31 Day Challenge - Day 16 - Polka Dots

Welcome back to the 31 Day Challenge! I enjoyed my week off to do some holiday themed manicures. Did you enjoy my Halloween week? I can't wait until Christmas time! I have a lot of manicures planned. I wonder how many of them will make it to the blog or on my nails. Well, that's a lil bit away, so I have some time to think, plan, and pre-swatch :)





Today is Day 16, which means we have hit the half way mark!!! Day 16 is Polka Dot day! I'm not sure why, but I always hate how my nails turn out when I use my dotting tool. It might be a bit of OCD on my part, but if the dots aren't perfectly circle, same shape, or spaced equally, I think it looks awful. I'm definitely practicing, because someday I want to be able to do some kick ass dotting tool manicures that look like they were done with a stamp!





When I sat down to paint this manicure, I had to go work appropriate, as in corporate work world appropriate. Now, I work at two very professional jobs, and I'm blessed that both typically do not care what I put on my nails. It really makes my life. Since I hadn't worked this one job in awhile, I wanted my nails to match my business casual clothes. What better than using a neutral black and grey. How could you go wrong? Oh wait, you can add loads of glitter, like I did. I couldn't resist, but hey it was still work appropriate.





Let's take a look....









Colors Used:

Pure Ice - Kiss Me Here

China Glaze - Make a Spectacle

Sinful Colors - Black on Black

These nails were very simple! First, I painted on 2 coats of my dark grey polish. When that was dried, I added one, yes one, coat of Make a Spectacle. This is going to be one of my favorite glitter top coats. It's so pretty and adds the perfect shimmer to any manicure. I own Essie Shine of the Times, a flakie, which is kind of similar, but the colors that bounce off the glitter are different enough that it doesn't matter. To me, it's not a waste of money in the least. Now I want to use Shine of the Times...hmmm....



When the glitter was dried, I added the black polka dots with my dotting tool. I did not want a typical polka dot, so I decided to do the tilted tips. I think it ended up looking neat!



What do you think? Like the color combination? Work appropriate nail art?

Remember to check out the other lovely ladies!!!







