it, making it hard to mess up. 

Step 3:

Using a medium sized dotting tool, make almond or raindrop shaped splotches on each white nail using any fall colors you wish. These will represent falling leaves. (The best technique I've found is to make a large dot of paint and spread one part out to a point using your dotting tool.)

Step 4:

For added effect, use a small dotting tool dipped in black polish and make smal polka dots in the bare spaces between your colorful leaves. This will draw out the black of the bare tree on the accent nail and make your manicure more interesting overall.

Don't forget to apply your top coat!

I hope you enjoyed doing this festive manicure and all your other fall festivities.

All Fall

So today is the first day of fall and, oh my goodness, fall is my favorite season. There are so many great things in fall and then it leads to the holiday season and that's always fun. :) Lately I've been getting into sweaters and scarves and boots, even though it's not that cold yet (mid 60s is the coldest it's been in my area) but I'm just too impatient to wait for colder weather. Plus, it's pretty chilly when I leave for school in the morning so that's kinda my excuse. I've also really been wanting to decorate my room for fall, but I need to run to A.C. Moore to get some supplies, and I just haven't had the time. But hopefully soon! Anyways, in celebration of this fantastic season, I've compiled a list of things I enjoy about fall. I mean, there are a bunch of these on Pinterest and the like but they always include "cuddling" and "football" and those aren't really me, so I just made my own. :)

• Of course, all the warm fall clothes:
• boots
• scarves
• sweaters
• flannel
• And the fall colors!
• maroon
• mustard
• army green
• brown
• burnt orange
• plum
• Apple picking
• Choosing pumpkins
• Trick-or-Treating
• Playing in the leaves
• Fairs and parades
• Going to school soccer games
• Hot chocolate and teas and coffee
• Pumpkin pie
• Crisp chilly air

So this has basically been to list my favorite things about fall and to get you excited for fall with me. :)

And just think about it, soon we'll be:

• getting the tree
• decorating the tree
• watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
• eating Thanksgiving meal
• shopping late in the night on Black Friday
• baking Christmas cookies
• looking at Christmas lights
• going to the Christmas Eve Service

There are just so many beautiful things that happen this time of year and that's why it's my favorite. :)

Fun and Elegant Dotted and Striped Nail Art Design

This weekend, I experimented with some stripers and dotting tools to create this cute design.

It's a really cute and simple design that can be switched up really easily and personalized to your likings.

Step 1:

Apply your base coat. (I used two coats of Wet n Wild - I Need A Refresh-Mint)

Step 2:

 

Paint the top half of your nail with a different color. (I used Jordana - White) And don't worry, it doesn't have to be perfect because the next step will fix any unevenness.

Step 3:

Use a nail striper to draw a line along the line where the colors in steps 1 and 2 meet. (I used Brash - Bold Black)

Step 4:

Use a large dotting tool to create dots in the middle of the lines you just drew. (I used Funky Fingers - the sticker fell off so I don't know it's name. But it's black.

Step 5:

Come back in with the color you used for the top half of the nail and use a small dotting tool to make a dot in the middle of the larger dot you just made.

Step 6:

As always, apply your top coat for a glossy and long-lasting manicure.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have fun making it unique. :)