Welcome to Day 13 of the challenge! Today is animal print day and you all know how much I like animal print! Today and rainbow day are probably the most "me" days of the challenge.
Since I love animal print manicures so much, you've seen plenty of them from me. So to switch it up, I went for an unconventional animal print today - the clownfish.
Obviously, it ended up looking very much like a Finding Nemo manicure, which actually wasn't my original intention. But once I realized it, I ran with it, which is why I added the ocean gradient/bubble accent nail. But don't worry, I still have something really awesome planned for the "inspired by a movie" day of the challenge!
The base colour for this design is China Glaze Surfin' For Boys from the Summer Neons Collection. For the print details I used two of the It's So Easy Stripe Rite Paints in Black and White. I can't say enough good things about these stripers - they're definitely the best ones I've ever used and they've made their way into my regularly used nail art tools.
For the ocean gradient, I used OPI Teal the Cows Come Home, OPI Swimsuit...Nailed It! and Illamasqua Phallic. I then used a dotting tool to add some bubbles with Wet 'n' Wild French White. The final details on the bubbles were also done with OPI Teal the Cows Come Home and a small detail brush.
I feel like I cheated on this day a bit because this definitely screams "movie manicure" before it screams "animal print" manicure. But it still counts, right? Haha!
See you guys tomorrow with a floral design!
I seriously didn't think of Nemo before you mentioned it! For me, it read 100% clownfish print! It's darling :)
ReplyDeleteNemo nails :) pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is outstanding, Kayla!!!
ReplyDeleteI love Finding Nemo :) And you've made the perfect nailart!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I just did fish print nails for my challenge too, clearly great minds think alike ;)
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool idea! I love how creative people get with animal print!
ReplyDeleteI think it's my love for Finding Nemo that makes me automatically associate anything clownfish with it hahaha. It's refreshing to see such an unusual animal print, awesome job! :D
ReplyDeleteThis is really clever! I never would have thought to do a fish print.
ReplyDeleteThis is really creative and totally out of the box! I honestly would never have thought of that for animal print. GREAT job!
ReplyDeleteI didn't think about movie when I saw the photo :)
ReplyDeletebubbles on accent nail are so accurate! wow)
AH! I love this unique take on the animal print idea! I didn't think of that film until you said it, I just thought clownfish, so I think you're spot on. Ooh... animal print is next up for me too. I need to think of something more out-of-the-box...
ReplyDeletethis. is. awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis is SO cool! My 4yr old immediately said, NEMO!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! Awesome Idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo cool! Very creative.
ReplyDeleteYou're so talented for nail art!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this.
I really like it, this manicure is very pretty!
ReplyDeleteFicou perfeitoo, eu amo suas unhassss!!
ReplyDeleteBeijos linda
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Great inspiration, love your manicure! My daughter favorite fish is the clown fish, I will show her this manicure, I am sure she will love it too. Your super talented, love all your designs!
ReplyDeleteLove this whole things, the print is great, but the accent nail makes it one awesome manicure!
ReplyDeleteLove this whole things, the print is great, but the accent nail makes it one awesome manicure!
ReplyDeleteLove it! pretty awesome, especially when the movie is being re-released in 3D here
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE!!! I didn't think Nemo either, I just though you were genius for doing something other than leopard/tiger/cheetah!
ReplyDeleteThis is AWESOME!! So creative for an animal print mani too rather than the usual big cats! And the accent nail is perfection!
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