Some of you may have seen the on how to create the look given by OPI Black Spotted. I've been trying to get my hands on Black Spotted since it first came out but the prices have been far too high. This tutorial excited me because not only could I come up with a look similar to Black Spotted, but I could use other colors, too! I gave this method a shot and aside from some trial and error, it worked pretty well! I plan on trying it with black soon to see if it comes out like an OPI Black Spotted dupe, but I really wanted to try it with a different color first!
I began by polishing my nails with Zoya Jacqueline from the new Lovely collection. This is a gorgeous, smooth beige nude creme polish.
Then, I took Zoya Blu and dropped two drops into a disposable cup filled with luke warm water and a few drops of nail polish remover. I used Zoya Neely for my accent nail. Blu and Neely are also from the Lovely collection.
Here's where the trial and error came in. The video says to spray hand sanitizer into the polish blob. However, when I did that, it was too forceful and ended up making the polish separate terribly. It also had a lot of bubbles in it. So, I figured out that spraying the sanitizer on my hand while I held it over the cup worked much better. It should look something like this:
Then, just find a spotty area that you like and dip your nail in! I taped around my skin to make clean-up easier.
I really like the effect this gives and it really is very easy! However, I will use darker colors next time, at least for the spotted part of the process. This isn't my favorite set of nails, but I can't wait to try this technique again! Enjoy! :)
P.S. Do you like the picture tutorial? I was thinking of doing them more often...
*These polishes were provided for my honest review. All opinions are my own, as always.
Great tutorial and I love the effect of this! I am definitely going to try it myself! :)
ReplyYay, so glad you like it! :)
Where did you find the spray hand sanitizer? I'm not sure where to look for it lol
ReplyI used one of those spray bottles you find in the travel section by the toiletries. Then, I added sanitizer and a little water to make it spray! :)
Great tutorial! I really like the colors you chose, andt the end result is gorgeous! :-)
Reply~ Yun
Glad you like the colors and tutorial! :)
Love that you credited cutepolish.
ReplyWonderful pictorial by you though, you should definitely do more.
And This is subtle, Very pretty, but I agree it's probably best to stick with bold colors for the spotted look.
Well done.
Sometimes I forget where I see things, so I'm glad I remembered where I found this idea! I always want to give credit where credit is due! :) I'll try it with bolder colors again soon!