Puerto Rico!

We are back from our Puerto Rico trip! We had so much fun. It was our first time there and we will definitely go back again!

This is a kind of twin design of the nails I had in Puerto Rico. I had the green version of this design which was posted in my previous post here. 

We traveled light so I didn't take any polish etc. on our trip. I decided to wear this look during our 10 days trip and thankfully my nails were pretty much intact (no noticeable chips or wear!) until the end of trip!

This is a bird whistle necklace I bought at the museum shop in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico!

This is another bird whistle. You put some water in it and it sounds like birds singing! 

For this look, I first painted my nails with OPI It's a Piazza Cake (orange). I used MoYou London Tropical collection plate 23 to stamp a few stripe designs, using MoYou London Sage Smoke (green) and MoYou London Banana Ice (yellow) as stamping polish.

Old San Juan was such a pretty place to visit! We walked to everywhere and had a wonderful time there. 

Have you been to Puerto Rico?

Love,

Little Dot

Happy New Year 2017!

Year 2016 was a very hectic year for us.  My beloved daughter says it was the worst year. I don't think it was a bad year but there were a lot happened and a year just went in a blink of an eye! I wish for a happy and a little more relaxed new year in 2017!!

For this look, I first painted my nails with Essie Petal Pushers (blue-toned grey). I stamped arrow design from Bundle Monster plate BM-XL216, using MoYou London White Knight stamping polish. I also used OPI Gaining Mole-Mentum to add a little rose gold glitter bits. 

Essie Petal Pushers is one of my favorite go-to grey polish. The little rose-gold scattered over it is so lovely! I think I had OPI Gaining Mole-Mentum for a while but maybe this is the first time I used it? I usually stay away from glitters but I like how this design looks!

By the way, I bought a lot of nail stamping plates and polish over the Black Friday sales. Bundle Monster plate BM-XL216 is one of them. I really like this arrow design!

Have a happy new year, everyone!!!

Love,

Little Dot

Koi Fish

I love the colors from Essie Fall 2016 collection! I ended up buying almost all colors!! I used my first pick, Go Go Geisha, in this design here. This time, I used Udon Know Me and Playing Koi!

For this look, I first painted my nails with Essie Udon Know Me (dusty blue) and Playing Koi (orangy red). I used koi fish design from Bundle Monster plate BM-725, using Essie Kimono Over as stamping polish. I added a little more color after stamping, using OPI Chromatic Orange and OPI Primarily Yellow. 

I found all these colors to be well pigmented. I was able to use Essie Kimono Over as stamping polish and I might want to try stamping with other colors from this collection!

I am so happy with this collection and I am sure I will be wearing these colors a lot this season!

Have you tried any color from Essie Fall 2016?

Love,

Little Dot

Orange Foxes!

Cute fall fox design for you today!

I really love this Messy Mansion plate. Perfect for fall/winter designs!

For this design, I first painted my nails with OPI It's a Piazza Cake! (Orange) and Essie Take It Outside (taupe grey). I used the fox design from Messy Mansion plate MM34 and OPI It's a Piazza Cake for stamping. 

These foxes are so cute!!

Do you like fox design? 

Love,

Little Dot

Tropical Rainforest aka Glow in the Dark Mini Putt Nails!

I went with the Rainforest look this week, which my beloved daughter calls "glow in the dark mini putt" nails... Yes, we used to go to a local indoor mini putt place where the walls were painted in rainforest theme!

I started out going with black and white but thought it might be fun to gradually adding colors from one nail to the other. 

For this look, I first painted my nails with Essie Stylenomics (almost black dark green). I stamped a plant design from Bundle Monster plate BM-617 with Konad white stamping polish. I added colors using OPI color paints, Primarily Yellow and Turquoise Aesthetic. For my thumb nails, I used direct decal method to also add more colors with OPI I'm Sooo Swamped! (green) and OPI It's a Piazza Cake (orange) for full color look. 

I love the look very much!

Do you like the fun nails like this?

Love,

Little Dot

Roses!

Roses are flowering and plants are growing everywhere in my yard!

I have been so busy lately and my garden has been neglected though... 

For this look, I first painted my nails with Essie Urban Jungle (creamy white). I used Pueen plate 73 for design. I used OPI I'm Sooo Swampted! (green) and OPI Off With Her Red! (red) as stamping polish. 

I don't usually stamp all of my nails but since my plants are growing all over the place, hey, why not! 

Are you a gardener? How's your garden looking?

Love,

Little Dot

Summer Flower Nails!

It's been hot here! Finally summer!

I like this orange, OPI It's a Piazza Cake! 

For this look, I first painted my nails with OPI It's a Piazza Cake (burnt orange). I used the flower design from Bundle Monster plate BM-XL112 and Konad white stamping polish for stamping. I added yellow dots for centers of flowers with Nubar Spotlight. 

Nice summer flower design, I think! And I'm like orange all over this summer! Orange dresses, orange purses, orange nails!

Do you like bold color in summer?

Love,

Little Dot

OPI Color Paints Mini Set Review!

I saw OPI Color Paints mini set at local store for $9.99, so I bought it! This collection came out last year around the same time as Essie Silk Watercolor collection. They were both similar so I didn't get the OPI one but I can't pass a good bargain!

After some planning, I have decided to go with a free-hand design!

For this look, I first painted my nails with OPI Silver Canvas Undercoat. I used OPI Primarily Yellow, OPI Chromatic Orange, and OPI Turquoise Aesthetic, to randomly add brush stokes here and there. 

This set consists of the following colors; Silver Canvas Undercoat, Primarily Yellow, Chromatic Orange, Pen & Pink, Purple Perspective, and Turquoise Aesthetic. You suppose to first use Silver Canvas Undercoat as the base color and top with your color of choice. 

The box says "Blendable Nail Lacquer", but I didn't find them to blend that well. On my nails, there are some spots that colors overlap but those parts only look darker rather than making them blended color (such as yellow + blue = green effect). I think I still like Essie Silk Watercolor better. I did the reviews for Essie one here and here if you want to compare. And I also used it in the design here. But overall you can probably use both sets interchangeably. 

Do you own OPI Color Paints or Essie Silk Warercolor? What kind of designs have you used them for?

Love,

Little Dot

OPI Take a Right on Bourbon

I did the review of OPI New Orleans mini set while back here. I finally had a chance to use Take a Right on Bourbon!

OPI Take a Right on Bourbon is champaine color metallic. Quite pretty on it's own. I didn't want to distract too much from this color so I kept stamping to minimum. 

For this look, I first painted my nails with OPI Take a Right on Bourbon (champaine metallic). I used designs from Bundle Monster plate BM-XL120 and Konad black stamping polish. 

Color like this tend to show brush strokes but it was alright. I think I probably like to wear this polish without any stamping to just enjoy the color. Or maybe with subtle gradient mani with light green or blue...

Have you tried OPI New Orleans collection? What is your thought?

Love,

Little Dot

Distressed Stamping!

I didn't have any inspiration this week... So I asked my beloved daughter to help me!

Either intentionally or by chance, the stamping came out distressed looking. Some faded area here and there. And I like it quite a bit!

For this look, I painted my nails with OPI You're Such a Budapest (blue lavender) and China Glaze Metro Pollen-Tin (mango) as my beloved daughter's instruction. She stamped designs from Bundle Moster plate BM-S102, using China Glaze History of the World (navy) as stamping polish. 

It reminds me of some ethnic fabric prints! 

I enjoyed the relaxing moment of someone else doing my nails :)

Do you like the distressed stamping look?

Love,

Little Dot

Spring Tulips!

This is the nail design I had for my birthday! Yes, I am an April baby! 

Actually the weather on my birthday was not very spring like... But I felt like tulips on my nails!

For this look, I first painted my nails with OPI You Are Such A Budapest (blue lavender). I used MoYou London Pro Collection 08 for the tulip design. I used Direct Decal Method to add colors, Essie Lounge Lover (coral pink) for flowers and OPI I'm Sooo Swampted! (green) for the leaves. 

We had milder winter but I feel like it's been stretching in the end... 

Are you ready for Spring?

Love,

Little Dot

Trip Around The World - Japan!

My beloved son is travelling solo in Japan right now! I hope he is having lots of fun! To honor his first big solo trip, I have decided to do Japanese themed nails. 

This is the cherry blossom season in Japan and I had to include that in my design!

For this look, I first painted my nails with OPI My Vampire Is Buff (creamy white) and Essie Lounge Lover (coral pink). I used cherry blossom and Japanese girl designs from Bundle Monster plate BM-617. I used the Direct Decal Method so that I can add colors to the stamping. The color I used are Essie Lounge Lover for cherry blossoms and Essie Partner In Crime (brown for hair), OPI Show Us Your Tips! (shimmery periwinkle for kimono gradient), Essie Lounge Lover (coral pink for kimono gradient), and Essie Shade On (purple cream for sash). 

I quite like the end result. It took a while to achieve this look because of many colors I used for Direct Decal Method but I think it turned up really fun and cute. 

I am planning to do another Trip Around The World theme soon for Africa because that is where my beloved daughter will be this summer! Lots of world travels in our lives this year!!

Do you have any big travel plans scheduled for this year?

Love,

Little Dot