Search for THE Yellow!

Every Spring/early Summer, I gravitate towards nice pale yellow colors. If I see any pale yellow polish at stores, I most likely grab them. But the right pale yellow is hard to find. They usually turn out too yellow out of the bottles... So, when I saw some leaked information about Essie Summer collection in Feb on web, I was so determined to get the bottle of Chilato! This may be THE one!!!

AND I wasn't disappointed! This is THE yellow I was waiting for!!! I don't think Essie has lots of yellow polish. At least, I don't know any. But this is so pretty... Yes it is a bit sheer and I needed 3 coats (almost 2 coater, though!), but I don't mind it because it is such lovely pale yellow. You might call it green because it is borderline lemony yellow and pale green. I still call it yellow, though. 

I love love love this color!!! I was so excited that I had to Instagram it right away!

For this look, I first painted my nails with Essie Chilato (pale yellow) and Ciate Snow Virgin (white). I stamped a design from Bundle Monster plate BM-404, using Ceramic Glaze My Skinny Jeans as stamping polish. 

I'm certain I will be wearing this color a lot this season! Do you like pale yellow? What is your best yellow?

Love,

Little Dot

Ciate Big Beauty Bus Review!

I like bargains! (Who doesn't?!) I found this Ciate Big Beauty Bus set for $8 the other day! 

The colors in this set might not be very special but I thought the bright assortments would be good to add to my collection. And 6 mini polish bottles for $8?? Why not!

I was inspired by the bright bold colors in the set. For this look, I first painted my nails with Ciate Hopscotch (bright orange) and Ciate Snow Virgin (white). I was planning to use Ciate Pool Party for stamping because it looked pretty opaque but it didn't work well. So, I used Essie Style Cartel (blue) as stamping polish. The rain drop design is from Pueen 58. 

The two colors I used had pretty good coverage. Just two coats were needed. I was impressed by Snow Virgin. White polish tends to be streaky but I found Snow Virgin to be very easy to apply. 

I don't usually do bold colors, so this is quite a bit different look for me. But I enjoyed it! Sometimes you need to go out of your comfort zone!

Have you tried Ciate polish? Do you like bold colors and designs?

Love,

Little Dot

History of the World

I recently bought China Glaze Hostory of the World. And I just love this color so much!

It is from the Giver limited collection last fall and I couldn't find it in any stores nearby. I had to order it from Nail Polish Canada! 

For this look, I first painted my nails with China Glaze History of the World (smoky navy). I stamped the floral design from Bundle Monster BM-716 with Mundo de Unas #6 stamping polish. 

I was in search of good navy polish because the other ones I have tend to be too dark that they just look like black. History of the World, I think, is definitely navy and not black. Slightly purplish but I love the smoky look of it. 

This is one of those polish that I got obsessed so much after seeing it somewhere and I couldn't rest until I had it in my hand!! Thank God for Nail Polish Canada and their fast shipping! It was at my door in 2 days :)

Do you get obsessed by certain color or polish? What is your latest obsession?

Love,

Little Dot

Spring Flowers and Cats!

There is a funny story behind this nail design. I won't tell you the story because that would be rather long introduction... But this design was inspired by a cat food packaging! And I am quite happy about how this design came out!

For this look, I first painted my nails with Essie Petal Pusher (blue grey) and Essie Mint Candy Apple (light blue). I used Bundle Monster plate BM-723 for the leaf design. I didn't make a decal this time but after coloring the leaves with Essie The More The Merrier (green) on a stamper, I stamped it on my nails directly. And it worked great! I used Essie Petal Pusher as stamping polish and also used this color to paint a few blue flowers with a dotting tool. I added a little bit of Essie Urban Jungle (creamy white) in the Center of flowers to make them look like flowers rather than just blobs of dots!

I even added a kitty cat on my left thumb, using the same plate BM-723!

A couple more cats on my right thumb!!

I sometimes get inspirations from weird places... 

I love this look soooo much! 

What are the weirdest places you got inspirations from for your nail designs??

Love,

Little Dot

Spring Rain

I have been attracted to soft hues this spring. I was browsing my polish drawers and found this beauty, Essie Cocktail Bling! 

This is a blue-ish grey cream and it looks almost lavender against my skin tone. I LOVE IT! I think of soft Spring rain when I look at it. 

For this look, I first painted my nails with Essie Cocktail Bling. I used Bundle Monster plate BM-705 to stamp Spring inspired words with Konad white stamping polish. I also used BM-710 to stamp flower pattern with Mundo de Unas 12. 

After painting my nails, I realized that my new purse matches perfectly to my nails!!

What is your favorite Spring color? Do you like soft pastel this season?

Love,

Little Dot