You guys know just how much I love trying fun nail colors! This time I decided to try the floating manicure which is one of the biggest Spring nail trends, it was in nearly every runway show I’ve seen this season. I thought polishes from Essie’s new Neons 2014 Collection would be really fun to work with, and I knew I could find them all at my local Walgreens.
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| Walgreens beauty aisle where the polishes are found |
Walgreens carries a wide assortment of nail colors, and it’s my favorite place to shop for newest releases from brands like Essie. The stand was easy to find, it was right there in the cosmetics aisle. Look at those beauties!
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| essie nail polishes I used for my nail art designs |
I ended up picking up these three stunners from Essie’s 2014 Neons Collection to play with: Sittin’ Pretty, Too Taboo, and I’m Addicted. Don’t they look great together?
Sittin’ Pretty is described as florescent berry hibiscus; Too Taboo is a vivid intense fuchsia, and I’m Addicted is vivid neon aquamarine blue. Like all Essie polishes, these cremes have fantastic buttery-smooth formula that glides on like a dream, and required two coats for full opacity.
So what’s this floating manicure I was talking about earlier? It’s basically a nail design done over bare nail, that looks like it’s floating on the surface. The designers seemed to often choose to float the tips by adding elements like a neon french tip or a bright dotticure over clear base. I decided to do both!
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| “Floating” dotticure |
To achieve this one I applied a clear base on my nails to create a smooth canvas, and waited for it to dry. Then I dipped a dotting tool in Sittin’ Pretty and applied a few dots on the tips of my nails. I followed up doing the same with Too Taboo to fill the empty spaces. As a finishing step, I used a very small dotting tool and put a few spots of I’m Addicted as little accents.
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| “Floating” nail tips with dots |
For this second floating manicure, I painted my nails with a clear base and waited for it to dry. Then I grabbed Too Taboo and applied two strikes along the sides of the nail, connecting them in the middle. To add some fun to the mani, I grabbed the dotting tool, dipped it in Sittin’ Pretty, and put a few dots to make the design look a little more finished.
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| Classic dotticure featuring large dots using bright Spring colors |
Third manicure is more traditional; I applied Sittin’ Pretty as a base and used the nail polish brush from Too Taboo to draw some circles of varying sizes. Can you tell I like circles? 🙂
I hope you enjoyed these manicures as much as I enjoyed creating them. You can find polishes I used and more colors from Essie 2014 Neons Collection at your local Walgreens and Walgreens.com.
Super cute dotticure
Thank you!
OMG, I love the floating dots and the doticure!
So happy that you like them Alison!
Doticure wins!
I think it’s my favorite, too 🙂
Very pretty dotticures!
Thank you Leelo, of course they’re not as pretty as yours, but I’m trying 🙂
Super cute!!
Thank you Angela! Your mani for this shop was really pretty, too 🙂
you make very cute mani!!!
Thank you Kath! <3
I love all the dots! Such a cute mani!
Thank you, Eugenia!
I love the big dots mani
So glad that you like it, Phyrra!
Really pretty nail art ideas! I love the manicures you created!
Thank you Amber 🙂
I love what you came up with! Super cute.
Thank you Justina 🙂
LOVE the photos of the polishes in the flowers!
Thank you laura! I was hoping to go for a Spring-y look 🙂
Love these! Especially the dotticure!
So happy that you like them!
Love the dotticure tips!
Yay, so glad you like it!
You have very nice nails! I love all of these looks, but the last one is so unexpected! I love it.
Thank you Nidia 🙂
Love these designs. I am gonna try the last one for sure 🙂
Let me know how it goes 🙂 These were super easy to create, the only tool you need is a dotter.
That first mani is very intriguing!
Thank you Kimmi, glad you like it 🙂
I love the first dotticure!
Your pics are gorgeous! I’m totally trying the dotticure!
you seriously did such a good job!
so pretty colors. love the 2nd mani ♥
Thank you so much! :)) <3
The floating dotticure is adorable and I’m loving these Essie polishes you used on it! #client