Manicures

Polka dot French manicure.

December 21, 2011 / 26 Comments

I’m sorry that I didn’t do the Christmas nails as requested! I didn’t had the time to really trial the nail art and the one that I do attempt to try on a single fell flat because my nail polish was too translucent and there wasnt any depth in the colors and didn’t turn out christmassy at all.

But, I had to change out my nails because I had a wedding to attend so I did a simple French that was really fast and quick and tried out the new dotting tool that I got, courtesy of evonnz.

The tools, polishes and all.

I skipped the base coat step, since that’s like a given before you apply any nail colors. I swear by them to prevent nail staining, especially since I am a big lover for dark polishes. Talking about base coats, I am sooooo happy that I got my new seche vite base coat and I have 2 bottles! Anyway, could you tell I’m quite in love with this orly Orlon nail color? It’s sooo natural and nice. I had an extra bottle that I gifted out to one of my colleague for Christmas. I hope she likes it!

Red French tips. I chose red because it’s a wedding and I wanted to wear hints of the auspicious color, without looking too SQ girl. I painted the tips in a single horizontal sweep to get the straight line, and then touching up the sides slightly because I missed out some bits due to the curve of the nail.

Dot the white dots with the dotting tool! I used a medium sized dotting tool, dripped some white polish on a cardboard and I started dipping and dotting away. It’s real easy and the dots all look so good. I got adventurous and added two hearts to my thumb and ring finger for the fun of it.

Finish with top coat and you are done! Take note though, do wait for your dots to be almost dry before the top coat and avoid using too thick a top coat layer as it will ‘melt’ the dots and make them run. I had to redo 3 fingers on my right hand because I had too much top coat and my left hand is not as deft as my right. It might be the mail polish though cos I used the Sally Hansen bottle that I had from a while back. I like that the white is very opaque and it was meant to be used as the white on your French tips.

I didn’t really take the full set of pictures for this because I was in a mad rush to get out! I kinda miss the days where it take me just 10mins to dash out. These days, there’s just so much to prep with a baby.

Maybe I should do a CNY inspired nails next since Christmas is in 4 days. Have you finished your christmas shopping yet?


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Hi there! Thanks for popping by. I'm Cherie, a ftwm (full-time working mum) to 3 lovely kids (2 boys & a princess) and my motto in life is to BE HAPPY. Sure, life isn't all that smooth but it's the mentality that counts, no? This blog documents my life. Or rather, snippets of my life that has passed me by. I love capturing life memories in the blog and being able to read back and laugh at myself (or anyone). I love to eat (A LOT), travel and paint my own nails so the blog is mostly about that. Is that considered lifestyle? Of cos, the family is also very much an integral part of me so there would be loads of memories about the husband and my kids - Jerry (9yo), Jerome (7yo) and Leia (2.5yo) and everyone else that's close to me. I like documenting the kids' milestones, their growing up years, their achievements (and sometimes, mine), and my struggles and battles with motherhood. It sure ain't easy. I love seeking out good food and travelling, is trigger-happy, love new gadgets, love exploring new places and strives to live life to the fullest. I aspire to travel the world as much as I can, to soak in the different sights across the various continents and visit all the Disneylands in the world (almost there!). Have fun reading and do drop me a comment to say hi! Love, Cherie Lim Find me on Instagram.

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