I've always been a fan of all things retro in the art world, and the plates that today's nail art was inspired by are no exception! I love the atomic era art style, so when my friend Chris showed me his plates and suggested they'd make great nail art, I completely agreed. So, I palmed a plate, and headed to my nail art desk, and got to work!
The inspiration:
The Nails:
I used Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud as a base, with a mixture of Essie Mink Muffs and American Apparel California Trooper for the beige, Orly Gumdrop for the turquoise, Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Spring Green for the green, and MAC Showy for the dark brown line work. Topped everything off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.
Seriously, you are amazing. I hope you get a book out of this blog, people would love to see your daily nail art in printed form.
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I love it! I'm very impressed; your designs are so intricate and pretty.
ReplyDeletedo we get to see the plate?
ReplyDeleteLove Ruth
I was gonna say the same thing as Ruth: I wanna see the plates, too!
ReplyDeletedude im so copying this lol thanks for the inspiration- until seeing your blog I was a biter, i now have nails to the edge of my fingers for the first time in my life and feel beautiful! thanks!
ReplyDeletei have those exact plates! when i saw this design, before reading the description, i was like hey those remind me of my plates! the only difference is my plates are more blue green.....
ReplyDeletei love this design especially the thumb nail one great work
ReplyDeleteTotally one of my faves! I love atomic patterns!
ReplyDeleteThose nails are FABULOUS! L<3VE THEM!
ReplyDeleteMy friend's family had those plates when I was a kid! I used to love eating dinner there- they were so cool!
thank you everyone!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to get a picture of the plate and get it posted!! lol
I'm so impressed, those are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour "Atomic" nails are among my favorites!!! Love them.
ReplyDeleteone of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautifully rendered. I really enjoy your website, I visit it first among all the blogs I visit every day.
ReplyDeleteThis pattern is awesome! So retro, but modern.
Woah, thats pretty cool, almost have this fabric look to it
ReplyDeleteWow - keep moisturizing - this is one heck of a project. I am going through your posts and this design is awesome. What a great idea. You gotta make this into a book!
ReplyDeleteHello, I'd like to ask what do u use to draw so good in ur nails: some special brush or tool? Coz ur traces r so precise! :D
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