Happy Easter! - Essie Resort 2016 Mini Set Review!

Happy Easter! Here is my pastel green Easter nails! As I mentioned in my previous post here, I'm in Green mode! But this time, it is soft green, perfect for Easter time!

I bought this Essie Resort 2016 mini set recently. 

I was particularly drawn to the unique orange shade, Taj-ma-haul. You can see my post here for the India inspired design. I only used Taj-ma-haul (orange) and Going Guru (soft green) so far, but they are both great cream polish!

For this look, first I painted my nails with Essie Going Guru (pale green). I used Bundle Monster plate BM-XL116 with Konad white stamping polish and used Direct Decal Method to stamp on accent nails. I used China Glaze History of the World (navy) to add color to the design before stamping. 

The colors in this collection might not be unique except Taj-ma-haul, but I find the coverage to be excellent. Just two coats and it's complete opaque for me. For light green, that's a bonus!

Have a nice Easter!

Love,

Little Dot

Green!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! I got into green mode these days. I think it started out from OPI New Orleans mini set I bought a while ago. (Check out the review here!) Since then, I bought 2 green shirts and kept reaching for green polish! Maybe because after the grey winter, I can't wait for fresh green! 

I'm also doing simple designs recently. Life is busy these days! 

For this look, I first painted my nails with OPI I'm Sooo Swamped! (bright green). I stamped the clover design from Bundle Monster plate BM-723, using Nails Inc. Chelsea Bridge Road (gold foil) as stamping polish. 

I'm not usually a green person so I'm not sure what happened to me... But I'm enjoying wearing green now! 

Do you like this green? Are you a green person?

Love,

Little Dot

Cosette Clear Stamper Review!

I purchased this clear stamper from Cosette Nail Shop after reading a review from Chitchat Nails. And here are some of my thoughts on this product!

I have been using this stamper for the last few weeks. It is a great tool when you require a precise placement of a design. So something like small images that you want to place in a particular area of your nails or double stamping. When I do plaid nails, I usually double stamp with two different colors. So I know I would be using this stamper for sure! Also, it is handy for Direct Decal Method because you can actually see what the decal would look like before stamping!

The one I bought is called "Crystal C-Thru Stamper with Cap" and as you see, it comes with a cap and a scraper. The cap is great because you can protect the head and keep it clear of dust particles! The stamper head is nice and squishy. The other thing I like about this stamper is the fact the bottom is flat. This makes it easier if you want to add color to it for direct decal method. 

Now here are some potential issues. This is a view from the top as you may be approaching your nail from above. You can see where you are going but it looks like magnifying view. I found myself having some trouble judging the distance between the stamper head and the nail surface maybe due to this distorted view. I learned to stamp aligning the image by placing the stamper and nails like this in the past. 

So you have to re-learn the way a bit. I will probably stamp the way I have been doing for most of the time (because I became pretty good at aligning images this way!) and use this stamper for when the precise placement is called for. 

The other thing I noticed was it sometimes doesn't pick up clear images. I find it better if you roll your stamper lightly to pick up images. Some learning curves here. 

Overall, I think this is a great stamper to have around. Certainly, this little tool will make nail stamping a lot easier. You can order this stamper from cosettenailshop.storenvy.com. 

Have you tried this stamper? What is your thought?

Love,

Little Dot

Trip Around The World - India!

If you remember, I started my "Trip Around The World" design theme long time ago. Here is my Indian nail look!

I purchased Essie 2016 Resort mini set recently. This collection is inspired by India and the polish I really wanted to get was Taj-ma-haul. This earthy orange color is so unique!

Obviously, I needed to do an Indian inspired look!

For this look, first I painted my nails with Essie Taj-ma-haul (earthy orange). I used one of the designs from MoYou London plate Explorer Collection 03 for stamping. I used my go-to gold foil polish, Nails Inc. Chelsea Bridge Road as stamping polish. 

I like the simplicity of this nail look. I just wanted to enjoy the color of the unique orange and complimented the look with henna design!

If you want to see my other posts on "Trip Around The World" theme, check here and here!

Love,

Little Dot