A Little Grown-Up Halloween!

Happy Halloween!! I know Halloween is all about fun, but this year I'm wearing rather subtle Halloween nails. A little grown-up version, to say...

It is a bit hard to see but I have leaf pattern stamped on all nails. And just one Jack-o-lantern as an accent. 

For this look, I first painted my nails with China Glaze Change Your Altitude (greige). I stamped the leaf pattern from Lily Anna plate 01, using China Glaze Cabin Fever (reddish copper duo chrome) as stamping polish. On accent nail, I stamped a Jack-o-lantern from Bundle Monster plate BM-222, using Konad black stamping polish. 

Even though it is hard to capture in the picture, the leaf pattern is quite visible in the sun. 

A little change from my typical bright orange Halloween nails but I kind of like it!

Have a fun and safe Halloween!

Love,

Little Dot

Essie Silk Watercolor Mini Set Review Part 2!

I posted the review of Essie Silk Watercolor mini set review last week. If you read it, you know that I went back to get the second set! Yes, I like it that much! 

Just like the last review post, I followed the directions on the back of the box to do this look!

This set is called Swept Away Nail Look Kit and it includes Muse, Myself (yellow), Love Sheen (pink), No Shrinking Violet (violet), and White Page (white). 

I also painted my non-accent nails with China Glaze Sleeping Under the Stars (navy).

I don't think I like this look as much as the other look from the other set here. But it is likely that I would be using these colors for leadlight nail art! 

Have you purchased any of Essie Silk Watercolor?

Love,

Little Dot

Essie Silk Watercolor Mini Set Review!

I picked up this Essie Silk Watercolor mini set at Ulta the other day. 

There was also another set with three different colors (plus the same white base) and I have decided to get just this one. After trying these out, I really wish that I have gotten the other one as well. I'm kicking myself for not getting the other. I'm pretty sure the other one is gone by now because there were only one each at the store. And I've been looking around in other places but I can never find it...

UPDATE* After I wrote up this post, I did go back to Ulta and to my surprise!!!, they still had the other set!!!!! I couldn't believe it! REALLY! What minuscule chance do you think you have to be able to get this last set by going back for it over a week later!!! More story on my next post!

My set consists of 3 colors, Highest Bidder, Point of Blue, Pen & Inky, as well as white base color, White Page. There is an instruction on the back of the box for this look and I did my nails just as the instruction says except I painted a couple of nails with Essie Salt Water Happy. 

I really like the consistency of these. They are not too sticky and apply very easily. I can't wait to use these colors for leadlight stamping!

I loved using OPI Sheer Tints but they started to get thick and stringy. I'm pretty sure I can just add polish thinner to bring back the better consistency though. Meanwhile, these watercolor polishes are perfect as they are. 

Have you tried these yet? Which color did you get?

Love,

Little Dot

Confessions of a Shopaholic!?

I have been pretty good for the majority of summer. But as September rolled in, I was out of control! I blame it on all sorts of emails I get about sale this and that... There were just so many good deals to ignore!!! So here I am... a shopaholic!

These are some (not all...) of my recent purchases...

Lots of nail stamping plates... Bundle Monster, Messy Mansion, and Lily Anna

Beautiful nail files from Mont Bleu!

Essie Silk Watercolor mini sets!

China Glaze Happy Campers mini set!

I will be reviewing these items in coming weeks. So expect lots of review posts!?

Happy shopping :)

Love,

Little Dot

OPI It's a Piazza Cake & I Cannoli Wear OPI

Is it Fall now?? It's hard to determine the seasons these days weather wise... I guess you kind of see the fashion changes into Fall colors. Well, I was looking through Fall season nail polish collections but somehow I wasn't excited about any colors. I don't know... I didn't particularly feel anything unique or new. They all looked like one color or another that I already own. The only two I picked up from OPI Venice collection are It's a Piazza Cake and I Cannoli Wear OPI.

It's a Piazza Cake is rather unique to me. I don't have any color like this. As the name suggests, it looks like pizza sauce color!! 

I actually like this color a lot. It's definitely not red. Nice Fall season color. 

I Cannoli Wear OPI is a bit greyish white. Maybe not very special but I hear it's a bit like OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, which I don't own. So, I got this. Good coverage and great for background for nail art. 

For this look, I first painted my nails with OPI It's a Piazza Cake (orange red) and I Cannoli Wear OPI (grey white). I used designs from Bundle Monster Shangri-La plate BM-S102 for stamping, using Konad Black Pearl stamping polish. 

I like how the tribal looking design compliments the orange red color! 

I don't know if I will be buying any other colors from this collection or not. But so far, I'm happy with my picks! Which color caught your eyes from OPI Venice collection?

Love,

Little Dot