3-step nails: mint + polka dots {tutorial & products used}

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I should preface this blog post by saying that I completely understand this manicure is anything but fall-appropriate (which is funny, actually, since I spend most of the rest of the year craving rich, vampy shades of nail polish). And while I do tend to follow seasonal beauty trends, I 100% think you should wear whatever you want, no matter the weather. So, even though these “3-step nails” I’m sharing with you today more closely resemble spring, we’re going to go ahead and chat about them in October. When it’s currently a brisk 56º F in Chicago.

I named this blog post “3-step nails” because these are really, really simple- the manicure took me about a half-hour from start to finish (that’s including waiting for the polish to dry adding a top coat). Stay tuned next week for another fun manicure, which is even easier than this one- it’s only 2 steps!

To see how I did these mint polka dot nails and a list of products used, please keep reading!

3-step nails: mint polka dots (with gold accent nail)

What I used:

-Medium-sized nail dotting tool (Shown: Winstonia nail dotting tool set, $2.95 @ Amazon)

-Nails Inc. Holland Park Gardens (muted mint shade)

-Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Matte White Pick It Fence LE (matte or non-matte white shade)

-Sinful Colors Gold Medal (light gold shade)

How to get the look:

1. Apply 2 coats of the mint polish, leaving ring fingernail bare

2. Apply 2 coats of the gold polish to your ring fingernail (accent nail) – wait about 10 minutes for nails to dry
3. Using a medium-sized nail dotting tool, lightly dip into the white nail polish and apply polka dots to your middle fingernail (tip: I start by doing three dots vertically down the middle of the nail, then alternating rows on either side).

That’s it! I waited about 20 minutes after this before applying my top coat, but depending on how long your nails usually take to dry, this amount of time may vary.

Before I wrap this up, can I take a moment to share how obsessed I am with these two IMPOSSIBLY cheap Forever 21 rings? I think they were both $1.80. Forever 21 jewelry isn’t usually the best quality (you get what you pay for… the necklaces usually rust pretty quickly), but I’ve had the geometric one for about 2 months now and it still looks new. Love cheap jewelry finds.

What’s on your nails today?

Thanks so much for reading! (And TGIT! Any fellow Shonda Rhimes fans?)

PS: BIG thanks to my best friend Christina for gifting me this double-ended dotting tool set for my birthday! I had no idea how fun dotting could be.

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