Friday, September 23, 2011

31 Day Challenge: Day 23

Morning everyone! I have a busy day today so I scheduled this post because I wanted to make sure I got this posted for you all to see!

The theme for today's challenge is Inspired By a Movie.

I thought all day yesterday about what movie to do. I could not think of anything particularly great, but this one idea kept coming back to me...


I don't know why I couldn't stop thinking about The Little Mermaid. It wasn't even my favorite childhood Disney movie.
But I just had this idea... So I went with it.


I guess this is loosely inspired - just hair and tail - but I think it is cute!
Maybe my want to do this design came from recently overhearing a child point at me and say "Mommy! Her hair looks just like Ariel's!"
That's a pretty good compliment, I think!


To create the wavy red "hair," I started with a base of OPI - Conquistadorable Color.
Ariel's hair is more orangey-red, so I added a very thin coat of OPI - OPI On Collins Ave.
Then, I used a small brush and started creating waves with Conquistadorable Color.
Finally, I mixed a tiny amount of black with Conquistadorable Color for the defined waves.


Under the sea... Deep blue cardigan sea.


The tail nail (hehe) is 2 coats of Zoya - Ivanka, with one coat of Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure. I think it makes for a pretty nice tail!

I really enjoyed doing these nails, especially the hair.
Maybe I should be Ariel for Halloween... But I don't know about that seashell bra!
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22 comments:

  1. LizSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    So cute! I love the tail nail :)

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  2. JossieSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Yup I luv the tail also!!!

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  3. ~Leslie~September 23, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Love your Disney shout out! What was your fav childhood movie then?

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  4. AmandaSeptember 23, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    Awww I love it! Little Mermaid was my favorite movie when I was a kid :)

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  5. Brie NailsSeptember 23, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Adorable Rebecca! And those colors are so pretty! I bet they match your hair well.

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  6. Polish AMORSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    aweee cute move and very cute mani...

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  7. Polish AMORSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    **movie LOL

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  8. misaya's playgroundSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    combo with ivanka is amazing!!! love it!

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  9. AmberSeptember 23, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    The fact that you chose "The Little Mermaid" makes me want to hug you lol. I was obsessed with that movie when I was little and I STILL know every single word to the entire movie lol. Great mani, very pretty!

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  10. Cristina - PeeBeforePolishSeptember 23, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    This mani is supercute! I love your ring/tail nail! The Little Mermaid was my favourite movie when I was a child, I think it was the first movie I watched at cinema. ;)

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  11. AlexSeptember 23, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Gorgeous! I love your interpretation of it!!

    xoxox

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  12. jess//hello, polish!September 23, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    this is my favorite disney movie of all time! I LOVE THIS MANI!!

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  13. UnknownSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Aaa haaa Thats a really nice compliment! I wanna dye my hair red now! I love this nail art design!

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  14. nSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    I like it. ^-^ Sometimes subtle nods are best!

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  15. KittyhawkSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Gorgeous!

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  16. UnknownSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Ivanka and Treasure are perfect together!

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  17. AmeliaSeptember 23, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    LOVE LOVE LOVE Ariel's hair - so trying the red on red mani xxxx

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  18. ToyomiSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    This is so creative !

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  19. LaurieSeptember 24, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    I'm so glad Ariel didn't frighten you as a child! I love the Ivanka with Hidden Treasure!

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  20. UnknownSeptember 25, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    love this!! the tail nail is gorg!

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  21. KimsKie's NailsSeptember 25, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    We called our daughter after the Little Mermaid: Ariël :)

    Nice inspiration :)

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  22. KrystenaSeptember 25, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    I was just scrolling down your page and as soon as I saw this I froze! I am absolutely in love with it!!!!

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