Hello
there lovely readers!
Last
week was a momentous occasion as I finally went to see the new Star
Wars film & it was simply...EVERYTHING. When I heard that J J
Abrams had taken the helm & would be directing the movies I knew
that Star Wars would be in good hands & he did not disappoint!
The new film exceeded all hopes & expectations, succeeding in
erasing the disastrous tragedies that were Episodes 1,2 & 3 from
memory...lets just pretend they never happened. Now I know what my
papa bear went through all those years ago when the original films
came out, it will be hard to wait patiently for the next instalment
but I cannot wait!
Inevitably
I couldn't resist embodying this magical sci fi world that first
fascinated me as a child on to my nails in some way or other &
the first thing that came to my mind was everyone's favourite wee
droid (though he may have some serious competition in the new film!)
R2 D2!
After
having had a closer look at all the detail involved on this little
droid I did wonder what I had let myself in for, but I'm nothing if
not determined, especially when it comes to a nail art challenge! So
grabbing the shades required I got to recreating R2 D2 as best I
could in nail form.
First
step is to start with a silver base, I've used one coat of Sonia
Kashuk Smoke & Mirrors, one of my favourite silvers as its so
metallic & opaque.
Then
using Kiko white nail lacquer for French Tips which has a
fine brush perfect for nail art, I applied the white on to the bottom
half of the nail.
Next
up are the blue details for which I used Barry M Gelly in Blue Grape
which is the perfect R2 D2 blue! Using a fine nail art brush I free
handed on all the little droid details, so three small lines along
the white body, one long line along the width of the nail in the
middle, a row of small squares above that, before finishing with a
roundish semi circle on top.
Grabbing
the silver polish again, add a large dot on to the large blue semi
circle, with a smaller black dot next to it. Then
still using the black add on a couple of small lines on the tips of
the nails for R2's legs.
Finally
I stuck on a red stud for R2'S little light before sealing it all
with topcoat to finish. Though I very nearly ruined everything as I
didn't realise that the colour from the stone would drag when topcoat
was applied! Lets just say thumb R2D2 had a distinct red tint to him
O_O Topcoat was applied with a bit more care on the other nails...
Thanks
for reading as always, I hope you liked the R2 D2 nails! I've got a
couple more Star Wars themed nail art ideas floating around in the ol
noggin, including The Force Awakens new little star droid so stay
tuned my fellow sci fi lovers!
Lots
of love to you!
These are cute! I don't think I have the patience to do all my nails but they look great on you!
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Aww thank you so much Pippa, so lovely of you! :) Happy New Year to you too! <3 xoxo
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