Happy Valentines Day! OPI recently held the Nails For Life contest, where you could design a manicure inspired by one of Nicki Minaj's outfits from the past year. The contest was aimed at promoting "stand out nails" in everyday life. Now that it has ended I am allowed to publicly post my pictures. The polishes I used are
OPI Teenage Dream,
Color Club Platinum Record,
Zoya Minka,
Sally Hansen Milles Fleurs, a neon pink and neon green from
Urban Outfitters, and nail decals.
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| Nicki Minaj Nail Art for OPI Nails For Life contest |
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| Nicki Minaj Nail Art, bottle pictured is OPI Teenage Dream |
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| Nicki Minaj Nail Art for OPI Nails For Life contest |
How I did each nail:
- Pinky- two coats of Urban Outfitters unnamed neon pink, one wipe of Urban Outfitters unnamed neon green on tip, nail decal on tip
- Ring- two coats of OPI Teenage Dream, diamond and pearl nail decal in center of nail
- Middle- two coats of Sally Hansen Milles Fleurs, two coats of Color Club Platinum Record on tip, nail decal just above tip
- Index- two coats of Zoya Minka, one coat Sally Hansen Milles Fleurs swiped diagonally across tip, one coat of OPI Teenage Dream atop that, diamond and pearl nail decals bordering tip
Painting on the fly, these nails took about 2 hours to create. After I did these I was so in love that I had to come up with more designs for the rest of my fingers, those took another hour or so. If you'd like to see a picture of the outfit I was inspired by, click
here.
I LOVED wearing this manicure. My favorite nail was my ring finger, it reminded me how much I absolutely love Teenage Dream.
My thoughts are that I would love to do something like this again, and it is much easier having something, a photo, as inspiration. What do you think of nail art manicures like this? What types of things would use as inspiration? I would love to read your answers in the comments section.
I love nail art! But was it uncomfortable having all of this bling on your nails? As a string player, I wonder if it would effect playing.
ReplyDeleteIn general these bling are really light. I did try one nail art manicure where there were gems on my right nails pressing agains my bell. That didn't work. With this one I was careful about placement and had no issues with playing. I don't need fast fingers though, so I don't know how this would affect your left hand, but I bet your right hand would be fine!
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