The Joker from Batman Super Villain Nail Art

Ever since I did my Avengers nail art look, I've loved the look of comic book inspired nails and nerdy nails in general. Since my personality and lifestyle screams nerd how could I not seek to create other nerdy nails? Problem is that I never know what to start with. Especially when I have nails' block, the nail enthusiast's version of writer's block. Luckily I have great friends that can offer me up with inspiration. I planned on doing a superhero themed manicure but the suggestion of the Joker, the "super villain" from Batman, was too good to pass up. There also seems to be plenty of nail love given to the superhero but not the villain of the story. Hope you can see the resemblance. 

I used Essie Mojito Madness as a base for this freehand design. The polishes I used for the design where: Milani Precision Nail Art Brush in Black (lines), China Glaze Mistletoe Kisses (Joker's tie), China Glaze Marry a Millionaire (suit), Sally Hansen HD DVD (suit), Essie Blanc (face, hand, playing card), and Revlon Red Hot Tamale (creeper smile, heart). I based my Joker off a comic depiction of this man in a purple suit with a green tie. The Joker's signature is playing cards so with my thumb I opted for the ace of hearts sort of a cop-out for a joker playing card. :) 

All photos are under artificial lighting. Comment below if you are wishing to know details on how I created this look. 

Close up of thumb.

He looks very dashing in his suit. So which side are you on: superhero or super villain? Furthermore, should I embark on creating an equivalent Batman nail design? Perhaps for the new movie in July.

Anyways, using comic book characters, whether super hero or villain, as nail inspiration is quite fun. I tend to simplify or cartoon-ize by nature. I love the end result. I really enjoy creating manicures that are fun to make, look at, and share. Let me know how you feel about this design. Have a great day!

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

Essie Mojito Madness

This past week I had the nail art equivalent of writer's block. Perhaps I should call it nails' block? Anyways, I had tried to plan out nail art ideas and I just couldn't get myself to do any of them. This happens to me sometimes and I absolutely hate the feeling.

While stuck in my "nails' block" I wore Essie Mojito Madness. It's a gorgeous green creme but perhaps a little uninspiring for me. I wore it for about a week left untouched. There isn't anything wrong with that but for me it felt weird. Interesting story: when I don't wear nail art two random strangers compliment my polish. One even said "Huh, I never thought about green nail polish." What? Admittedly, I'm stuck in this Nail World and I have trouble relating to people on the outside.

Essie Mojito Madness is a medium toned green polish. It seems a little dusty in my opinion. It was extremely pigmented. I hardly needed a second coat. Though as of habit I applied three coats. Application was a breeze and the polish applied smoothly. It's a great color especially for summer. Or if you had not thought about green nail polish.

All photos are under artificial lighting. Guess who just figured out how to set the exposure compensation on their camera? Please don't judge me. Though I've got to get/make a lightbox. You can make fun of me for that.

Tomorrow I will be showing a comic book related nail art design that I finally was able to create after my nails' block broke. I'd love to know any stories about your nails' block as I'm calling it or what non-polish people say/do that surprise you. Have a great day!

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

Irish Argyle Inspired Nail Art

For once I'm actually early for a holiday, St. Patrick's Day that is. Ok, so I didn't have festive in mind when creating this nail art look but I knew I wanted to do something with irish colors. Though I'm trying to convince myself that for once I was on top of holiday nail art.


Anyways, this look is primarily argyle inspired. It's not directly copied from an argyle pattern but rather a diamond shape pattern in altering colors. The diamonds aren't exactly perfect but I'm happy with the way it turned out. I started with a base of CND Green Scene, a gorgeous mid toned green requiring one coat for opacity. Then I added diamonds with the used of China Glaze Bermuda Breakaway with gold accents from Essie Gold as it Gets from the new Luxeffects collection.

On To The Next Polish,

Katie

OPI Did It On 'Em from the Nicki Minaj collection

Last year OPI partnered with popstar Katy Perry.

This year OPI looked to Nicki Minaj, a bold eccentric 

rap star known for a crazy look.

Personally, I really look forward to these collaborations since they usually signify a collection with "less safe" colors. 

For me, this collection did not disappoint.

It included green, teal, and pink creme colors as well as two glitters and a shatter.

Today I have pictures of the "green" creme called Did It On 'Em. While it is a green, it is highly yellow toned and reminiscent of OPI Shrek colors though it is different. The actual color is hard to photograph but I picked photos closest to the actual color to include. It is bright but not neon. It took three coats for opacity and did not seem to level out that well.

(very accurate color depiction here)

(not as bright as this)

Did you pick up any of the Nicki Minaj colors? Who would you like to see collaborate with OPI? I picked up Metallic 4 Life and Save Me, what would you like to see next?

On To The Next Polish,

Katie