Valentine's Day Nail Art | Simple Dotticure


Hiya guys! It's the start of a brand new month and as I mentioned a few weeks ago it's time for some nail art. I'm not a crazy huge fan of Valentine's Day or anything, but you girl can appreciate a red manicure like no one else. So to kick the month off I decided I would do a simple nail art look for Valentine's Day. Emphasis on the word simple. I am really happy with how it turned out though and even wore it for a few days. I like how I say that as if wearing a manicure for a few days is abnormal or something, haha. I still have that swatcher mindset where I wear something for like 20 minutes at most, snap some photos, and on to the next one. Yeah, I don't miss those crazy acetone-fumed days too much. Especially now that I'm able to start dipping my toes back into nail art again!

Valentine's Day Nail Art | Simple Dotticure

I know with my last nail art post I mentioned feeling extremely rusty at basic techniques, but this really cemented that fact. It's kind of a bummer that I have lost a skill-set during my hiatus period, but I feel eager to re-learn things. I was looking at some of my past manicures and mind you they have never been overly complicated, but I was mind-blown into another dimension. I kept asking myself, 'how did I even do that?!' about a million and one times. Even my own videos had me scratching my head, haha. I think the only thing I feel confident in is nail stamping, but like I haven't actually done it over a year so who knows. Hmm a little foreshadowing into my next nail art post? Maybe, maybe.

Valentine's Day Nail Art | Simple Dotticure

Here's a breakdown of the tools and polishes I used to create this nail art look. As always please keep in mind this is just all the stuff I personally used, all of them can be easily substituted.

  • Polishes Used - Inm Out the Door: White Porcelain, Celine's Jelly Bean, and Casino Royale
  • Dotting Tool: Winstonia
  • Top Coat: Out The Door Glossy Topcoat

It was kind of funny how much I was dragging my feet with video editing and doing the voice-over until I saw the file sizes. Quickest video ever, haha. It was almost like too quick and I debated even posting the video. In the end though I felt like you guys would enjoy it regardless so I'm hoping that's true. Since it was such a simple design it's very easy to mess it up along the way. I should know, I messed up like a handful of times and had to start over. So in the voice-over I decided to include some tips and tricks that helped me a long the way. Hopefully it saves you from some of my mistakes.


When I originally thought about this manicure I told myself I would go with a matte topcoat. And I did... on my first major fail attempt, haha. I ended up using a glossy topcoat first and not 5 seconds later I added the matte one. Didn't even let the first topcoat dry whatsoever. The result was a massively mixture of streaks that distorted the whole design. It was awful to say the least and I ended up having to re-do the mani. Not my proudest moment, haha. As soon as I did it I realized I messed up, but at that point there was nothing to be done. I blame the severe lack of sleep, haha. I can't remember how I messed up exactly during the second attempt, but I think I was over zealous with the dots and made them look too cluttered. Like didn't space them out right because again I was rushing because I was sleepy. Moral of the story? Don't do your nails - no matter how simple - while you are sleep deprived, haha.

Valentine's Day Nail Art | Simple Dotticure
Valentine's Day Nail Art | Simple Dotticure

Even though it's a very easy design I hope you like it nonetheless and enjoyed the video. Plus I want to document my progression as I continue doing more and more nail art. It feels really fun in a way to start from the beginning and re-do some of my designs from way back in the day. So that'll be my focus in the upcoming months and if you have any designs you want to see a comeback please let me know. Thanks for reading and I'll catch you next time xoxo Moonbaes.


2 comments

  1. This is very cute and love the colours :-D

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  2. So nice to see your nails again! Even "rusty" your dots are super perfect! You have such amazing nail art skills.

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