Polka Dot Finger Nails

I've always liked keeping my nails polished but I'm not what you'd call "good" at it. I'm a little messy, kind of impatient and don't have a very steady non-dominant hand so nail art is a challenge to me.  When I saw this, I thought it looked pretty simple so I decided to try it.  Results: not terrible, I must say.

Here is the original pin:

Polka Dot Nails

Original Pin                                                                    My Pic

So I started the way you would any manicure, clear base coat then color.  I thought this green and blue looked pretty good together.  You need pretty dense colors to make this work.  Anything too transparent wouldn't bee seen.  I tried to choose 2 colors that were the same tone and intensity.  I think color choice is everything here.  If you use the wrong colors it could just look weird.  After the clear base, 2 coats of your nail color.  After that, wait awhile before doing the dots so it doesn't get gummy.  The original blogger said to use a cuticle pusher, but I used the back of a pin.  I guess that's why my dots are a bit bigger.  I've seen many variations of polka dots on Pinterest, some with variable sizes of dots.  You probably just need to use a couple different tools for the dots.

Use the end of a pin stuck into an eraser to make your dots 

As you can see below, I'm pretty messy, but the next day after I'd peeled off the excess polish, it looks pretty nice.

Overall, I think this is pretty cute.  It's pretty and easy to do.
Cost: Really just the nail polish.
Time: Doing your own nails always takes a bit of time.  I do it after Nugget is in bed while watching tv.  It's about the only time during the day that I know I won't be interrupted.
Difficulty: Easy.  Like I said, I'm not so good at neatness, but this turned out nice.
Aesthetic Appeal: Well, that's the whole point, if they're not pretty, it's not worth doing.
Life Enhancement: Worth doing.  Hard to mess up. Something a little different than single color nails.