Saturday, June 17, 2017

Clairestelle8: Inspired by Fashion ft. MoYou London Mexico

Hello Readers!


Today's post is for the 3rd #clairestelle8june prompt, "inspired by fashion". In case you weren't aware, this month the #clairestelle8challenge on instagram is being sponsored by picture polish, who will pick a winner and award them a $150 shopping spree on their website. Pretty cool!

Side note: I broke a nail while rock hunting (boohoo!) so I'm rocking a shorter mani now.



So for today's mani, I did a search on pinterest until I found a fashion look that inspired me. Here is my inspiration piece:

From Anthropologie

It's been a little while since I've done a mani inspired by fashion, but doing this I was reminded how much fun it is to do. There are so many great ideas in the fashion world that translate easily to nails!


For this mani, I first painted my pointer/middle fingers with a nude polish. My ring and pinky got a bright orange to match the skirt.


To get the look of the stripe down the middle of her shirt, I decided to piece together a couple of images on my silicone mat. I started by stamping the diagonal parallel lines on this MoYou London "Holy Shapes 05" plate, then painting the outside of the lines with my Sinful Colors "Navy I Do" polish.

Next, I stamped one of the thinner lines from the MoYou London "Holy Shapes 19" plate right in the middle of the two lines.




The pattern on my pinky and ring fingers comes from this MoYou London plate from the Mexico collection. It seemed like the best match to the skirt that I had in my collection.

9 comments:

  1. I think this is my new favorite from you. I love your interpretation of the skirt's pattern and then the simple stripe down the other nails...that is actually my favorite part. I think it's because it reminds me of an idea for a steampunk shirt that I'm trying to source materials for. It's just so clever. 😍

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    1. Oh and sorry you damaged your nails _and_ didn't find the rock. Sounded like good fun anyway though! 😉

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    2. Thank you so much! We did have lots of fun, even though we didn't find it. Found some neat trails we might revisit sometime when we feel like going on a walk.

      Are you making a steampunk shirt? Sounds really fun and interesting! Are you going to a convention or is it just for personal use?

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    3. Going for walks is the best day to day exercise, imo. :) The shirt is for personal use. I have lots of sewing projects. I should probably be sewing instead of painting my nails. LOL

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  2. This turned out sooooo cute 😍 love how you translated the outfit onto your nails!

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    1. Oh and I hope you win this contest!!!!

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    2. Thank you! A lot of people are participating in the challenge, but it sure would be exciting to win!

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  3. This nail art is a perfect match for the outfit. I am a big fan of these kind of nail art...just I need more time to do them :)

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    1. Thank you so much! I love doing nail art inspired by fashion too- I always see colors and patterns mixed that I never would have come up with on my own and it's fun to make something "outside the box!"

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