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Superheroes Challenge: Ultimate Hero… Wolverine

5th July 2012

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I scored myself a great job this week which is very exciting but it’s been a shock to the system to go from unemployment to full time work! I’m really tired so I’ll just drop this here without too much explanation and go to bed. Kthanxbai!

(Wolverine Wikipedia, Marvel Wiki)

If you’ve got more stamina than me and want to see more hero manicures, head over to these blogs!

Jo from Northern Nails

Charlotte from Charlotte’s Nails

Debbie from The Crumpet

Kerrie from PishPosh and Polish

Sarah from Spellbinding Nails

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Superheroes Challenge: Ultimate Villain… I’ll Be Back

3rd July 2012

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I have a short attention span so when it comes to movies/tv shows/ books that involve a lot of time travel, I often end up completely clueless because my mind always trails off during those long talky parts when the most important details are revealed. However, I think I’ve seen the Terminator films enough times to put the pieces together and figure out (mostly) what is going on!

As for the Villain in this story, at least for the first movie, he is hella scary! I was allowed to watch The Terminator when I was still quite young thanks to a liberal Father! And I can remember how scared I was of this huge robot guy who could not be stopped!

I really like the Terminator franchise even though it’s had some low points *cough* T3 *cough* and I could talk about it all day. The nail art sort of turned in to a homage to the films rather than just the villain but I couldn’t help myself!

Index to Pinky:

Cyberdyne Systems

‘No Fate But What We Make’ – the carving left by Sarah Connor at the end of Terminator 2

T-800

Glequins because I ran out of ideas!

I used acrylic paint to write ‘No Fate’ but the rest was done with nail polish.

Don’t forget to stop by the other challengees’ blogs to see who they chose!

Jo from Northern Nails

Charlotte from Charlotte’s Nails

Debbie from The Crumpet

Kerrie from PishPosh and Polish

Sarah from Spellbinding Nails

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Superheroes Challenge: Disney Hero… I Fight For The Users

29th June 2012

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As I mentioned earlier in the week that I’m really not a huge Disney fan. The fairytale stuff just gets on my nerves a bit and I couldn’t decide on a hero character that I really wanted to portray on my nails. Then a light bulb went on somewhere and I remembered that the Tron films are made by Disney. BINGO!

I went for a very minimalist approach and if I didn’t tell you this manicure was Tron themed, you may not be able to guess! It’s based on Tron’s suit from the first movie and my ring finger is supposed to be The Grid.

The base colour is Rimmel Grey Matter and I used a nail art brush with Barry M Cyan Blue for all the details.

Previously: Tron-ails and Tron Nail Art

The other ladies also have some Disney Hero manicures for you!

Jo from Northern Nails

Charlotte from Charlotte’s Nails

Debbie from The Crumpet

Kerrie from PishPosh and Polish

Sarah from Spellbinding Nails

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Superheroes Challenge: Disney Villain… Off With Their Heads

26th June 2012

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Give me comic books over Disney any day! I’ve been really stuck for ideas this week but I think I’ve managed to come up with something decent. I really wanted to do Cruella De Vil because 100 Dalmatians is really the only Disney movie I remember watching as a kid – the 1996 live action version I mean! I just wasn’t much of a Disney child.

Well I ultimately decided on the Queen of Hearts because I’ve had a long day and I wanted something simple and easy. What a cop out, right! I loved Helena Bonham Carter’s portrayal of her in Tim Burton’s version but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the Disney animated original. I’m just full of disappointments today aren’t I?!

I used L’Oreal Resist and Shine Red, W7 Black, Barry M White, Barry M Gold Foil and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Sun Kissed. As always, the details were applied with a nail art brush.

Previously: Disney Princesses

As always, the other ladies taking part will have some awesome designs today too!

Jo at Northern Nails

Charlotte at Charlotte’s Nails

Debbie at The Crumpet

Kerrie at PishPosh and Polish

Sarah at Spellbinding Nails

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Superheroes Challenge: DC Villain…Harley Quinn

19th June 2012

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Harley Quinn is completely ‘bat’ crazy but you have to admire her in some ways! She’s very loyal (some might say a sycophant) and incredibly resourceful. Her first appearance was in a Batman cartoon back in the 90’s and the character was only created to serve as The Joker’s sidekick in one episode. In 2009, Harley made it on to IGN’s Top 100 Comic Book Villains at #45. Not bad for a psycho psychiatrist from Brooklyn!

(Harley Quinn Wiki)

Aside from Comics, her biggest role in mainstream media was in Batman: Arkham Asylum but I would really love to see her brought to life in a movie. Damn you, Christopher Nolan! I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for another Batman reboot in the future. Preferably with Zach Snyder directing but he’s on that whole Man of Steel thing (hint hint) so that doesn’t seem very likely. Can you imagine his slow-mo scenes in a Batman movie… heaven! Hey, a fangirl can dream!

Superheroes Nail Art Challenge: DC Villain

I used an unnamed L’Oreal Resist and Shine polish for the red base and W7 Black for the harlequin patterns using a nail art brush.

I painted Harley herself on a base of Barry M White using Black Acrylic Paint for the outlines and details plus the aforementioned L’Oreal red. I used Rimmel Grey Matter to fill in the background and for the shading. Her eyes are Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Brisk Blue.

I added two top coats of Cult Nails Wicked Fast to finish it off.

Previously: Batman and Foes Nail Art

I’m excited to see what the other girls come up with today! I’m hoping to see a Joker for my Harley somewhere!

Jo from Northern Nails

Charlotte from Charlotte’s Nails

Debbie from The Crumpet

Kerrie from PishPosh and Polish

Sarah from Spellbinding Nails

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Superheroes Challenge: Marvel Villain… We Are Venom!

12th June 2012

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Welcome to the Heroes and Villains challenge! I’m so excited about this challenge, I love love love nerdy nail art so I know I’m going to be creating some kick-ass manis over the next four weeks and I’m sure the other ladies will too. I can’t wait to see what we all come up with.

In case you missed it, I posted all the details of the challenge on Sunday. This week, it’s Marvel and today a nasty villain has come to town. I chose Venom who normally appears as Spider-Man‘s arch enemy! I can’t think of much else to say today so I’ll just leave you with the pictures!