Artsy Wednesday: April Fools hidden message mani

I hope you all had an injury-free April Fool’s Day! I spend mine frustratedly trying to find Mew (if you’re a sucker for punishment like me, try out the Google Maps Pokemon scavenger hunt). Here;s my mani – I’ve wanted to do this for a while now, but haven’t had the time. We start off with an innocent looking mani …

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Artsy Wednesday: Inspired by Disney (Star Wars nails)

Today’s Artsy Wednesday theme is Disney. I decided to do something a little different – Star Wars nails! As you might know, I’ve ready done a whole series of Disney princess nails with ranty essays attached (Jasmine, Snow White, Mulan, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Belle and Ariel). Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 and there’ll be three new films coming out.    From …

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Artsy Wednesday: Animation

Most people’s childhoods were full of Disney princesses – mine was full of Asian cartoons! Doraemon, Dr Slump, Sailor Moon… But by far, the VHS tape my sister and I reached for most often was My Neighbour Totoro (dubbed in Cantonese). Even now, I still turn into a child when I watch Hayao Miyazaki’s films. So my Artsy Wednesday animation …

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Artsy Wednesday: Leafy autumn nail art

The theme this week for our Artsy Wednesday nail art challenge is leaves, which is convenient since autumn (or for you Americans, “fall” :P) has just started – I did a gradient of autumny colour across my nails, then stamped over it using BM-205.  I’ve been really into cremes recently, and ulta3 has a solid selection of nail art staples …

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Artsy Wednesday: Colour blocks

This week’s theme is colour blocks. My first ever idea for nail art was a Mondrian design but my skills weren’t quite up to it then – now that I’m a bit better, I gave it a try again, this time much more successfully!  I have a Mondrian-inspired dress that I love to bits, so here it is with my …

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Artsy Wednesday: Valentine’s Day

This week’s theme is Valentine’s Day. I’m not into the whole hearts and flowers pink girly thing, so for my Valentine’s Day nail art I went for dark, sultry vamp: The glitter on my ring finger (also on my thumb) is Alanna Renee Black Cherry, probably the most gorgeous vampy glitter I own! The dark red is Orly Smoulder, and …

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Artsy Wednesday: Earthquake mani POKÉMON NAILS

I’ve been in love with the earthquake design for a while. since seeing this one by fellow Aussie Bec, so I was really excited when it came up for Artsy Wednesday. But for some reason, instead of just showcasing two colours with a simple, bold design, my mind decided that it was Time to Do Pokémon Nails, and that was …

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