Saturday, January 21, 2012

Year of the Dragon










As you may know, this Monday (January 23) is Chinese New Year! Here's a special set of nails I came up with for this year's festivities since it'll be the year of the dragon. It took me a while to think of the design for the non-accent nails, but I ended up going with a reverse french since I thought it complemented the shape of the dragon on the accent nail. Oh, and if the dragon looks familiar... it's because I drew inspiration from the Mortal Kombat logo! That image came to mind first when I thought of dragons to paint on my nail. Gotta give props to my childhood for this one :P

19 comments:

D.Sadie (D.G.S.Beauty) said...

The dragon looks so good!

Miss Blue said...

I love it! :D
The dragon looks amazing!

Arrow said...

so pro girl! the dragon is sooo cool!

Jenni Lee said...

Whoa! totally unexpected! You did a really good job on the whole manicure. I tried a ruffian? mani, it was a mess! Awesome dragon! Happy new year!

Eugenia said...

OMG, so cool!!

ANA said...

I loved Mortal Kombat growing up! I like that your LNY nails are not the traditional red and gold (I'll probably be rocking that, lol). That dragon looks fab! I love this look. ^_^

Jasmin said...

Happy Chinese New Year :)
Hope those georgous nails will stay alive and dont get damaged during all the festivities ^^b

xoxo
♪ Vernissage and Cream ♫

hklinda said...

You did the dragon free hand??? That is amazing detail on the dragon. I thought it was stamping when I first saw it! Love the whole mani! Have you seen the special HK mirror from Sephora? It's gold and it comes in a cute red and gold box.

Riya~ said...

Happy Chinese New Year, I'm not working on Monday and Tuesday because of that. That's crazy how you made the dragon! Love your nails!

Ajvn said...

amazing nails !! :)

Cindy said...

Wow you made a great dragon! Love the colors you choose as well!

Miss Pepper Vintage♥ said...

How beautiful my love..
xx milla

Kumiko Mae said...

eileen i am freaked by the figure idk shadow form thingy that is reflected on the black polish! i ams eriously freaked !hahaha

L'Iconoclaste said...

Pure love ! This is definitely my most favorite nail art of yours !!! So classy, well done and special !
How the fuck did you manage to paint the dragon so well ? I mean, I just can't imagine how do you draw a dragon's eye on a nail, it's just... wow... !

Lita said...

Whaaaa the dragon looks so good! :o such a cool design! :)

Diane said...

that's really cool! The dragon- wow perfect!
Gong Xi Fa Chai..
All the best in this year of the Water dragon!
mmuaaaahhh!

The Sneakerette said...

thanks for your comments everyone! really made my day knowing you guys appreciated the work i put into this mani and trying to get the details just right!

Jessie :) said...

WOOWWW!! Great job with the dragon!

Sonoma Bento said...

These are amazing! I totally love that dragon, and the reverse french with black and gold are really dramatic. LOVE!