Imagine

34 years ago today, John Lennon was shot and killed outside of his New York home. That day, a legend was lost. He may not be my favourite Beatle, but without him, that legendary rock band would never have existed. Today's design pays tribute to the legend himself, John Lennon.

I started with a base of Black Taxi from Nails Inc. for all my nails. Then, using white acrylic, I painted John Lennon on my ring finger, and wrote "Imagine all the people" on my pointer finger. 

So take a minute today to imagine all the people, living life in peace. And then, maybe we can actually try this living in peace thing. 

Hope you guys enjoy.

And we all shine on.

No Music, No Life

Hey guys! Here's my latest manicure.

This whole manicure is done with Sharpies. The only nail polish used was top coat. My pinkie is music notes, my ring finger is a pair of headphones turning into a heart, my middle finger is a Billy Talent song and my pointer finger is Green Day lyrics. Finally, my thumb says exactly how I feel about music: no music, no life. I seriously think I'd die without music. And below is a picture of my finished binder which my nails from last Mani Monday were inspired by. I've included a picture of my nails if you forgot.

Hope you guys enjoy! 

P.S. I'm working on some sketches right now, and I hope to post them this week for you guys to see. Plus, I'll be posting my manicure for a concert I'm going to this weekend. And is anyone else excited for the MMVAs (Much Music Video Awards)? I am!! (Billy Talent will be there!!!!!)

Lost Generation

Hey people of the blogisphere! I'm back, better and bloggin'! So here's my Mani Monday.

The base colour is Club Prive from L'Oréal. Then I inked on the design. It's inspired by a design I've been working on, on my binder. The binder isn't quite finished yet, but when I'm done, I'll post a picture. Anyways, the jellyfish are based off the t-shirt I got from the Billy Talent concert (it's to represent their Dead Silence album). Then the middle nail is lyrics from Billy Talent, as is the "lost generation" on the pointer finger. The skyline is the Manhattan skyline, and on the thumb are Beatles lyrics.

Also, I have another drawing done.

It's based on a photo I took of one of the tigers at the Toronto Zoo last year. I've been working on this for 7 months (not straight through :p) and I'm happy to finally finish it. 

Hope you guys enjoy! It's great to be back. 

31 Day Nail Art Challenge --- Day 22, Song[s]

My day 22 manicure is one I love. Not only was it inspired by my favourite band, it also happened to be my birthday (yesterday). But enough of that. Let's get to the pictures, and the polish.

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Although the challenge was inspired by a song, I chose to use several songs. All of which are by the Beatles. 

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On my pointer finger, I painted a strawberry. This nail is inspired by Strawberry Field's Forever. And for any of you who know the movie Across the Universe, the strawberry is inspired by Jude's artwork. The base is White On from Sally Hansen and the strawberry is acrylic. My middle finger is inspired by Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite. It's a poster advertising the Pablo Fanque's Circus (mentioned in the song) with the circus tent curtain over top. The base is White On, that was sponged with brown acrylic. The writing and curtain are acrylic. My ring finger is inspired by Across the Universe. The Beatles was written on a galaxy... in the universe. :p The base is Black Satin from Rimmel, followed my sponging of White On, Grey-t To Be Here from Essence, and Midnight Plum from Avon. The stars and The Beatles are acrylic. Finally, my pinkie is inspired by Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It's one of the Beatle's outfits from the album cover. The base is Papaya from JOE and the details are acrylic. 

Here's the random bonus design I painted on my thumb. Not really sure what it is.... I guess it can demonstrate the whimsical aspect of a lot of Beatles's songs. It could also be my Happy Birthday nail! :p The base is White On and the details are acrylic.

And this is my favourite nail. I love how well the strawberry turned out.  If you guys would like a tutorial of the strawberry, let me know! Below is a photo of what it was inspired by.

31 Day Nail Art Challenge --- Day 18, Half Moon

Today's manicure was inspired by a manicure I recently saw on The Daily Nail. I liked the idea of records, but I changed them to be a half moon manicure instead. On the pinkie, I have Gypsy Queen from Misa and Black Satin from Rimmel for the Beatles' Red Album. My ring finger, which is the Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd Album is Stormy from Revlon Top Speed, with Black Satin again. My middle finger is CSNY's So Far album, and the base is Limestone from Sally Hansen with Black Satin. Finally, my pointer finger is the Eagle's Greatest Hits album. The base is Ogre-the-Top Blue from OPI, and Black Satin. All the details are done with acrylics. All my nails are topped with Matte About You from Essie, and the shiny rings on the records are China Glaze's Strong Adhesion Base Coat.

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31 Day Nail Art Challenge --- Day 3, Yellow

It took me a while to come up with something yellow for my day 3 design. And then it hit me. Why not use something from one of my favourite songs, which happens to have yellow in the title? So, I painted the yellow submarine from the Beatles song, Yellow Submarine. The yellow polish is Art Nouv-Yellow from Finger paints. It's a pretty shimmery yellow, but it's really sheer. It took two coats of White On from Sally Hansen with four coats of Art Nouv-Yellow to get good coverage. The submarine is painted with acrylics.

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