Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Stardust Inspired Nails

Good morning, dear readers, and happy hump day! With the husband being off some this week and my pre-schooler not having school, I am having the worst time keeping track of what day it is! I'm glad everyone is getting some much needed time off for a break, except yours truly, of course, but I have to admit I am looking forward to next week and the full return of normal routines! Anyone else feeling this way, or is it all me? Let me get in on today's blog post before I ramble your ears....eyes? off!

Like many others, I am a fan of Netflix. It's been great to introduce me to new movies and shows, and I love that there are educational programs that I can put on for the kids should I need a little time to get work done uninterrupted. That, by the way, is still a joke because I always get interrupted no matter how entertained they are with programs. Ha! Anyway, I often wait for the official list of what is leaving Netflix so I can get one last watch in before they are gone. January 1st saw the removal of my beloved Stardust, a film based on Neil Gaiman's book of the same name. In fact, Stardust inspired my 3rd blogiversary custom, Cast From Stormhold! I naturally had to watch the movie one last time (on Netflix, anyway), and it inspired today's nail art.
There are so many amazing scenes in the film to be inspired by, and I pulled a few different elements for this design. There is the more obvious star in the sky looking down onto the world, watching the events in the real world over one side of the wall. I always wanted to capture the idea of a falling star (hence the drop in the star pattern across the two fingers), and I wanted an emphasis on the glowing heart (my crystal centers). I also wanted to incorporate the idea of a star being whole in the magical world and turning to rock and stardust on the real world on the other side of the wall. There were A LOT of different elements in my mind, and this is the design I came up with that I felt best covered them, albeit loosely.
I don't know about you, but knowing the complexity of thought that went into this seemingly simplistic design is going to make me look even more closely at nail art from now on!

To create this look, I used Joy Lacquer Immaculate Reception and Pretty & Polished Tinsel Hockey. I used the Twister stencils from ViNailicious to create my "falling star" and the Mosaic Stained Glass stencils from You Polish for the shattered star or "stardust". I added silver star water decals (unknown origin as  they are unlabeled and I was gifted these), silver striping tape I picked up on eBay long ago, and purple jewel studs from a Bundle Monster set. I then sealed everything in with HK Girl top coat from Glisten & Glow.

For the final look being so simple, this may be my most complex nail art design based on steps and product assortment yet! From stencils to water decals, from striping tape to studs, I don't think I've used so many different elements in one look before! It was a lot of fun for me to design and create, and I'm pretty happy with the final look.

Have you read Gaiman's Stardust or seen the film? If so, what do you think of my interpretation? I'd love to hear from you!

Until next time, dear readers, have a wonderful day!
XO!



16 comments

  1. Both shades are beautiful, and you came up with a neat look for them. I'm not at all familiar with Gaiman's Stardust, but I think you did a nice job.

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  2. I love that movie!!! At least you got one more viewing in before it disappeared :)

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  3. This is such a happy, fun mani! Love it. :)

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  4. love the design on ring and pinkie fingers!

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  5. This is such a gorgeous mani! I was like...oooh I want that silver and then I was excited to realize that I have that one! :D

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  6. This is a fun look - the purple drew me in! :) Netflix is in our life as well. But now we also watch stuff through Amazon! :) We've bought a few movies (some Christmas specials when the niece and nephews were around but there is also free stuff too!).

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  7. Wow, this is absolutely stunning. Both shades are gorgeous solo, but you paired them together so nicely. UNF.

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  8. I haven't read the book or watched the movie, so I'll add it to my watch list! This mani is gorgeous and thefslling star is my favorite part!

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  9. Ive never seen the movie, but this turned out so pretty!!

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  10. I adore Stardust!! I haven't read the book yet, but I've seen the movie countless times. It gets better every time I see it. You did a great job with this manicure. The color pairing was perfect!

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  11. This mani is so pretty! I love your thinking and how you pulled all of your ideas together in this design.

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  12. I'm not familiar with the source material, so when I saw this, I thought it was fun and new-agey. It's definitely a cool look regardless, you did well!

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  13. Your interpretation came out fantastic! I love this so much!

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  14. I am such a sucker when it comes to purple manicures -- I want this design on my nails!

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  15. Your nails came out so beautiful! I haven't seen the movie yet but will be sure to add it to my list!

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