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    The Punisher Nail Art!

    So today’s nail art is based on Marvel’s Punisher. I’ve never read a Punisher comic or seen a Punisher film, but I’ll take any excuse to draw a skull on my nails! 
    I’m starting a new challenge in June which Jo from Northern Nails came up with and I was gonna save this idea for then but it doesn’t quite fit the criteria. I don’t want to give too much away but given my history with this theme and the fact that I’m super excited, you might be able to guess at what it is!
    Marvel Punisher Nail Art

    Marvel Punisher Nail Art
    The colours here are W7 Black and a red from L’Oreal which has no shade name on the bottle (gradient tutorial here). The details are done with white acrylic paint.

    Marvel Punisher Nail Art

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    Avengers Assemble!

    I finally went to see The Avengers (or is it Avengers Assemble now?!) today! It was released last week here in the UK but today was the first chance I got to go and see it!
    Of course, I loved it but I was distraught to find that there was no stinger at the end of the credits. Even though I’d already read that there was no final surprise on the UK release, I waited right until the very end out of habit and defiance anyway! I almost feel cheated that I went to see a Marvel movie and there was no credit cookie!
    Well these are the nails I wore which I kind of threw on last night but you can see some more in detail Avengers nail art from the archives here.

    The base colour is Rimmel My Denim and I used a coat of Girly Bits Cosmic Ocean on my pointer for a bit of sparkle. I used Barry M Silver Foil and black acrylic paint for the ‘A’.
    I’m slowly falling in love with Rimmel polish. I’ve been finding a lot of them at bargain prices recently and although I probably wouldn’t pay full price (£3-5) for them, I find myself reaching for the ones in my collection a lot recently.

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    Spider-Man Nail Art Tutorial

    Today I have a tutorial for the Amazing Spider-man nail art I created a few weeks ago. You can see the original post here.
    This is the first tutorial I’ve made for a very long time! I normally procrastinate on them and then give up hope altogether because I’ve failed quite badly at making them in the past but I actually had a really good time making this one. I hope you enjoy it!
    Step by step instructions after the jump!

    You will need Red Blue and Silver polishes but you could also use black in place of the silver.

    I’m using Cult Nails Quench, Cult Nails Time Traveler and Barry M Silver Foil (which is currently on sale at asos.com!).

    I’m also using a small liner brush from eBay. Details here.

     
    1. Paint on your red base coat. 
    2. Use a nail art brush to paint on a blue tip with a scalloped edge. Aim for 4 or 5 ‘waves’.
    3. Using a nail art brush and silver polish, define the wavy line between the red and blue sections.
    4. Draw lines from your cuticle to the tip ensuring that they cross through the points of the wavy line. In the blue section, link these lines to make it look like a web.

    5. In the red section, draw a few more lines from your cuticle to the wavy silver line from step 3.

    6. Join up all the lines with more wavy web like lines, add your top coat and you’re all done!

    The accent finger is easy to create than it looks. I drew on the eyes first, then the webs using the same principle shown above and finished by outlining the eyes using black acrylic paint.

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    The Amazing Spider-Nails (Spider-man Nail Art)

    So I’m sat here trying desperately to some up with an idea for some awesome nail art and I have my new Cult Nails colours on the desk next to me, I’m eyeing them up and browsing the internet pointlessly like I always do and I see that The Amazing Spider-Man is trending on Twitter… *lightbulb* 
    The reason for it trending is the 2nd trailer which hit the internet this week after its Super Bowl spot. I watched it first thing this morning which has renewed my excitement for the movie and my love affair with Marvel/Superhero nail art!
    I used Cult Nails Quench as a base then freehanded the tips with Cult Nails Time Traveller using a nail art brush. All the details are also freehanded with Barry M Silver Foil and I outlined the eyes with black acrylic paint.

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    Just Like The Movies: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Nail Art

    Thanks to everyone that voted for today’s nail art. Scott Pilgrim beat Batman by just one vote!
    I think Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is like Marmite, you either love it or hate it and I’m definitely on the love side. It’s one of only two films I’ve ever seen at the cinema more than once. As soon as I saw the first trailer I had such high hopes for it and it really didn’t disappoint, the visual effects are just stunning.

    The inspiration for the nails comes from both the comics and the film.
    Pinky to thumb: 7 Evil Exes, Scott Pilgrim, Sex Bob-omb, Ramona Flowers, Scott Pilgrim

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    Some Assembly Required (Avengers Nail Art)

    Superhero nail art has become such a fixture on here that I’m considering dedicating a label to it!

     Earlier today, I came across a gallery of minimalist (my favourite kind of ‘ist’) Marvel hero posters by artist Marko Manev which you can see here and naturally my first thought was ‘they would look good on my nails’.

    I decided that to make it a nice neat set, I would just do the designs corresponding to the Avengers minus Captain America because I’ve already done a design exactly the same.

    Thumb to pinky: Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow

    I used:
    Thor: Barry M Raspberry, white acrylic paint, La Femme Grey Cream, Barry M Mushroom, L’Oreal LaquiResist Black Bean, Barry M Grey
    Hulk: Collection 2000 Hot Looks Spangles, BYS Fern, La Femme Grey Cream
    Iron Man: La Femme Cherry Red, white acrylic paint, Collection 2000 Moonlight Shine
    Hawkeye: Models Own Purple Grey, La Femme Grey Cream
    Black Widow: Rimmel Black Satin, white acrylic paint, Barry M Raspberry

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