Lollipop And Pink Polka Dots

Everything You'll Need:
Light Pink-OPI "Mod About You"3 coats
White-OPI "Alpine Snow"3 coats
Dark Pink-Zoya "Kiki"2 coats
Image Plates-PhotobucketKonad M79(Polka Dots)
PhotobucketKonad M14(Lollipop)
Rhinestones-PhotobucketAurore Boreale (Swarovski)5MM
PhotobucketClear (Swarovski)9SS
Stamping Polish-Konad "Psyche Pink"Over white/light pink
Konad "White"Over dark pink
Top Coat-Konad & Seche Vite
I saw this idea of a nail-art table at Lacquer Boudoir Blog. Genius, right? :)

Inspiration

Lately, I've been obsessed with Japanese / Kawaii nail art. I love all of the embellishments (rhinestones, pearls, 3D acrylic accents, etc) and the fact that each nail is its own design but still, no doubt, belongs to the set! This is NOT my attempt at it. It's just me heading more towards that direction. I've also really been inspired by Emerald Sparkled Blog's  skittle manicures. Check it out and you'll understand why!

Make It Happen

I waste A LOT of time trying to decide what I'm going to do to my nails. I'm very indecisive. My thought process is a mess: "If this nail is light pink, that nail should be dark... but where is the white nail going to go? I don't want any patterns; it has to look random. Blah-blah-blah". This time I decided to start at the drawing board. I used Adobe Illustrator to create my plan of action! Below is a simple, colored illustration of my nails:
Do you pronounce it "Polka dots" or "Poka dots"? 
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41 comments:

  1. CamilleNovember 27, 2010 at 7:26 AM

    I love all these different color pink! How interesting! Your application is very professional, I love it! xo Camille @ nevernaked.blogspot.com

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  2. Iris @ pimpmynailz.comNovember 27, 2010 at 7:36 AM

    Great post! And a loooovely design <3

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  3. UnknownNovember 27, 2010 at 7:37 AM

    So so pretty!

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  4. Rachel MarieNovember 27, 2010 at 7:37 AM

    :) That is a really adorable mani!

    I love the way you listed your polishes in your post!

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  5. Lokum HanimNovember 27, 2010 at 7:48 AM

    Amazing!! Thanks for tutorial!

    http://insideofmypurse.blogspot.com/

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  6. LeanneNovember 27, 2010 at 7:58 AM

    This is just ridiculously awesome. I always read Japanese nail art magazines and I've done a couple of manis inspired by them but never anything this awesome. I absolutely LOVE it! Oh, and I say 'poker dots' even though I know that's wrong. Haha :)

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  7. Sarah B.November 27, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    That's so darn cute!!! I specially love the lollipop and white background w/pink polka dots!!!! <3

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  8. Sarah B.November 27, 2010 at 8:03 AM

    Ok, now I want to do a mani with the polka dots + crystal in my ring finger...I had to add this comment :P

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  9. TrincessNovember 27, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    This is just amazing =) Adorable! I envy your skills, really! Your nails always look so perfect... <3
    I also love the table idea, Lacquer Boudoir a great blog =)

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  10. AmyGraceNovember 27, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    That's a awesome mani! The dotted nails are fantastic!

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  11. mlkNovember 27, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    Reminds me of Easter!

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  12. colorfulbottleNovember 27, 2010 at 9:21 AM

    I fall in love in your nails, this is just too pretty, and tnx for description of the things you used =)

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  13. FreshieNovember 27, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    This is adorable! I've been thinking of starting to draw my designs out as well since I can't keep all of my ideas straight.

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  14. DesertNails8November 27, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    Pronounce it poka dots!! Hee hee hee! I love how you do the tabular format of data and nice little rectangular shapes. I've been doing a similar thing on 3 x 5 cards. Very nice!

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  15. ThifaNovember 27, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    That's really pretty! It's a super cute idea to incorporate rhinestones in konad designs. :)

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  16. LadyLuckNovember 27, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    really cute :)

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  17. Miss BlueNovember 27, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    Great manicure! Looks perfect :)

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  18. AnonymousNovember 27, 2010 at 4:45 PM

    This is just plain adorable! :D I love how all the different designs are linked to make a whole.

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  19. The Beauty B.November 27, 2010 at 7:38 PM

    So cute!! I love the pink girly lollipop idea!

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  20. Enamel GirlNovember 27, 2010 at 8:49 PM

    this is so adoreable and i really like that chart. i know what you mean about being indecisive.

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  21. ZaraNovember 27, 2010 at 10:10 PM

    Very cute! I pronounce it "poka" dots. :)

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  22. GigiNovember 27, 2010 at 11:47 PM

    Wow... is all i can say. I really love how this turned out! And extra points to u for the way you explain ur tutorials with images. haven't seen that anywhere. :)

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  23. GigiNovember 27, 2010 at 11:48 PM

    I also love that u used that huge stone on the lollipop. I'd have never thought to do that

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  24. The MoerksNovember 28, 2010 at 3:30 AM

    I have never ever in my whole entire life seen such perfect nails. I thought mine were ok and never really ever do anything apart from the odd coat of clear varnish. I can't believe it. I must book a manicure and transform mine into such magnificence. You may have well started a whole new obsession for me. Darn Blighty, it was from there that I stumbled upon this blog.

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  25. AnastaciaNovember 28, 2010 at 3:52 AM

    Looks very girly! Such adorable nail design!

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  26. CamyNovember 28, 2010 at 4:53 AM

    those are soo pretty and girly!

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  27. merchamrenNovember 28, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    cute..
    i love it..
    please visit,,
    http://merchamren.blogspot.com/

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  28. kellieNovember 28, 2010 at 11:19 AM

    Oh my lord, is this adorable. I also LOVE Emerald Sparkle .. Deniz is SO creative and talented. Her manis are so nice and she's just the sweetest girl. This one reminds me of her "bubblegum" mani. I fell in love with it when I saw it and I've recreated it a few times .. it looks really cute with "For Audreyish" colors too. :) This one is definitely getting bookmarked. :) Thanks for sharing!

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  29. KaitlynNovember 28, 2010 at 11:29 AM

    i pronounse it poka ;) very cute nails, though! i really love it! it's definitely interesting how almost every nail is different, yet they all go well together. awesome job!

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  30. UnknownNovember 28, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    this is gorgeous! I love it! Great job!

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  31. BlackCherryNovember 28, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    So sweet!!

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  32. lovepolishNovember 28, 2010 at 5:41 PM

    I love your "Everything you need" table! Great layout! The konad lollipop is too cute.

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  33. KaleeNovember 28, 2010 at 11:28 PM

    your pictures look soo fake! hahaha. perfect!! (i mean in a good way). i like your nail shape like that. soo pretty

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  34. shimmmer chicNovember 29, 2010 at 1:04 AM

    shoo cute!looks fab..

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  35. NikkiNovember 29, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    Hey, I just found your blog. Your manicures are so cute, I love the pink base you used for these nails. Keep up the fabulous nail art! I'll stop by again for sure!

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  36. ArieNovember 30, 2010 at 2:20 PM

    very kawaii! I love it!

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  37. UnknownDecember 7, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    I think you say polka dots. I love this manicure, especially the crystals part :)

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  38. PrettyfulzDecember 28, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    U paint your nails so perfectly it makes me so jealous. Do you use a brush afterwards to clean up the area around ur cuticle?

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  39. rojosaJanuary 16, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    This design is so cute I wanna smack myself on the head with it. (I don't know what that means, but it's what came to mind)

    I pronounce it "poke-uh dots" :)

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  40. Pεârl LўиnFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Oh beautiful! It looks so neat and professional :D I love the idea of the nail art table too, as well as the Illustrator plan :P I should try that some time, I'm always painting and removing my polish designs *is fickle*

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  41. shimmerspark.comApril 27, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    I found this way late but I have to say it is SO PRETTY!!!! And inspiring too!

    I'm going to follow your blog and catch up. :)

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