17th April, 2012
So today is my last post for Homage Month! This one is my homage to Spifster, a nail artist from Chicago. I first came across her work on Tumblr and I fell in love with her style instantly. Her work is so inspiring and original.
I ended up recreating the Safari nails she did a year ago. I loved the colour combinations she used and the feather design. I really hope I did her nails justice! This is what I used to create this look:
- NYC City Blackout
- China Glaze Sunset Sail
- China Glaze Midnight Kiss
- China Glaze Below Deck
- Catrice Blue Cara Ciao
- China Glaze Frostbite
- Dearlee 30
- It’s So Easy Stripe Rite in white
- It’s So Easy Stripe Rite in black
- Gold Glitter
- Gold Chain
Please check out Spifster if you don’t know her already. She is truly amazing and I would love to thank her for the inspiration she has given all of us and the stunning work she keeps on creating. Thank you Spifster Sutton!
12th April, 2012
Today I present to you my second entry for Homage Month! This is my homage to Kayleigh, I first came across her work on Tumblr. She’s known for her innovative and unique nail designs, pushing the limits of nail art to new dimensions! Even if her name might not sound familiar (yet!) I am sure you have seen her Batman nails or her Dark Tower nails.
I chose to recreate her Jack Skellington nails, even though her other designs are more “unique” this one spoke to me a lot. I loved the contrast between the round white head and the long and square pinstripe nails. I made my Jack a little more evil-looking. 
I couldn’t help myself!
I didn’t cut down the nail tips yet and while taking pictures I thought they were slightly too long so I filed them down. This created some dust along the edges and I decided to keep it since I liked how it looked. I know the white nail looks kinda photoshopped (it’s not!) but that’s because I used a matte topcoat and the light makes the white stand out a lot more compared to the other nails.
Polishes used:
- China Glaze Snow
- China Glaze VIII
- It’s So Easy Stripe Rite in White
- Black acrylic paint
Hereby I’d like to say thanks to Kayleigh for creating such wonderful designs, she’s a true artist and I honestly cannot wait to see what else she has in store for us. Please take a look at her DeviantArt page to check out her other designs. Prepare to be blown away!
8th April, 2012
My lovely friend Christina from Starlett Approved started something called Homage Month. It’s a month in which you pay tribute to your favourite nail artists, as a way of saying thank you for the inspiration, the hard work and dedication. As you might have read from the title of this post, I will be paying homage to three nail artists in total this month. First up is El Salonsito!
Ami V is the creative brain behind El Salonsito. She has developed a real signature style, her spray paint nails being one of the most popular ones. They are definitely my favourite designs of hers! I ended up doing a mix and match nail art inspired by her work. I used a similar colour palette to hers since I always love the colours she uses.
Polishes used:
- China Glaze Papaya Punch
- Catrice Absolutely Chinchilly
- China Glaze Snow
- China Glaze Midnight Kiss
- It’s So Easy Stripe Rite in Black
Hereby I’d like to hugely thank Ami V for sharing her amazing work with us, she’s been a huge inspiration and I have really fallen in love with her style. I hope you’ll check out her work if you don’t know her already and send her some love!
