tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70055302950356040322024-03-13T21:59:25.421-07:00Fedora HarpHand drawn nail art, handmade jewelry, anything that sparkles!FedoraHarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980809012807751926noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005530295035604032.post-9257561132232223042016-01-25T12:56:00.000-08:002016-01-25T12:56:32.730-08:00NOTD: Gold & teal splatterHey, guess what I haven't done in a while? A nail art post, that's what. I actually have a bit of a backlog to work through so there's a sliiight chance I might even post more often for a brief spurt. These nails are from about a month ago, and the base is a prototype I made for what eventually became my current <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FedoraHarp?section_id=18422860">Tu B'shvat collection!</a><br />
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<br />FedoraHarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980809012807751926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005530295035604032.post-56177845937422389282016-01-11T10:24:00.000-08:002016-01-11T10:24:52.802-08:00NOTD: Born Pretty Store nail wraps!Hahahahahaha, ok, I'm really glad that I decided that I'm not going to try to hold myself to any kind of posting schedule, because whatever that schedule would have been obviously I failed it. Whoops! It's not that I haven't been doing nail art (I even did two more Hanukkah manis), but I've had some IRL drama, particularly a bad computer crash that didn't allow me to even edit posts for a while. So I have a bit of a backlog to work through. I'm always active on Instagram though, so check me out there @fedoraharp if you want more regular updates and shop stuff like cool discounts!<br />
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Anyway, I got a tooooooon of really nice wraps from the Born Pretty Store for Black Friday, and I'm gonna start wearing them!<br />
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Ga-de- Rose Fiction (pinky)<br />
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Color Club- French tip (white base for decals)FedoraHarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980809012807751926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005530295035604032.post-34376036339904495042015-12-07T10:16:00.000-08:002015-12-07T10:16:17.388-08:00NOTD: Hanukkah nails! (2/?)Hello again and happy ongoing holiday! Today I made dreidel inspired nails, I painted each of the letters of the dreidel in acrylic paint over a brown/beige watermarble that is meant to evoke the look of a wood grain.<br />
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For reference, here is a dreidel:<br />
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The letters on the dreidel are as follows:<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">נ</span> (nun)- this stands for the word נס (nes), which means "miracle"</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">ג</span> (gimmel)- this stands for the word גדול (gadol), which means "great" or "big"</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">ה</span> (heh/hey)- this stands for the word היה (hayah), which means "occured" or "happened"</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">ש\פ </span>(shin or pey) which either stand for שם (sham), which means "there" or פה (po), which means "here". The usage of ש vs פ depends on whether you are celebrating inside or outside Israel,</li>
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Together, they stand for the prase "A great miracle occured here/there"FedoraHarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980809012807751926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005530295035604032.post-25635195972333173102015-12-06T11:45:00.000-08:002015-12-06T11:45:53.217-08:00NOTD: Hanukkah nails! (1/?)Happy Hanukkah everyone! I don't have anything super profound to say about this nail art, but it was surprisingly fun to do, and very easy! I was thinking about starting with only one lit candle and then adding a new one every day, but that would mean leaving this on for <i>eight days</i>, and if you know me at all, making me wear the same nail polish for even three days is cruel and unusual. Even if somehow a Hanukkah miracle occurred and it didn't have any chips or tip wear in that spam of time. I suppose it would be a seasonally appropriate miracle, but I'm not patient enough to test it out :D I have a few Hanukkah nail designs planned out, but I'm not committing to a full eight days of new nail art, so let's see how many I can manage!<br />
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<br />FedoraHarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980809012807751926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005530295035604032.post-82871126569422101902015-12-04T06:01:00.002-08:002015-12-04T06:01:51.640-08:00NOTD: Coooooookkkkkkiiiiieeeeeee!!!I think this might be the fastest turnaround I've ever done on a post, and that includes 31DC (I usually try to run a day or three early so that I have time to prepare posts). I painted my nails, photographed, and edited everything within a span of three hours for this post! I had originally done this design yesterday, but the photos were pretty terrible because of the overcast weather, and this morning I redid them because I had pretty bad tip wear.<br />
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I did these nails as part of a challenge posted in a Facebook nail art group I'm in, where the theme was "Matte + Glossy". I dunno what brought cookies to mind, but I decided to run with it! I made the base of the cookie matte, and then I added drops of glossy top coat over the chocolate chips, which also made them a little bit bumpy, adding even more realism! And then of course, I had to make a simple Cookie Monster accent :D<br />
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Superficially Colorful- Mud Slide (chocolate chips)<br />
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Golden Rose matte top coatFedoraHarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980809012807751926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005530295035604032.post-83068260726483251822015-12-01T12:06:00.000-08:002015-12-01T12:06:05.592-08:00NOTD: FlannelI'm finally jumping on the flannel bandwagon! Since autumn rolled around we've been seeing lots of flannel and plaid inspired nails, so I thought I'd give them a try! I stamped over these with the musical plate from Vivid Lacquer, and then I added a little more detail with acrylic paint and a striping brush. To give it an extra soft look I topped it off with a matte top coat.<br />
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Golden Rose matte top coatFedoraHarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980809012807751926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005530295035604032.post-31669401908892009692015-11-21T09:42:00.000-08:002015-11-21T10:55:29.576-08:00NOTD: Abstract Kitties + PinkThere's never a bad time to have cat themed nails. Never. Wedding? Kitties. Funeral? Kitties. Presidential inauguration? KITTIES. I don't have a whole lot to say about these nails besides KITTIES. I did them over a distressed pink brushstroke manicure, and I drew them with acrylic paint.<br />
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This was also my first time trying out the Poshe fast dry top coat. It came highly recommended, and I felt like trying something new, so I picked it up along with a bottle of Duri Rejuvacote. I've always defaulted to Seche Vite and OPI Nail Envy, so I'll see how these work out for me! For the time being I don't see a huge difference between dry time/durability/application, but I'm happy with them, b/c I was happy with what I was using before. If I begin to notice a difference I'll post about it!<br />
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Disclaimer: I basically drew these kitties from my brain, however my brain is very easily influenced by outside sources. So if you see a resemblance to something you've seen online before, odds are I subconsciously copied it from there, and I'll be happy to credit them if you let me know! Unfortunately off the top of my head I have no idea where I got any of these ideas.<br />
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<br />FedoraHarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980809012807751926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005530295035604032.post-32507714925424798322015-11-14T07:44:00.000-08:002015-11-14T07:44:25.909-08:00NOTD: Marbly accentsThis notd was unabashedly inspired by this <a href="https://instagram.com/p/9goErHKmiG/?taken-by=lovelylittlelacquers">mani </a>from @lovelylittlelacquers on Instagram. It's not quite a 1:1 copy, but it's close enough that I should credit her for the inspo. I just fell in love with the color combo and marble pattern and had to try it out for myself!<br />
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This almost ended really sadly, because the first day I wore this it was terribly dusty outside, to the point where the lighting was too orange to get good photos. There's only so much you can salvage with color correction! (see my <a href="http://fedoraharp.blogspot.com/2015/09/31dc2015-day-14-floral-print.html">floral mani</a> from 31DC2015 for another tragic example). The second day was still dusty, but it cleared up a bit in the afternoon, which is good because by day 3 I usually have enough tipwear that I don't feel comfortable blogging about it. I'd have made an exception for this mani but I'm glad I didn't have to!<br />
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I accidentally got overzealous on nail trimming recently and I now have pretty short nails, but I swatched a couple of new OPI polishes while my nails were still at post-31DC length, so here they are!<br />
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I saw this swatched by Swatch And Learn a while ago, and ironically, even though she wasn't all that impressed by it, I was so taken with her swatches that I picked it up the next chance I got. And I absolutely stand by that impulse buy :D I love it! It's a little sheer, needing 2-3 coats for opacity, but it's very easy to control and I really love the color. I can't quite quantify it- the first word that comes to mind is 'copper', but it's also kinda gold and kinda silver.<br />
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What is it with polishes called Mistletoe? I love Orly's Meet Me Under the Mistletoe and I absolutely adore this one, too- I picked it up in a destash sale and I had no idea what I was getting, but I am glad I did. This is a jelly, so it also takes 2-3 coats to opacity. Even then, there's a liiiiiitle bit of VNL in direct sunlight, but it's not a big deal. I love how rich and jewel like this is.FedoraHarphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980809012807751926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005530295035604032.post-77705474889437463052015-10-20T04:06:00.000-07:002015-10-20T04:06:18.659-07:00NOTD: Gradient and squigglesWell, I guess I'm not finishing 31DC this year. The timing was pretty terrible for me this time around, the end fell right smack on the build up to Icon this year, so it was amazing that I even got as far as I did!<br />
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Well, now it's time to go back to a semi-regular posting schedule. Here are some random squiggles on nails, inspired by <a href="http://heynicenails.com/post/126468777965/karis-modern-life-nailart-heynicenails">this manicure from Heynicenails on tumblr</a>! (and instagram, but I follow them on tumblr). I decided to do the doodly white shapes over a gradient instead of colorful skittles, but it's still similar enough to credit back to them.<br />
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The artwork I chose for today's challenge is that of adult coloring books, which have been all the rage lately. And having finally purchased one for myself, I definitely see why! They're gorgeous to look at when they're not filled in, and they're so gratifying to look at when you finish a piece, because you feel like you contributed to the beauty of the artwork.</div>
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For this nail art I stamped with plain black over white with BP-L002 from the Born Pretty Store, a suitably "doodle-y" looking plate, and then I filled in random bits with acrylic paint. I based it on a specific drawing from the coloring book I'm currently working on, which is sadly not Secret Garden (maybe once I fill this one I'll buy Secret Garden?). But I'm actually really happy with the art in this book, so I'm good :D</div>
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So I've actually kind of known what I wanted to do for this day since last year. About a day after the Pattern challenge last year, I walked into my work kitchen and facepalmed because we have these adorable mugs with hearts on them that would be PERFECT for this kind of thing.<br />
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I actually sent pictures of this mani sans mug to the R&D group chat at my work, challenging them to try and figure out where they recognize the pattern from. I don't think any of these guys had ever gotten excited over nail art before, but they have now! (followed by a lot of ppl casually commenting "why don't you do this for a living???")<br />
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And in case you're wondering, yes, I did have to steal this mug and bring it home with me in order to make sure I matched the colors well. No one noticed. I did bring it back I promise!<br />
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Here is the mug by itself (sitting, rather incriminatingly, in front of one of my nail polish shelves)<br />
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Color club- French tip (white base)<br />
Golden Rose Color Expert- 43 (light blue)<br />
Ga-de- Blue Blood (navy blue)<br />
Ga-de Candy Apple (red)<br />
Laka- 85 (grey)<br />
Chic- Crazy in Love (green)<br />
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Side note: I was surprised that I didn't see a single nail art for Inside Out on day 23!! To be honest, the only reason why I didn't do Inside Out was because I thought it would be the obvious choice! Well... I'll do it next year. And with my luck, next year like half of the entries will be Inside Out :3</div>
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The fashion I was inspired by was Steampunk. You can't really tell so well under the gears, but I did a saran wrap mani of two different browns as a base, to give it a more antique and worn look. The gears were done with acrylic paint and a paintbrush, except for the clock face, which was nail polish. I tried it glossy first, but I ended up liking it WAY better matte. I'm pretty happy with this mani, but I'm SUPER pleased with how my middle finger came out!</div>
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Chic- Sweetheart (<a href="http://fedoraharp.blogspot.co.il/2014/02/in-which-chic-should-probably-get.html">well... close enough</a>) (beige)<br />
Chic- Must Have (red)<br />
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Borjois- In the Navy (blue)<br />
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Avatar: The Last Airbender: The cartoon, not the in-name-only """""""adaptation"""""""!<br />
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Pupa 745 (pinky)<br />
Golden Rose Matte 16 (ring finger)<br />
Lechat Majestic Green (middle finger)<br />
Il Makiage Skinny Dipping (index finger)<br />
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...I really like the color pink. Like, a <i>lot</i>. When I started out blogging, I objected to it. I felt like it had been force-fed to me too much as a kid and even as an adult, and I had a knee-jerk reaction to pink as a "stereotypically girly" thing. I felt like, well, if I'm going to indulge in this girly hobby, at least I won't fall into excessively girly color habits, right?<br />
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And look, I'm still as much of a grumpy feminist as I ever was. I still oppose the whole idea of branding everything and anything for little girls in eye searing pink, with no other color options available. I'm miffed when "his" and "hers" items are allllways pink and blue. It just annoys me, because there are other beautiful colors out there, and all genders should be allowed to partake of all colors with no shame or pressure. It's just that me, as a nail artist, I've grown to appreciate it personally. And so, as my own kind of apology to the color pink, today's post is dedicated to all of it.<br />
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I've kind of had similar epiphanies about orange and yellow, although my objection to those had always been aesthetic rather than oversaturation related. I have learned to give my love to all the different colors of the rainbow<br />
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I can't believe I just went on a feminist rant about pink nail art. My apologies. Here, have my nails:<br />
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Perfect Chic- Mist (gold base)<br />
Perfect Chic- Hot Fuchsia (fuchsia shimmer)<br />
Perfect Chic- Lovey Dovey (baby pink [dries matte w/o topcoat])<br />
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I took a ridiculous number of photos of this mani, but I also started preparing this post late at night, and I so don't have the energy to crop and watermark and edit a bajillion photos, so I'm just posting the ones I did before I burnt out. I did try a matte topcoat, and I edited one of those photos too, but in the end I think I like it better in the original glossy finish.<br />
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I ended up using entirely Ga-de polishes for this manicure, not sure how that happened!<br />
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Ga-de- Black Ruby (base color)<br />
Ga-de- Whitest White (nebula base)<br />
Ga-de- Shanghai Chic (red accents)<br />
Ga-de- Orange Poppy (lighter orange accents)<br />
Ga-de- Sweet Candy (darker orange accents)<br />
Ga-de- Black Cherry (burgundy accents)<br />
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Also! This is the first mani I have ever done using Zoya!!!!!! I picked up a few Zoyas in a destash recently, my first ever. They're virtually impossible to get here, so I'd been lemming that brand for years, and now I have some!<br />
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Zoya- Dream (blue)<br />
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I have to say, having now tried it, I like this polish a lot more than I was expecting to! The color scheme is surprisingly flattering for my skin tone, and the bars don't bother me nearly as much as I was expecting. It's fairly opaque in three coats, but I sponged it on to save on "bulk", and then topped it with a couple of peacock feather decals from the Born Pretty Store. It's a little textured after one topcoat, but two layers of topcoat makes it almost completely smooth.</div>
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<b><u>Polishes Used:</u></b><br />
Chic- Show biz (off white in gradient)<br />
Golden Rose Color Expert- 66 (lavender in gradient)<br />
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