Fruit manicure!

So, as a follow-up of sorts to the vegetable nail art, I hereby present a fruit manicure (also my first attempt at using fimo nail art decorations):

Looking at this actually makes me hungry for fruit. Like tangerine. Mmm... tangerine.

All in all, I think not bad for a first attempt. I basically had to press down on the fimo fruit slices with the very tip of a toothpick the entire time the whole thing was drying, including the clear topcoat (this took about 20 minutes)... otherwise, the edges of the slices would've curled up. But still, overall, not a crazy amount of effort for how well I think it turned out, though I think I would press the fruit into the nail polish less firmly next time, because it sort of made the pink nail polish squish up around the edges and between the fruit slices. The base color is Essie French Affair, my go-to plain pink polish.

As with the veggie manicure, I think it's helping me remember to eat healthy... and maybe thinking that helps me feel less guilty for spending so much time doing my nails?

Anyways, I enjoyed the fimo more than I thought I would. Maybe fimo adorable animals, for next time.

Because: awwww... how could you resist?

Veggie Nail Art!

Veggie nails! This idea originated because I've been trying to eat healthier, and I was looking for new nail designs to try, so it seemed like the perfect creative marriage... I get a reminder of my favorite healthy snacks, and get to try out my freehand nail painting skills! (People have at times approached me and asked me how I paint my nails freehand. The answer: "Carefully.")

From left to right, we have all my favorites: carrot, broccoli, eggplant, pepper, peapod, onion, tomato, corn, avocado and tofu! Next time I would probably make the tomato a bit of a lighter red, but overall I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Maybe soon I'll do a similar theme, except with fruit.

A list of the colors I used in this design:
Base color: Brucci, Kathy's Baby Blues
All Black throughout: Wet N Wild, Black Crème
Carrot: Jesse's Girl, Crush; Sephora, Prom Night
Broccoli: Sephora, Prom Night; Color Club, Edie
Eggplant: Prevail, Coney Island Sweetheart; Color Club, Edie
Pepper: Maybelline, Racy Red; Sephora, Prom Night
Peapod: Color Club, Edie; Sephora, Prom Night
Onion:  Prevail, Taxi! Taxi!; American Apparel, Butter; Color Club, Edie
Tomato: Sephora; It-Girl, Sephora, Prom Night
Corn: Prevail, Taxi! Taxi!; Sephora, Prom Night; Color Club, Edie;
Avocado: Sephora, Prom Night; American Apparel, Office; OPI, Suzi Loves Cowboys
Tofu: Sally Hansen, Whirlwind White; American Apparel, Cotton

By the way, any future nail art suggestions/requests welcome in the comments!